In the 340 games in his career, Blanda connected on 1,911 of 4,007 attempts for a total of 26,920 yards. He accumulated 79.2 yards per game through the air with a 60.6 QB rating. Blanda passed for 236 touchdowns compared to 277 interceptions and the longest throw of his career went for 81 yards. He lost a combined 94 yards while being the victim of a quarterback sack 12 times. His TD percentage when attempting a pass was 5.9% and his interception percentage was 6.9%.
Blanda connected on 1 of his attempted 3 tosses in his last year for a completion percentage of 33.3%. His longest pass was 55 yards and he threw for 0.8 yards per game. He had a QB rating of 64.3 with a touchdown rate of 0.0% and an interception percentage of 33.3%. In his final season, Blanda passed for 11 yds with 0 TDs and 1 interception. He was sacked 47 times for a total of 282 yds lost.
George Blanda Stats
| Year | Team | TD | TD% | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | Games | GS | Y/A | AY/A | Y/C | Y/G | Int | Int% | 1D | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 236 | 5.9% | 1,911 | 4,007 | 47.7% | 26,920 | 340 | 0 | 6.7 | 4.8 | 14.1 | 79.2 | 277 | 6.9% | 95 | 81 | |
| 1975 | OAK | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 3 | 33.3% | 11 | 14 | 0 | -11.3 | 11.0 | 0.8 | 5.6 | 1 | 33.3% | 11 | 4 |
| 1974 | OAK | 1 | 25.0% | 1 | 4 | 25.0% | 28 | 14 | 0 | 12.0 | 28.0 | 2.0 | 95.8 | 0 | 0.0% | 28 | 7 |
| 1972 | OAK | 1 | 6.7% | 5 | 15 | 33.3% | 77 | 14 | 0 | 6.5 | 15.4 | 5.5 | 73.5 | 0 | 0.0% | 26 | 5 |
| 1971 | OAK | 4 | 6.9% | 32 | 58 | 55.2% | 378 | 14 | 0 | 3.2 | 11.8 | 27.0 | 58.6 | 6 | 10.3% | 37 | 7 |
| 1970 | OAK | 6 | 10.9% | 29 | 55 | 52.7% | 461 | 14 | 0 | 6.5 | 15.9 | 32.9 | 79.4 | 5 | 9.1% | 44 | 8 |
| 1958 | CHI | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 7 | 28.6% | 19 | 12 | 0 | 2.7 | 9.5 | 1.6 | 39.6 | 0 | 0.0% | 12 | 3 |
| 1957 | CHI | 0 | 0.0% | 8 | 19 | 42.1% | 65 | 12 | 0 | -3.7 | 8.1 | 5.4 | 11.8 | 3 | 15.8% | 13 | 3 |
| 1956 | CHI | 7 | 10.1% | 37 | 69 | 53.6% | 439 | 12 | 0 | 5.8 | 11.9 | 36.6 | 82.9 | 4 | 5.8% | 69 | 6 |
| 1955 | CHI | 4 | 4.1% | 42 | 97 | 43.3% | 459 | 12 | 0 | 2.3 | 10.9 | 38.3 | 41.6 | 7 | 7.2% | 51 | 5 |
| 1954 | CHI | 15 | 5.3% | 131 | 281 | 46.6% | 1,929 | 8 | 7 | 5.2 | 14.7 | 241.1 | 62.1 | 17 | 6.0% | 76 | 7 |
| 1953 | CHI | 14 | 3.9% | 169 | 362 | 46.7% | 2,164 | 12 | 12 | 3.9 | 12.8 | 180.3 | 52.3 | 23 | 6.4% | 72 | 6 |
| 1952 | CHI | 8 | 6.1% | 47 | 131 | 35.9% | 664 | 12 | 2 | 2.5 | 14.1 | 55.3 | 38.5 | 11 | 8.4% | 59 | 5 |
| 1950 | 2TM | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | CHI | 0 | 0.0% | 9 | 21 | 42.9% | 197 | 12 | 2 | -1.3 | 21.9 | 16.4 | 37.3 | 5 | 23.8% | 44 | 9 |
1975 Stats for George Blanda
| Stat | Value | NFL Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 14 | 28th |
| Games Started | 0 | 91st |
| Completions | 1 | 82nd |
| Passing Attempts | 3 | 72nd |
| Completion Percentage | 33% | 77th |
| Passing Yards | 11 | 81st |
| Touchdown Passes | 0 | 81st |
| TD Percentage | 0.0% | 81st |
| Interceptions | 1 | 64th |
| Interception Percentage | 33.3% | 4th |
| 1st Downs | 11 | 81st |
| Longest Pass | 4 | 77th |
| Yards Per Pass Attempt | -11.3 | 1199th |
| Average Yards Per Pass Attempt | 11.0 | 66th |
| Yards Per Completion | 0.8 | 81st |
| Passing Yards Per Game | 5.6 | 96th |
1974 Stats for George Blanda
| Stat | Value | NFL Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 14 | 22nd |
| Games Started | 0 | 85th |
| Completions | 1 | 73rd |
| Passing Attempts | 4 | 65th |
| Completion Percentage | 25% | 81st |
| Passing Yards | 28 | 72nd |
| Touchdown Passes | 1 | 53rd |
| TD Percentage | 25.0% | 5th |
| Interceptions | 0 | 79th |
| Interception Percentage | 0.0% | 79th |
| 1st Downs | 28 | 62nd |
| Longest Pass | 7 | 38th |
| Yards Per Pass Attempt | 12.0 | 16th |
| Average Yards Per Pass Attempt | 28.0 | 10th |
| Yards Per Completion | 2.0 | 74th |
| Passing Yards Per Game | 95.8 | 18th |
1972 Stats for George Blanda
| Stat | Value | NFL Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 14 | 26th |
