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Y.A. Tittle

Yelberton Abraham Tittle

Position: QB
Height: 6-0    Weight: 192 lbs.
Born: October 24, 1926 in Marshall, TX
College: LSU

Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1971

7-time Pro Bowler & 4-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 1st round (6th overall) of the 1948 Draft

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · 100/300/100
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
1948 22 BCL QB 14 12 161 289 55.7 2522 16 5.5 9 3.1 80 8.7 7.9 15.7 180.1 90.3
1949 23 BCL QB 11 7 148 289 51.2 2209 14 4.8 18 6.2 80 7.6 5.3 14.9 200.8 66.8
1950 24 BAL QB 12 9 161 315 51.1 1884 8 2.5 19 6.0 62 6.0 3.5 11.7 157.0 52.9
1951 25 SFO qb 12 1 63 114 55.3 808 8 7.0 9 7.9 48 7.1 4.2 12.8 67.3 68.2
1952 26 SFO qb 12 5 106 208 51.0 1407 11 5.3 12 5.8 77 6.8 4.7 13.3 117.3 66.3
1953* 27 SFO QB 11 10 149 259 57.5 2121 20 7.7 16 6.2 71 8.2 6.2 14.2 192.8 84.1
1954* 28 SFO QB 12 11 170 295 57.6 2205 9 3.1 9 3.1 70 7.5 6.4 13.0 183.8 78.7
1955 29 SFO QB 12 12 147 287 51.2 2185 17 5.9 28 9.8 78 7.6 3.8 14.9 182.1 56.6
1956 30 SFO QB 10 8 124 218 56.9 1641 7 3.2 12 5.5 77 7.5 5.4 13.2 164.1 68.6
1957*+ 31 SFO QB 12 11 176 279 63.1 2157 13 4.7 15 5.4 46 7.7 5.8 12.3 179.8 80.0
1958 32 SFO qb 11 6 120 208 57.7 1467 9 4.3 15 7.2 64 7.1 4.2 12.2 133.4 63.9
1959* 33 SFO QB 11 10 102 199 51.3 1331 10 5.0 15 7.5 75 6.7 3.8 13.0 121.0 58.0
1960 34 SFO qb 9 4 69 127 54.3 694 4 3.1 3 2.4 45 5.5 4.7 10.1 77.1 70.8
1961*+ 35 NYG QB 13 10 163 285 57.2 2272 17 6.0 12 4.2 62 8.0 6.7 13.9 174.8 85.3
1962*+ 36 NYG QB 14 14 200 375 53.3 3224 33 8.8 20 5.3 69 8.6 7.1 16.1 230.3 89.5
1963*+ 37 NYG QB 13 13 221 367 60.2 3145 36 9.8 14 3.8 70 8.6 7.8 14.2 241.9 104.8
1964 38 NYG QB 14 11 147 281 52.3 1798 10 3.6 22 7.8 54 6.4 3.2 12.2 128.4 51.6
Career 203 154 2427 4395 55.2 33070 242 5.5 248 5.6 80 7.5 5.5 13.6 162.9 74.3
10 yrs SFO 112 78 1226 2194 55.9 16016 108 4.9 134 6.1 78 7.3 5.0 13.1 143.0 70.0
4 yrs NYG 54 48 731 1308 55.9 10439 96 7.3 68 5.2 70 8.0 6.4 14.3 193.3 84.7
3 yrs BAL 37 28 470 893 52.6 6615 38 4.3 46 5.2 80 7.4 5.5 14.1 178.8 69.5

