Sammy Baugh vs Sid Luckman

Sammy Baugh

2of 3 lines

Sid Luckman

1of 3 lines

Sammy Baugh and Sid Luckman compared on their NFL careers: Sammy Baugh played 16 seasons, 1937 to 1952, Sid Luckman 12 seasons, 1939 to 1950. Sammy Baugh has 21,886 passing yards to Sid Luckman's 14,686.

Who has the better career numbers?

Sammy Baugh 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.

Sammy Baugh and Sid Luckman career totals
167GP128
21,886, betterYDS14,686
187, betterTD137
7.3AVG8.4, better

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Sammy Baugh and Sid Luckman postseason
6GP6
831, betterYDS721
7TD7
8.1AVG8.5, better

Where each stands all time

Sammy Baugh and Sid Luckman all-time places
97th (21,886), betterPassing yards146th (14,686)
61st (187), 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

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.

Sammy Baugh 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.
1st19371,127, better8, better14193963654, better
2nd19388535, better111940941, better49, better
3rd19395186919411,181, better9, better6, better
4th19401,367, better12, better10, better19421,0241013
5th19411,236101919432,194, better28, better12, better
6th19421,524, better16, better11, better19441,0181112
7th19431,754, better23, better1919451,7271410, better
8th194484948, better19461,826, better17, better16
9th19451,669114, better19472,712, better24, better31
10th19461,163, better81719481,04713, better14, better
11th19472,938, better25, better15194920013, better
12th19482,599, better22, better23195018012, better
13th19491,9031814————
14th19501,1301011————
15th19511,104717————
16th195215221————

What the columns mean: INT