Mel Farr stats

Last played for the Detroit Lions, 1973

Running back

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Mel Farr played 7 NFL seasons, 1967 to 1973.

Stats

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Totals

Career regular season

GP
69
CAR
739
YDS
3,072
AVG
4.2
TD
26
LNG
57
FUM
19
Totals by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.LNG: Longest single play, in yards.FUM: Times the player lost control of the ball, recovered or not.
1967DET132068604.23577
1968DET91285974.73462
1969DET5582454.24522
1970DET121667174.39365
1971DET922642.90140
1972DET10622163.53220
1973DET11973733.84323

What the columns mean: CAR · LNG · FUM

Career Postseason

GP
1
CAR
12
YDS
31
AVG
2.6
TD
0
LNG
5
FUM
0

Per game

Career regular season

GP
69
CAR
10.7
YDS
44.5
AVG
4.2
TD
0.4
LNG
57
FUM
0.3

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.CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.LNG: Longest single play, in yards.FUM: Times the player lost control of the ball, recovered or not.
1967DET1315.866.24.20.2570.5
1968DET914.266.34.70.3460.2
1969DET511.649.04.20.8520.4
1970DET1213.859.84.30.8360.4
1971DET92.47.12.90.0140
1972DET106.221.63.50.3220
1973DET118.833.93.80.4320.3

What the columns mean: CAR · LNG · FUM

Fantasy

Career regular season

GP
69
PPR
806.6
HALF
733.6
STD
660.6
PPG
11.7

Fantasy points in ESPN’s default scoring, worked out here from the season lines: PPR with a point per catch, half-PPR with half, standard with none.

Fantasy by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.PPR: Fantasy points with a point per catch — the scoring most leagues use.HALF: Fantasy points with half a point per catch.STD: Standard fantasy points: nothing for a catch, only yards, touchdowns and turnovers.PPG: PPR fantasy points per game played.
1967DET13192.7173.2153.714.8
1968DET9163.2151.2139.218.1
1969DET570.964.457.914.2
1970DET12188.0173.5159.015.7
1971DET923.420.918.42.6
1972DET1062.857.852.86.3
1973DET11105.692.679.69.6

What the columns mean: PPR · HALF · STD · PPG

Bio

Experience
7 yearsDebut 1967
Offensive Rookie of the Year
1967

What were Mel Farr's career stats?

Mel Farr played 7 seasons for the Lions. He had 739 carries for 3,072 yards, 146 catches for 1,374 yards. His best season was 1967: 860 rushing yards, 3 rushing touchdowns and 4.2 yards per carry.

League leaderboards and awards

7 seasons, 1 postseason, 1967 to 1973

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 248th in rushing yards (3,072)
  • 207th in rushing touchdowns (26)

Among the 2,986 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

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