Bob Waterfield vs Sid Luckman

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Bob Waterfield and Sid Luckman compared on their NFL careers: Bob Waterfield played 8 seasons, 1945 to 1952, Sid Luckman 12 seasons, 1939 to 1950. Bob Waterfield has 11,849 passing yards to Sid Luckman's 14,686.

Who has the better career numbers?

Sid Luckman leads in 3 of the 3 lines, Bob Waterfield in 0. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Bob Waterfield and Sid Luckman career totals

91	GP	128
11,849	YDS	14,686, better
97	TD	137, better
7.3	AVG	8.4, better

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Bob Waterfield and Sid Luckman postseason

6	GP	6
965, better	YDS	721
6	TD	7, better
7.7	AVG	8.5, better

Where each stands all time

Bob Waterfield and Sid Luckman all-time places

162nd (11,849)	Passing yards	146th (14,686), better
131st (97)	Passing touchdowns	91st (137), better

Among the NFL players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Neither has a championship or an award on file.

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Bob Waterfield and Sid Luckman season by season

1st	1945	1,609, better	14, better	17	1939	636	5	4, better
2nd	1946	1,747, better	17, better	17	1940	941	4	9, better
3rd	1947	1,210, better	8	18	1941	1,181	9, better	6, better
4th	1948	1,354, better	14, better	18	1942	1,024	10	13, better
5th	1949	2,168	17	24	1943	2,194, better	28, better	12, better
6th	1950	1,540, better	11	13	1944	1,018	11	12, better
7th	1951	1,566	13	10	1945	1,727, better	14, better	10
8th	1952	655	3	11, better	1946	1,826, better	17, better	16
9th	—	—	—	—	1947	2,712	24	31
10th	—	—	—	—	1948	1,047	13	14
11th	—	—	—	—	1949	200	1	3
12th	—	—	—	—	1950	180	1	2

What the columns mean: INT