Rushing & Receiving

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Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Touch Y/Tch YScm RRTD Fmb AV Awards
1955 24 NYG NFL FB 12 3 34 138 0 19 4.1 11.5 2.8 3 9 3.0 0 12 0.3 0.8 37 4.0 147 0 3
1956 25 NYG NFL FB 12 12 125 515 5 25 4.1 42.9 10.4 6 48 8.0 1 35 0.5 4.0 131 4.3 563 6 10
1957 26 NYG NFL FB 10 3 61 216 0 16 3.5 21.6 6.1 4 75 18.8 0 33 0.4 7.5 65 4.5 291 0 1
1958 27 NYG NFL FB 12 10 118 466 1 24 3.9 38.8 9.8 7 110 15.7 0 32 0.6 9.2 125 4.6 576 1 7
1959 28 NYG NFL FB 11 11 91 381 1 20 4.2 34.6 8.3 6 78 13.0 0 25 0.5 7.1 97 4.7 459 1 5
1960 29 NYG NFL FB 12 10 124 573 4 40 4.6 47.8 10.3 5 48 9.6 2 24 0.4 4.0 129 4.8 621 6 7 5
1961 30 MIN NFL FB 14 8 80 407 1 37 5.1 29.1 5.7 10 41 4.1 0 15 0.7 2.9 90 5.0 448 1 4 4
1962 31 MIN NFL FB 14 2 52 160 2 18 3.1 11.4 3.7 2 30 15.0 1 27 0.1 2.1 54 3.5 190 3 2 1
8 Yrs 97 59 685 2856 14 40 4.2 29.4 7.1 43 439 10.2 4 35 0.4 4.5 728 4.5 3295 18 39 10
17 Game Avg 17 10 120 501 2 40 4.2 29.4 7.1 8 77 10.2 1 35 0.4 4.5 128 0.8 577 3 7 2
NYG (6 Yrs) 69 49 553 2289 11 40 4.1 33.2 8.0 31 368 11.9 3 35 0.4 5.3 584 4.5 2657 14 33 5
MIN (2 Yrs) 28 10 132 567 3 37 4.3 20.3 4.7 12 71 5.9 1 27 0.4 2.5 144 4.4 638 4 6 5
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 Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Touch Y/Tch YScm RRTD Fmb Awards
1956 25 NYG NFL FB 1 1 13 71 1 20 5.5 71.0 13.0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 13 5.5 71 1 0
1958 27 NYG NFL FB 2 2 10 30 1 9 3.0 15.0 5.0 2 15 7.5 0 9 1.0 7.5 12 3.8 45 1 0
1959 28 NYG NFL FB 1 1 6 39 0 28 6.5 39.0 6.0 1 -2 -2.0 0 -2 1.0 -2.0 7 5.3 37 0 0
3 Yrs 4 4 29 140 2 28 4.8 35.0 7.3 3 13 4.3 0 9 0.8 3.3 32 4.8 153 2 0
17 Game Avg 17 17 123 595 9 28 4.8 35.0 7.3 13 55 4.3 0 9 0.8 3.3 136 20.3 650 9 0
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Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Int Yds IntTD Lng Fmb FR Yds FRTD Sk Sfty Awards
1956 25 NYG NFL FB 12 12 0 0 0 0 10 2 0 0 0.0 0
1958 27 NYG NFL FB 12 10 0 0 0 0 7 2 0 0 0.0 0
1960 29 NYG NFL FB 12 10 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 0.0 0
8 Yrs 97 59 0 0 0 0 39 5 0 0 0.0 0
17 Game Avg 17 10 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 0.0 0
NYG (6 Yrs) 69 49 0 0 0 0 33 5 0 0 0.0 0
MIN (2 Yrs) 28 10 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0.0 0
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Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Ret Yds PRTD Lng Ret Yds KRTD Lng Y/Ret APYd Awards
1955 24 NYG NFL FB 12 3 0 0 0 0 3 47 0 20 15.7 194
1956 25 NYG NFL FB 12 12 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 2.0 565
1958 27 NYG NFL FB 12 10 0 0 0 0 4 59 0 20 14.8 635
1960 29 NYG NFL FB 12 10 0 0 0 0 2 38 0 20 19.0 659
1961 30 MIN NFL FB 14 8 0 0 0 0 3 41 0 18 13.7 489
8 Yrs 97 59 0 0 0 0 13 187 0 20 14.4 3482
17 Game Avg 17 10 0 0 0 0 2 33 0 4 14.4 610
NYG (6 Yrs) 69 49 0 0 0 0 10 146 0 20 14.6 2803
MIN (2 Yrs) 28 10 0 0 0 0 3 41 0 18 13.7 679
Kick & Punt Returns Table
Kick Returns
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Lng Ret Yds KRTD Lng Y/Ret Awards
1958 27 NYG NFL FB 2 2 0 1 21 0 21 21.0
1959 28 NYG NFL FB 1 1 0 1 21 0 21 21.0
3 Yrs 4 4 0 2 42 0 21 21.0
17 Game Avg 17 17 0 89

Scoring Summary

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PAT FG
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PRTD KRTD FRTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM XPA FGM FGA Sfty Pts Pts/G Awards
1956 25 NYG NFL FB 12 12 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 3.0
1958 27 NYG NFL FB 12 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.5
1959 28 NYG NFL FB 11 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.5
1960 29 NYG NFL FB 12 10 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 3.0
1961 30 MIN NFL FB 14 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.4
1962 31 MIN NFL FB 14 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 1.3
8 Yrs 97 59 14 4 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 108 1.1
17 Game Avg 17 10 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 1.1
NYG (6 Yrs) 69 49 11 3 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 84 1.2
MIN (2 Yrs) 28 10 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0.9
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PAT FG
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS RshTD RecTD KRTD FRTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM XPA FGM FGA Sfty Pts Pts/G Awards
1956 25 NYG NFL FB 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6.0
1958 27 NYG NFL FB 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.0
3 Yrs 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 3.0
17 Game Avg 17 17 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 3.0

Passing

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Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Y/A AY/A Y/G Rate Yds 4QC GWD Awards
1956 25 NYG NFL FB 1 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 39.6 0 0 0
3 Yrs 4 4 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 39.6 0 0 0
17 Game Avg 17 17 0 4 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Hall of Fame Monitor

PFR HOF Monitor: 6.85 (579th among RB, average HOF RB is 106.95)

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Mel Triplett born?

Mel Triplett was born on December 24, 1931.

Where was Mel Triplett born?

Mel Triplett was born in Indianola, MS.

How tall was Mel Triplett?

Mel Triplett was 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

How much did Mel Triplett weigh when playing?

Mel Triplett weighed 215 lbs (97 kg) when playing.

Is Mel Triplett in the Hall of Fame?

Mel Triplett has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

How many games did Mel Triplett play?

Mel Triplett played 97 games over his career.

How many rushing attempts did Mel Triplett have?

Mel Triplett had 685 rushing attempts over his career.

How many rushing yards did Mel Triplett have?

Mel Triplett had 2,856 rushing yards over his career.

How many Super Bowls has Mel Triplett won?

Mel Triplett never won a Super Bowl.

When did Mel Triplett retire?

Mel Triplett last played in 1962.