John Constantine Unitas
Position: QB
Height: 6-1 Weight: 194 lbs.
Born: May 7, 1933 in Pittsburgh, PA
College: Louisville
Career AV: 141 (9th overall since 1950)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1979
10-time Pro Bowler & 5-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 9th round (102nd overall) of the 1955 NFL Draft.
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | QBrec | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Sk | Yds | AV | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | 23 | BAL | QB | 19 | 12 | 7 | 3-4-0 | 110 | 198 | 55.6 | 1498 | 9 | 4.5 | 10 | 5.1 | 54 | 7.6 | 6.2 | 13.6 | 124.8 | 74.0 | 10 | |||||
| 1957* | 24 | BAL | QB | 19 | 12 | 12 | 7-5-0 | 172 | 301 | 57.1 | 2550 | 24 | 8.0 | 17 | 5.6 | 82 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 14.8 | 212.5 | 88.0 | 17 | |||||
| 1958*+ | 25 | BAL | QB | 19 | 10 | 10 | 8-2-0 | 136 | 263 | 51.7 | 2007 | 19 | 7.2 | 7 | 2.7 | 77 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 14.8 | 200.7 | 90.0 | 18 | |||||
| 1959*+ | 26 | BAL | QB | 19 | 12 | 12 | 9-3-0 | 193 | 367 | 52.6 | 2899 | 32 | 8.7 | 14 | 3.8 | 71 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 15.0 | 241.6 | 92.0 | 18 | |||||
| 1960* | 27 | BAL | QB | 19 | 12 | 12 | 6-6-0 | 190 | 378 | 50.3 | 3099 | 25 | 6.6 | 24 | 6.3 | 80 | 8.2 | 6.7 | 16.3 | 258.3 | 73.7 | 13 | |||||
| 1961* | 28 | BAL | QB | 19 | 14 | 14 | 8-6-0 | 229 | 420 | 54.5 | 2990 | 16 | 3.8 | 24 | 5.7 | 72 | 7.1 | 5.3 | 13.1 | 213.6 | 66.1 | 12 | |||||
| 1962* | 29 | BAL | QB | 19 | 14 | 14 | 7-7-0 | 222 | 389 | 57.1 | 2967 | 23 | 5.9 | 23 | 5.9 | 80 | 7.6 | 6.1 | 13.4 | 211.9 | 76.5 | 11 | |||||
| 1963* | 30 | BAL | QB | 19 | 14 | 14 | 8-6-0 | 237 | 410 | 57.8 | 3481 | 20 | 4.9 | 12 | 2.9 | 64 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 14.7 | 248.6 | 89.7 | 12 | |||||
| 1964*+ | 31 | BAL | QB | 19 | 14 | 14 | 12-2-0 | 158 | 305 | 51.8 | 2824 | 19 | 6.2 | 6 | 2.0 | 74 | 9.3 | 9.6 | 17.9 | 201.7 | 96.4 | 17 | |||||
| 1965+ | 32 | BAL | QB | 19 | 11 | 11 | 8-2-1 | 164 | 282 | 58.2 | 2530 | 23 | 8.2 | 12 | 4.3 | 61 | 9.0 | 8.7 | 15.4 | 230.0 | 97.4 | 14 | |||||
| 1966* | 33 | BAL | QB | 19 | 14 | 13 | 9-4-0 | 195 | 348 | 56.0 | 2748 | 22 | 6.3 | 24 | 6.9 | 89 | 7.9 | 6.1 | 14.1 | 196.3 | 74.0 | 13 | |||||
| 1967*+ | 34 | BAL | QB | 19 | 14 | 14 | 11-1-2 | 255 | 436 | 58.5 | 3428 | 20 | 4.6 | 16 | 3.7 | 88 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 13.4 | 244.9 | 83.6 | 19 | |||||
| 1968 | 35 | BAL | 19 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 32 | 34.4 | 139 | 2 | 6.3 | 4 | 12.5 | 37 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 12.6 | 27.8 | 30.1 | 2 | |||||||
| 1969 | 36 | BAL | QB | 19 | 13 | 12 | 7-5-0 | 178 | 327 | 54.4 | 2342 | 12 | 3.7 | 20 | 6.1 | 52 | 7.2 | 5.1 | 13.2 | 180.2 | 64.0 | 12 | 93 | 6.6 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 8 |
| 1970 | 37 | BAL | QB | 19 | 14 | 13 | 10-2-1 | 166 | 321 | 51.7 | 2213 | 14 | 4.4 | 18 | 5.6 | 55 | 6.9 | 5.2 | 13.3 | 158.1 | 65.1 | 19 | 158 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 9 |
| 1971 | 38 | BAL | qb | 19 | 13 | 5 | 3-2-0 | 92 | 176 | 52.3 | 942 | 3 | 1.7 | 9 | 5.1 | 35 | 5.4 | 3.4 | 10.2 | 72.5 | 52.3 | 15 | 129 | 4.3 | 2.5 | 7.9 | 4 |
| 1972 | 39 | BAL | qb | 19 | 8 | 5 | 1-4-0 | 88 | 157 | 56.1 | 1111 | 4 | 2.5 | 6 | 3.8 | 63 | 7.1 | 5.9 | 12.6 | 138.9 | 70.8 | 14 | 114 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 8.2 | 4 |
| 1973 | 40 | SDG | 19 | 5 | 4 | 1-3-0 | 34 | 76 | 44.7 | 471 | 3 | 3.9 | 7 | 9.2 | 51 | 6.2 | 2.8 | 13.9 | 94.2 | 40.0 | 14 | 96 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 15.6 | 1 | |
| Career | 211 | 186 | 118-64-4 | 2830 | 5186 | 54.6 | 40239 | 290 | 5.6 | 253 | 4.9 | 89 | 7.8 | 6.7 | 14.2 | 190.7 | 78.2 | 74 | 590 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 1.4 | 202 | ||||
| 17 yrs | CLT | 206 | 182 | 117-61-4 | 2796 | 5110 | 54.7 | 39768 | 287 | 5.6 | 246 | 4.8 | 89 | 7.8 | 6.7 | 14.2 | 193.0 | 78.8 | 60 | 494 | 5.9 | 4.2 | 5.8 | 201 | |||
| 1 yr | SDG | 5 | 4 | 1-3-0 | 34 | 76 | 44.7 | 471 | 3 | 3.9 | 7 | 9.2 | 51 | 6.2 | 2.8 | 13.9 | 94.2 | 40.0 | 14 | 96 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 15.6 | 1 |
