William James Wade Jr.
Position: QB
Height: 6-2 Weight: 202 lbs.
Throws: Right
Born: October 4, 1930 in Nashville, TN
College: Vanderbilt (school history)
Drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the 1st round (1st overall) of the 1952 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 74 (350th overall since 1950)
2-time Pro Bowler (fine print)
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| All-Time Rank: #1066. Bill Maas… #1067. Doug Betters… #1068. Jack Stroud… #1069. BILLY WADE… #1070. Frank LeMaster… #1071. Dave Whitsell… #1072. Jeff Bostic… |
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | QBrec | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Sk | Yds | 4QC | GWD | AV | |||||||||||
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| 1954 | 24 | RAM | qb | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0-1-0 | 31 | 59 | 52.5 | 509 | 2 | 3.4 | 1 | 1.7 | 48 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 16.4 | 50.9 | 86.1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||||
| 1955 | 25 | RAM | 9 | 7 | 31 | 71 | 43.7 | 316 | 1 | 1.4 | 3 | 4.2 | 25 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 10.2 | 45.1 | 44.1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1956 | 26 | RAM | QB | 9 | 12 | 8 | 2-6-0 | 91 | 178 | 51.1 | 1461 | 10 | 5.6 | 13 | 7.3 | 76 | 8.2 | 6.0 | 16.1 | 121.8 | 67.2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |||||
| 1957 | 27 | RAM | 9 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 41.7 | 116 | 1 | 4.2 | 1 | 4.2 | 35 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 11.6 | 23.2 | 53.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1958* | 28 | RAM | QB | 9 | 12 | 12 | 8-4-0 | 181 | 341 | 53.1 | 2875 | 18 | 5.3 | 22 | 6.5 | 93 | 8.4 | 6.6 | 15.9 | 239.6 | 72.2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | |||||
| 1959 | 29 | RAM | QB | 9 | 12 | 9 | 2-7-0 | 153 | 261 | 58.6 | 2001 | 12 | 4.6 | 17 | 6.5 | 72 | 7.7 | 5.7 | 13.1 | 166.8 | 71.1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |||||
| 1960 | 30 | RAM | QB | 9 | 11 | 6 | 1-5-0 | 106 | 182 | 58.2 | 1294 | 12 | 6.6 | 11 | 6.0 | 63 | 7.1 | 5.7 | 12.2 | 117.6 | 77.0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |||||
| 1961 | 31 | CHI | QB | 9 | 13 | 9 | 5-4-0 | 139 | 250 | 55.6 | 2258 | 22 | 8.8 | 13 | 5.2 | 98 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 16.2 | 173.7 | 93.7 | 3 | 3 | 13 | |||||
| 1962 | 32 | CHI | QB | 9 | 14 | 14 | 9-5-0 | 225 | 412 | 54.6 | 3172 | 18 | 4.4 | 24 | 5.8 | 73 | 7.7 | 6.0 | 14.1 | 226.6 | 70.0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | |||||
| 1963* | 33 | CHI | QB | 9 | 14 | 14 | 11-1-2 | 192 | 356 | 53.9 | 2301 | 15 | 4.2 | 12 | 3.4 | 63 | 6.5 | 5.8 | 12.0 | 164.4 | 74.0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | |||||
| 1964 | 34 | CHI | QB | 9 | 11 | 10 | 2-8-0 | 182 | 327 | 55.7 | 1944 | 13 | 4.0 | 14 | 4.3 | 68 | 5.9 | 4.8 | 10.7 | 176.7 | 68.6 | 8 | |||||||
| 1965 | 35 | CHI | qb | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0-2-0 | 20 | 41 | 48.8 | 204 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 4.9 | 29 | 5.0 | 2.8 | 10.2 | 40.8 | 43.1 | 1 | |||||||
| 1966 | 36 | CHI | 9 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 42.9 | 79 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4.8 | 14 | 3.8 | 1.6 | 8.8 | 39.5 | 33.6 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Career | 128 | 85 | 40-43-2 | 1370 | 2523 | 54.3 | 18530 | 124 | 4.9 | 134 | 5.3 | 98 | 7.3 | 5.9 | 13.5 | 144.8 | 72.2 | 9 | 8 | 90 | |||||||||
| 7 yrs | RAM | 69 | 36 | 13-23-0 | 603 | 1116 | 54.0 | 8572 | 56 | 5.0 | 68 | 6.1 | 93 | 7.7 | 5.9 | 14.2 | 124.2 | 70.5 | 1 | 1 | 45 | ||||||||
| 6 yrs | CHI | 59 | 49 | 27-20-2 | 767 | 1407 | 54.5 | 9958 | 68 | 4.8 | 66 | 4.7 | 98 | 7.1 | 5.9 | 13.0 | 168.8 | 73.6 | 8 | 7 | 45 |
Comeback and game-winning drive numbers are based on research by Scott Kacsmar, as described in parts I, II, and III on the blog.
