Ollie Matson stats
Bio
Ollie Matson played 14 NFL seasons, 1952 to 1966.
Stats
Totals
Career regular season
- GP
- 171
- CAR
- 1,170
- YDS
- 5,173
- AVG
- 4.4
- TD
- 40
- LNG
- 79
- FUM
- 66
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 |  ARI | 12 | 96 | 344 | 3.6 | 3 | 25 | 8 |
| 1954 | ARI | 12 | 101 | 506 | 5.0 | 4 | 79 | 7 |
| 1955 | ARI | 12 | 109 | 475 | 4.4 | 1 | 54 | 7 |
| 1956 | ARI | 12 | 192 | 924 | 4.8 | 5 | 79 | 6 |
| 1957 | ARI | 12 | 134 | 577 | 4.3 | 6 | 56 | 6 |
| 1958 | ARI | 12 | 129 | 505 | 3.9 | 5 | 55 | 10 |
| 1959 |  LAR | 12 | 161 | 863 | 5.4 | 6 | 50 | 9 |
| 1960 | LAR | 12 | 61 | 170 | 2.8 | 1 | 27 | 3 |
| 1961 | LAR | 14 | 24 | 181 | 7.5 | 2 | 69 | 0 |
| 1962 | LAR | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 1963 |  DET | 8 | 13 | 20 | 1.5 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 1964 |  PHI | 12 | 96 | 404 | 4.2 | 4 | 63 | 7 |
| 1965 | PHI | 14 | 22 | 103 | 4.7 | 2 | 22 | 0 |
| 1966 | PHI | 14 | 29 | 101 | 3.5 | 1 | 28 | 3 |
Per game
Career regular season
- GP
- 171
- CAR
- 6.8
- YDS
- 30.3
- AVG
- 4.4
- TD
- 0.2
- LNG
- 79
- FUM
- 0.4
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. | 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | ARI | 12 | 8.0 | 28.7 | 3.6 | 0.3 | 25 | 0.7 |
| 1954 | ARI | 12 | 8.4 | 42.2 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 79 | 0.6 |
| 1955 | ARI | 12 | 9.1 | 39.6 | 4.4 | 0.1 | 54 | 0.6 |
| 1956 | ARI | 12 | 16.0 | 77.0 | 4.8 | 0.4 | 79 | 0.5 |
| 1957 | ARI | 12 | 11.2 | 48.1 | 4.3 | 0.5 | 56 | 0.5 |
| 1958 | ARI | 12 | 10.8 | 42.1 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 55 | 0.8 |
| 1959 | LAR | 12 | 13.4 | 71.9 | 5.4 | 0.5 | 50 | 0.8 |
| 1960 | LAR | 12 | 5.1 | 14.2 | 2.8 | 0.1 | 27 | 0.3 |
| 1961 | LAR | 14 | 1.7 | 12.9 | 7.5 | 0.1 | 69 | 0 |
| 1962 | LAR | 13 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
| 1963 | DET | 8 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 9 | 0 |
| 1964 | PHI | 12 | 8.0 | 33.7 | 4.2 | 0.3 | 63 | 0.6 |
| 1965 | PHI | 14 | 1.6 | 7.4 | 4.7 | 0.1 | 22 | 0 |
| 1966 | PHI | 14 | 2.1 | 7.2 | 3.5 | 0.1 | 28 | 0.2 |
Fantasy
Career regular season
- GP
- 171
- PPR
- 1,448.6
- HALF
- 1,337.6
- STD
- 1,226.6
- PPG
- 8.5
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | ARI | 12 | 100.1 | 94.6 | 89.1 | 8.3 |
| 1954 | ARI | 12 | 187.7 | 170.7 | 153.7 | 15.6 |
| 1955 | ARI | 12 | 107.9 | 99.4 | 90.9 | 9 |
| 1956 | ARI | 12 | 169.3 | 161.8 | 154.3 | 14.1 |
| 1957 | ARI | 12 | 179.2 | 169.2 | 159.2 | 14.9 |
| 1958 | ARI | 12 | 178.2 | 161.7 | 145.2 | 14.8 |
| 1959 | LAR | 12 | 151.3 | 142.3 | 133.3 | 12.6 |
| 1960 | LAR | 12 | 47.8 | 40.3 | 32.8 | 4 |
| 1961 | LAR | 14 | 130.8 | 116.3 | 101.8 | 9.3 |
| 1962 | LAR | 13 | 14.4 | 12.9 | 11.4 | 1.1 |
| 1963 | DET | 8 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 0.8 |
| 1964 | PHI | 12 | 111.6 | 103.1 | 94.6 | 9.3 |
| 1965 | PHI | 14 | 33.2 | 32.2 | 31.2 | 2.4 |
| 1966 | PHI | 14 | 31.1 | 28.1 | 25.1 | 2.2 |
Bio
- Experience
- 15 yearsDebut 1952
What were Ollie Matson's career stats?
Ollie Matson played 14 seasons for the Cardinals, the Rams, the Lions and the Eagles. He had 1,170 carries for 5,173 yards, 222 catches for 3,285 yards. His best season was 1956: 924 rushing yards, 5 rushing touchdowns and 4.8 yards per carry.
League leaderboards and awards
14 seasons, 1952 to 1966
All-time career rank
- 121st in rushing yards (5,173)
- 111th in rushing touchdowns (40)
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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