League Leaders Who Led?

Whizzer White

1938–1941  ·  TB  ·  6'1", 187 lb  ·  b. 1917  ·  Colorado

Career 1,321 rush yds · 11 rush TD · 1,192 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 80 PTS · 100 punts · 41.3 punt avg

Seasons leading his conference
6
6 best in the NFL
10 Top-5 finishes
2 Title seasons
4 Categories led
1938 Best season

Spanning 1938–1940, peaking at 4 titles in 1938.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1922

Among league leaders

  • 144th Conference titles 6
  • 76th Best in the NFL 6
  • 506th Top-5 finishes 10

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
Rushing Attempts 2 1st — 1938 152 1940 146
Rushing Yards 2 1st — 1938 567 1940 514
Interceptions Thrown 1 1st — 1938 18
Yards from Scrimmage 1 1st — 1938 655
Rushing Touchdowns — #2 — 1938 #2 1940 #2

Title Seasons

2 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1940 2 YDS 514 ATT 146
1938 4 YDS 567 ATT 152 YScm 655 INT 18

Rushing

3 seasons
Year Team Lg G ATT YDS Y/A TD 1D FL
1938 PIT — 11 152 567 3.73 4 — —
1940 DET — 11 146 514 3.52 5 — —
1941 DET — 11 89 240 2.70 2 — —
Career — — 33 387 1,321 3.41 11 — —

Passing

3 seasons
Year Team Lg G CMP ATT CMP% YDS Y/A TD INT SK RTG
1938 PIT — 11 29 73 39.7% 393 5.38 2 18 — 27.2
1940 DET — 11 35 80 43.8% 461 5.76 0 12 — 23.0
1941 DET — 11 22 62 35.5% 338 5.45 2 5 — 31.5
Career — — 33 86 215 40.0% 1,192 5.54 4 35 — 25.1

Kicking & Punting

3 seasons
Year Team Lg G FGM FGA FG% LNG 50+ XPM XPA PTS
1938 PIT — 11 0 0 — — — 0 0 24
1940 DET — 11 0 1 0.0% — — 2 4 32
1941 DET — 11 0 0 — — — 0 0 24
Career — — 33 0 1 0.0% — — 2 4 80