1972 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 | Billy Kilmer | WAS | 33 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 17.00 | 7_3_0 | 1,648 | 19 | 11 | 84.80 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 1,645 | 19 | Elite | Super Bowl |
2 | Norm Snead | NYG | 33 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 19.00 | 8_5_0 | 2,307 | 17 | 12 | 84.00 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 2,328 | 17 | Elite | |
3 | Fran Tarkenton | MIN | 32 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 21.00 | 7_7_0 | 2,651 | 18 | 13 | 80.20 | 180 | 0 | 3 | 2,831 | 18 | Elite | |
4 | Greg Landry | DET | 26 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 22.00 | 8_5_1 | 2,066 | 18 | 17 | 71.80 | 524 | 9 | 3 | 2,590 | 27 | Elite | |
5 | Daryle Lamonica | OAK | 31 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 25.00 | 10_2_1 | 1,998 | 18 | 12 | 79.50 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 2,031 | 18 | Elite | |
6 | Terry Bradshaw* | PIT | 24 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 27.00 | 11_3_0 | 1,887 | 12 | 12 | 64.10 | 346 | 7 | 4 | 2,233 | 19 | Great | CG Game |
7 | Earl Morrall | MIA | 38 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 29.00 | 9_0_0 | 1,360 | 11 | 7 | 91.00 | 67 | 1 | 3 | 1,427 | 12 | Great | |
8 | Steve Spurrier | SFO | 27 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 35.00 | 6_2_1 | 1,983 | 18 | 16 | 75.90 | 51 | 0 | 2 | 2,034 | 18 | Great | |
9 | Joe Namath | NYJ | 29 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 37.00 | 7_6_0 | 2,816 | 19 | 21 | 72.50 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2,824 | 19 | Great | |
10 | Ken Anderson | CIN | 23 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 46.75 | 7_6_0 | 1,918 | 7 | 7 | 74.00 | 94 | 3 | 5 | 2,012 | 10 | Good | |
11 | Marty Domres | BAL | 25 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 47.00 | 4_5_0 | 1,392 | 11 | 6 | 76.60 | 137 | 1 | 4 | 1,529 | 12 | Good | |
12 | Bob Berry | ATL | 30 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 49.00 | 7_7_0 | 2,158 | 13 | 12 | 78.50 | 86 | 2 | 7 | 2,244 | 15 | Good | |
13 | Mike Phipps | CLE | 25 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 51.00 | 10_3_0 | 1,994 | 13 | 16 | 61.00 | 256 | 5 | 8 | 2,250 | 18 | Good | Divisional |
14 | Len Dawson | KAN | 37 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 53.00 | 7_5_0 | 1,835 | 13 | 12 | 72.80 | 75 | 0 | 2 | 1,910 | 13 | Good | |
15 | Craig Morton | DAL | 29 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 54.75 | 10_4_0 | 2,396 | 15 | 21 | 65.90 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 2,422 | 17 | Good | |
16 | Archie Manning | NOR | 23 | 23 | 8 | 16 | 55.00 | 2_11_1 | 2,781 | 18 | 21 | 64.60 | 351 | 2 | 9 | 3,132 | 20 | Good | |
17 | Charley Johnson | DEN | 34 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 63.00 | 4_5_0 | 1,783 | 14 | 14 | 74.60 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1,783 | 14 | Good | |
18 | Bobby Douglass | CHI | 25 | 18 | 12 | 25 | 67.00 | 4_9_1 | 1,246 | 9 | 12 | 49.80 | 968 | 8 | 9 | 2,214 | 17 | Adequate | |
19 | Roman Gabriel | RAM | 32 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 72.00 | 6_6_0 | 2,027 | 12 | 15 | 63.80 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 2,043 | 13 | Adequate | |
20 | Scott Hunter | GNB | 25 | 4 | 23 | 24 | 74.00 | 10_4_0 | 1,252 | 6 | 9 | 55.50 | 37 | 5 | 5 | 1,289 | 11 | Adequate | Divisional |
21 | Dennis Shaw | BUF | 25 | 17 | 22 | 19 | 80.00 | 4_8_1 | 1,666 | 14 | 17 | 63.50 | 138 | 0 | 6 | 1,804 | 14 | Adequate | |
22 | Johnny Unitas | BAL | 39 | 24 | 25 | 14 | 87.75 | 1_4_0 | 1,111 | 4 | 6 | 70.80 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1,126 | 4 | Bad | |
23 | Dan Pastorini | HOU | 23 | 26 | 20 | 22 | 88.00 | 1_11_0 | 1,711 | 7 | 12 | 57.10 | 205 | 2 | 6 | 1,916 | 9 | Bad | |
24 | John Hadl | SDG | 32 | 18 | 24 | 23 | 89.00 | 4_9_1 | 2,449 | 15 | 26 | 56.70 | 99 | 1 | 7 | 2,548 | 16 | Bad | |
25 | John Reaves | PHI | 22 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 90.00 | 0_7_0 | 1,508 | 7 | 12 | 58.40 | 109 | 1 | 5 | 1,617 | 8 | Bad | |
26 | Jim Plunkett | NWE | 25 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 100.00 | 3_11_0 | 2,196 | 8 | 25 | 45.70 | 230 | 1 | 6 | 2,426 | 9 | Bad | |
27 | Gary Cuozzo | STL | 31 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 106.00 | 1_5_0 | 897 | 5 | 11 | 43.70 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 904 | 5 | Bad | |
28 | Bob Griese | MIA | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 114.00 | 5_0_0 | 638 | 4 | 4 | 71.60 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 649 | 5 | DNQ | Champion |