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · 100/300/100
Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
1948 22 BCL QB 14 12 52 157 4 0 3.0 11.2 3.7 157 4 0
1949 23 BCL QB 11 7 29 89 2 0 3.1 8.1 2.6 89 2 0
1950 24 BAL QB 12 9 20 77 2 33 3.9 6.4 1.7 77 2 2
1951 25 SFO qb 12 1 13 18 1 5 1.4 1.5 1.1 18 1 3
1952 26 SFO qb 12 5 11 -11 0 4 -1.0 -0.9 0.9 -11 0 3
1953* 27 SFO QB 11 10 14 41 6 14 2.9 3.7 1.3 41 6 3
1954* 28 SFO QB 12 11 28 68 4 10 2.4 5.7 2.3 68 4 4
1955 29 SFO QB 12 12 23 114 0 35 5.0 9.5 1.9 114 0 2
1956 30 SFO QB 10 8 24 67 4 13 2.8 6.7 2.4 67 4 3
1957*+ 31 SFO QB 12 11 40 220 6 45 5.5 18.3 3.3 220 6 0
1958 32 SFO qb 11 6 22 35 2 12 1.6 3.2 2.0 35 2 5
1959* 33 SFO QB 11 10 11 24 0 22 2.2 2.2 1.0 1 4 4.0 0 4 0.1 0.4 28 0 7
1960 34 SFO qb 9 4 10 61 0 28 6.1 6.8 1.1 61 0 2
1961*+ 35 NYG QB 13 10 25 85 3 17 3.4 6.5 1.9 85 3 0
1962*+ 36 NYG QB 14 14 17 108 2 23 6.4 7.7 1.2 108 2 6
1963*+ 37 NYG QB 13 13 18 99 2 18 5.5 7.6 1.4 99 2 5
1964 38 NYG QB 14 11 15 -7 1 7 -0.5 -0.5 1.1 -7 1 11
Career 203 154 372 1245 39 45 3.3 6.1 1.8 1 4 4.0 0 4 0.0 0.0 1249 39 56
10 yrs SFO 112 78 196 637 23 45 3.3 5.7 1.8 1 4 4.0 0 4 0.0 0.0 641 23 32
4 yrs NYG 54 48 75 285 8 23 3.8 5.3 1.4 285 8 22
3 yrs BAL 37 28 101 323 8 33 3.2 8.7 2.7 323 8 2

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
1950 24 BAL QB 12 9 2 0 0 0
1951 25 SFO qb 12 1 3 1 0 0
1952 26 SFO qb 12 5 3 1 0 0
1953* 27 SFO QB 11 10 3 2 0 0
1954* 28 SFO QB 12 11 4 2 0 0
1955 29 SFO QB 12 12 2 0 0 0
1956 30 SFO QB 10 8 3 1 0 0
1957*+ 31 SFO QB 12 11 0 1 0 0
1958 32 SFO qb 11 6 5 1 0 0
1959* 33 SFO QB 11 10 7 3 0 0
1960 34 SFO qb 9 4 2 1 0 0
1961*+ 35 NYG QB 13 10 0 1 0 0
1962*+ 36 NYG QB 14 14 6 2 0 0
1963*+ 37 NYG QB 13 13 5 4 0 0
1964 38 NYG QB 14 11 11 4 0 0
Career 203 154 56 24 0 0
10 yrs SFO 112 78 32 13 0 0
4 yrs NYG 54 48 22 11 0 0
3 yrs BAL 37 28 2 0 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
1948 22 BCL QB 14 12 4 24
1949 23 BCL QB 11 7 2 12
1950 24 BAL QB 12 9 2 12
1951 25 SFO qb 12 1 1 6
1953* 27 SFO QB 11 10 6 36
1954* 28 SFO QB 12 11 4 24
1956 30 SFO QB 10 8 4 24
1957*+ 31 SFO QB 12 11 6 36
1958 32 SFO qb 11 6 2 12
1961*+ 35 NYG QB 13 10 3 18
1962*+ 36 NYG QB 14 14 2 12
1963*+ 37 NYG QB 13 13 2 12
1964 38 NYG QB 14 11 1 6
Career 203 154 39 234
10 yrs SFO 112 78 23 138
4 yrs NYG 54 48 8 48
3 yrs BAL 37 28 8 48

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1953
1954
1957
1959
1961
1962
1963

1st-team All-Pro

1957
1961
1962
1963

Passes Completed

1948 AAFC 161 (4)
1949 AAFC 148 (2)
1950 NFL 161 (1)
1952 NFL 106 (5)
1953 NFL 149 (5)
1954 NFL 170 (2)
1955 NFL 147 (3)
1956 NFL 124 (3)
1957 NFL 176 (1)
1958 NFL 120 (5)
1959 NFL 102 (8)
1961 NFL 163 (6)
1962 NFL 200 (3)
1963 NFL 221 (3)
Career 2427 (31)

