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Leaders

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),

Passes Completed

1. Davey O'Brien · PHI 124

2. Sammy Baugh*+ · WAS 111

3. Parker Hall · RAM 77

4. Cecil Isbell · GNB 68

5. Ace Parker+ · BKN 49

6. Sid Luckman* · CHI 48

7. Hugh McCullough · CRD 43

8. Arnie Herber · GNB 38

9. Whizzer White+ · DET 35

Eddie Miller · NYG 35

Pass Attempts

1. Davey O'Brien · PHI 277

2. Parker Hall · RAM 183

3. Sammy Baugh*+ · WAS 177

4. Cecil Isbell · GNB 150

5. Billy Patterson · PIT 117

6. Hugh McCullough · CRD 116

7. Ace Parker+ · BKN 111

8. Sid Luckman* · CHI 105

9. Arnie Herber · GNB 89

10. Foster Watkins · PHI 85

Passing Yds

1. Sammy Baugh*+ · WAS 1367

2. Davey O'Brien · PHI 1290

3. Parker Hall · RAM 1108

4. Cecil Isbell · GNB 1037

5. Sid Luckman* · CHI 941

6. Ace Parker+ · BKN 817

7. Foster Watkins · PHI 565

8. Arnie Herber · GNB 560

9. Billy Patterson · PIT 529

Hugh McCullough · CRD 529

Passing TD

1. Sammy Baugh*+ · WAS 12

2. Ace Parker+ · BKN 10

3. Cecil Isbell · GNB 8

4. Parker Hall · RAM 7

5. Arnie Herber · GNB 6

Frank Filchock · WAS 6

7. Davey O'Brien · PHI 5

8. Hal Van Every · GNB 4

Eddie Miller · NYG 4

Hugh McCullough · CRD 4

Sid Luckman* · CHI 4

Passer Rating

1. Sammy Baugh*+ · WAS 85.6

2. Davey O'Brien · PHI 39.2

3. Parker Hall · RAM 38.7

Long Pass

1. Sammy Baugh*+ · WAS 81

2. Sid Luckman* · CHI 74

3. Banks McFadden · BKN 71

4. Eddie Miller · NYG 60

5. Arnie Herber · GNB 55

6. Davey O'Brien · PHI 47

Cecil Isbell · GNB 47

8. Hugh McCullough · CRD 41

9. Bob Snyder* · CHI 39

10. Gaylon Smith · RAM 38

Ray Nolting* · CHI 38

Passes Intercepted

1. Hugh McCullough · CRD 21

2. Davey O'Brien · PHI 17

3. Parker Hall · RAM 16

4. Billy Patterson · PIT 15

5. Whizzer White+ · DET 12

Cecil Isbell · GNB 12

7. Sammy Baugh*+ · WAS 10

8. Sid Luckman* · CHI 9

Frank Filchock · WAS 9

10. Dwight Sloan · DET 8

Passing Yds/Game

1. Sammy Baugh*+ · WAS 124.3

2. Davey O'Brien · PHI 117.3

3. Cecil Isbell · GNB 103.7

4. Parker Hall · RAM 100.7

5. Sid Luckman* · CHI 85.5

6. Ace Parker+ · BKN 74.3

7. Eddie Miller · NYG 63.1

8. Foster Watkins · PHI 62.8

9. Arnie Herber · GNB 56.0

10. Cotton Price* · DET 50.7

Yds/Pass Att

1. Sammy Baugh*+ · WAS 7.7

2. Parker Hall · RAM 6.1

3. Davey O'Brien · PHI 4.7

Yds/Pass Cmp

1. Parker Hall · RAM 14.4

2. Sammy Baugh*+ · WAS 12.3

3. Davey O'Brien · PHI 10.4

Pass Attempts/Game

1. Davey O'Brien · PHI 25.2

2. Parker Hall · RAM 16.6

3. Sammy Baugh*+ · WAS 16.1

4. Cecil Isbell · GNB 15.0

5. Billy Patterson · PIT 10.6

6. Hugh McCullough · CRD 10.5

7. Ace Parker+ · BKN 10.1

