League Leaders Who Led?

Otto Graham

1950–1955  ·  QB  ·  6'1", 196 lb  ·  b. 1921  ·  Northwestern

Career 13,499 pass yds · 88 pass TD · 682 rush yds · 33 rush TD

Seasons leading his conference
13
13 best in the NFL
40 Top-5 finishes
4 Title seasons
8 Categories led
1952 Best season

Spanning 1952–1955, peaking at 5 titles in 1952.

Led in Completion Percentage for 3 straight seasons (1953–1955) — his longest run atop any category.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1922

Among league leaders

  • 33rd Conference titles 13
  • 19th Best in the NFL 13
  • 51st Top-5 finishes 40

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
Completion Percentage 3 1st 3 yrs (1953–1955) 1953 64.7% 1954 59.2% 1955 53.0% 1950 #3 1951 #2 1952 #3
Yards per Attempt 2 1st — 1953 10.55 1955 9.30 1950 #2 1951 #3 1952 #3 1954 #2
Passer Rating 2 1st — 1953 99.7 1955 94.0 1950 #3 1951 #3 1952 #3
Passing Yards 2 1st 2 yrs (1952–1953) 1952 2,816 1953 2,722 1951 #2
Interceptions Thrown 1 1st — 1952 24
Pass Attempts 1 1st — 1952 364 1951 #2
Completions 1 1st — 1952 181 1951 #2 1953 #2
Passing Touchdowns 1 1st — 1952 20 1951 #2 1955 #3
Rushing Touchdowns — #3 — 1954 #3

Title Seasons

4 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1955 3 RTG 94.0 Y/A 9.30 CMP% 53.0%
1954 1 CMP% 59.2%
1953 4 YDS 2,722 RTG 99.7 Y/A 10.55 CMP% 64.7%
1952 5 YDS 2,816 TD 20 CMP 181 ATT 364 INT 24

Passing

6 seasons
Year Team Lg G CMP ATT CMP% YDS Y/A TD INT SK RTG
1950 CLE — 12 137 253 54.2% 1,943 7.68 14 20 — 64.7
1951 CLE — 12 147 265 55.5% 2,205 8.32 17 16 — 79.2
1952 CLE — 12 181 364 49.7% 2,816 7.74 20 24 — 66.6
1953 CLE — 12 167 258 64.7% 2,722 10.55 11 9 — 99.7
1954 CLE — 12 142 240 59.2% 2,092 8.72 11 17 — 73.5
1955 CLE — 12 98 185 53.0% 1,721 9.30 15 8 — 94.0
Career — — 72 872 1,565 55.7% 13,499 8.63 88 94 — 78.2

Rushing

6 seasons
Year Team Lg G ATT YDS Y/A TD 1D FL
1950 CLE — 12 55 145 2.64 6 — —
1951 CLE — 12 35 29 0.83 3 — —
1952 CLE — 12 42 130 3.10 4 — —
1953 CLE — 12 43 143 3.33 6 — —
1954 CLE — 12 63 114 1.81 8 — —
1955 CLE — 12 68 121 1.78 6 — —
Career — — 72 306 682 2.23 33 — —