1959 National Football League Leaders
1959 National Football League Teams, Rosters and Statistics
1959 National Football League Standings
Passing Touchdown Leaders
Player | Team | TD | Att | Comp | Yds | INT |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Johnny Unitas | Baltimore Colts | 32 | 367 | 193 | 2899 | 14 |
Bobby Layne | Pittsburgh Steelers | 20 | 297 | 142 | 1986 | 21 |
Norm Van Brocklin | Philadelphia Eagles | 16 | 340 | 191 | 2617 | 14 |
Charlie Conerly | New York Giants | 14 | 194 | 113 | 1706 | 4 |
Milt Plum | Cleveland Browns | 14 | 266 | 156 | 1992 | 8 |
Ed Brown | Chicago Bears | 13 | 247 | 125 | 1881 | 10 |
Billy Wade | Los Angeles Rams | 12 | 261 | 153 | 2001 | 17 |
Y.A. Tittle | San Francisco 49ers | 10 | 199 | 102 | 1331 | 15 |
Eddie LeBaron | Washington Redskins | 8 | 173 | 77 | 1077 | 11 |
Lamar McHan | Green Bay Packers | 8 | 108 | 48 | 805 | 9 |
Passing Yardage Leaders
Player | Team | Yds | Att | Comp | TD | INT |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Johnny Unitas | Baltimore Colts | 2899 | 367 | 193 | 32 | 14 |
Norm Van Brocklin | Philadelphia Eagles | 2617 | 340 | 191 | 16 | 14 |
Billy Wade | Los Angeles Rams | 2001 | 261 | 153 | 12 | 17 |
Milt Plum | Cleveland Browns | 1992 | 266 | 156 | 14 | 8 |
Bobby Layne | Pittsburgh Steelers | 1986 | 297 | 142 | 20 | 21 |
Ed Brown | Chicago Bears | 1881 | 247 | 125 | 13 | 10 |
Charlie Conerly | New York Giants | 1706 | 194 | 113 | 14 | 4 |
Y.A. Tittle | San Francisco 49ers | 1331 | 199 | 102 | 10 | 15 |
Earl Morrall | Detroit Lions | 1102 | 137 | 65 | 5 | 6 |
Eddie LeBaron | Washington Redskins | 1077 | 173 | 77 | 8 | 11 |
Rushing Yardage Leaders
Player | Team | Yds | TD | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jim Brown | Cleveland Browns | 1329 | 14 | 70 |
J.D. Smith | San Francisco 49ers | 1036 | 10 | 73 |
Ollie Matson | Los Angeles Rams | 863 | 6 | 50 |
Tom Tracy | Pittsburgh Steelers | 794 | 3 | 51 |
Bobby Mitchell | Cleveland Browns | 743 | 5 | 90 |
Rick Casares | Chicago Bears | 699 | 10 | 47 |
Billy Barnes | Philadelphia Eagles | 687 | 7 | 61 |
Paul Hornung | Green Bay Packers | 681 | 7 | 63 |
Alan Ameche | Baltimore Colts | 679 | 7 | 26 |
John Crow | Chicago Cardinals | 666 | 3 | 73 |
Rushing Touchdown Leaders
Player | Team | TD | Yds | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jim Brown | Cleveland Browns | 14 | 1329 | 70 |
Rick Casares | Chicago Bears | 10 | 699 | 47 |
J.D. Smith | San Francisco 49ers | 10 | 1036 | 73 |
Alan Ameche | Baltimore Colts | 7 | 679 | 26 |
Billy Barnes | Philadelphia Eagles | 7 | 687 | 61 |
Paul Hornung | Green Bay Packers | 7 | 681 | 63 |
Ollie Matson | Los Angeles Rams | 6 | 863 | 50 |
Jim Taylor | Green Bay Packers | 6 | 452 | 21 |
King Hill | Chicago Cardinals | 5 | 167 | 29 |
Bobby Mitchell | Cleveland Browns | 5 | 743 | 90 |
Alex Webster | New York Giants | 5 | 250 | 16 |
Receiving Leaders
Player | Team | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Raymond Berry | Baltimore Colts | 66 | 959 | 14 | 55 |
Tommy McDonald | Philadelphia Eagles | 47 | 846 | 10 | 71 |