8. Sid Luckman* · CHI 9.5

9. Foster Watkins · PHI 9.4

10. Eddie Miller · NYG 9.1

Rushing Att

1. Whizzer White+ · DET 146

2. Johnny Drake*+ · RAM 134

3. Tuffy Leemans · NYG 132

4. Clarke Hinkle* · GNB 109

5. Davey O'Brien · PHI 100

6. Cecil Isbell · GNB 97

7. Parker Hall · RAM 94

8. Gary Famiglietti* · CHI 93

9. Ace Parker+ · BKN 89

10. Billy Patterson · PIT 87

Jimmy Johnston · WAS 87

Marshall Goldberg · CRD 87

Rushing Yds

1. Whizzer White+ · DET 514

2. Johnny Drake*+ · RAM 480

3. Tuffy Leemans · NYG 474

4. Banks McFadden · BKN 411

5. Dick Todd* · WAS 408

6. Clarke Hinkle* · GNB 383

7. Ray Nolting* · CHI 373

8. Joe Maniaci* · CHI 368

9. Parker Hall · RAM 365

10. Marshall Goldberg · CRD 325

Rushing TD

1. Johnny Drake*+ · RAM 9

2. Whizzer White+ · DET 5

Pug Manders* · BKN 5

4. Cecil Isbell · GNB 4

Gary Famiglietti* · CHI 4

Dick Todd* · WAS 4

Dick Riffle · PHI 4

Bob Seymour · WAS 4

9. Jimmy Johnston · WAS 3

Howie Weiss · DET 3

Bill Osmanski* · CHI 3

Hugh McCullough · CRD 3

Long Rush

1. Banks McFadden · BKN 75

2. Bill Osmanski* · CHI 68

3. Jimmy Johnston · WAS 65

4. Dick Todd* · WAS 51

5. Clarke Hinkle* · GNB 31

6. Wilbur Moore · WAS 23

7. Gaynell Tinsley · CRD 17

8. Theodore Schmitt · PHI 6

9. Hank Rockwell · RAM 5

Al Owen · NYG 5

Bob Adkins · GNB 5

Sammy Baugh*+ · WAS 5

Ray McLean* · CHI 5

Yds/Rushing Att

1. Dick Todd* · WAS 5.4

2. Ray Nolting* · CHI 4.8

Banks McFadden · BKN 4.8

4. Joe Maniaci* · CHI 4.4

5. Parker Hall · RAM 3.9

Pug Manders* · BKN 3.9

7. Howie Weiss · DET 3.8

Andy Uram · GNB 3.8

9. Walt Nielsen · NYG 3.7

Marshall Goldberg · CRD 3.7

Rushing Yds/Game

1. Tuffy Leemans · NYG 47.4

2. Whizzer White+ · DET 46.7

3. Johnny Drake*+ · RAM 43.6

4. Clarke Hinkle* · GNB 38.3

5. Banks McFadden · BKN 37.4

6. Dick Todd* · WAS 37.1

7. Ray Nolting* · CHI 33.9

8. Joe Maniaci* · CHI 33.5

9. Parker Hall · RAM 33.2

10. Ed Jankowski · GNB 30.1

Receptions

1. Don Looney* · PHI 58

2. Don Hutson*+ · GNB 45

3. Jimmy Johnston · WAS 29

4. Vic Spadaccini* · RAM 22

Wayne Millner · WAS 22

Jim Benton · RAM 22

7. Perry Schwartz+ · BKN 21

8. Dick Todd* · WAS 20

Charley Malone · WAS 20

Lloyd Cardwell · DET 20

Receiving Yds

1. Don Looney* · PHI 707

2. Don Hutson*+ · GNB 664

3. Dick Todd* · WAS 402

4. Perry Schwartz+ · BKN 370

5. Jim Benton · RAM 351

6. Jimmy Johnston · WAS 350

7. Lloyd Cardwell · DET 349

8. Paul McDonough · RAM 315

9. Les McDonald · 2TM 309

10. George Platukis · PIT 290

Receiving TD

1. Don Hutson*+ · GNB 7

2. Carl Mulleneaux* · GNB 6

3. Dick Todd* · WAS 4

Bob Masterson · WAS 4

Don Looney* · PHI 4

6. Perry Schwartz+ · BKN 3

Jim Poole* · NYG 3