Playoff Record as Starting QB: 1958 (1-0), 1959 (1-0), 1964 (0-1), 1970 (3-0), 1971 (1-1)
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | QBrec | Att | Y/A+ | NY/A+ | AY/A+ | ANY/A+ | Cmp%+ | TD%+ | Int%+ | Sack%+ | Rate+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | 23 | BAL | QB | 19 | 12 | 7 | 3-4-0 | 198 | 108 | 114 | 117 | 97 | 118 | 116 | |||
| 1957* | 24 | BAL | QB | 19 | 12 | 12 | 7-5-0 | 301 | 122 | 131 | 120 | 134 | 111 | 135 | |||
| 1958*+ | 25 | BAL | QB | 19 | 10 | 10 | 8-2-0 | 263 | 107 | 126 | 104 | 122 | 133 | 127 | |||
| 1959*+ | 26 | BAL | QB | 19 | 12 | 12 | 9-3-0 | 367 | 110 | 120 | 108 | 128 | 115 | 125 | |||
| 1960* | 27 | BAL | QB | 19 | 12 | 12 | 6-6-0 | 378 | 112 | 109 | 97 | 110 | 99 | 106 | |||
| 1961* | 28 | BAL | QB | 19 | 14 | 14 | 8-6-0 | 420 | 93 | 95 | 109 | 88 | 104 | 97 | |||
| 1962* | 29 | BAL | QB | 19 | 14 | 14 | 7-7-0 | 389 | 100 | 101 | 117 | 104 | 100 | 106 | |||
| 1963* | 30 | BAL | QB | 19 | 14 | 14 | 8-6-0 | 410 | 120 | 123 | 121 | 96 | 124 | 120 | |||
| 1964*+ | 31 | BAL | QB | 19 | 14 | 14 | 12-2-0 | 305 | 135 | 136 | 101 | 107 | 135 | 125 | |||
| 1965+ | 32 | BAL | QB | 19 | 11 | 11 | 8-2-1 | 282 | 129 | 125 | 122 | 128 | 107 | 126 | |||
| 1966* | 33 | BAL | QB | 19 | 14 | 13 | 9-4-0 | 348 | 113 | 103 | 116 | 111 | 84 | 105 | |||
| 1967*+ | 34 | BAL | QB | 19 | 14 | 14 | 11-1-2 | 436 | 115 | 116 | 126 | 97 | 117 | 116 | |||
| 1969 | 36 | BAL | QB | 19 | 13 | 12 | 7-5-0 | 327 | 105 | 119 | 96 | 104 | 109 | 89 | 91 | 124 | 96 |
| 1970 | 37 | BAL | QB | 19 | 14 | 13 | 10-2-1 | 321 | 102 | 108 | 100 | 103 | 101 | 99 | 98 | 113 | 99 |
| 1971 | 38 | BAL | qb | 19 | 13 | 5 | 3-2-0 | 176 | 76 | 79 | 81 | 82 | 103 | 74 | 103 | 100 | 87 |
| 1972 | 39 | BAL | qb | 19 | 8 | 5 | 1-4-0 | 157 | 107 | 106 | 108 | 108 | 113 | 84 | 116 | 99 | 107 |
| 1973 | 40 | SDG | 19 | 5 | 4 | 1-3-0 | 76 | 92 | 79 | 74 | 70 | 77 | 98 | 58 | 64 | 71 | |
| Career | 211 | 186 | 118-64-4 | 5186 | 110 | 104 | 111 | 98 | 111 | 105 | 108 | 108 | 112 |
| Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | ||||||
| 1956 | 23 | BAL | QB | 19 | 12 | 7 | 28 | 155 | 1 | 34 | 5.5 | 12.9 | 2.3 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 156 | 1 | 4 |
| 1957* | 24 | BAL | QB | 19 | 12 | 12 | 42 | 171 | 1 | 24 | 4.1 | 14.3 | 3.5 | 171 | 1 | 7 | |||||||
| 1958*+ | 25 | BAL | QB | 19 | 10 | 10 | 33 | 139 | 3 | 28 | 4.2 | 13.9 | 3.3 | 139 | 3 | 5 | |||||||
| 1959*+ | 26 | BAL | QB | 19 | 12 | 12 | 29 | 145 | 2 | 21 | 5.0 | 12.1 | 2.4 | 145 | 2 | 6 | |||||||
| 1960* | 27 | BAL | QB | 19 | 12 | 12 | 36 | 195 | 0 | 27 | 5.4 | 16.3 | 3.0 | 195 | 0 | 8 | |||||||
| 1961* | 28 | BAL | QB | 19 | 14 | 14 | 54 | 190 | 2 | 18 | 3.5 | 13.6 | 3.9 | 190 | 2 | 9 | |||||||
| 1962* | 29 | BAL | QB | 19 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 137 | 0 | 25 | 2.7 | 9.8 | 3.6 | 137 | 0 | 5 | |||||||
| 1963* | 30 | BAL | QB | 19 | 14 | 14 | 47 | 224 | 0 | 26 | 4.8 | 16.0 | 3.4 | 224 | 0 | 13 | |||||||
| 1964*+ | 31 | BAL | QB | 19 | 14 | 14 | 37 | 162 | 2 | 20 | 4.4 | 11.6 | 2.6 | 162 | 2 | 6 | |||||||
| 1965+ | 32 | BAL | QB | 19 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 68 | 1 | 18 | 4.0 | 6.2 | 1.5 | 68 | 1 | 7 | |||||||
| 1966* | 33 | BAL | QB | 19 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 44 | 1 | 16 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 44 | 1 | 5 | |||||||
| 1967*+ | 34 | BAL | QB | 19 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 89 | 0 | 13 | 4.0 | 6.4 | 1.6 | 89 | 0 | 4 | |||||||
| 1968 | 35 | BAL | 19 | 5 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 5 | -0.3 | -0.2 | 0.6 | -1 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||
| 1969 | 36 | BAL | QB | 19 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 13 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 23 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
| 1970 | 37 | BAL | QB | 19 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 16 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
| 1971 | 38 | BAL | qb | 19 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |||||||
