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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

Career AV: 112 (60th overall since 1950)

Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1971

7-time Pro Bowler & 3-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

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

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Passing

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec 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% AV
1948 22 BCL QB 14 12 161 289 55.7 2522 16 5.5 9 3.1 80 8.7 8.4 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 5.8 14.9 200.8 66.8
1950 24 BAL QB 63 12 9 1-8-0 161 315 51.1 1884 8 2.5 19 6.0 62 6.0 3.8 11.7 157.0 52.9 6
1951 25 SFO qb 64 12 1 1-0-0 63 114 55.3 808 8 7.0 9 7.9 48 7.1 4.9 12.8 67.3 68.2 4
1952 26 SFO qb 14 12 5 3-2-0 106 208 51.0 1407 11 5.3 12 5.8 77 6.8 5.2 13.3 117.3 66.3 4
1953* 27 SFO QB 14 11 10 8-2-0 149 259 57.5 2121 20 7.7 16 6.2 71 8.2 7.0 14.2 192.8 84.1 18
1954* 28 SFO QB 14 12 11 6-4-1 170 295 57.6 2205 9 3.1 9 3.1 70 7.5 6.7 13.0 183.8 78.7 13
1955 29 SFO QB 14 12 12 4-8-0 147 287 51.2 2185 17 5.9 28 9.8 78 7.6 4.4 14.9 182.1 56.6 8
1956 30 SFO QB 14 10 8 4-3-1 124 218 56.9 1641 7 3.2 12 5.5 77 7.5 5.7 13.2 164.1 68.6 7
1957*+ 31 SFO QB 14 12 11 7-4-0 176 279 63.1 2157 13 4.7 15 5.4 46 7.7 6.2 12.3 179.8 80.0 17
1958 32 SFO qb 14 11 6 3-3-0 120 208 57.7 1467 9 4.3 15 7.2 64 7.1 4.7 12.2 133.4 63.9 4
1959* 33 SFO QB 14 11 10 6-4-0 102 199 51.3 1331 10 5.0 15 7.5 75 6.7 4.3 13.0 121.0 58.0 11
1960 34 SFO qb 14 9 4 3-1-0 69 127 54.3 694 4 3.1 3 2.4 45 5.5 5.0 10.1 77.1 70.8 3
1961* 35 NYG QB 14 13 10 8-1-1 163 285 57.2 2272 17 6.0 12 4.2 62 8.0 7.3 13.9 174.8 85.3 11
1962*+ 36 NYG QB 14 14 14 12-2-0 200 375 53.3 3224 33 8.8 20 5.3 69 8.6 8.0 16.1 230.3 89.5 16
1963*+ 37 NYG QB 14 13 13 11-2-0 221 367 60.2 3145 36 9.8 14 3.8 70 8.6 8.8 14.2 241.9 104.8 18
1964 38 NYG QB 14 14 11 1-8-2 147 281 52.3 1798 10 3.6 22 7.8 54 6.4 3.6 12.2 128.4 51.6 6
Career 203 154 78-52-5 2427 4395 55.2 33070 242 5.5 248 5.6 80 7.5 6.1 13.6 162.9 74.3 146
10 yrs SFO 112 78 45-31-2 1226 2194 55.9 16016 108 4.9 134 6.1 78 7.3 5.5 13.1 143.0 70.0 89
4 yrs NYG 54 48 32-13-3 731 1308 55.9 10439 96 7.3 68 5.2 70 8.0 7.1 14.3 193.3 84.7 51
3 yrs BCL 37 28 1-8-0 470 893 52.6 6615 38 4.3 46 5.2 80 7.4 5.9 14.1 178.8 69.5 6

Playoff Record as Starting QB: 1957 (0-1), 1961 (0-1), 1962 (0-1), 1963 (0-1)

