Paul Christman
Paul Joseph Christman
Born: March 5, 1918
St. Louis, MO USA
Deceased: March 2, 1970
Lake Forest, IL
Position: QB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 210
College: Missouri
High School: Maplewood (MO)
Career: 1945-1950
Drafted: 1941 in Round 2, #13 overall by the Chicago Cardinals
Paul Christman played from 1945 to 1950 during his career with the Chicago Cardinals and Green Bay Packers. Christman threw for 7,294 yards in his career, completing 504 of 1,140 passes with 58 touchdowns and 76 interceptions. He also ran for -26 yards in 85 attempts with 8 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 219 | 89 | 40.6 | 1147 | 5.2 | 5 | 2.3 | 12 | 5.5 | 70 | 42.6 |
| 1946 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 229 | 100 | 43.7 | 1656 | 7.2 | 13 | 5.7 | 18 | 7.9 | 82 | 54.8 |
| 1947 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 301 | 138 | 45.8 | 2191 | 7.3 | 17 | 5.6 | 22 | 7.3 | 80 | 59.0 |
| 1948 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 114 | 51 | 44.7 | 740 | 6.5 | 5 | 4.4 | 4 | 3.5 | 71 | 66.4 |
| 1949 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 151 | 75 | 49.7 | 1015 | 6.7 | 11 | 7.3 | 13 | 8.6 | 50 | 59.9 |
| 1950 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 126 | 51 | 40.5 | 545 | 4.3 | 7 | 5.6 | 7 | 5.6 | 44 | 49.2 |
| Totals | 1140 | 504 | 44.2 | 7294 | 6.4 | 58 | 5.1 | 76 | 6.7 | 82 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 30 | -34 | -1.1 | 9 | 1 |
| 1946 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 28 | -61 | -2.2 | 6 | 3 |
| 1947 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 8 | 11 | 1.4 | 3 | 2 |
| 1948 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 8 | 6 | 0.8 | 5 | 1 |
| 1949 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 22 | 0 |
| 1950 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 7 | 18 | 2.6 | 4 | 1 |
| Totals | 85 | -26 | -0.3 | 22 | 8 |
Kick Returns:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 12 | 8 | -15 | 0 | |||
| 1946 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1947 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1948 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1949 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1950 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 35 | 12 | -15 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1945 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1946 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1947 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1948 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1950 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 8 | 3 |
| 1946 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 11 | 3 |
| 1947 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 12 | 8 |
| 1948 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 7 | 2 |
| 1949 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 12 | 7 |
| 1950 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 11 | 1 |
Honors
1946 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1947 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