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | QBrec | Att | Y/A+ | NY/A+ | AY/A+ | ANY/A+ | Cmp%+ | TD%+ | Int%+ | Sack%+ | Rate+ |
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| 1954 | 24 | RAM | qb | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0-1-0 | 59 | 122 | 133 | 110 | 89 | 147 | 126 | |||
| 1955 | 25 | RAM | 9 | 7 | 71 | 67 | 80 | 80 | 69 | 125 | 82 | ||||||
| 1956 | 26 | RAM | QB | 9 | 12 | 8 | 2-6-0 | 178 | 118 | 112 | 104 | 109 | 96 | 108 | |||
| 1958* | 28 | RAM | QB | 9 | 12 | 12 | 8-4-0 | 341 | 122 | 112 | 108 | 101 | 98 | 107 | |||
| 1959 | 29 | RAM | QB | 9 | 12 | 9 | 2-7-0 | 261 | 107 | 101 | 127 | 94 | 98 | 105 | |||
| 1960 | 30 | RAM | QB | 9 | 11 | 6 | 1-5-0 | 182 | 97 | 101 | 124 | 110 | 101 | 109 | |||
| 1961 | 31 | CHI | QB | 9 | 13 | 9 | 5-4-0 | 250 | 124 | 123 | 112 | 126 | 108 | 125 | |||
| 1962 | 32 | CHI | QB | 9 | 14 | 14 | 9-5-0 | 412 | 101 | 99 | 108 | 91 | 101 | 99 | |||
| 1963* | 33 | CHI | QB | 9 | 14 | 14 | 11-1-2 | 356 | 79 | 96 | 106 | 89 | 120 | 102 | |||
| 1964 | 34 | CHI | QB | 9 | 11 | 10 | 2-8-0 | 327 | 74 | 86 | 114 | 88 | 109 | 96 | |||
| Career | 128 | 85 | 40-43-2 | 2523 |
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | ||||||
| 1954 | 24 | RAM | qb | 9 | 10 | 1 | 28 | 190 | 1 | 35 | 6.8 | 19.0 | 2.8 | 190 | 1 | 5 | |||||||
| 1955 | 25 | RAM | 9 | 7 | 11 | 43 | 0 | 14 | 3.9 | 6.1 | 1.6 | 43 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||
| 1956 | 26 | RAM | QB | 9 | 12 | 8 | 26 | 93 | 3 | 33 | 3.6 | 7.8 | 2.2 | 93 | 3 | 4 | |||||||
| 1957 | 27 | RAM | 9 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1958* | 28 | RAM | QB | 9 | 12 | 12 | 42 | 90 | 2 | 22 | 2.1 | 7.5 | 3.5 | 90 | 2 | 14 | |||||||
| 1959 | 29 | RAM | QB | 9 | 12 | 9 | 25 | 95 | 2 | 17 | 3.8 | 7.9 | 2.1 | 95 | 2 | 6 | |||||||
| 1960 | 30 | RAM | QB | 9 | 11 | 6 | 26 | 171 | 2 | 66 | 6.6 | 15.5 | 2.4 | 181 | 2 | 5 | |||||||
| 1961 | 31 | CHI | QB | 9 | 13 | 9 | 45 | 255 | 2 | 29 | 5.7 | 19.6 | 3.5 | 255 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
| 1962 | 32 | CHI | QB | 9 | 14 | 14 | 40 | 146 | 5 | 21 | 3.7 | 10.4 | 2.9 | 146 | 5 | 7 | |||||||
| 1963* | 33 | CHI | QB | 9 | 14 | 14 | 45 | 132 | 6 | 17 | 2.9 | 9.4 | 3.2 | 132 | 6 | 5 | |||||||
| 1964 | 34 | CHI | QB | 9 | 11 | 10 | 24 | 96 | 1 | 31 | 4.0 | 8.7 | 2.2 | 96 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| 1965 | 35 | CHI | qb | 9 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 16 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
| Career | 128 | 85 | 318 | 1334 | 24 | 66 | 4.2 | 10.4 | 2.5 | 1344 | 24 | 57 | |||||||||||
| 7 yrs | RAM | 69 | 36 | 159 | 687 | 10 | 66 | 4.3 | 10.0 | 2.3 | 697 | 10 | 38 | ||||||||||
| 6 yrs | CHI | 59 | 49 | 159 | 647 | 14 | 31 | 4.1 | 11.0 | 2.7 | 647 | 14 | 19 | ||||||||||
| 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 |
| 1954 | 24 | RAM | qb | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1955 | 25 | RAM | 9 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1956 | 26 | RAM | QB | 9 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1958* | 28 | RAM | QB | 9 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1959 | 29 | RAM | QB | 9 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1960 | 30 | RAM | QB | 9 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1961 | 31 | CHI | QB | 9 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1962 | 32 | CHI | QB | 9 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1963* | 33 | CHI | QB | 9 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1964 | 34 | CHI | QB | 9 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1965 | 35 | CHI | qb | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Career | 128 | 85 | 0 | 57 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 7 yrs | RAM | 69 | 36 | 0 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 6 yrs | CHI | 59 | 49 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 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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| 1954 | 24 | RAM | qb | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1956 | 26 | RAM | QB | 9 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 1958* | 28 | RAM | QB | 9 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1959 | 29 | RAM | QB | 9 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1960 | 30 | RAM | QB | 9 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1961 | 31 | CHI | QB | 9 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1962 | 32 | CHI | QB | 9 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 30 | ||||||||||
| 1963* | 33 | CHI | QB | 9 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 36 | ||||||||||
| 1964 | 34 | CHI | QB | 9 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Career | 128 | 85 | 24 | 24 | 144 | ||||||||||||||
| 7 yrs | RAM | 69 | 36 | 10 | 10 | 60 | |||||||||||||
| 6 yrs | CHI | 59 | 49 | 14 | 14 | 84 |
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| Year | Team | Level | Voters |
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| 1962 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Sporting News |
| 1963 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Sporting News |