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Jim Smith

James Arthur Smith Jr.

Position: WR
Height: 6-2    Weight: 205 lbs.
Born: July 20, 1955 in Harvey, IL
College: Michigan

Drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 3rd round (75th overall) of the 1977 Draft

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1977 22 PIT RET 14 0 36 294 0 30 8.2 16 381 0 37 23.8 755
1978 23 PIT 9 0 9 65 0 13 7.2 1 16 0 16 16.0 164
1979 24 PIT 15 4 16 146 0 38 9.1 401
1980 25 PIT WR 12 10 7 28 0 11 4.0 738
1981 26 PIT RET 15 3 30 204 0 28 6.8 790
1982 27 PIT 8 0 387
1985 30 RAI 6 0 28
Career 79 17 98 737 0 38 7.5 17 397 0 37 23.4 3263

Receiving & Rushing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Playoffs · 100/300/100
Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G YScm RRTD Fmb
1977 22 PIT RET 14 0 4 80 20.0 0 26 0.3 5.7 80 0 3
1978 23 PIT 9 0 6 83 13.8 2 29 0.7 9.2 83 2 1
1979 24 PIT 15 4 17 243 14.3 2 25 1.1 16.2 1 12 0 12 12.0 0.8 0.1 255 2 1
1980 25 PIT WR 12 10 37 711 19.2 9 45 3.1 59.3 1 -1 0 -1 -1.0 -0.1 0.1 710 9 1
1981 26 PIT RET 15 3 29 571 19.7 7 46 1.9 38.1 1 15 0 15 15.0 1.0 0.1 586 7 1
1982 27 PIT 8 0 17 387 22.8 4 51 2.1 48.4 387 4 1
1985 30 RAI 6 0 3 28 9.3 1 14 0.5 4.7 28 1 0
Career 79 17 113 2103 18.6 25 51 1.4 26.6 3 26 0 15 8.7 0.3 0.0 2129 25 8
6 yrs PIT 73 17 110 2075 18.9 24 51 1.5 28.4 3 26 0 15 8.7 0.4 0.0 2101 24 8
1 yr OAK 6 0 3 28 9.3 1 14 0.5 4.7 28 1 0

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1977 22 PIT RET 14 0 3 0 0 0
1978 23 PIT 9 0 1 0 0 0
1979 24 PIT 15 4 1 1 0 0
1980 25 PIT WR 12 10 1 1 0 0
1981 26 PIT RET 15 3 1 1 0 0
1982 27 PIT 8 0 1 0 0 0
Career 79 17 8 3 0 0

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1978 23 PIT 9 0 2 12
1979 24 PIT 15 4 2 12
1980 25 PIT WR 12 10 9 54
1981 26 PIT RET 15 3 7 42
1982 27 PIT 8 0 4 24
1985 30 RAI 6 0 1 6
Career 79 17 25 150
6 yrs PIT 73 17 24 144
1 yr OAK 6 0 1 6

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Receiving TD

1980 NFL 9 (4)
1982 NFL 4 (10)

Yds/Reception

1980 NFL 19.2 (5)
1982 NFL 22.8 (1)

Punt Returns

1977 NFL 36 (8)
Career 98 (150)

Punt Return Yds

Career 737 (200)

Yds/Punt Return

1979 NFL 9.1 (9)

Kick & Punt Returns

1977 NFL 52 (9)

   

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

Fantasy

Glossary · CSV · PRE
Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1977 22 14 WR 8 86
1978 23 9 WR 20 74
1979 24 15 WR 38 64
1980 25 12 WR 125 32 18 49
1981 26 15 WR 101 5 29 74
1982 27 8 WR 63 12 17 54
1985 30 6 WR 9 111
364 49