Norm Van Brocklin vs Sid Luckman

Norm Van Brocklin

2of 3 lines

Sid Luckman

1of 3 lines

Norm Van Brocklin and Sid Luckman compared on their NFL careers: Norm Van Brocklin played 12 seasons, 1949 to 1960, Sid Luckman 12 seasons, 1939 to 1950. Norm Van Brocklin has 23,611 passing yards to Sid Luckman's 14,686.

Who has the better career numbers?

Norm Van Brocklin leads in 2 of the 3 lines, Sid Luckman in 1. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Norm Van Brocklin and Sid Luckman career totals
140GP128
23,611, betterYDS14,686
173, betterTD137
8.2AVG8.4, better

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Norm Van Brocklin and Sid Luckman postseason
7GP6
736, betterYDS721
4TD7, better
7.7AVG8.5, better

Where each stands all time

Norm Van Brocklin and Sid Luckman all-time places
88th (23,611), betterPassing yards146th (14,686)
68th (173), betterPassing touchdowns91st (137)

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

Norm Van Brocklin and Sid Luckman titles and awards
—Championships—
1, betterMVP—

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.

Norm Van Brocklin and Sid Luckman season by season
YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.
1st19496016, better2, better1939636, better54
2nd19502,061, better18, better14194094149, better
3rd19511,725, better13, better1119411,18196, better
4th19521,736, better14, better1719421,0241013, better
5th19532,393, better191419432,19428, better12, better
6th19542,637, better13, better2119441,0181112, better
7th19551,890, better81519451,72714, better10, better
8th1956966712, better19461,826, better17, better16
9th19572,1052021, better19472,712, better24, better31
10th19582,409, better15, better2019481,0471314, better
11th19592,617, better16, better14194920013, better
12th19602,471, better24, better17195018012, better

What the columns mean: INT