Milt Plum
Career 17,536 pass yds · 122 pass TD · 531 rush yds · 13 rush TD · 6 FG · 112 PTS
Seasons leading his conference
7
7 best in the NFL
28
Top-5 finishes
5
Title seasons
4
Categories led
1960
Best season
Spanning 1958–1965, peaking at 3 titles in 1960.
Led in Completion Percentage for
3 straight seasons
(1959–1961)
— his longest run atop any category.
All-Time Standing
Against every player since 1922Among league leaders
- 115th Conference titles 7
- 56th Best in the NFL 7
- 111th Top-5 finishes 28
Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.
Career leaderboards
- 64th Yards per Attempt 7.25
- 77th Interceptions Thrown 127
- 119th Passing Touchdowns 122
- 137th Passing Yards 17,536
- 142nd Pass Attempts 2,419
- 154th Completions 1,306
- 161st Passer Rating 72.2
- 168th Completion Percentage 54.0%
- 357th Field Goals Made 6
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 (1959–1961) | 1959 58.7% 1960 60.4% 1961 58.6% 1958 #3 |
| Yards per Attempt | 2 | 1st | — | 1958 8.57 1960 9.19 |
| Interceptions Thrown | 1 | 1st | — | 1965 19 |
| Passer Rating | 1 | 1st | — | 1960 110.4 1958 #2 1959 #3 1961 #2 |
| Completions | — | #3 | — | 1959 #3 1960 #3 1961 #3 |
| Passing Touchdowns | — | #3 | — | 1960 #3 1961 #3 |
| Passing Yards | — | #3 | — | 1960 #3 |
Title Seasons
5 seasons with at least one title| Year | Titles | Led in |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 1 | INT 19 |
| 1961 | 1 | CMP% 58.6% |
| 1960 | 3 | RTG 110.4 Y/A 9.19 CMP% 60.4% |
| 1959 | 1 | CMP% 58.7% |
| 1958 | 1 | Y/A 8.57 |
Passing
13 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | G | CMP | ATT | CMP% | YDS | Y/A | TD | INT | SK | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | CLE | — | 9 | 41 | 76 | 54.0% | 590 | 7.76 | 2 | 5 | — | 60.8 |
| 1958 | CLE | — | 12 | 102 | 189 | 54.0% | 1,619 | 8.57 | 11 | 11 | — | 77.9 |
| 1959 | CLE | — | 12 | 156 | 266 | 58.7% | 1,992 | 7.49 | 14 | 8 | — | 87.2 |
| 1960 | CLE | — | 12 | 151 | 250 | 60.4% | 2,297 | 9.19 | 21 | 5 | — | 110.4 |
| 1961 | CLE | — | 14 | 177 | 302 | 58.6% | 2,416 | 8.00 | 18 | 10 | — | 90.3 |
| 1962 | DET | — | 14 | 179 | 325 | 55.1% | 2,378 | 7.32 | 15 | 20 | — | 68.2 |
| 1963 | DET | — | 10 | 27 | 77 | 35.1% | 339 | 4.40 | 2 | 12 | — | 18.7 |
| 1964 | DET | — | 12 | 154 | 287 | 53.7% | 2,241 | 7.81 | 18 | 15 | — | 78.5 |
| 1965 | DET | — | 14 | 143 | 308 | 46.4% | 1,710 | 5.55 | 12 | 19 | — | 51.2 |
| 1966 | DET | — | 6 | 82 | 146 | 56.2% | 943 | 6.46 | 4 | 13 | — | 47.8 |
| 1967 | DET | — | 9 | 86 | 172 | 50.0% | 925 | 5.38 | 4 | 8 | — | 54.5 |
| 1968 | LAN | — | 4 | 5 | 12 | 41.7% | 49 | 4.08 | 1 | 1 | — | 46.9 |
| 1969 | NYG | — | 1 | 3 | 9 | 33.3% | 37 | 4.11 | 0 | 0 | — | 47.0 |
| Career | — | — | 129 | 1,306 | 2,419 | 54.0% | 17,536 | 7.25 | 122 | 127 | — | 72.2 |
Rushing
13 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | G | ATT | YDS | Y/A | TD | 1D | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | CLE | — | 9 | 26 | 118 | 4.54 | 0 | — | — |
| 1958 | CLE | — | 12 | 37 | 107 | 2.89 | 4 | — | — |
| 1959 | CLE | — | 12 | 21 | 20 | 0.95 | 1 | — | — |
| 1960 | CLE | — | 12 | 17 | -24 | -1.41 | 2 | — | — |
| 1961 | CLE | — | 14 | 24 | -17 | -0.71 | 1 | — | — |
| 1962 | DET | — | 14 | 29 | 170 | 5.86 | 1 | — | — |
| 1963 | DET | — | 10 | 9 | 26 | 2.89 | 0 | — | — |
| 1964 | DET | — | 12 | 12 | 28 | 2.33 | 1 | — | — |
| 1965 | DET | — | 14 | 21 | 37 | 1.76 | 3 | — | — |
| 1966 | DET | — | 6 | 12 | 59 | 4.92 | 0 | — | — |
| 1967 | DET | — | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0.83 | 0 | — | — |
| 1968 | LAN | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | — | — |
| 1969 | NYG | — | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | — | — |
| Career | — | — | 129 | 217 | 531 | 2.45 | 13 | — | — |
Kicking & Punting
13 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | G | FGM | FGA | FG% | LNG | 50+ | XPM | XPA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | CLE | — | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1958 | CLE | — | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 26 |
| 1959 | CLE | — | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1960 | CLE | — | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 1961 | CLE | — | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1962 | DET | — | 14 | 5 | 12 | 41.7% | — | — | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 1963 | DET | — | 10 | 1 | 4 | 25.0% | — | — | 13 | 13 | 16 |
| 1964 | DET | — | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1965 | DET | — | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 1966 | DET | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1967 | DET | — | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | LAN | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | NYG | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | — | 129 | 6 | 16 | 37.5% | — | — | 16 | 16 | 112 |