John Kidd stats
Punter · #17
Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 1984
- Draft
- 1984Rd 5, Pk 16
- College
- Northwestern
Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 1984
- Draft
- 1984Rd 5, Pk 16
- College
- Northwestern
Stats
Totals
Career regular season
- GP
- 215
- PUNTS
- 957
- YDS
- 39,716
- AVG
- 41.5
- LNG
- 67
- IN20
- 126
- TB
- 48
- ATT
- 228
Ranked among NFL players who qualify (PUNTS: 4+ games; IN20: 4+ games, 20+ PUNTS) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | PUNTS: Punts kicked. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | IN20: Punts downed inside the opponent's 20-yard line. | TB: Touchbacks — kicks that reached the end zone and came out to the 25. | ATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 |  BUF | 16 | 88 | 3,696 | 42.0 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | BUF | 16 | 92 | 3,818 | 41.5 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | BUF | 16 | 75 | 3,031 | 40.4 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | BUF | 12 | 64 | 2,495 | 39.0 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | BUF | 16 | 62 | 2,451 | 39.5 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | BUF | 16 | 65 | 2,564 | 39.4 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | LAC | 16 | 61 | 2,442 | 40.0 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | LAC | 16 | 76 | 3,064 | 40.3 | 60 | 22 | 6 | 32 |
| 1992 | LAC | 16 | 68 | 2,899 | 42.6 | 65 | 22 | 9 | 24 |
| 1993 | LAC | 14 | 57 | 2,431 | 42.6 | 67 | 16 | 7 | 28 |
| 1994 |  LAC/MIA | 6 | 21 | 848 | 40.4 | 58 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 1995 | MIA | 16 | 57 | 2,433 | 42.7 | 56 | 15 | 5 | 35 |
| 1996 | MIA | 16 | 78 | 3,611 | 46.3 | 63 | 26 | 11 | 48 |
| 1997 | MIA | 13 | 52 | 2,247 | 43.2 | 58 | 13 | 4 | 35 |
| 1998 |  DET/NYJ | 10 | 41 | 1,686 | 41.1 | 57 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 11
- PUNTS
- 53
- YDS
- 2,276
- AVG
- 42.9
- LNG
- 59
- IN20
- 11
- TB
- 5
- ATT
- 19
Per game
Career regular season
- GP
- 215
- PUNTS
- 4.5
- YDS
- 184.7
- AVG
- 41.5
- LNG
- 67
- IN20
- 0.6
- TB
- 0.2
- ATT
- 1.1
Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | PUNTS: Punts kicked. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | IN20: Punts downed inside the opponent's 20-yard line. | TB: Touchbacks — kicks that reached the end zone and came out to the 25. | ATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | BUF | 16 | 5.5 | 231 | 42.0 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | BUF | 16 | 5.8 | 238.6 | 41.5 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | BUF | 16 | 4.7 | 189.4 | 40.4 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | BUF | 12 | 5.3 | 207.9 | 39.0 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | BUF | 16 | 3.9 | 153.2 | 39.5 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | BUF | 16 | 4.1 | 160.3 | 39.4 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | LAC | 16 | 3.8 | 152.6 | 40.0 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | LAC | 16 | 4.8 | 191.5 | 40.3 | 60 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 2 |
| 1992 | LAC | 16 | 4.3 | 181.2 | 42.6 | 65 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.5 |
| 1993 | LAC | 14 | 4.1 | 173.6 | 42.6 | 67 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 2 |
| 1994 | LAC/MIA | 6 | 3.5 | 141.3 | 40.4 | 58 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1 |
| 1995 | MIA | 16 | 3.6 | 152.1 | 42.7 | 56 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.2 |
| 1996 | MIA | 16 | 4.9 | 225.7 | 46.3 | 63 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 3 |
| 1997 | MIA | 13 | 4 | 172.8 | 43.2 | 58 | 1 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
| 1998 | DET/NYJ | 10 | 4.1 | 168.6 | 41.1 | 57 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 2 |
What were John Kidd's career stats?
John Kidd played 15 seasons for the Bills, the Chargers and the Dolphins. His best season was 1985: 0 passing yards, 0 passing touchdowns and 0 interceptions thrown.
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