Norm Van Brocklin stats
Bio
- MVP
- 1960
Norm Van Brocklin played 12 NFL seasons, 1949 to 1960.
Stats
Totals
Career regular season
- GP
- 140
- CMP
- 1,553
- ATT
- 2,895
- CMP%
- 53.6
- YDS
- 23,611
- AVG
- 8.2
- TD
- 173
- INT
- 178
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | CMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver. | ATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken. | CMP%: Share of passes completed. The modern league average is around 65%. | 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. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 |  LAR | 8 | 32 | 58 | 55.2 | 601 | 10.4 | 6 | 2 |
| 1950 | LAR | 12 | 127 | 233 | 54.5 | 2,061 | 8.8 | 18 | 14 |
| 1951 | LAR | 12 | 100 | 194 | 51.5 | 1,725 | 8.9 | 13 | 11 |
| 1952 | LAR | 12 | 113 | 205 | 55.1 | 1,736 | 8.5 | 14 | 17 |
| 1953 | LAR | 12 | 156 | 286 | 54.5 | 2,393 | 8.4 | 19 | 14 |
| 1954 | LAR | 12 | 139 | 260 | 53.5 | 2,637 | 10.1 | 13 | 21 |
| 1955 | LAR | 12 | 144 | 272 | 52.9 | 1,890 | 6.9 | 8 | 15 |
| 1956 | LAR | 12 | 68 | 124 | 54.8 | 966 | 7.8 | 7 | 12 |
| 1957 | LAR | 12 | 132 | 265 | 49.8 | 2,105 | 7.9 | 20 | 21 |
| 1958 |  PHI | 12 | 198 | 374 | 52.9 | 2,409 | 6.4 | 15 | 20 |
| 1959 | PHI | 12 | 191 | 340 | 56.2 | 2,617 | 7.7 | 16 | 14 |
| 1960 | PHI | 12 | 153 | 284 | 53.9 | 2,471 | 8.7 | 24 | 17 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 7
- CMP
- 46
- ATT
- 95
- CMP%
- 48.4
- YDS
- 736
- AVG
- 7.7
- TD
- 4
- INT
- 8
Per game
Career regular season
- GP
- 140
- CMP
- 11.1
- ATT
- 20.7
- CMP%
- 53.6
- YDS
- 168.7
- AVG
- 8.2
- TD
- 1.2
- INT
- 1.3
Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | CMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver. | ATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken. | CMP%: Share of passes completed. The modern league average is around 65%. | 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. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | LAR | 8 | 4.0 | 7.3 | 55.2 | 75.1 | 10.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 |
| 1950 | LAR | 12 | 10.6 | 19.4 | 54.5 | 171.8 | 8.8 | 1.5 | 1.2 |
| 1951 | LAR | 12 | 8.3 | 16.2 | 51.5 | 143.8 | 8.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| 1952 | LAR | 12 | 9.4 | 17.1 | 55.1 | 144.7 | 8.5 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| 1953 | LAR | 12 | 13.0 | 23.8 | 54.5 | 199.4 | 8.4 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
| 1954 | LAR | 12 | 11.6 | 21.7 | 53.5 | 219.8 | 10.1 | 1.1 | 1.8 |
| 1955 | LAR | 12 | 12.0 | 22.7 | 52.9 | 157.5 | 6.9 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| 1956 | LAR | 12 | 5.7 | 10.3 | 54.8 | 80.5 | 7.8 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
| 1957 | LAR | 12 | 11.0 | 22.1 | 49.8 | 175.4 | 7.9 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| 1958 | PHI | 12 | 16.5 | 31.2 | 52.9 | 200.8 | 6.4 | 1.3 | 1.7 |
| 1959 | PHI | 12 | 15.9 | 28.3 | 56.2 | 218.1 | 7.7 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| 1960 | PHI | 12 | 12.8 | 23.7 | 53.9 | 205.9 | 8.7 | 2.0 | 1.4 |
Fantasy
Career regular season
- GP
- 140
- PPR
- 1,350.3
- HALF
- 1,350.3
- STD
- 1,350.3
- PPG
- 9.6
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | LAR | 8 | 43.9 | 43.9 | 43.9 | 5.5 |
| 1950 | LAR | 12 | 134.6 | 134.6 | 134.6 | 11.2 |
| 1951 | LAR | 12 | 111.2 | 111.2 | 111.2 | 9.3 |
| 1952 | LAR | 12 | 90.4 | 90.4 | 90.4 | 7.5 |
| 1953 | LAR | 12 | 144.8 | 144.8 | 144.8 | 12.1 |
| 1954 | LAR | 12 | 114.5 | 114.5 | 114.5 | 9.5 |
| 1955 | LAR | 12 | 80.0 | 80.0 | 80.0 | 6.7 |
| 1956 | LAR | 12 | 48.7 | 48.7 | 48.7 | 4.1 |
| 1957 | LAR | 12 | 145.8 | 145.8 | 145.8 | 12.2 |
| 1958 | PHI | 12 | 122.9 | 122.9 | 122.9 | 10.2 |
| 1959 | PHI | 12 | 154.0 | 154.0 | 154.0 | 12.8 |
| 1960 | PHI | 12 | 159.5 | 159.5 | 159.5 | 13.3 |
Bio
- Experience
- 12 yearsDebut 1949
- MVP
- 1960
What were Norm Van Brocklin's career stats?
Norm Van Brocklin played 12 seasons for the Rams and the Eagles. He completed 1,553 of 2,895 passes for 23,611 yards, 173 touchdowns and 178 interceptions. His best season was 1954: 2,637 passing yards, 13 passing touchdowns and 21 interceptions thrown.
League leaderboards and awards
12 seasons, 6 postseasons, 1949 to 1960
Awards
All-time career rank
- 88th in passing yards (23,611)
- 68th in passing touchdowns (173)
Among the 2,854 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
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