Wayne Millner · WAS 3

Ken Kavanaugh* · CHI 3

Jimmy Johnston · WAS 3

Jim Benton · RAM 3

Long Reception

1. Dick Todd* · WAS 81

2. Ken Kavanaugh* · CHI 74

3. Ace Parker+ · BKN 71

4. Paul McDonough · RAM 65

5. Lloyd Madden · CRD 56

6. Bob Adkins · GNB 55

7. Jack Johnson · DET 48

8. Carl Mulleneaux* · GNB 47

Don Looney* · PHI 47

10. George Platukis · PIT 45

Jimmy Johnston · WAS 45

Yds/Reception

1. Perry Schwartz+ · BKN 17.6

2. Jim Benton · RAM 16.0

3. Don Hutson*+ · GNB 14.8

4. Vic Spadaccini* · RAM 12.5

5. Don Looney* · PHI 12.2

6. Jimmy Johnston · WAS 12.1

7. Wayne Millner · WAS 10.6

Receiving Yds/Game

1. Don Looney* · PHI 64.3

2. Don Hutson*+ · GNB 60.4

3. Dick Todd* · WAS 36.5

4. Jim Benton · RAM 35.1

5. Lloyd Cardwell · DET 34.9

6. Perry Schwartz+ · BKN 33.6

7. Joe Carter · PHI 33.5

8. Les McDonald · PHI 32.1

9. Jimmy Johnston · WAS 31.8

10. Vic Spadaccini* · RAM 30.7

Touchdowns

1. Dick Todd* · WAS 9

Johnny Drake*+ · RAM 9

3. Carl Mulleneaux* · GNB 7

Jimmy Johnston · WAS 7

Don Hutson*+ · GNB 7

6. Pug Manders* · BKN 6

7. Whizzer White+ · DET 5

Dick Riffle · PHI 5

Ace Parker+ · BKN 5

Don Looney* · PHI 5

Johnny Hall · CRD 5

Points Scored

1. Don Hutson*+ · GNB 57

2. Johnny Drake*+ · RAM 56

3. Dick Todd* · WAS 54

4. Ace Parker+ · BKN 49

5. Clarke Hinkle* · GNB 48

6. Carl Mulleneaux* · GNB 42

Bob Masterson · WAS 42

Jimmy Johnston · WAS 42

9. Pug Manders* · BKN 36

Ward Cuff · NYG 36

Rushing/Receiving TD

1. Johnny Drake*+ · RAM 9

2. Dick Todd* · WAS 8

3. Don Hutson*+ · GNB 7

4. Carl Mulleneaux* · GNB 6

Pug Manders* · BKN 6

Jimmy Johnston · WAS 6

7. Whizzer White+ · DET 5

Dick Riffle · PHI 5

9. Bob Seymour · WAS 4

Ace Parker+ · BKN 4

Bob Masterson · WAS 4

Don Looney* · PHI 4

Cecil Isbell · GNB 4

Gary Famiglietti* · CHI 4

Non-Offensive TDs

1. Johnny Hall · CRD 2

2. Alex Wojciechowicz · DET 1

Howie Weiss · DET 1

Dick Todd* · WAS 1

Vic Spadaccini* · RAM 1

John Siegal* · CHI 1

Ace Parker+ · BKN 1

Ray Nolting* · CHI 1

Carl Mulleneaux* · GNB 1

John Mellus · NYG 1

Ray McLean* · CHI 1

George McAfee · CHI 1

Joe Maniaci* · CHI 1

Don Looney* · PHI 1

Bill Leckonby · BKN 1

Yds From Scrimmage

1. Dick Todd* · WAS 810

2. Don Looney* · PHI 703

3. Don Hutson*+ · GNB 664

4. Jimmy Johnston · WAS 606

5. Whizzer White+ · DET 569

6. Johnny Drake*+ · RAM 561

7. Lloyd Cardwell · DET 535

8. Banks McFadden · BKN 508

9. Tuffy Leemans · NYG 474

10. Andy Uram · GNB 458

All-Purpose Yds

1. Dick Todd* · WAS 810

2. Don Looney* · PHI 703

3. Don Hutson*+ · GNB 664

4. Jimmy Johnston · WAS 606

5. Whizzer White+ · DET 569

6. Johnny Drake*+ · RAM 561

7. Lloyd Cardwell · DET 535