Pass Attempts

1948 AAFC 289 (4)
1949 AAFC 289 (1)
1950 NFL 315 (2)
1952 NFL 208 (5)
1953 NFL 259 (7)
1954 NFL 295 (3)
1955 NFL 287 (3)
1956 NFL 218 (4)
1957 NFL 279 (3)
1958 NFL 208 (7)
1959 NFL 199 (7)
1961 NFL 285 (6)
1962 NFL 375 (3)
1963 NFL 367 (3)
Career 4395 (28)

Passing Yds

1948 AAFC 2522 (3)
1949 AAFC 2209 (2)
1950 NFL 1884 (5)
1952 NFL 1407 (7)
1953 NFL 2121 (5)
1954 NFL 2205 (3)
1955 NFL 2185 (2)
1956 NFL 1641 (4)
1957 NFL 2157 (2)
1958 NFL 1467 (7)
1959 NFL 1331 (8)
1961 NFL 2272 (7)
1962 NFL 3224 (2)
1963 NFL 3145 (3)
Career 33070 (22)

Passing TD

1948 AAFC 16 (4)
1949 AAFC 14 (3)
1950 NFL 8 (10)
1951 NFL 8 (10)
1952 NFL 11 (9)
1953 NFL 20 (2)
1954 NFL 9 (10)
1955 NFL 17 (1)
1956 NFL 7 (10)
1957 NFL 13 (3)
1959 NFL 10 (8)
1961 NFL 17 (5)
1962 NFL 33 (1-- 19)
1963 NFL 36 (1-- 9)
Career 242 (16)

Passer Rating

1948 AAFC 90.3 (2)
1949 AAFC 66.8 (4)
1950 NFL 52.9 (6)
1952 NFL 66.3 (4)
1953 NFL 84.1 (2)
1954 NFL 78.7 (2)
1955 NFL 56.6 (7)
1956 NFL 68.6 (5)
1957 NFL 80.0 (2)
1958 NFL 63.9 (9)
1959 NFL 58.0 (8)
1961 NFL 85.3 (4)
1962 NFL 89.5 (2)
1963 NFL 104.8 (1-- 14)
Career 74.3 (93)

Long Pass

1948 AAFC 80 (1)
1949 AAFC 80 (1)
1952 NFL 77 (6)
1953 NFL 71 (7)
1955 NFL 78 (4)
1956 NFL 77 (2)
1959 NFL 75 (7)

Passes Intercepted

1948 AAFC 9 (10)
1949 AAFC 18 (1)
1950 NFL 19 (8)
1952 NFL 12 (9)
1953 NFL 16 (7)
1955 NFL 28 (1-- 14)
1956 NFL 12 (6)
1957 NFL 15 (4)
1958 NFL 15 (4)
1959 NFL 15 (4)
1962 NFL 20 (6)
1963 NFL 14 (7)
1964 NFL 22 (2)
Career 248 (9)

Passing Yds/Game

1948 AAFC 180.1 (3)
1949 AAFC 200.8 (2)
1950 NFL 157.0 (5)
1952 NFL 117.3 (7)
1953 NFL 192.8 (4)
1954 NFL 183.8 (4)
1955 NFL 182.1 (2)
1956 NFL 164.1 (2)
1957 NFL 179.8 (2)
1958 NFL 133.4 (7)
1959 NFL 121.0 (8)
1961 NFL 174.8 (4)
1962 NFL 230.3 (2)
1963 NFL 241.9 (2)
Career 162.9 (84)

Yds/Pass Att

1948 AAFC 8.7 (1-- 40)
1949 AAFC 7.6 (2)
1950 NFL 6.0 (9)
1952 NFL 6.8 (7)
1953 NFL 8.2 (3-- 100)
1954 NFL 7.5 (3)
1955 NFL 7.6 (3)
1956 NFL 7.5 (5)
1957 NFL 7.7 (4)
1958 NFL 7.1 (6)
1959 NFL 6.7 (7)
1961 NFL 8.0 (5)
1962 NFL 8.6 (2-- 51)
1963 NFL 8.6 (1-- 51)
Career 7.5 (19)

