Robert Stanton Waterfield
Position: QB
Height: 6-1 Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: July 26, 1920 in Elmira, NY
College: UCLA (school history)
Drafted by the Cleveland Rams in the 5th round (42nd overall) of the 1944 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 35 (2637th overall since 1950)
2-time Pro Bowler & 3-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1965
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | QBrec | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Sk | Yds | 4QC | GWD | AV | |||||||||||
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| 1945+ | 25 | RAM | QB/P/K | 10 | 4 | 89 | 171 | 52.0 | 1609 | 14 | 8.2 | 17 | 9.9 | 84 | 9.4 | 6.6 | 18.1 | 160.9 | 72.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 1946+ | 26 | RAM | QB/P/K | 11 | 4 | 127 | 251 | 50.6 | 1747 | 17 | 6.8 | 17 | 6.8 | 57 | 7.0 | 5.3 | 13.8 | 158.8 | 67.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 1947 | 27 | RAM | QB/P/K | 12 | 8 | 96 | 221 | 43.4 | 1210 | 8 | 3.6 | 18 | 8.1 | 45 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 12.6 | 100.8 | 39.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 1948 | 28 | RAM | QB/P/K | 11 | 8 | 87 | 180 | 48.3 | 1354 | 14 | 7.8 | 18 | 10.0 | 80 | 7.5 | 4.6 | 15.6 | 123.1 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 1949+ | 29 | RAM | QB/P/K | 12 | 11 | 0-1-0 | 154 | 296 | 52.0 | 2168 | 17 | 5.7 | 24 | 8.1 | 71 | 7.3 | 4.8 | 14.1 | 180.7 | 61.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1950* | 30 | RAM | P/K/qb | 7 | 12 | 6 | 4-2-0 | 122 | 213 | 57.3 | 1540 | 11 | 5.2 | 13 | 6.1 | 72 | 7.2 | 5.5 | 12.6 | 128.3 | 71.7 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |||||
| 1951* | 31 | RAM | QB/K | 7 | 11 | 10 | 7-3-0 | 88 | 176 | 50.0 | 1566 | 13 | 7.4 | 10 | 5.7 | 91 | 8.9 | 7.8 | 17.8 | 142.4 | 81.8 | 0 | 0 | 17 | |||||
| 1952 | 32 | RAM | P/K/qb | 7 | 12 | 6 | 3-3-0 | 51 | 109 | 46.8 | 655 | 3 | 2.8 | 11 | 10.1 | 63 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 12.8 | 54.6 | 35.7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||||
| Career | 91 | 57 | 14-9-0 | 814 | 1617 | 50.3 | 11849 | 97 | 6.0 | 128 | 7.9 | 91 | 7.3 | 5.0 | 14.6 | 130.2 | 61.6 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
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+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945+ | 25 | RAM | QB/P/K | 10 | 4 | 171 | 140 | 124 | 115 | 122 | 98 | 124 | |||||
| 1946+ | 26 | RAM | QB/P/K | 11 | 4 | 251 | 100 | 108 | 109 | 111 | 110 | 113 | |||||
| 1947 | 27 | RAM | QB/P/K | 12 | 8 | 221 | 77 | 85 | 90 | 77 | 100 | 85 | |||||
| 1948 | 28 | RAM | QB/P/K | 11 | 8 | 180 | 109 | 100 | 102 | 115 | 85 | 102 | |||||
| 1949+ | 29 | RAM | QB/P/K | 12 | 11 | 0-1-0 | 296 | 109 | 104 | 112 | 102 | 96 | 104 | ||||
| 1950* | 30 | RAM | P/K/qb | 7 | 12 | 6 | 4-2-0 | 213 | 107 | 110 | 128 | 100 | 112 | 117 | |||
| 1951* | 31 | RAM | QB/K | 7 | 11 | 10 | 7-3-0 | 176 | 132 | 133 | 111 | 121 | 115 | 130 | |||
| 1952 | 32 | RAM | P/K/qb | 7 | 12 | 6 | 3-3-0 | 109 | 92 | 80 | 99 | 78 | 76 | 80 | |||
| Career | 91 | 57 | 14-9-0 | 1617 | 108 | 0 | 106 | 0 | 109 | 104 | 101 | 0 | 108 |
| 0-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | Tot | PAT | Punting | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | XPA | XPM | Pnt | Yds | Lng | Blck | |||
| 1945+ | 25 | RAM | QB/P/K | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | 34 | 31 | 91.2% | 39 | 1585 | 68 | 1 | 40.6 | |||||||||||
| 1946+ | 26 | RAM | QB/P/K | 11 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 66.7% | 37 | 37 | 100.0% | 39 | 1743 | 65 | 0 | 44.7 | |||||||||||
| 1947 | 27 | RAM | QB/P/K | 12 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 43.8% | 30 | 27 | 90.0% | 59 | 2500 | 86 | 1 | 42.4 | |||||||||||
| 1948 | 28 | RAM | QB/P/K | 11 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 54.5% | 44 | 38 | 86.4% | 43 | 1833 | 88 | 0 | 42.6 | |||||||||||
| 1949+ | 29 | RAM | QB/P/K | 12 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 56.3% | 45 | 43 | 95.6% | 49 | 2177 | 61 | 1 | 44.4 | |||||||||||
| 1950* | 30 | RAM | P/K/qb | 7 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 50.0% | 58 | 54 | 93.1% | 52 | 2087 | 61 | 2 | 40.1 | ||||||||||
| 1951* | 31 | RAM | QB/K | 7 | 11 | 10 | 23 | 13 | 56.5% | 43 | 41 | 95.3% | 4 | 166 | 52 | 0 | 41.5 | ||||||||||
| 1952 | 32 | RAM | P/K/qb | 7 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 11 | 61.1% | 45 | 44 | 97.8% | 30 | 1276 | 59 | 0 | 42.5 | ||||||||||