29 | John Brodie | SFO | 37 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 116.00 | 2_3_0 | 905 | 9 | 8 | 86.40 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 913 | 10 | DNQ | Divisional |
30 | Jim Hart | STL | 28 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 119.00 | 2_1_0 | 857 | 5 | 5 | 70.60 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 874 | 5 | DNQ | |
31 | Virgil Carter | CIN | 27 | 35 | 31 | 28 | 125.00 | 1_0_0 | 579 | 3 | 4 | 71.10 | 57 | 2 | 2 | 636 | 5 | DNQ | |
32 | Pete Liske | PHI | 30 | 30 | 34 | 28 | 126.00 | 2_4_1 | 973 | 3 | 7 | 60.40 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 993 | 3 | DNQ | |
33 | Sonny Jurgensen | WAS | 38 | 29 | 35 | 28 | 127.00 | 4_0_0 | 633 | 2 | 4 | 84.90 | 633 | 2 | DNQ | ||||
34 | Ken Stabler | OAK | 27 | 38 | 32 | 28 | 130.00 | 0_1_0 | 524 | 4 | 3 | 82.30 | 524 | 4 | DNQ | Divisional | |||
35 | Brian Dowling | NWE | 25 | 38 | 33 | 28 | 132.00 | 383 | 2 | 1 | 81.00 | 383 | 2 | DNQ | |||||
36 | Steve Ramsey | DEN | 24 | 34 | 36 | 28 | 134.00 | 1_4_0 | 1,050 | 3 | 9 | 53.50 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 1,065 | 5 | DNQ | |
37 | Mike Livingston | KAN | 27 | 36 | 37 | 28 | 138.00 | 1_1_0 | 480 | 7 | 8 | 61.90 | 480 | 7 | DNQ | ||||
38 | Jim Del Gaizo | MIA | 25 | 38 | 38 | 28 | 142.00 | 165 | 2 | 1 | 100.50 | 165 | 2 | DNQ | |||||
39 | Randy Johnson | NYG | 28 | 38 | 39 | 28 | 144.00 | 0_1_0 | 230 | 3 | 3 | 103.20 | 230 | 3 | DNQ | ||||
40 | Bob Davis | NYJ | 27 | 38 | 40 | 28 | 146.00 | 0_1_0 | 114 | 2 | 1 | 72.90 | 114 | 2 | DNQ | ||||
41 | O.J. Simpson | BUF | 25 | 38 | 41 | 28 | 148.00 | 113 | 1 | 0 | 145.80 | 113 | 1 | DNQ | |||||
42 | Ron Widby | GNB | 27 | 38 | 42 | 28 | 150.00 | 102 | 1 | 0 | 158.30 | 102 | 1 | DNQ | |||||
43 | Bill Munson | DET | 31 | 38 | 43 | 28 | 152.00 | 194 | 1 | 1 | 70.40 | 194 | 1 | DNQ | |||||
44 | George Blanda | OAK | 45 | 38 | 44 | 28 | 154.00 | 77 | 1 | 0 | 73.50 | 77 | 1 | DNQ | |||||
45 | Bob Lee | MIN | 26 | 38 | 45 | 28 | 156.00 | 75 | 1 | 0 | 135.40 | 75 | 1 | DNQ | |||||
46 | Calvin Hill | DAL | 25 | 38 | 46 | 28 | 158.00 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 121.50 | 55 | 1 | DNQ | |||||
47 | Jerry Tagge | GNB | 22 | 38 | 47 | 28 | 160.00 | 154 | 0 | 0 | 52.90 | 154 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
48 | Floyd Little | DEN | 30 | 38 | 48 | 28 | 162.00 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 158.30 | 43 | 1 | DNQ | |||||
49 | Bobby Anderson | DEN | 25 | 38 | 49 | 28 | 164.00 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 88.90 | 14 | 1 | DNQ | |||||
50 | Marlin Briscoe | MIA | 27 | 38 | 50 | 28 | 166.00 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 118.70 | 72 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
51 | Donny Anderson | STL | 29 | 38 | 51 | 28 | 168.00 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 109.70 | 71 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
52 | Joe Gilliam | PIT | 22 | 38 | 52 | 28 | 170.00 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 73.30 | 48 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
53 | Mike Montgomery | DAL | 23 | 38 | 53 | 28 | 172.00 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 72.90 | 31 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
54 | Terry Hanratty | PIT | 24 | 38 | 54 | 28 | 174.00 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 67.70 | 23 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
54 | Earl McCullouch | DET | 26 | 38 | 54 | 28 | 174.00 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 118.70 | 23 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
56 | Jerrel Wilson | KAN | 31 | 38 | 56 | 28 | 178.00 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 118.70 | 20 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
57 | MacArthur Lane | GNB | 30 | 38 | 57 | 28 | 180.00 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 106.20 | 19 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
58 | John Huarte | CHI | 29 | 38 | 58 | 28 | 182.00 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 47.90 | 14 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
59 | Mike Ernst | DEN | 22 | 38 | 59 | 28 | 184.00 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 39.60 | 10 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
60 | Frank Patrick | GNB | 25 | 38 | 60 | 28 | 186.00 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 39.60 | 9 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
61 | Spike Jones | BUF | 25 | 38 | 61 | 28 | 188.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 56.20 | 4 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