Yds/Pass Cmp

1948 AAFC 15.7 (1-- 74)
1949 AAFC 14.9 (2)
1950 NFL 11.7 (10)
1952 NFL 13.3 (8)
1953 NFL 14.2 (7)
1954 NFL 13.0 (9)
1955 NFL 14.9 (4)
1956 NFL 13.2 (6)
1957 NFL 12.3 (10)
1958 NFL 12.2 (10)
1959 NFL 13.0 (8)
1961 NFL 13.9 (7)
1962 NFL 16.1 (3-- 50)
1963 NFL 14.2 (9)
Career 13.6 (41)

Pass Attempts/Game

1948 AAFC 20.6 (4)
1949 AAFC 26.3 (1)
1950 NFL 26.3 (2)
1952 NFL 17.3 (5)
1953 NFL 23.5 (6)
1954 NFL 24.6 (4)
1955 NFL 23.9 (3)
1956 NFL 21.8 (3)
1957 NFL 23.3 (3)
1958 NFL 18.9 (6)
1959 NFL 18.1 (8)
1961 NFL 21.9 (5)
1962 NFL 26.8 (4)
1963 NFL 28.2 (3)
Career 21.7 (117)

Passes Completed/Game

1948 AAFC 11.5 (4)
1949 AAFC 13.5 (1)
1950 NFL 13.4 (1)
1952 NFL 8.8 (5)
1953 NFL 13.5 (3)
1954 NFL 14.2 (3)
1955 NFL 12.3 (3)
1956 NFL 12.4 (1)
1957 NFL 14.7 (1)
1958 NFL 10.9 (5)
1959 NFL 9.3 (8)
1961 NFL 12.5 (4)
1962 NFL 14.3 (3)
1963 NFL 17.0 (1)
Career 12.0 (112)

Pass Completion %

1948 AAFC 55.7% (2)
1949 AAFC 51.2% (3)
1950 NFL 51.1% (4)
1952 NFL 51.0% (2)
1953 NFL 57.5% (2)
1954 NFL 57.6% (2)
1955 NFL 51.2% (5)
1956 NFL 56.9% (2)
1957 NFL 63.1% (1)
1958 NFL 57.7% (2)
1959 NFL 51.3% (6)
1961 NFL 57.2% (3)
1962 NFL 53.3% (7)
1963 NFL 60.2% (1)
1964 NFL 52.3% (7)
Career 55.2% (102)

Pass Intercept. %

1948 AAFC 3.1% (1)
1949 AAFC 6.2% (3)
1950 NFL 6.0% (2)
1952 NFL 5.8% (3)
1953 NFL 6.2% (5)
1954 NFL 3.1% (1)
1956 NFL 5.5% (4)
1957 NFL 5.4% (4)
1958 NFL 7.2% (10)
1959 NFL 7.5% (10)
1961 NFL 4.2% (2)
1962 NFL 5.3% (3)
1963 NFL 3.8% (3)
Career 5.6% (165)

Passing TD %

1948 AAFC 5.5% (4)
1949 AAFC 4.8% (4)
1950 NFL 2.5% (10)
1952 NFL 5.3% (8)
1953 NFL 7.7% (1-- 47)
1955 NFL 5.9% (3)
1956 NFL 3.2% (8)
1957 NFL 4.7% (5)
1958 NFL 4.3% (10)
1959 NFL 5.0% (6)
1961 NFL 6.0% (5)
1962 NFL 8.8% (1-- 17)
1963 NFL 9.8% (1-- 8)
Career 5.5% (26)

Rushing TD

1953 NFL 6 (5)
1957 NFL 6 (3)
Career 39 (97)

Touchdowns

1957 NFL 6 (9)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1957 NFL 6 (9)

Games

Career 203 (197)

Fumbles

1959 NFL 7 (4)
1964 NFL 11 (2)
Career 56 (91)

Fumbles Recovered

1959 NFL 3 (9)
1963 NFL 4 (4)
1964 NFL 4 (5)
Career 24 (43)

 

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)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1957 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1957 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL
1957 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL
1957 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1957 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL
1961 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL
1961 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1961 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL
1962 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.
1962 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1962 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1962 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL
1963 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.
1963 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1963 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1963 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL
1963 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL