Otto Graham

Otto Everett Graham Jr. (Automatic Otto, Otto the Great or Mr. Quarterback)

Position: QB-DB Throws: Right

6-1, 196lb (185cm, 88kg)

Born: December 6, 1921 in Waukegan, IL

Died: December 17, 2003 in Sarasota, FL

College: Northwestern (College Stats)

High School: Waukegan (IL)

Draft: Detroit Lions in the 1st round (4th overall) of the 1944 NFL Draft.

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1965 (Full List)

As Coach: 3 Yrs (Full Record)

As Exec: 3 Yrs (Full Record)

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SUMMARY

Career

126

QBrec

57-13-1

Cmp%

55.8

Yds

23584

Y/A

9.0

174

Int

135

FantPt

1692.5

Passing

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Passing Table
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	QBrec	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	TD%	Int	Int%	Lng	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate	Sk	Yds	Sk%	NY/A	ANY/A	4QC	GWD	Awards
1946	25	CLE	AAFC	QB	14	9		95	174	54.6	1834	17	9.8	5	2.9	79	10.5	11.20	19.3	131.0	112.1						0	0
1947	26	CLE	AAFC	QB	14	9		163	269	60.6	2753	25	9.3	11	4.1	99	10.2	10.25	16.9	196.6	109.2	19	195	6.60	8.88	8.90	1	0	AP-1
1948	27	CLE	AAFC	QB	14	14		173	333	52.0	2713	25	7.5	15	4.5	78	8.1	7.62	15.7	193.8	85.6	25	212	6.98	6.99	6.50	0	0	AP-1
1949	28	CLE	AAFC	QB	12	11		161	285	56.5	2785	19	6.7	10	3.5	74	9.8	9.53	17.3	232.1	97.5	31	251	9.81	8.02	7.80	2	2	AP-1
1950	29	CLE	NFL	QB	12	12	10-2-0	137	253	54.2	1943	14	5.5	20	7.9	80	7.7	5.23	14.2	161.9	64.7		291				2	2	PB
1951	30	CLE	NFL	QB	12	12	11-1-0	147	265	55.5	2205	17	6.4	16	6.0	81	8.3	6.89	15.0	183.8	79.2		371				1	1	PB,AP-1
1952	31	CLE	NFL	QB	12	12	8-4-0	181	364	49.7	2816	20	5.5	24	6.6	68	7.7	5.87	15.6	234.7	66.6		242				1	1	PB,AP-2
1953	32	CLE	NFL	QB	12	11	10-1-0	167	258	64.7	2722	11	4.3	9	3.5	70	10.6	9.83	16.3	226.8	99.7		245				2	2	PB,AP-1
1954	33	CLE	NFL	QB	12	12	9-3-0	142	240	59.2	2092	11	4.6	17	7.1	64	8.7	6.45	14.7	174.3	73.5		197				0	0	PB,AP-1
1955	34	CLE	NFL	QB	12	12	9-2-1	98	185	53.0	1721	15	8.1	8	4.3	61	9.3	8.98	17.6	143.4	94.0		241				3	2	AP-1
10 Yrs					126	114	57-13-1	1464	2626	55.8	23584	174	6.6	135	5.1	99	9.0	7.99	16.1	187.2	86.6	75	2245	7.80	7.90	7.64	12	10
17 Game Avg					17	15		198	354	55.8	3182	23	6.6	18	5.1	99	9.0	7.99	16.1	187.2	86.6						2	1

AAFC (4 Yrs)					54	43		592	1061	55.8	10085	86	8.1	41	3.9	99	9.5	9.39	17.0	186.8	99.1	75	658	7.80	8.30	7.64	3	2
NFL (6 Yrs)					72	71	57-13-1	872	1565	55.7	13499	88	5.6	94	6.0	81	8.6	7.05	15.5	187.5	78.2		1587				9	8

Passing Table
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	QBrec	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	TD%	Int	Int%	Lng	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate	Sk	Yds	Sk%	NY/A	ANY/A	4QC	GWD
1946	25	CLE	AAFC	QB	1	1	1-0-0	16	27	59.3	213	1	3.7	1	3.7	23	7.9	6.96	13.3	213.0	81.2	2	23	6.90	6.55	5.69	1	1
1947	26	CLE	AAFC	QB	1	1	1-0-0	14	21	66.7	112	0	0.0	0	0.0	35	5.3	5.33	8.0	112.0	79.9	2	25	8.70	3.78	3.78	0	0
1948	27	CLE	AAFC	QB	1	1	1-0-0	11	24	45.8	118	1	4.2	1	4.2	19	4.9	3.88	10.7	118.0	57.3	1	9	4.00	4.36	3.36	0	0
1949	28	CLE	AAFC	QB	2	2	2-0-0	29	60	48.3	454	2	3.3	2	3.3	37	7.6	6.73	15.7	227.0	71.1	7	43	10.45	6.13	5.39	0	0
1950	29	CLE	NFL	QB	2	2	2-0-0	25	41	61.0	341	4	9.8	2	4.9	39	8.3	8.07	13.6	170.5	99.7		55				1	2
1951	30	CLE	NFL	QB	1	1	0-1-0	19	40	47.5	280	1	2.5	3	7.5	26	7.0	4.13	14.7	280.0	47.9		47				0	0
1952	31	CLE	NFL	QB	1	1	0-1-0	20	35	57.1	191	0	0.0	1	2.9	32	5.5	4.17	9.6	191.0	60.5		34				0	0
1953	32	CLE	NFL	QB	1	1	0-1-0	2	15	13.3	20	0	0.0	2	13.3	13	1.3	-4.67	10.0	20.0	0.0		16				0	0
1954	33	CLE	NFL	QB	1	1	1-0-0	9	12	75.0	163	3	25.0	2	16.7	45	13.6	11.08	18.1	163.0	116.7		0				0	0
1955	34	CLE	NFL	QB	1	1	1-0-0	14	25	56.0	209	2	8.0	3	12.0	50	8.4	4.56	14.9	209.0	70.7		7				0	0
10 Yrs					12	12	9-3-0	159	300	53.0	2101	14	4.7	17	5.7	50	7.0	5.39	13.2	175.1	67.4	12	259	8.33	5.90	4.84	2	3
17 Game Avg					17	17	9-3-0	225	425	53.0	2976	20	4.7	24	5.7		7.0	5.39	13.2	175.1	67.4		367				3	4

AAFC (4 Yrs)					5	5	5-0-0	70	132	53.0	897	4	3.0	4	3.0	37	6.8	6.04	12.8	179.4	72.1	12	100	8.33	5.53	4.84	1	1
NFL (6 Yrs)					7	7	4-3-0	89	168	53.0	1204	10	6.0	13	7.7	50	7.2	4.88	13.5	172.0	63.7		159				1	2

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Adjusted Passing

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Adjusted Passing Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	QBrec	Att	Y/A+	AY/A+	Cmp%+	TD%+	Int%+	Rate+	Awards
1946	25	CLE	QB	60	14	9		174	147	155	117	129	156	149
1947+	26	CLE	QB	60	14	9		269	149	146	139	122	131	142	AP1
1948+	27	CLE	QB	60	14	14		333	114	120	110	111	124	120	AP1
1949+	28	CLE	QB	60	12	11		285	142	141	132	106	138	134	AP1
1950*	29	CLE	QB	60	12	12	10-2-0	253	114	108	120	104	97	110	PB
1951*+	30	CLE	QB	60	12	12	11-1-0	265	123	124	128	112	112	127	UPI MVP-1, AP1, PB
1952*	31	CLE	QB	14	12	12	8-4-0	364	113	112	107	106	106	111	AP2, PB
1953*+	32	CLE	QB	14	12	11	10-1-0	258	144	148	143	95	134	142	UPI MVP-1, AP1, PB
1954*+	33	CLE	QB	14	12	12	9-3-0	240	123	115	127	100	98	114	UPI MVP-2, AP1, PB
1955+	34	CLE	QB	14	12	12	9-2-1	185	131	142	110	131	124	138	UPI MVP-1, AP1
Career					126	114	57-13-1	2626

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Rushing & Receiving

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Rushing & Receiving Table
							Rushing							Receiving					Scrimmage
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	Rec	Yds	TD	R/G	Y/G	Touch	Y/Tch	YScm	RRTD	Fmb	Awards
1946	25	CLE	AAFC	QB	14	9	30	-125	1		-4.2	-8.9	2.1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	30	-4.2	-125	1	0
1947	26	CLE	AAFC	QB	14	9	19	72	1		3.8	5.1	1.4	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	19	3.8	72	1	0	AP-1
1948	27	CLE	AAFC	QB	14	14	23	146	6		6.3	10.4	1.6	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	23	6.3	146	6	0	AP-1
1949	28	CLE	AAFC	QB	12	11	27	107	3		4.0	8.9	2.3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	27	4.0	107	3	0	AP-1
1950	29	CLE	NFL	QB	12	12	55	145	6	20	2.6	12.1	4.6	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	55	2.6	145	6	6	PB
1951	30	CLE	NFL	QB	12	12	35	29	3	12	0.8	2.4	2.9	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	35	0.8	29	3	7	PB,AP-1
1952	31	CLE	NFL	QB	12	12	42	130	4	21	3.1	10.8	3.5	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	42	3.1	130	4	4	PB,AP-2
1953	32	CLE	NFL	QB	12	11	43	143	6	21	3.3	11.9	3.6	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	43	3.3	143	6	8	PB,AP-1
1954	33	CLE	NFL	QB	12	12	63	114	8	14	1.8	9.5	5.3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	63	1.8	114	8	3	PB,AP-1
1955	34	CLE	NFL	QB	12	12	68	121	6	36	1.8	10.1	5.7	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	68	1.8	121	6	7	AP-1
10 Yrs					126	114	405	882	44	36	2.2	7.0	3.2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	405	2.2	882	44	35
17 Game Avg					17	15	55	119	6	36	2.2	7.0	3.2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	55	0.3	119	6	5

AAFC (4 Yrs)					54	43	99	200	11		2.0	3.7	1.8	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	99	2.0	200	11	0
NFL (6 Yrs)					72	71	306	682	33	36	2.2	9.5	4.3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	306	2.2	682	33	35

Rushing & Receiving Table
							Rushing							Receiving					Scrimmage
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	Rec	Yds	TD	R/G	Y/G	Touch	Y/Tch	YScm	RRTD	Fmb	Awards
1946	25	CLE	AAFC	QB	1	1	3	-19	0	3	-6.3	-19.0	3.0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	3	-6.3	-19	0	0
1947	26	CLE	AAFC	QB	1	1	4	21	1	24	5.3	21.0	4.0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	4	5.3	21	1	0
1948	27	CLE	AAFC	QB	1	1	1	0	0		0.0	0.0	1.0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	0.0	0	0	0
1949	28	CLE	AAFC	QB	2	2	10	65	0	3	6.5	32.5	5.0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	10	6.5	65	0	0
1950	29	CLE	NFL	QB	2	2	20	169	0	21	8.5	84.5	10.0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	20	8.5	169	0	1
1951	30	CLE	NFL	QB	1	1	5	43	0	34	8.6	43.0	5.0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	5	8.6	43	0	1
1952	31	CLE	NFL	QB	1	1	7	23	0	12	3.3	23.0	7.0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	7	3.3	23	0	0
1953	32	CLE	NFL	QB	1	1	5	9	0	5	1.8	9.0	5.0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	5	1.8	9	0	1
1954	33	CLE	NFL	QB	1	1	9	27	3	8	3.0	27.0	9.0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	9	3.0	27	3	0
1955	34	CLE	NFL	QB	1	1	9	21	2	15	2.3	21.0	9.0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	9	2.3	21	2	0
10 Yrs					12	12	73	359	6	34	4.9	29.9	6.1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	73	4.9	359	6	3
17 Game Avg					17	17	103	509	9	34	4.9	29.9	6.1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	103	7.0	509	9	4

AAFC (4 Yrs)					5	5	18	67	1	24	3.7	13.4	3.6	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	18	3.7	67	1	0
NFL (6 Yrs)					7	7	55	292	5	34	5.3	41.7	7.9	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	55	5.3	292	5	3

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Defense & Fumbles

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Defense & Fumbles Table
							Def Interceptions				Fumbles
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	IntTD	Lng	Fmb	FR	Yds	FRTD	Sk	Sfty	Awards
1946	25	CLE	AAFC	QB	14	9	5	102	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
1947	26	CLE	AAFC	QB	14	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	AP-1
1948	27	CLE	AAFC	QB	14	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	AP-1

