1959 Stats
Rank Sum– Wins Rank + (Stats Rank * 2) + Efficiency Rank.Â
Efficiency– Ranks players based on Passer Rating.
Stats– The JTA’s ranking of which players had the best total touchdowns, total yards, interceptions, and fumbles combined
Wins Bonus– If starred (*), the player is outright #1 in wins; his Rank Sum will get a bonus of -2 * (however many games he is ahead of the nearest competition)
Tie Breaker– If two or more players have the same Rank Sum, the first tie breaker is wins, and the second is efficiency. The player ahead gets a (-0.25) in their Rank Sum to signify that they are ahead.
Rank | Player | Tm | Age | Wins | Stats | Efficiency | Rank Sum | Rec | Yds | TD | Int | RTG | Rush Yds | Rush Tds | Fum | TOT Yds | TOT TDs | Tier | Postseason |
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1 | Johnny Unitas* | BAL | 26 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3.00 | 9_3_0 | 2,899 | 32 | 14 | 92.00 | 145 | 2 | 6 | 3,044 | 34 | MVP | Champion |
2 | Charlie Conerly | NYG | 38 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7.00 | 8_1_0 | 1,706 | 14 | 4 | 102.70 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 1,744 | 15 | All Pro | Super Bowl |
3 | Norm Van Brocklin | PHI | 33 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13.00 | 7_5_0 | 2,617 | 16 | 14 | 79.50 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 2,630 | 18 | Elite | |
4 | Milt Plum | CLE | 24 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14.00 | 7_5_0 | 1,992 | 14 | 8 | 87.20 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 2,012 | 15 | Elite | |
5 | Bobby Layne | PIT | 33 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 23.75 | 6_5_1 | 1,986 | 20 | 21 | 62.80 | 181 | 2 | 2 | 2,167 | 22 | Good | |
6 | Ed Brown | CHI | 31 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 24.00 | 5_3_0 | 1,881 | 13 | 10 | 76.70 | 108 | 1 | 7 | 1,989 | 14 | Good | |
7 | Billy Wade | RAM | 29 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 31.00 | 2_7_0 | 2,001 | 12 | 17 | 71.10 | 95 | 2 | 6 | 2,096 | 14 | Good | |
8 | Bart Starr | GNB | 25 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 32.00 | 4_1_0 | 972 | 6 | 7 | 69.00 | 83 | 0 | 2 | 1,055 | 6 | Good | |
9 | Earl Morrall | DET | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 34.00 | 2_3_0 | 1,102 | 5 | 6 | 69.10 | 112 | 0 | 7 | 1,214 | 5 | Adequate | |
10 | Y.A. Tittle | SFO | 33 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 36.00 | 6_4_0 | 1,331 | 10 | 15 | 58.00 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 1,355 | 10 | Adequate | |
11 | Eddie LeBaron | WAS | 29 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 43.00 | 2_5_0 | 1,077 | 8 | 11 | 54.00 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1,084 | 8 | Adequate | |
12 | King Hill | CRD | 23 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 48.00 | 2_8_0 | 1,015 | 7 | 13 | 46.20 | 167 | 5 | 13 | 1,182 | 12 | Bad | |
13 | Tobin Rote | DET | 31 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 52.00 | 1_5_1 | 861 | 5 | 19 | 26.80 | 156 | 2 | 2 | 1,017 | 7 | Bad | |
14 | Lamar McHan | GNB | 27 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 58.00 | 3_4_0 | 805 | 8 | 9 | 60.10 | 64 | 0 | 3 | 869 | 8 | DNQ | |
15 | M.C. Reynolds | CRD | 24 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 62.00 | 329 | 4 | 1 | 101.30 | 329 | 4 | DNQ | |||||
16 | George Shaw | NYG | 26 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 65.00 | 1_0_0 | 433 | 1 | 1 | 105.40 | 433 | 1 | DNQ | ||||
17 | Frank Ryan | RAM | 23 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 68.00 | 0_3_0 | 709 | 2 | 4 | 63.40 | 57 | 1 | 5 | 766 | 3 | DNQ | |
18 | Paul Hornung | GNB | 24 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 70.00 | 95 | 2 | 0 | 143.20 | 95 | 2 | DNQ | |||||
19 | Len Dawson | PIT | 24 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 72.00 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 113.10 | 60 | 1 | DNQ | |||||
20 | Frank Gifford | NYG | 29 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 74.00 | 151 | 2 | 2 | 92.00 | 151 | 2 | DNQ | |||||