8. Banks McFadden · BKN 508

9. Tuffy Leemans · NYG 474

10. Andy Uram · GNB 458

Touches

1. Whizzer White+ · DET 150

2. Johnny Drake*+ · RAM 142

3. Tuffy Leemans · NYG 132

4. Jimmy Johnston · WAS 116

5. Clarke Hinkle* · GNB 113

6. Davey O'Brien · PHI 100

7. Cecil Isbell · GNB 97

8. Dick Todd* · WAS 96

9. Banks McFadden · BKN 94

Parker Hall · RAM 94

Gary Famiglietti* · CHI 94

Yds/Touch

1. Dick Todd* · WAS 8.4

2. Andy Uram · GNB 5.7

3. Banks McFadden · BKN 5.4

4. Jimmy Johnston · WAS 5.2

5. Lou Tomasetti · PIT 5.1

6. Ray Nolting* · CHI 5.0

7. Ace Parker+ · BKN 4.8

8. Howie Weiss · DET 4.3

Joe Maniaci* · CHI 4.3

Pug Manders* · BKN 4.3

Kick Return TD

1. Ray Nolting* · CHI 1

George McAfee · CHI 1

Bill Leckonby · BKN 1

Punt Return TD

1. Dick Todd* · WAS 1

Ray McLean* · CHI 1

Extra Pt Made

1. Ace Parker+ · BKN 19

2. Jack Manders · CHI 17

3. Bob Masterson · WAS 15

Don Hutson*+ · GNB 15

5. Bo Russell · WAS 11

6. Lou Zontini · CRD 10

Chuck Hanneman · DET 10

8. Ward Cuff · NYG 9

9. Tiny Engebretsen · GNB 8

10. Chet Adams · RAM 7

Extra Pt Att

1. Ace Parker+ · BKN 22

2. Jack Manders · CHI 18

3. Bob Masterson · WAS 16

Don Hutson*+ · GNB 16

5. Bo Russell · WAS 12

6. Lou Zontini · CRD 10

Chuck Hanneman · DET 10

8. Ward Cuff · NYG 9

Chet Adams · RAM 9

10. Fran Murray · PHI 8

Tiny Engebretsen · GNB 8

Total Field Goals Made

1. Clarke Hinkle* · GNB 9

2. Armand Niccolai · PIT 6

3. Ward Cuff · NYG 5

4. Ralph Kercheval · BKN 4

5. Lou Zontini · CRD 2

George Somers · PHI 2

Phil Martinovich* · CHI 2

Jack Manders · CHI 2

Chuck Hanneman · DET 2

10. Bob Snyder* · CHI 1

Bo Russell · WAS 1

Bob Masterson · WAS 1

Tiny Engebretsen · GNB 1

John Cole · PHI 1

Len Barnum · NYG 1

Field Goals Att

1. Armand Niccolai · PIT 14

Clarke Hinkle* · GNB 14

3. Ralph Kercheval · BKN 11

4. George Somers · PHI 9

5. Ward Cuff · NYG 8

6. Lou Zontini · CRD 5

Tiny Engebretsen · GNB 5

Chet Adams · RAM 5

9. Bob Snyder* · CHI 4

Chuck Hanneman · DET 4

Len Barnum · NYG 4

Field Goal %

1. Clarke Hinkle* · GNB 64.286%

2. Armand Niccolai · PIT 42.857%

3. Ralph Kercheval · BKN 36.364%

4. George Somers · PHI 22.222%

Punts

1. Parker Hall · RAM 57

2. Whizzer White+ · DET 52

3. Ace Parker+ · BKN 49

4. Billy Patterson · PIT 43

5. Len Barnum · NYG 39

6. Sammy Baugh*+ · WAS 35

7. Fran Murray · PHI 30

Hugh McCullough · CRD 30

9. Beryl Clark · CRD 28

10. Sid Luckman* · CHI 27

Punting Yds

1. Parker Hall · RAM 2489

2. Whizzer White+ · DET 2132

3. Ace Parker+ · BKN 1875

4. Sammy Baugh*+ · WAS 1799

5. Billy Patterson · PIT 1693

6. Len Barnum · NYG 1571

7. Hugh McCullough · CRD 1215

8. Sid Luckman* · CHI 1147