1951	30	CLE	NFL	QB	12	12	0	0	0	0	7	2	2	1	0.0	0	PB,AP-1

1953	32	CLE	NFL	QB	12	11	0	0	0	0	8	5	0	0	0.0	0	PB,AP-1
1954	33	CLE	NFL	QB	12	12	0	0	0	0	3	2	11	0	0.0	0	PB,AP-1
1955	34	CLE	NFL	QB	12	12	0	0	0	0	7	3	0	0	0.0	0	AP-1
10 Yrs					126	114	7	102	1	0	35	12	13	1	0.0	0
17 Game Avg					17	15	1	14	0	0	5	2	2	0	0.0	0

AAFC (4 Yrs)					54	43	7	102	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
NFL (6 Yrs)					72	71	0	0	0	0	35	12	13	1	0.0	0

Defense & Fumbles Table
							Def Interceptions					Fumbles
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	IntTD	Lng	PD	Fmb	FR	Yds	FRTD	Sk	Comb	Sfty	Awards
1946	25	CLE	AAFC	QB	1	1	1	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
10 Yrs					12	12	1	4	0	4	0	3	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
17 Game Avg					17	17				4	0	4	0	0	0	0.0	0	0

AAFC (4 Yrs)					5	5	1	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
NFL (6 Yrs)					7	7				0	0	3	0	0	0	0.0	0	0

Kick & Punt Returns

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Kick & Punt Returns Table
					Games		Punt Returns					Kick Returns
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	APYd
1946	25	CLE	QB	60	14	9	12	129	0	0	10.8			0			106
1947+	26	CLE	QB	60	14	9	10	121	0	0	12.1			0			193
1948+	27	CLE	QB	60	14	14	1	12	0	12	12.0			0			158
Career					126	114	23	262	0	12	11.4			0			1259

Kick & Punt Returns Table
				Games		Punt Returns					Kick Returns
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	APYd
1946	25	CLE	QB	1	1	5	20	0	13	4.0			0			5
Career				12	12	5	20	0	13	4.0			0			91

Scoring Summary

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Scoring Summary Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	RshTD	FblTD	IntTD	AllTD	D2P	Pts	Pts/G
1946	25	CLE	QB	60	14	9	1		1	2		12	0.9
1947+	26	CLE	QB	60	14	9	1			1		6	0.4
1948+	27	CLE	QB	60	14	14	6			6		36	2.6
1949+	28	CLE	QB	60	12	11	3			3		18	1.5
1950*	29	CLE	QB	60	12	12	6			6		36	3.0
1951*+	30	CLE	QB	60	12	12	3	1		4		24	2.0
1952*	31	CLE	QB	14	12	12	4			4		24	2.0
1953*+	32	CLE	QB	14	12	11	6			6		36	3.0
1954*+	33	CLE	QB	14	12	12	8			8		48	4.0
1955+	34	CLE	QB	14	12	12	6			6		36	3.0
Career					126	114	44	1	1	46	0	276	2.2

Scoring Summary Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	RshTD	AllTD	Pts	Pts/G
1947+	26	CLE	QB	1	1	1	1	6	6.0
1954*+	33	CLE	QB	1	1	3		18	18.0
1955+	34	CLE	QB	1	1	2		12	12.0
Career				12	12	6	6	36	3.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Otto Graham born?

Otto Graham was born on December 6, 1921.

Where was Otto Graham born?

Otto Graham was born in Waukegan, IL.

How tall was Otto Graham?

Otto Graham was 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

How much did Otto Graham weigh when playing?

Otto Graham weighed 196 lbs (88 kg) when playing.

Is Otto Graham in the Hall of Fame?

Otto Graham was elected into the Hall of Fame as a Player in 1965.

How many games did Otto Graham play?

Otto Graham played 126 games over his career.

How many passing yards did Otto Graham have?

Otto Graham had 23,584 passing yards over his career.

How many touchdowns did Otto Graham have?

Otto Graham had 174 touchdowns over his career.

How many Super Bowls has Otto Graham won?

Otto Graham never won a Super Bowl.

When did Otto Graham retire?

Otto Graham last played in 1955.

What are Otto Graham's nicknames?

Automatic Otto, Otto the Great, Mr. Quarterback are nicknames for Otto Graham.

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When was Otto Graham born?

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How many games did Otto Graham play?

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