Sammy Baugh

Sammy Baugh

1937–1952 · QB · 6'2", 182 lb · b. 1914 · TCU

Career 21,886 pass yds · 187 pass TD · 55 PTS · 338 punts · 45.1 punt avg · 325 rush yds · 9 rush TD · 31 INT

Seasons leading his conference

41

41 best in the NFL

92 Top-5 finishes

10 Title seasons

10 Categories led

1937 Best season

Spanning 1937–1949, peaking at 7 titles in 1937.

Team records #1 Commanders career TD #1 Commanders 1945 RTG #1 Commanders 1945 Y/A #1 Commanders 1945 CMP% #2 Commanders career Y/A #3 Commanders career YDS #3 Commanders career INT #3 Commanders 1943 INT #5 Commanders career CMP% #7 Commanders career RTG

Led in Completion Percentage for 5 straight seasons (1945–1949) — his longest run atop any category.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1922

Among league leaders

4th Conference titles 41
1st Best in the NFL 41
7th Top-5 finishes 92

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

26th Interceptions Thrown 203
38th Punting Average 45.1
59th Yards per Attempt 7.31
60th Passing Touchdowns 187
101st Passing Yards 21,886
104th Pass Attempts 2,995
111th Completions 1,693
129th Completion Percentage 56.5%
162nd Passer Rating 72.2
173rd Interceptions 31

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led the whole NFL led his conference

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Completion Percentage	9	1st	5 yrs (1945–1949)	1937 47.4% 1940 62.7% 1942 58.7% 1943 55.7% 1945 70.3% 1946 54.0% 1947 59.3% 1948 58.7% 1949 56.9% 1941 #2 1944 #2
Punting Average	6	1st	4 yrs (1940–1943)	1940 51.4 1941 48.7 1942 48.2 1943 45.9 1945 43.3 1947 43.7 1944 #2 1946 #2
Completions	5	1st	2 yrs (1947–1948)	1937 81 1943 133 1945 128 1947 210 1948 185 1938 #2 1940 #2 1941 #2 1942 #2 1944 #2
Pass Attempts	4	1st	2 yrs (1947–1948)	1937 171 1943 239 1947 354 1948 315 1938 #3 1940 #3 1941 #2 1942 #3 1945 #3
Passer Rating	4	1st	—	1937 50.5 1940 85.6 1945 109.9 1947 92.0 1941 #2 1942 #2 1943 #2 1944 #3 1949 #2
Passing Yards	4	1st	2 yrs (1947–1948)	1937 1,127 1940 1,367 1947 2,938 1948 2,599 1938 #2 1941 #2 1942 #2 1943 #2 1945 #2
Interceptions Thrown	3	1st	—	1937 14 1941 19 1948 23 1938 #2 1943 #3 1946 #3
Yards per Attempt	3	1st	—	1937 6.59 1940 7.72 1948 8.25 1941 #2 1942 #3 1943 #2 1945 #2 1947 #3 1949 #3
Passing Touchdowns	2	1st	—	1940 12 1947 25 1937 #2 1941 #2 1942 #2 1943 #2 1945 #3 1948 #2 1949 #2
Interceptions	1	1st	—	1943 11

Title Seasons

10 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1949	1	CMP% 56.9%
1948	6	YDS 2,599 Y/A 8.25 CMP% 58.7% CMP 185 ATT 315 INT 23
1947	7	YDS 2,938 TD 25 RTG 92.0 CMP% 59.3% CMP 210 P/A 43.7 ATT 354
1946	1	CMP% 54.0%
1945	4	RTG 109.9 CMP% 70.3% CMP 128 P/A 43.3
1943	5	INT 11 CMP% 55.7% CMP 133 P/A 45.9 ATT 239
1942	2	CMP% 58.7% P/A 48.2
1941	2	P/A 48.7 INT 19
1940	6	YDS 1,367 TD 12 RTG 85.6 Y/A 7.72 CMP% 62.7% P/A 51.4
1937	7	YDS 1,127 RTG 50.5 Y/A 6.59 CMP% 47.4% CMP 81 ATT 171 INT 14