62 | Dan Reeves | DAL | 28 | 38 | 62 | 28 | 190.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.60 | 0 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
62 | Jackie Smith | STL | 32 | 38 | 62 | 28 | 190.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.60 | 0 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
62 | Larry Wilson | STL | 34 | 38 | 62 | 28 | 190.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.60 | 0 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
62 | Tom Blanchard | NYG | 24 | 38 | 62 | 28 | 190.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.60 | 0 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
62 | Mike Garrett | SDG | 28 | 38 | 62 | 28 | 190.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.60 | 0 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
62 | Bob Gresham | NOR | 24 | 38 | 62 | 28 | 190.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.60 | 0 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
62 | Sam Havrilak | BAL | 25 | 38 | 62 | 28 | 190.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.60 | 0 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
62 | John Isenbarger | SFO | 25 | 38 | 62 | 28 | 190.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.60 | 0 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
62 | Ron Jessie | DET | 24 | 38 | 62 | 28 | 190.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.60 | 0 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
62 | Ron Johnson | NYG | 25 | 38 | 62 | 28 | 190.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.60 | 0 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
62 | Leroy Kelly | CLE | 30 | 38 | 62 | 28 | 190.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.60 | 0 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
62 | Paul Krause | MIN | 30 | 38 | 62 | 28 | 190.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.60 | 0 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
62 | Cliff McClain | NYJ | 25 | 38 | 62 | 28 | 190.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.60 | 0 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
62 | Jack Mildren | BAL | 23 | 38 | 62 | 28 | 190.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.60 | 0 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
62 | Jon Staggers | GNB | 24 | 38 | 62 | 28 | 190.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.60 | 0 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
62 | Pat Studstill | NWE | 34 | 38 | 62 | 28 | 190.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.60 | 0 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
62 | Bobby Walden | PIT | 34 | 38 | 62 | 28 | 190.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.60 | 0 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
79 | Kent Nix | HOU | 28 | 38 | 79 | 28 | 224.00 | 0_2_0 | 287 | 3 | 6 | 41.00 | 287 | 3 | DNQ | ||||
80 | Rick Arrington | PHI | 25 | 38 | 80 | 28 | 226.00 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 16.80 | 46 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
81 | Bobby Joe Green | CHI | 36 | 38 | 81 | 28 | 228.00 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 52.10 | 23 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
82 | Fred Willis | 2TM | 25 | 38 | 82 | 28 | 230.00 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 4.20 | 16 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
83 | Carl Garrett | NWE | 25 | 38 | 83 | 28 | 232.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
83 | Bob Gladieux | NWE | 25 | 38 | 83 | 28 | 232.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
85 | Roger Staubach | DAL | 30 | 38 | 85 | 28 | 236.00 | 98 | 0 | 2 | 20.40 | 98 | 0 | DNQ | CG Game | ||||
86 | Mike Taliaferro | BUF | 31 | 38 | 86 | 28 | 238.00 | 176 | 1 | 4 | 35.20 | 176 | 1 | DNQ | |||||
87 | Tim Van Galder | STL | 28 | 33 | 89 | 28 | 239.00 | 1_3_1 | 434 | 1 | 7 | 34.50 | 434 | 1 | DNQ | ||||
88 | Wayne Clark | SDG | 25 | 38 | 87 | 28 | 240.00 | 67 | 0 | 2 | 36.80 | 67 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
89 | Bill Nelsen | CLE | 31 | 38 | 88 | 28 | 242.00 | 0_1_0 | 141 | 0 | 3 | 19.10 | 141 | 0 | DNQ | ||||
90 | Leo Hart | BUF | 23 | 38 | 90 | 28 | 246.00 | 0_1_0 | 53 | 0 | 3 | 10.60 | 53 | 0 | DNQ | ||||
91 | Pat Sullivan | ATL | 22 | 38 | 91 | 28 | 248.00 | 44 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 44 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
92 | Pete Beathard | RAM | 30 | 37 | 92 | 28 | 249.00 | 0_1_1 | 255 | 1 | 7 | 24.60 | 255 | 1 | DNQ | ||||
93 | Ed Baker | HOU | 24 | 38 | 93 | 28 | 252.00 | 47 | 0 | 4 | 15.40 | 47 | 0 | DNQ |