Lawrence Taylor stats

Last played for the New York Giants, 1993

Linebacker

Age 67 · 6' 3"

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Lawrence Taylor played 13 NFL seasons, 1981 to 1993.

Stats

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Totals

Career regular season

GP
184
TOT
37
SOLO
28
AST
9
SACK
132.5
INT
9
PD
4
FF
3

Ranked among NFL players who qualify (TOT, SOLO, SACK, PD, FF: 8+ games; AST: 4+ games) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Totals by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made without help.AST: Assisted tackles, where the player helped bring the carrier down.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught.FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose.
1981NYG160000.0100
1982NYG90007.5100
1983NYG160009.0200
1984NYG1600011.5100
1985NYG1600013.0000
1986NYG1600020.5000
1987NYG1200012.0300
1988NYG1200015.5000
1989NYG1600015.0000
1990NYG1600010.5100
1991NYG140007.0000
1992NYG90005.0000
1993NYG16372896.0043

What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · AST · SACK · INT · PD · FF

Career Postseason

GP
13
TOT
5
SOLO
3
AST
2
SACK
6.5
INT
1
PD
1
FF
0

Per game

Career regular season

GP
184
TOT
0.2
SOLO
0.2
AST
0.0
SACK
0.7
INT
0.0
PD
0.0
FF
0.0

Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.

Per game by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made without help.AST: Assisted tackles, where the player helped bring the carrier down.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught.FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose.
1981NYG160.00.000.00.10.00.0
1982NYG90.00.000.80.10.00.0
1983NYG160.00.000.60.10.00.0
1984NYG160.00.000.70.10.00.0
1985NYG160.00.000.80.00.00.0
1986NYG160.00.001.30.00.00.0
1987NYG120.00.001.00.30.00.0
1988NYG120.00.001.30.00.00.0
1989NYG160.00.000.90.00.00.0
1990NYG160.00.000.70.10.00.0
1991NYG140.00.000.50.00.00.0
1992NYG90.00.000.60.00.00.0
1993NYG162.31.80.60.40.00.30.2

What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · AST · SACK · INT · PD · FF

Bio

Age
67 yearsFeb 4, 1959
Height
6' 3"
Debut
1981
Birthplace
Williamsburg, VA
College
North Carolina
MVP
1986
Defensive Player of the Year
3x
Defensive Rookie of the Year
1981

What were Lawrence Taylor's career stats?

Lawrence Taylor played 13 seasons for the Giants. He recorded 37 tackles, 132.5 sacks and 9 interceptions. His best season was 1993: 37 tackles and 6.0 sacks.

League leaderboards and awards

13 seasons, 6 postseasons, 1981 to 1993

Championships ×2

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 19th in sacks (132.5)

Among the 9,826 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

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