Passing

led the league 16 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	CMP	ATT	CMP%	YDS	Y/A	TD	INT	SK	RTG
1937	WAS	—	11	81	171	47.4%	1,127	6.59	8	14	—	50.5
1938	WAS	—	9	63	128	49.2%	853	6.66	5	11	—	48.1
1939	WAS	—	9	53	96	55.2%	518	5.40	6	9	—	52.3
1940	WAS	—	11	111	177	62.7%	1,367	7.72	12	10	—	85.6
1941	WAS	—	11	106	193	54.9%	1,236	6.40	10	19	—	52.2
1942	WAS	—	11	132	225	58.7%	1,524	6.77	16	11	—	82.5
1943	WAS	—	10	133	239	55.7%	1,754	7.34	23	19	—	78.0
1944	WAS	—	8	82	146	56.2%	849	5.82	4	8	—	59.4
1945	WAS	—	8	128	182	70.3%	1,669	9.17	11	4	—	109.9
1946	WAS	—	11	87	161	54.0%	1,163	7.22	8	17	—	54.2
1947	WAS	—	12	210	354	59.3%	2,938	8.30	25	15	—	92.0
1948	WAS	—	12	185	315	58.7%	2,599	8.25	22	23	—	78.3
1949	WAS	—	12	145	255	56.9%	1,903	7.46	18	14	—	81.2
1950	WAS	—	11	90	166	54.2%	1,130	6.81	10	11	—	68.1
1951	WAS	—	12	67	154	43.5%	1,104	7.17	7	17	—	43.8
1952	WAS	—	7	20	33	60.6%	152	4.61	2	1	—	79.4
Career	—	—	165	1,693	2,995	56.5%	21,886	7.31	187	203	—	72.2

Kicking & Punting

16 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	FGM	FGA	FG%	LNG	50+	XPM	XPA	PTS
1937	WAS	—	11	0	—	—	—	—	0	—	6
1938	WAS	—	9	0	0	—	—	—	0	0	0
1939	WAS	—	9	0	0	—	—	—	0	0	0
1940	WAS	—	11	0	0	—	—	—	0	0	0
1941	WAS	—	11	0	0	—	—	—	0	0	0
1942	WAS	—	11	0	0	—	—	—	0	0	6
1943	WAS	—	10	0	0	—	—	—	0	0	0
1944	WAS	—	8	0	0	—	—	—	0	0	0
1945	WAS	—	8	0	0	—	—	—	1	1	1
1946	WAS	—	11	0	0	—	—	—	0	0	6
1947	WAS	—	12	0	0	—	—	—	0	0	12
1948	WAS	—	12	0	0	—	—	—	0	0	6
1949	WAS	—	12	0	0	—	—	—	0	0	12
1950	WAS	—	11	0	0	—	—	—	0	0	6
1951	WAS	—	12	0	0	—	—	—	0	0	0
1952	WAS	—	7	0	0	—	—	—	0	0	0
Career	—	—	165	0	0	—	—	—	1	1	55

Rushing

16 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	ATT	YDS	Y/A	TD	1D	FL
1937	WAS	—	11	86	240	2.79	1	—	—
1938	WAS	—	9	21	35	1.67	0	—	—
1939	WAS	—	9	14	46	3.29	0	—	—
1940	WAS	—	11	20	16	0.80	0	—	—
1941	WAS	—	11	27	14	0.52	0	—	—
1942	WAS	—	11	20	61	3.05	1	—	—
1943	WAS	—	10	19	-43	-2.26	0	—	—
1944	WAS	—	8	19	-38	-2.00	0	—	—
1945	WAS	—	8	19	-71	-3.74	0	—	—
1946	WAS	—	11	18	-76	-4.22	1	—	—
1947	WAS	—	12	25	47	1.88	2	—	—
1948	WAS	—	12	4	4	1.00	1	—	—
1949	WAS	—	12	13	67	5.15	2	—	—
1950	WAS	—	11	7	27	3.86	1	—	—
1951	WAS	—	12	11	-5	-0.46	0	—	—
1952	WAS	—	7	1	1	1.00	0	—	—
Career	—	—	165	324	325	1.00	9	—	—

Defense

led the league 16 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SK	INT	PD	FF	FR	TD
1937	WAS	—	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
1938	WAS	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
1939	WAS	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
1940	WAS	—	11	—	—	—	—	3	—	—	—	0
1941	WAS	—	11	—	—	—	—	4	—	—	—	0
1942	WAS	—	11	—	—	—	—	5	—	—	—	0
1943	WAS	—	10	—	—	—	—	11	—	—	—	0
1944	WAS	—	8	—	—	—	—	4	—	—	—	0
1945	WAS	—	8	—	—	—	—	4	—	—	—	0
1946	WAS	—	11	—	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	0
1947	WAS	—	12	—	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	0
1948	WAS	—	12	—	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	0
1949	WAS	—	12	—	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	0
1950	WAS	—	11	—	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	0
1951	WAS	—	12	—	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	0
1952	WAS	—	7	—	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	0
Career	—	—	165	—	—	—	—	31	—	—	—	0