George Blanda

George Blanda

1949–1975 · QB · 6'2", 215 lb · b. 1927 · Kentucky

Career 6,891 pass yds · 60 pass TD · 183 FG · 1,066 PTS · 22 punts · 36.8 punt avg · 316 rush yds · 5 rush TD

Seasons leading his conference

3

3 best in the NFL

27 Top-5 finishes

2 Title seasons

3 Categories led

1953 Best season

Spanning 1953–1955, peaking at 2 titles in 1953.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1922

Among league leaders

314th Conference titles 3
190th Best in the NFL 3
124th Top-5 finishes 27

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

Career leaderboards

29th Punting Average 36.8
62nd Points Scored 1,066
87th Field Goals Made 183
152nd Interceptions Thrown 82
169th Field Goal Percentage 52.4%
203rd Passing Touchdowns 60
243rd Pass Attempts 1,123
252nd Passing Yards 6,891
266th Completions 513

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led the whole NFL led his conference

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Pass Attempts	1	1st	—	1953 362
Completions	1	1st	—	1953 169
Field Goal Percentage	1	1st	—	1955 68.8% 1971 #3
Interceptions Thrown	—	#2	—	1953 #2
Punting Average	—	#2	—	1949 #2 1956 #3
Points Scored	—	#3	—	1955 #3 1956 #3
Passing Touchdowns	—	#3	—	1954 #3
Field Goals Made	—	#2	—	1955 #3 1956 #3 1957 #2

Title Seasons

2 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1955	1	FG% 68.8%
1953	2	CMP 169 ATT 362

Passing

16 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	CMP	ATT	CMP%	YDS	Y/A	TD	INT	SK	RTG
1949	CHI	—	12	9	21	42.9%	197	9.38	0	5	—	37.3
1950	CHI	—	12	0	1	0.0%	0	0.00	0	0	—	39.6
1951	CHI	—	12	0	0	—	0	—	0	0	—	—
1952	CHI	—	12	47	131	35.9%	664	5.07	8	11	—	38.5
1953	CHI	—	12	169	362	46.7%	2,164	5.98	14	23	—	52.3
1954	CHI	—	8	131	281	46.6%	1,929	6.87	15	17	—	62.1
1955	CHI	—	12	42	97	43.3%	459	4.73	4	7	—	41.6
1956	CHI	—	12	37	69	53.6%	439	6.36	7	4	—	82.9
1957	CHI	—	12	8	19	42.1%	65	3.42	0	3	—	11.8
1958	CHI	—	12	2	7	28.6%	19	2.71	0	0	—	39.6
1970	OAK	AFC	14	29	55	52.7%	461	8.38	6	5	—	79.4
1971	OAK	AFC	14	32	58	55.2%	378	6.52	4	6	—	58.6
1972	OAK	AFC	14	5	15	33.3%	77	5.13	1	0	—	73.5
1973	OAK	AFC	14	0	0	—	0	—	0	0	—	—
1974	OAK	AFC	14	1	4	25.0%	28	7.00	1	0	—	95.8
1975	OAK	AFC	14	1	3	33.3%	11	3.67	0	1	—	5.6
Career	—	—	200	513	1,123	45.7%	6,891	6.14	60	82	—	53.1

Kicking & Punting

16 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	FGM	FGA	FG%	LNG	50+	XPM	XPA	PTS
1949	CHI	—	12	7	15	46.7%	—	—	0	0	27
1950	CHI	—	12	6	15	40.0%	—	—	0	0	18
1951	CHI	—	12	6	17	35.3%	—	—	26	26	44
1952	CHI	—	12	6	25	24.0%	—	—	30	30	54
1953	CHI	—	12	7	20	35.0%	—	—	27	27	48
1954	CHI	—	8	8	16	50.0%	—	—	23	23	47
1955	CHI	—	12	11	16	68.8%	—	—	37	37	82
1956	CHI	—	12	12	28	42.9%	—	—	45	47	81
1957	CHI	—	12	14	26	53.9%	—	—	23	23	71
1958	CHI	—	12	11	23	47.8%	—	—	36	37	69
1970	OAK	AFC	14	16	29	55.2%	—	—	36	36	84
1971	OAK	AFC	14	15	22	68.2%	—	—	41	42	86
1972	OAK	AFC	14	17	26	65.4%	—	—	44	44	95
1973	OAK	AFC	14	23	33	69.7%	—	—	31	31	100
1974	OAK	AFC	14	11	17	64.7%	—	—	44	46	77
1975	OAK	AFC	14	13	21	61.9%	—	—	44	48	83
Career	—	—	200	183	349	52.4%	—	—	487	497	1,066

Rushing

16 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	ATT	YDS	Y/A	TD	1D	FL
1949	CHI	—	12	2	9	4.50	1	—	—
1950	CHI	—	12	0	0	—	0	—	—
1951	CHI	—	12	0	0	—	0	—	—
1952	CHI	—	12	20	104	5.20	1	—	—
1953	CHI	—	12	24	62	2.58	0	—	—
1954	CHI	—	8	19	41	2.16	0	—	—
1955	CHI	—	12	15	54	3.60	2	—	—
1956	CHI	—	12	6	47	7.83	0	—	—
1957	CHI	—	12	5	-5	-1.00	1	—	—
1958	CHI	—	12	0	0	—	0	—	—
1970	OAK	AFC	14	2	4	2.00	0	—	—
1971	OAK	AFC	14	0	0	—	0	—	—
1972	OAK	AFC	14	0	0	—	0	—	—
1973	OAK	AFC	14	0	0	—	0	—	—
1974	OAK	AFC	14	0	0	—	0	—	—
1975	OAK	AFC	14	0	0	—	0	—	—
Career	—	—	200	93	316	3.40	5	—	—