| Career | 91 | 57 | 110 | 60 | 54.5% | 336 | 315 | 93.8% | 315 | 13367 | 88 | 5 | 42.4 | ||||||||||||||
| Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | ||||||
| 1945+ | 25 | RAM | QB/P/K | 10 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 16 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 18 | 5 | 9 | ||||||||
| 1946+ | 26 | RAM | QB/P/K | 11 | 4 | 16 | -60 | 1 | 6 | -3.8 | -5.5 | 1.5 | -60 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1947 | 27 | RAM | QB/P/K | 12 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 18 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 20 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1948 | 28 | RAM | QB/P/K | 11 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 12 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||
| 1949+ | 29 | RAM | QB/P/K | 12 | 11 | 5 | -4 | 1 | 5 | -0.8 | -0.3 | 0.4 | -4 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||
| 1950* | 30 | RAM | P/K/qb | 7 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 14 | 1 | 4 | |||||||
| 1951* | 31 | RAM | QB/K | 7 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 49 | 3 | 25 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 0.8 | 49 | 3 | 2 | |||||||
| 1952 | 32 | RAM | P/K/qb | 7 | 12 | 6 | 9 | -14 | 1 | 19 | -1.6 | -1.2 | 0.8 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -9 | 1 | 4 |
| Career | 91 | 57 | 75 | 21 | 13 | 25 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 18 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 40 | 13 | 36 | ||||
| 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 |
| 1945+ | 25 | RAM | QB/P/K | 10 | 4 | 6 | 92 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | -2 | 0 | |||||
| 1946+ | 26 | RAM | QB/P/K | 11 | 4 | 5 | 72 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1947 | 27 | RAM | QB/P/K | 12 | 8 | 5 | 56 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 0 | |||||
| 1948 | 28 | RAM | QB/P/K | 11 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1949+ | 29 | RAM | QB/P/K | 12 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1950* | 30 | RAM | P/K/qb | 7 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1951* | 31 | RAM | QB/K | 7 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1952 | 32 | RAM | P/K/qb | 7 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Career | 91 | 57 | 20 | 228 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 23 | -5 | 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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| 1945+ | 25 | RAM | QB/P/K | 10 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 1 | 64 | |||||||||
| 1946+ | 26 | RAM | QB/P/K | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 6 | 61 | |||||||||
| 1947 | 27 | RAM | QB/P/K | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 7 | 54 | |||||||||
| 1948 | 28 | RAM | QB/P/K | 11 | 8 | 38 | 6 | 56 | |||||||||||
| 1949+ | 29 | RAM | QB/P/K | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 9 | 76 | |||||||||
| 1950* | 30 | RAM | P/K/qb | 7 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 54 | 7 | 81 | ||||||||
| 1951* | 31 | RAM | QB/K | 7 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 13 | 98 | ||||||||
| 1952 | 32 | RAM | P/K/qb | 7 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 11 | 83 | ||||||||
| Career | 91 | 57 | 13 | 13 | 315 | 60 | 573 |
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| Year | Team | Level | Voters |
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| 1945 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1945 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Chicago Herald Am. |
| 1945 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Foot. Illustrated |
| 1945 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Int. News Service |
| 1945 | 1st Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1945 | 1st Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1946 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1946 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Pro Foot. Illustrated |
| 1946 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1946 | 1st Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1949 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1949 | 1st Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1950 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1951 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1951 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | UPI |