| 1972 | 39 | BAL | qb | 19 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 5.0 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 15 | 0 | 3 | |||||||
| Career | 211 | 186 | 450 | 1777 | 13 | 34 | 3.9 | 8.4 | 2.1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1778 | 13 | 95 | ||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1956 | 23 | BAL | QB | 19 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1957* | 24 | BAL | QB | 19 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1958*+ | 25 | BAL | QB | 19 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1959*+ | 26 | BAL | QB | 19 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1960* | 27 | BAL | QB | 19 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1961* | 28 | BAL | QB | 19 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1962* | 29 | BAL | QB | 19 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1963* | 30 | BAL | QB | 19 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 3 | -4 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1964*+ | 31 | BAL | QB | 19 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1965+ | 32 | BAL | QB | 19 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1966* | 33 | BAL | QB | 19 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1967*+ | 34 | BAL | QB | 19 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1968 | 35 | BAL | 19 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1969 | 36 | BAL | QB | 19 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1970 | 37 | BAL | QB | 19 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1971 | 38 | BAL | qb | 19 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | -2 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1972 | 39 | BAL | qb | 19 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1973 | 40 | SDG | 19 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Career | 211 | 186 | 95 | 29 | -4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 17 yrs | CLT | 206 | 182 | 92 | 29 | -4 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1 yr | SDG | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
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| 1956 | 23 | BAL | QB | 19 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1957* | 24 | BAL | QB | 19 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1958*+ | 25 | BAL | QB | 19 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 1959*+ | 26 | BAL | QB | 19 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1961* | 28 | BAL | QB | 19 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1964*+ | 31 | BAL | QB | 19 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1965+ | 32 | BAL | QB | 19 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1966* | 33 | BAL | QB | 19 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Career | 211 | 186 | 13 | 13 | 78 |
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| 1957 | Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL |
| Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL | |
| UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL | |
| 1958 | Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL |
| Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| UPI: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| 1959 | Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL |
| Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| UPI: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| 1960 | Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL |
| NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL | |
| Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL | |
| 1963 | Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL |
| Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL | |
| NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL | |
| UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL | |
| 1964 | Sporting 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 | |
| 1965 | 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 | |
| 1967 | Sporting 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 | |
| 1970 | UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf. |