League Leaders Who Led?
Don Hutson

Don Hutson

1935–1945  ·  LE  ·  6'1", 183 lb  ·  b. 1913  ·  Alabama

Career 488 rec · 7,991 rec yds · 99 rec TD · 7 FG · 811 PTS · 284 rush yds · 3 rush TD · 30 INT

Seasons leading his conference
36
36 best in the NFL
64 Top-5 finishes
11 Title seasons
8 Categories led
1941 Best season

Spanning 1935–1945, peaking at 5 titles in 1941.

Led in Receiving Touchdowns for 5 straight seasons (1940–1944) — his longest run atop any category.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1922

Among league leaders

  • 5th Conference titles 36
  • 1st Best in the NFL 36
  • 16th Top-5 finishes 64

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
Receiving Touchdowns 9 1st 5 yrs (1940–1944) 1935 6 1936 8 1937 7 1938 9 1940 7 1941 10 1942 17 1943 11 1944 9 1939 #2 1945 #2
Receptions 8 1st 5 yrs (1941–1945) 1936 34 1937 41 1939 34 1941 58 1942 74 1943 47 1944 58 1945 47 1938 #2 1940 #2
Receiving Yards 7 1st 4 yrs (1941–1944) 1936 536 1938 548 1939 846 1941 738 1942 1,211 1943 776 1944 866 1935 #3 1937 #2 1940 #2 1945 #2
Points Scored 5 1st 5 yrs (1940–1944) 1940 57 1941 95 1942 138 1943 117 1944 85 1935 #2 1936 #3 1938 #2 1945 #2
Yards from Scrimmage 3 1st 2 yrs (1941–1942) 1941 760 1942 1,215 1944 953 1939 #2 1940 #3 1943 #2 1945 #3
Yards per Reception 2 1st — 1936 15.77 1939 24.88 1937 #3 1938 #2 1940 #3 1942 #2
Interceptions 1 1st — 1940 6 1942 #2 1943 #3
Field Goals Made 1 1st — 1943 3

Title Seasons

11 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1945 1 REC 47
1944 5 YDS 866 REC 58 TD 9 PTS 85 YScm 953
1943 5 FGM 3 YDS 776 REC 47 TD 11 PTS 117
1942 5 YDS 1,211 REC 74 PTS 138 TD 17 YScm 1,215
1941 5 YDS 738 REC 58 TD 10 PTS 95 YScm 760
1940 3 INT 6 TD 7 PTS 57
1939 3 YDS 846 REC 34 Y/R 24.88
1938 2 YDS 548 TD 9
1937 2 REC 41 TD 7
1936 4 YDS 536 REC 34 TD 8 Y/R 15.77
1935 1 TD 6

Receiving

11 seasons
Year Team Lg G REC TGT YDS Y/R TD 1D CTH%
1935 GB — 9 18 — 420 23.33 6 — —
1936 GB — 12 34 — 536 15.77 8 — —
1937 GB — 11 41 — 552 13.46 7 — —
1938 GB — 10 32 — 548 17.13 9 — —
1939 GB — 11 34 — 846 24.88 6 — —
1940 GB — 11 45 — 664 14.76 7 — —
1941 GB — 11 58 — 738 12.72 10 — —
1942 GB — 11 74 — 1,211 16.37 17 — —
1943 GB — 10 47 — 776 16.51 11 — —
1944 GB — 10 58 — 866 14.93 9 — —
1945 GB — 10 47 — 834 17.75 9 — —
Career — — 116 488 — 7,991 16.38 99 — —

Kicking & Punting

11 seasons
Year Team Lg G FGM FGA FG% LNG 50+ XPM XPA PTS
1935 GB — 9 0 — — — — 1 — 37
1936 GB — 12 0 — — — — 0 — 48
1937 GB — 11 0 — — — — 0 — 42
1938 GB — 10 0 0 — — — 3 3 57
1939 GB — 11 0 0 — — — 2 2 38
1940 GB — 11 0 0 — — — 15 16 57
1941 GB — 11 1 1 100.0% — — 20 24 95
1942 GB — 11 1 4 25.0% — — 33 34 138
1943 GB — 10 3 5 60.0% — — 36 36 117
1944 GB — 10 0 3 0.0% — — 31 33 85
1945 GB — 10 2 4 50.0% — — 31 35 97
Career — — 116 7 17 41.2% — — 172 183 811

Rushing

11 seasons
Year Team Lg G ATT YDS Y/A TD 1D FL
1935 GB — 9 6 22 3.67 0 — —
1936 GB — 12 1 -3 -3.00 0 — —
1937 GB — 11 14 26 1.86 0 — —
1938 GB — 10 3 -1 -0.33 0 — —
1939 GB — 11 5 26 5.20 0 — —
1940 GB — 11 0 0 — 0 — —
1941 GB — 11 4 22 5.50 2 — —
1942 GB — 11 3 4 1.33 0 — —
1943 GB — 10 6 41 6.83 0 — —
1944 GB — 10 12 87 7.25 0 — —
1945 GB — 10 8 60 7.50 1 — —
Career — — 116 62 284 4.58 3 — —

Defense

11 seasons
Year Team Lg G TKL SOLO TFL SK INT PD FF FR TD
1935 GB — 9 — — — — — — — — 0
1936 GB — 12 — — — — — — — — 0
1937 GB — 11 — — — — — — — — 0
1938 GB — 10 — — — — — — — — 0
1939 GB — 11 — — — — — — — — 0
1940 GB — 11 — — — — 6 — — — 0
1941 GB — 11 — — — — 1 — — — 0
1942 GB — 11 — — — — 7 — — — 0
1943 GB — 10 — — — — 8 — — — 1
1944 GB — 10 — — — — 4 — — — 0
1945 GB — 10 — — — — 4 — — — 0
Career — — 116 — — — — 30 — — — 1