Bill Nelsen
Career 14,165 pass yds · 98 pass TD · 89 rush yds · 2 rush TD
No league-leading finishes.
This player never placed in the top 25 of a tracked
category. The season record below is the full story.
All-Time Standing
Against every player since 1922Career leaderboards
- 43rd Yards per Attempt 7.44
- 118th Interceptions Thrown 101
- 146th Passing Touchdowns 98
- 171st Passing Yards 14,165
- 173rd Passer Rating 70.3
- 176th Pass Attempts 1,905
- 183rd Completions 963
- 196th Completion Percentage 50.6%
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 | — | 1965 #2 1969 #3 1971 #3 |
| Completions | — | #3 | — | 1971 #3 |
| Yards per Attempt | — | #2 | — | 1968 #3 1969 #2 |
| Passer Rating | — | #3 | — | 1968 #3 |
| Passing Touchdowns | — | #2 | — | 1969 #2 1970 #3 |
| Passing Yards | — | #3 | — | 1971 #3 |
Passing
10 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | G | CMP | ATT | CMP% | YDS | Y/A | TD | INT | SK | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | PIT | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | — | 39.6 |
| 1964 | PIT | — | 5 | 16 | 42 | 38.1% | 276 | 6.57 | 2 | 3 | — | 47.3 |
| 1965 | PIT | — | 12 | 121 | 270 | 44.8% | 1,917 | 7.10 | 8 | 17 | — | 52.7 |
| 1966 | PIT | — | 5 | 63 | 112 | 56.3% | 1,122 | 10.02 | 7 | 1 | — | 107.8 |
| 1967 | PIT | — | 8 | 74 | 165 | 44.9% | 1,125 | 6.82 | 10 | 9 | — | 65.3 |
| 1968 | CLE | — | 14 | 152 | 293 | 51.9% | 2,366 | 8.08 | 19 | 10 | — | 86.4 |
| 1969 | CLE | — | 14 | 190 | 352 | 54.0% | 2,743 | 7.79 | 23 | 19 | — | 78.8 |
| 1970 | CLE | AFC | 12 | 159 | 313 | 50.8% | 2,156 | 6.89 | 16 | 16 | — | 68.9 |
| 1971 | CLE | AFC | 14 | 174 | 325 | 53.5% | 2,319 | 7.14 | 13 | 23 | — | 60.3 |
| 1972 | CLE | AFC | 4 | 14 | 31 | 45.2% | 141 | 4.55 | 0 | 3 | — | 19.1 |
| Career | — | — | 90 | 963 | 1,905 | 50.6% | 14,165 | 7.44 | 98 | 101 | — | 70.3 |
Rushing
10 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | G | ATT | YDS | Y/A | TD | 1D | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | PIT | — | 2 | 1 | -6 | -6.00 | 0 | — | — |
| 1964 | PIT | — | 5 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | — | — |
| 1965 | PIT | — | 12 | 26 | 84 | 3.23 | 1 | — | — |
| 1966 | PIT | — | 5 | 6 | 18 | 3.00 | 0 | — | — |
| 1967 | PIT | — | 8 | 9 | -19 | -2.11 | 0 | — | — |
| 1968 | CLE | — | 14 | 13 | 30 | 2.31 | 1 | — | — |
| 1969 | CLE | — | 14 | 5 | -11 | -2.20 | 0 | — | — |
| 1970 | CLE | AFC | 12 | 7 | -4 | -0.57 | 0 | — | — |
| 1971 | CLE | AFC | 14 | 13 | -18 | -1.39 | 0 | — | — |
| 1972 | CLE | AFC | 4 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | — | — |
| Career | — | — | 90 | 84 | 89 | 1.06 | 2 | — | — |