20 | Ed Sutton | WAS | 24 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 74.00 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 97.00 | 51 | 1 | DNQ | |||||
22 | John Roach | CRD | 26 | 20 | 22 | 14 | 78.00 | 0_2_0 | 340 | 2 | 4 | 41.60 | 340 | 2 | DNQ | ||||
23 | Zeke Bratkowski | CHI | 28 | 15 | 25 | 14 | 79.00 | 3_1_0 | 403 | 2 | 5 | 48.00 | 403 | 2 | DNQ | ||||
24 | Sonny Jurgensen | PHI | 25 | 20 | 23 | 14 | 80.00 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 114.20 | 27 | 1 | DNQ | |||||
25 | Lenny Moore | BAL | 26 | 20 | 24 | 14 | 82.00 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 131.90 | 25 | 1 | DNQ | |||||
26 | Bobby Joe Conrad | CRD | 24 | 20 | 26 | 14 | 86.00 | 82 | 1 | 1 | 109.70 | 82 | 1 | DNQ | |||||
27 | Bobby Luna | PIT | 26 | 20 | 27 | 14 | 88.00 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 118.70 | 55 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
28 | Ray Mathews | PIT | 30 | 20 | 28 | 14 | 90.00 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 118.70 | 38 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
29 | Ray Brown | BAL | 23 | 20 | 29 | 14 | 92.00 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 41.70 | 14 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
29 | Joe Morrison | NYG | 22 | 20 | 29 | 14 | 92.00 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 72.90 | 14 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
31 | Jon Arnett | RAM | 24 | 20 | 31 | 14 | 96.00 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 39.60 | 13 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
32 | Terry Barr | DET | 24 | 20 | 32 | 14 | 98.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.60 | 0 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
32 | Don Bosseler | WAS | 23 | 20 | 32 | 14 | 98.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.60 | 0 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
32 | L.G. Dupre | BAL | 27 | 20 | 32 | 14 | 98.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.60 | 0 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
32 | Yale Lary | DET | 29 | 20 | 32 | 14 | 98.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.60 | 0 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
32 | Dicky Moegle | SFO | 25 | 20 | 32 | 14 | 98.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.60 | 0 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
32 | Jimmy Orr | PIT | 24 | 20 | 32 | 14 | 98.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.60 | 0 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
32 | Jim Podoley | WAS | 26 | 20 | 32 | 14 | 98.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.60 | 0 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
32 | Alex Webster | NYG | 28 | 20 | 32 | 14 | 98.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.60 | 0 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
40 | Joe Francis | GNB | 23 | 20 | 40 | 14 | 114.00 | 91 | 0 | 1 | 25.00 | 91 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
41 | Eagle Day | WAS | 27 | 20 | 41 | 14 | 116.00 | 79 | 0 | 1 | 33.80 | 79 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
42 | Jerry Reichow | DET | 25 | 20 | 42 | 14 | 118.00 | 168 | 0 | 2 | 24.90 | 168 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
43 | Tom Tracy | PIT | 25 | 20 | 43 | 14 | 120.00 | 159 | 0 | 2 | 39.60 | 159 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
44 | Ralph Guglielmi | WAS | 26 | 16 | 45 | 14 | 120.00 | 1_4_0 | 617 | 4 | 11 | 40.10 | 617 | 4 | DNQ | ||||
45 | Jim Ninowski | CLE | 23 | 20 | 44 | 14 | 122.00 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 4.60 | 41 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
46 | Rick Casares | CHI | 28 | 20 | 46 | 14 | 126.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
46 | Ollie Matson | RAM | 29 | 20 | 46 | 14 | 126.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
48 | John Brodie | SFO | 24 | 17 | 48 | 14 | 127.00 | 1_1_0 | 354 | 2 | 7 | 35.00 | 354 | 2 | DNQ | ||||
49 | Don Heinrich | NYG | 29 | 17 | 49 | 14 | 129.00 | 1_1_0 | 329 | 1 | 6 | 23.50 | 329 | 1 | DNQ | ||||
50 | Billy Ray Barnes | PHI | 24 | 20 | 50 | 14 | 134.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | DNQ |