Lenny Moore | Baltimore Colts | 47 | 846 | 6 | 71 |
Del Shofner | Los Angeles Rams | 47 | 936 | 7 | 72 |
Jim Mutscheller | Baltimore Colts | 44 | 699 | 8 | 40 |
Billy Wilson | San Francisco 49ers | 44 | 540 | 4 | 57 |
Frank Gifford | New York Giants | 42 | 768 | 4 | 77 |
Jim Dooley | Chicago Bears | 41 | 580 | 3 | 41 |
Billy Howton | Cleveland Browns | 39 | 510 | 1 | 36 |
Jon Arnett | Los Angeles Rams | 38 | 419 | 1 | 38 |
Receiving Yardage Leaders
Player | Team | Yds | Rec | TD | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Raymond Berry | Baltimore Colts | 959 | 66 | 14 | 55 |
Del Shofner | Los Angeles Rams | 936 | 47 | 7 | 72 |
Tommy McDonald | Philadelphia Eagles | 846 | 47 | 10 | 71 |
Lenny Moore | Baltimore Colts | 846 | 47 | 6 | 71 |
Frank Gifford | New York Giants | 768 | 42 | 4 | 77 |
Bill Anderson | Washington Redskins | 734 | 35 | 6 | 70 |
Bob Schnelker | New York Giants | 714 | 37 | 6 | 66 |
Jim Mutscheller | Baltimore Colts | 699 | 44 | 8 | 40 |
Max McGee | Green Bay Packers | 695 | 30 | 5 | 81 |
Jimmy Orr | Pittsburgh Steelers | 604 | 35 | 5 | 43 |
Receiving Touchdown Leaders
Player | Team | TD | Rec | Yds | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Raymond Berry | Baltimore Colts | 14 | 66 | 959 | 55 |
Tommy McDonald | Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | 47 | 846 | 71 |
Jim Mutscheller | Baltimore Colts | 8 | 44 | 699 | 40 |
Del Shofner | Los Angeles Rams | 7 | 47 | 936 | 72 |
Bill Anderson | Washington Redskins | 6 | 35 | 734 | 70 |
Buddy Dial | Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 16 | 428 | 68 |
Lenny Moore | Baltimore Colts | 6 | 47 | 846 | 71 |
Ray Renfro | Cleveland Browns | 6 | 30 | 528 | 70 |
Bob Schnelker | New York Giants | 6 | 37 | 714 | 66 |
Max McGee | Green Bay Packers | 5 | 30 | 695 | 81 |
Jimmy Orr | Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 35 | 604 | 43 |
Tom Tracy | Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 23 | 273 | 45 |
Interception Leaders
Player | Team | Int | Yds | TD | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dean Derby | Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 127 | 0 | 24 |
Milt Davis | Baltimore Colts | 7 | 119 | 1 | 57 |
Don Shinnick | Baltimore Colts | 7 | 70 | 0 | 23 |
Dick Alban | Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 119 | 0 | 46 |
Andy Nelson | Baltimore Colts | 6 | 33 | 1 | 33 |
Gary Lowe | Detroit Lions | 5 | 130 | 0 | 42 |
Billy Stacy | Chicago Cardinals | 5 | 114 | 0 | 36 |
Ray Brown | Baltimore Colts | 5 | 89 | 0 | 44 |
Bernie Parrish | Cleveland Browns | 5 | 83 | 1 | 37 |
Dave Baker | San Francisco 49ers | 5 | 75 | 0 | 29 |
Erich Barnes | Chicago Bears | 5 | 67 | 0 | 29 |
Jimmy Carr | Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | 65 | 0 | 12 |
Dick Nolan | New York Giants | 5 | 57 | 0 | 34 |
Lindon Crow | New York Giants | 5 | 54 | 1 | 30 |
Junior Wren | Cleveland Browns | 5 | 39 | 0 | 22 |
Dick Szymanski | Baltimore Colts | 5 | 24 | 1 | 15 |
J.C. Caroline | Chicago Bears | 5 | 14 | 0 | 8 |
Jimmy Patton | New York Giants | 5 | 13 | 0 | 12 |