League Leaders Who Led?
Bobby Layne

Bobby Layne

1948–1962  ·  QB  ·  6'1", 201 lb  ·  b. 1926  ·  Texas

Career 26,768 pass yds · 196 pass TD · 2,451 rush yds · 25 rush TD · 34 FG · 372 PTS · 1 punts · 24.0 punt avg

Seasons leading his conference
10
10 best in the NFL
62 Top-5 finishes
4 Title seasons
7 Categories led
1951 Best season

Spanning 1950–1959, peaking at 5 titles in 1951.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1922

Among league leaders

  • 58th Conference titles 10
  • 32nd Best in the NFL 10
  • 21st Top-5 finishes 62

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
Interceptions Thrown 2 1st — 1951 23 1959 21 1952 #2 1953 #3 1956 #3
Pass Attempts 2 1st 2 yrs (1950–1951) 1950 336 1951 332 1949 #3 1952 #3 1956 #3 1958 #3 1959 #3
Passing Yards 2 1st 2 yrs (1950–1951) 1950 2,323 1951 2,403 1952 #3 1956 #2 1958 #2
Completions 1 1st — 1951 152 1949 #2 1950 #3 1952 #3 1956 #2 1958 #3
Points Scored 1 1st — 1956 99
Passing Touchdowns 1 1st — 1951 26 1952 #3 1959 #2
Field Goal Percentage 1 1st — 1956 80.0% 1959 #3
Completion Percentage — #2 — 1954 #3 1955 #2
Yards per Attempt — #2 — 1956 #3 1958 #2 1960 #3
Passer Rating — #3 — 1954 #3 1958 #3
Field Goals Made — #3 — 1956 #3 1959 #3

Title Seasons

4 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1959 1 INT 21
1956 2 FG% 80.0% PTS 99
1951 5 YDS 2,403 TD 26 CMP 152 ATT 332 INT 23
1950 2 YDS 2,323 ATT 336

Passing

15 seasons
Year Team Lg G CMP ATT CMP% YDS Y/A TD INT SK RTG
1948 CHI — 11 16 52 30.8% 232 4.46 3 2 — 49.5
1949 NYB — 12 155 299 51.8% 1,796 6.01 9 18 — 55.3
1950 DET — 12 152 336 45.2% 2,323 6.91 16 18 — 62.1
1951 DET — 12 152 332 45.8% 2,403 7.24 26 23 — 67.6
1952 DET — 12 139 287 48.4% 1,999 6.97 19 20 — 64.5
1953 DET — 12 125 273 45.8% 2,088 7.65 16 21 — 59.6
1954 DET — 12 135 246 54.9% 1,818 7.39 14 12 — 77.3
1955 DET — 12 143 270 53.0% 1,830 6.78 11 17 — 61.8
1956 DET — 12 129 244 52.9% 1,909 7.82 9 17 — 62.0
1957 DET — 11 87 179 48.6% 1,169 6.53 6 12 — 53.0
1958 PIT — 12 145 294 49.3% 2,510 8.54 14 12 — 77.6
1959 PIT — 12 142 297 47.8% 1,986 6.69 20 21 — 62.8
1960 PIT — 12 103 209 49.3% 1,814 8.68 13 17 — 66.2
1961 PIT — 8 75 149 50.3% 1,205 8.09 11 16 — 62.8
1962 PIT — 13 116 233 49.8% 1,686 7.24 9 17 — 56.2
Career — — 175 1,814 3,700 49.0% 26,768 7.24 196 243 — 63.4

Rushing

15 seasons
Year Team Lg G ATT YDS Y/A TD 1D FL
1948 CHI — 11 13 80 6.15 1 — —
1949 NYB — 12 54 196 3.63 3 — —
1950 DET — 12 56 250 4.46 4 — —
1951 DET — 12 61 290 4.75 1 — —
1952 DET — 12 94 411 4.37 1 — —
1953 DET — 12 87 343 3.94 0 — —
1954 DET — 12 30 119 3.97 2 — —
1955 DET — 12 31 111 3.58 0 — —
1956 DET — 12 46 169 3.67 5 — —
1957 DET — 11 24 99 4.13 0 — —
1958 PIT — 12 40 154 3.85 3 — —
1959 PIT — 12 33 181 5.49 2 — —
1960 PIT — 12 19 12 0.63 2 — —
1961 PIT — 8 8 11 1.38 0 — —
1962 PIT — 13 15 25 1.67 1 — —
Career — — 175 611 2,451 4.01 25 — —

Kicking & Punting

15 seasons
Year Team Lg G FGM FGA FG% LNG 50+ XPM XPA PTS
1948 CHI — 11 0 1 0.0% — — 0 0 6
1949 NYB — 12 0 0 — — — 0 0 18
1950 DET — 12 0 0 — — — 1 2 25
1951 DET — 12 0 0 — — — 0 0 6
1952 DET — 12 0 0 — — — 2 2 8
1953 DET — 12 0 0 — — — 0 0 0
1954 DET — 12 0 0 — — — 0 0 12
1955 DET — 12 0 0 — — — 0 0 0
1956 DET — 12 12 15 80.0% — — 33 33 99
1957 DET — 11 6 11 54.6% — — 25 25 43
1958 PIT — 12 0 0 — — — 1 3 19
1959 PIT — 12 11 17 64.7% — — 32 32 77
1960 PIT — 12 5 6 83.3% — — 21 22 48
1961 PIT — 8 0 0 — — — 5 5 5
1962 PIT — 13 0 0 — — — 0 0 6
Career — — 175 34 50 68.0% — — 120 124 372