9. Fran Murray · PHI 1098

10. Beryl Clark · CRD 914

Long Punt

1. Sammy Baugh*+ · WAS 85

2. George McAfee · CHI 79

3. Parker Hall · RAM 75

4. Sid Luckman* · CHI 70

5. Sam Francis · BKN 69

6. Billy Patterson · PIT 68

Hugh McCullough · CRD 68

Kay Eakin · NYG 68

9. Ralph Kercheval · BKN 66

John Cole · PHI 66

Punts Blocked

1. Sammy Baugh*+ · WAS 1

Yds/Punt

1. Sammy Baugh*+ · WAS 51.4

2. Sam Francis · BKN 44.9

3. Parker Hall · RAM 43.7

4. Sid Luckman* · CHI 42.5

5. Kay Eakin · NYG 41.3

6. Whizzer White+ · DET 41.0

7. Hugh McCullough · CRD 40.5

8. Len Barnum · NYG 40.3

9. Billy Patterson · PIT 39.4

10. Arnie Herber · GNB 38.8

Fumble Return TD

1. Harry Clarke* · CHI 1

Don Looney* · PHI 1

Howie Weiss · DET 1

John Siegal* · CHI 1

Carl Mulleneaux* · GNB 1

John Mellus · NYG 1

Interceptions

1. Kent Ryan · DET 6

Ace Parker+ · BKN 6

Don Hutson*+ · GNB 6

4. Hugh McCullough · CRD 5

Jack Haman · RAM 5

Lou Brock · GNB 5

7. Whizzer White+ · DET 4

Dick Weisgerber · GNB 4

Lee Shaffer · NYG 4

Doug Oldershaw* · NYG 4

Davey O'Brien · PHI 4

George McAfee · CHI 4

Frank Filchock · WAS 4

Gary Famiglietti* · CHI 4

Harry Clarke* · CHI 4

Intercept. Ret. Yds

1. Ace Parker+ · BKN 146

2. Lou Brock · GNB 116

3. Davey O'Brien · PHI 92

4. Sammy Baugh*+ · WAS 84

5. Vic Spadaccini* · RAM 83

6. Jack Haman · RAM 80

7. Hugh McCullough · CRD 68

8. Kent Ryan · DET 65

Jimmy Johnston · WAS 65

10. Harry Clarke* · CHI 62

Intercept. Ret. TD

1. Alex Wojciechowicz · DET 1

Vic Spadaccini* · RAM 1

Ace Parker+ · BKN 1

Joe Maniaci* · CHI 1

Jimmy Johnston · WAS 1

Jack Haman · RAM 1

Johnny Hall · CRD 1

Harry Clarke* · CHI 1

Tony Calvelli · DET 1

Bob Adkins · GNB 1

Long Intercep. Return

1. Lou Brock · GNB 74

2. Ace Parker+ · BKN 68

3. Jimmy Johnston · WAS 65

4. Vic Spadaccini* · RAM 60

5. Johnny Hall · CRD 50

6. Herm Schneidman · CRD 48

7. Sammy Baugh*+ · WAS 44

8. Len Barnum · NYG 39

9. Rhoten Shetley · BKN 37

10. Jack Haman · RAM 35

Bob Adkins · GNB 35

Passes Completed/Game

1. Davey O'Brien · PHI 11.3

2. Sammy Baugh*+ · WAS 10.1

3. Parker Hall · RAM 7.0

4. Cecil Isbell · GNB 6.8

5. Ace Parker+ · BKN 4.5

6. Sid Luckman* · CHI 4.4

Eddie Miller · NYG 4.4

8. Hugh McCullough · CRD 3.9

9. Arnie Herber · GNB 3.8

10. Cotton Price* · DET 3.7

Pass Completion %

1. Sammy Baugh*+ · WAS 62.7%

2. Davey O'Brien · PHI 44.8%

3. Parker Hall · RAM 42.1%

Pass Intercept. %

1. Sammy Baugh*+ · WAS 5.6%

2. Davey O'Brien · PHI 6.1%

3. Parker Hall · RAM 8.7%

Passing TD %

1. Sammy Baugh*+ · WAS 6.8%

2. Parker Hall · RAM 3.8%

3. Davey O'Brien · PHI 1.8%

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