Advanced Passing

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Att Y/A+ NY/A+ AY/A+ ANY/A+ Cmp%+ TD%+ Int%+ Sack%+ Rate+
1948 22 BCL QB 14 12 289 122 127 123 97 139 124
1949 23 BCL QB 11 7 289 108 106 111 94 106 104
1950 24 BAL QB 63 12 9 1-8-0 315 89 95 112 77 113 98
1951 25 SFO qb 64 12 1 1-0-0 114 105 105 128 117 97 115
1952 26 SFO qb 14 12 5 3-2-0 208 101 107 111 104 112 111
1953* 27 SFO QB 14 11 10 8-2-0 259 116 122 124 124 108 127
1954* 28 SFO QB 14 12 11 6-4-1 295 108 117 123 86 135 119
1955 29 SFO QB 14 12 12 4-8-0 287 109 96 104 111 73 96
1956 30 SFO QB 14 10 8 4-3-1 218 108 109 121 83 113 110
1957*+ 31 SFO QB 14 12 11 7-4-0 279 109 114 138 95 113 124
1958 32 SFO qb 14 11 6 3-3-0 208 96 91 121 91 91 98
1959* 33 SFO QB 14 11 10 6-4-0 199 92 90 104 98 91 93
1960 34 SFO qb 14 9 4 3-1-0 127 73 96 111 84 127 104
1961* 35 NYG QB 14 13 10 8-1-1 285 107 113 118 104 115 116
1962*+ 36 NYG QB 14 14 14 12-2-0 375 120 124 103 128 107 122
1963*+ 37 NYG QB 14 13 13 11-2-0 367 122 131 130 140 115 138
1964 38 NYG QB 14 14 11 1-8-2 281 82 73 103 84 70 78
Career 203 154 78-52-5 4395 106 0 109 0 117 102 108 0 112

Rushing & Receiving

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Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos No. 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 63 12 9 20 77 2 33 3.9 6.4 1.7 77 2 2
1951 25 SFO qb 64 12 1 13 18 1 5 1.4 1.5 1.1 18 1 3
1952 26 SFO qb 14 12 5 11 -11 0 4 -1.0 -0.9 0.9 -11 0 3
1953* 27 SFO QB 14 11 10 14 41 6 14 2.9 3.7 1.3 41 6 3
1954* 28 SFO QB 14 12 11 28 68 4 10 2.4 5.7 2.3 68 4 4
1955 29 SFO QB 14 12 12 23 114 0 35 5.0 9.5 1.9 114 0 2
1956 30 SFO QB 14 10 8 24 67 4 13 2.8 6.7 2.4 67 4 3
1957*+ 31 SFO QB 14 12 11 40 220 6 45 5.5 18.3 3.3 220 6 0
1958 32 SFO qb 14 11 6 22 35 2 12 1.6 3.2 2.0 35 2 5
1959* 33 SFO QB 14 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 14 9 4 10 61 0 28 6.1 6.8 1.1 61 0 2
1961* 35 NYG QB 14 13 10 25 85 3 17 3.4 6.5 1.9 85 3 0
1962*+ 36 NYG QB 14 14 14 17 108 2 23 6.4 7.7 1.2 108 2 6
1963*+ 37 NYG QB 14 13 13 18 99 2 18 5.5 7.6 1.4 99 2 5
1964 38 NYG QB 14 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 BCL 37 28 101 323 8 33 3.2 8.7 2.7 323 8 2

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1950 24 BAL QB 63 12 9 2 0 0 0
1951 25 SFO qb 64 12 1 3 1 0 0
1952 26 SFO qb 14 12 5 3 1 0 0
1953* 27 SFO QB 14 11 10 3 2 0 0
1954* 28 SFO QB 14 12 11 4 2 0 0
1955 29 SFO QB 14 12 12 2 0 0 0
1956 30 SFO QB 14 10 8 3 1 0 0
1957*+ 31 SFO QB 14 12 11 0 1 0 0
1958 32 SFO qb 14 11 6 5 1 0 0
1959* 33 SFO QB 14 11 10 7 3 0 0
1960 34 SFO qb 14 9 4 2 1 0 0
1961* 35 NYG QB 14 13 10 0 1 0 0
1962*+ 36 NYG QB 14 14 14 6 2 0 0
1963*+ 37 NYG QB 14 13 13 5 4 0 0
1964 38 NYG QB 14 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 BCL 37 28 2 0 0 0

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1948 22 BCL QB 14 12 4 4 24
1949 23 BCL QB 11 7 2 2 12
1950 24 BAL QB 63 12 9 2 2 12
1951 25 SFO qb 64 12 1 1 1 6
1953* 27 SFO QB 14 11 10 6 6 36
1954* 28 SFO QB 14 12 11 4 4 24
1956 30 SFO QB 14 10 8 4 4 24
1957*+ 31 SFO QB 14 12 11 6 6 36
1958 32 SFO qb 14 11 6 2 2 12
1961* 35 NYG QB 14 13 10 3 3 18
1962*+ 36 NYG QB 14 14 14 2 2 12
1963*+ 37 NYG QB 14 13 13 2 2 12
1964 38 NYG QB 14 14 11 1 1 6
Career 203 154 39 39 234
10 yrs SFO 112 78 23 23 138
4 yrs NYG 54 48 8 8 48
3 yrs BCL 37 28 8 8 48

