League Leaders

Ernie Caddel

1933–1938  ·  WB  ·  6'2", 199 lb  ·  b. 1911  ·  Stanford

Career 2,311 rush yds · 20 rush TD · 54 rec · 641 rec yds · 5 rec TD · 350 pass yds · 3 pass TD

Seasons leading his conference
6
6 best in the NFL
15 Top-5 finishes
4 Title seasons
4 Categories led
1935 Best season

Spanning 1933–1937, peaking at 3 titles in 1935.

Led in Yards per Carry for 3 straight seasons (1935–1937) — his longest run atop any category.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1922

Among league leaders

  • 144th Conference titles 6
  • 76th Best in the NFL 6
  • 321st Top-5 finishes 15

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

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led the whole NFL   led his conference
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Yards per Carry 3 1st 3 yrs (1935–1937) 1935 5.17 1936 6.37 1937 5.65
Yards from Scrimmage 1 1st — 1935 621 1936 #3
Receiving Touchdowns 1 1st — 1933 3
Rushing Touchdowns 1 1st — 1935 6
Points Scored — #3 — 1935 #3
Receptions — #3 — 1936 #3
Rushing Yards — #2 — 1935 #2

Title Seasons

4 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1937 1 Y/A 5.65
1936 1 Y/A 6.37
1935 3 TD 6 Y/A 5.17 YScm 621
1933 1 TD 3

Rushing

6 seasons
Year Team Lg G ATT YDS Y/A TD 1D FL
1933 POR — 11 70 286 4.09 2 — —
1934 DET — 12 105 528 5.03 4 — —
1935 DET — 12 87 450 5.17 6 — —
1936 DET — 11 91 580 6.37 4 — —
1937 DET — 11 76 429 5.65 3 — —
1938 DET — 7 14 38 2.71 1 — —
Career — — 64 443 2,311 5.22 20 — —

Receiving

6 seasons
Year Team Lg G REC TGT YDS Y/R TD 1D CTH%
1933 POR — 11 6 — 107 17.83 3 — —
1934 DET — 12 9 — 127 14.11 1 — —
1935 DET — 12 10 — 171 17.10 0 — —
1936 DET — 11 19 — 150 7.90 1 — —
1937 DET — 11 9 — 80 8.89 0 — —
1938 DET — 7 1 — 6 6.00 0 — —
Career — — 64 54 — 641 11.87 5 — —

Passing

6 seasons
Year Team Lg G CMP ATT CMP% YDS Y/A TD INT SK RTG
1933 POR — 11 0 0 — 0 — 0 0 — —
1934 DET — 12 5 13 38.5% 106 8.15 1 1 — 61.7
1935 DET — 12 4 6 66.7% 169 28.17 2 1 — 109.7
1936 DET — 11 1 4 25.0% 30 7.50 0 2 — 18.8
1937 DET — 11 0 4 0.0% 0 0.00 0 0 — 39.6
1938 DET — 7 2 2 100.0% 45 22.50 0 0 — 118.8
Career — — 64 12 29 41.4% 350 12.07 3 4 — 81.8