Steve Van Buren
Career 5,860 rush yds · 69 rush TD · 45 rec · 523 rec yds · 3 rec TD
Seasons leading his conference
15
15 best in the NFL
32
Top-5 finishes
5
Title seasons
5
Categories led
1947
Best season
Spanning 1945–1950, peaking at 4 titles in 1947.
Team records
#1 Eagles career TD
#2 Eagles 1945 TD
#3 Eagles career ATT
#4 Eagles career YDS
#4 Eagles 1945 Y/A
#5 Eagles career Y/A
#6 Eagles career PTS
Led in Rushing Attempts for
4 straight seasons
(1947–1950)
— his longest run atop any category.
All-Time Standing
Against every player since 1922Among league leaders
- 33rd Conference titles 15
- 12th Best in the NFL 15
- 94th Top-5 finishes 32
Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.
Career leaderboards
- 37th Rushing Touchdowns 69
- 78th Yards per Carry 4.44
- 116th Rushing Yards 5,860
- 130th Rushing Attempts 1,320
- 254th Points Scored 464
- 398th Yards from Scrimmage 6,383
All-time career totals, top 500 per category.
Where He Led
led the whole NFL led his conference| Category | Titles | Best | Streak | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rushing Attempts | 4 | 1st | 4 yrs (1947–1950) | 1947 217 1948 201 1949 263 1950 188 1945 #2 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 4 | 1st | 3 yrs (1947–1949) | 1945 15 1947 13 1948 10 1949 11 1944 #3 1946 #3 |
| Rushing Yards | 4 | 1st | 3 yrs (1947–1949) | 1945 832 1947 1,008 1948 945 1949 1,146 1946 #3 |
| Yards from Scrimmage | 2 | 1st | 2 yrs (1947–1948) | 1947 1,087 1948 1,041 1945 #2 1949 #2 |
| Points Scored | 1 | 1st | — | 1945 110 1947 #3 |
| Yards per Carry | — | #2 | — | 1944 #2 1945 #3 1947 #3 |
Title Seasons
5 seasons with at least one titleRushing
led the league 8 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | G | ATT | YDS | Y/A | TD | 1D | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | PHI | — | 9 | 80 | 444 | 5.55 | 5 | — | — |
| 1945 | PHI | — | 10 | 143 | 832 | 5.82 | 15 | — | — |
| 1946 | PHI | — | 9 | 116 | 529 | 4.56 | 5 | — | — |
| 1947 | PHI | — | 12 | 217 | 1,008 | 4.65 | 13 | — | — |
| 1948 | PHI | — | 11 | 201 | 945 | 4.70 | 10 | — | — |
| 1949 | PHI | — | 12 | 263 | 1,146 | 4.36 | 11 | — | — |
| 1950 | PHI | — | 10 | 188 | 629 | 3.35 | 4 | — | — |
| 1951 | PHI | — | 10 | 112 | 327 | 2.92 | 6 | — | — |
| Career | — | — | 83 | 1,320 | 5,860 | 4.44 | 69 | — | — |
Receiving
8 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | G | REC | TGT | YDS | Y/R | TD | 1D | CTH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | PHI | — | 9 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1945 | PHI | — | 10 | 10 | — | 123 | 12.30 | 2 | — | — |
| 1946 | PHI | — | 9 | 6 | — | 75 | 12.50 | 0 | — | — |
| 1947 | PHI | — | 12 | 9 | — | 79 | 8.78 | 0 | — | — |
| 1948 | PHI | — | 11 | 10 | — | 96 | 9.60 | 0 | — | — |
| 1949 | PHI | — | 12 | 4 | — | 88 | 22.00 | 1 | — | — |
| 1950 | PHI | — | 10 | 2 | — | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | — | — |
| 1951 | PHI | — | 10 | 4 | — | 28 | 7.00 | 0 | — | — |
| Career | — | — | 83 | 45 | — | 523 | 11.62 | 3 | — | — |