Similar Players

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NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Jim Root, Marc Wilson, Chris Weinke, Browning Nagle, Scott Mitchell, Matt Hasselbeck, Greg Cook, Brooks Bollinger, Jeff Blake, John Stofa
4 Babe Parilli, Tarvaris Jackson, Marc Wilson, Scott Mitchell, Sam Etcheverry, Jack Scarbath, Marty Domres, Todd Collins, Karl Sweetan, Joe Reed
5 Babe Parilli, Matt Cavanaugh, Marc Wilson, Tarvaris Jackson, Josh McCown, Al Woodall, Steve Walsh, Mickey Slaughter, Jack Scarbath, Marty Domres
6 Don Majkowski, Sonny Jurgensen*, Bill Nelsen, Scott Mitchell, Phil Simms, Steve Beuerlein, John Friesz, Bobby Douglass, Steve DeBerg, Brad Johnson
7 Phil Simms, Bill Nelsen, Brad Johnson, Scott Mitchell, Frank Ryan, Don Majkowski, Sonny Jurgensen*, Gary Danielson, Tony Eason, Steve DeBerg
8 Scott Mitchell, Frank Ryan, Sonny Jurgensen*, Bill Nelsen, David Garrard, Brad Johnson, Mark Rypien, Phil Simms, Don Meredith, Steve Young*
9 Marc Bulger, Mark Rypien, Ed Brown, Sonny Jurgensen*, Scott Mitchell, Elvis Grbac, John Brodie, Frank Ryan, Jon Kitna, Phil Simms
10 Don Meredith, Frank Ryan, Greg Landry, Kurt Warner, Kordell Stewart, Jim Zorn, Joe Theismann, Mark Rypien, Marc Bulger, Sonny Jurgensen*
11 Don Meredith, Sonny Jurgensen*, Kordell Stewart, Frank Ryan, Greg Landry, Jay Schroeder, Jim Zorn, Bernie Kosar, Mark Rypien, Len Dawson*
12 Greg Landry, Jim Zorn, Sonny Jurgensen*, Archie Manning, Brian Sipe, Len Dawson*, Bernie Kosar, Jeff Garcia, Jon Kitna, Frank Ryan
13 Greg Landry, Jim Zorn, Archie Manning, Sonny Jurgensen*, Bernie Kosar, Jon Kitna, Frank Ryan, Brian Sipe, Joe Theismann, Danny White
14 Steve Grogan, Joe Namath*, Jim Zorn, Joe Theismann, Archie Manning, Phil Simms, Sonny Jurgensen*, Jim Plunkett, Jeff Garcia, Greg Landry
15 Sonny Jurgensen*, Joe Namath*, Randall Cunningham, Steve Grogan, Joe Theismann, Troy Aikman*, Ken Stabler, Boomer Esiason, Roman Gabriel, Jim Plunkett
16 Randall Cunningham, Boomer Esiason, Ken Anderson, Trent Green, Sonny Jurgensen*, Dan Fouts*, Ken Stabler, Rich Gannon, Troy Aikman*, Roman Gabriel
17 Randall Cunningham, Boomer Esiason, Ken Anderson, Dan Fouts*, Sonny Jurgensen*, Bart Starr*, Trent Green, Roman Gabriel, Rich Gannon, Drew Bledsoe
Career Boomer Esiason, Randall Cunningham, Ken Anderson, Sonny Jurgensen*, Dan Fouts*, Rich Gannon, Trent Green, Roman Gabriel, Bart Starr*, Drew Bledsoe

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Awards

1957 NFL UPI MVP
1961 NFL Newspaper Ent. Assoc. MVP
1962 NFL UPI MVP
1963 NFL AP MVP
1963 NFL Newspaper Ent. Assoc. MVP

Pro Bowls

1953
1954
1957
1959
1961
1962
1963

First-Team All-Pro

1957
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 (33)

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 (1/21)
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 (1/15)
Career 74.3 (102)

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 (88)

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)
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 (21)

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 (121)

Rushing TD

1953 NFL 6 (5)
1957 NFL 6 (3)
Career 39 (100)

Touchdowns

1957 NFL 6 (9)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1957 NFL 6 (9)

Fumbles

1959 NFL 7 (4)
1964 NFL 11 (2)
Career 56 (92)

Fumbles Recovered

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

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 (117)

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% (111)

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% (174)

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)

 
Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1957Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-NFL
1961NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-NFL
1962Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-NFL
1963Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-NFL