| Games Started | 0 | 72nd |
| Completions | 5 | 52nd |
| Passing Attempts | 15 | 49th |
| Completion Percentage | 33% | 66th |
| Passing Yards | 77 | 51st |
| Touchdown Passes | 1 | 48th |
| TD Percentage | 6.7% | 16th |
| Interceptions | 0 | 60th |
| Interception Percentage | 0.0% | 60th |
| 1st Downs | 26 | 53rd |
| Longest Pass | 5 | 60th |
| Yards Per Pass Attempt | 6.5 | 24th |
| Average Yards Per Pass Attempt | 15.4 | 23rd |
| Yards Per Completion | 5.5 | 59th |
| Passing Yards Per Game | 73.5 | 28th |
1971 Stats for George Blanda
| Stat | Value | NFL Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 14 | 18th |
| Games Started | 0 | 75th |
| Completions | 32 | 42nd |
| Passing Attempts | 58 | 43rd |
| Completion Percentage | 55% | 19th |
| Passing Yards | 378 | 43rd |
| Touchdown Passes | 4 | 34th |
| TD Percentage | 6.9% | 12th |
| Interceptions | 6 | 36th |
| Interception Percentage | 10.3% | 8th |
| 1st Downs | 37 | 53rd |
| Longest Pass | 7 | 42nd |
| Yards Per Pass Attempt | 3.2 | 61st |
| Average Yards Per Pass Attempt | 11.8 | 60th |
| Yards Per Completion | 27.0 | 51st |
| Passing Yards Per Game | 58.6 | 47th |
1970 Stats for George Blanda
| Stat | Value | NFL Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 14 | 17th |
| Games Started | 0 | 70th |
| Completions | 29 | 40th |
| Passing Attempts | 55 | 44th |
| Completion Percentage | 53% | 34th |
| Passing Yards | 461 | 39th |
| Touchdown Passes | 6 | 28th |
| TD Percentage | 10.9% | 8th |
| Interceptions | 5 | 40th |
| Interception Percentage | 9.1% | 17th |
| 1st Downs | 44 | 46th |
| Longest Pass | 8 | 20th |
| Yards Per Pass Attempt | 6.5 | 27th |
| Average Yards Per Pass Attempt | 15.9 | 21st |
| Yards Per Completion | 32.9 | 52nd |
| Passing Yards Per Game | 79.4 | 25th |
1958 Stats for George Blanda
| Stat | Value | NFL Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 12 | 19th |
| Games Started | 0 | 47th |
| Completions | 2 | 30th |
| Passing Attempts | 7 | 29th |
| Completion Percentage | 29% | 34th |
| Passing Yards | 19 | 31st |
| Touchdown Passes | 0 | 32nd |
| TD Percentage | 0.0% | 32nd |
| Interceptions | 0 | 37th |
| Interception Percentage | 0.0% | 37th |
| 1st Downs | 12 | 34th |
| Longest Pass | 3 | 32nd |
| Yards Per Pass Attempt | 2.7 | 29th |
| Average Yards Per Pass Attempt | 9.5 | 34th |
| Yards Per Completion | 1.6 | 34th |
| Passing Yards Per Game | 39.6 | 32nd |
1957 Stats for George Blanda
| Stat | Value | NFL Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 12 | 17th |
| Games Started | 0 | 54th |
| Completions | 8 | 24th |
| Passing Attempts | 19 | 24th |
| Completion Percentage | 42% | 37th |
| Passing Yards | 65 | 28th |
| Touchdown Passes | 0 | 31st |
| TD Percentage | 0.0% | 31st |
| Interceptions | 3 | 22nd |
| Interception Percentage | 15.8% | 7th |
| 1st Downs | 13 | 40th |
| Longest Pass | 3 | 42nd |
| Yards Per Pass Attempt | -3.7 | 1198th |
| Average Yards Per Pass Attempt | 8.1 | 41st |
| Yards Per Completion | 5.4 | 32nd |
| Passing Yards Per Game | 11.8 | 57th |
1956 Stats for George Blanda
| Stat | Value | NFL Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 12 | 13th |
| Games Started | 0 | 45th |
| Completions | 37 | 19th |
| Passing Attempts | 69 | 19th |
| Completion Percentage | 54% | 13th |
| Passing Yards | 439 | 17th |
| Touchdown Passes | 7 | 12th |
| TD Percentage | 10.1% | 7th |
| Interceptions | 4 | 22nd |
| Interception Percentage | 5.8% | 29th |
| 1st Downs | 69 | 9th |
| Longest Pass | 6 | 27th |
| Yards Per Pass Attempt | 5.8 | 15th |
| Average Yards Per Pass Attempt | 11.9 | 29th |
| Yards Per Completion | 36.6 | 21st |
| Passing Yards Per Game | 82.9 | 6th |
1955 Stats for George Blanda
| Stat | Value | NFL Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 12 | 13th |
| Games Started | 0 | 38th |
| Completions | 42 | 15th |
| Passing Attempts | 97 | 15th |
| Completion Percentage | 43% | 26th |
| Passing Yards | 459 | 16th |
| Touchdown Passes | 4 | 15th |
| TD Percentage | 4.1% | 19th |
| Interceptions | 7 | 14th |
| Interception Percentage | 7.2% | 15th |
| 1st Downs | 51 | 16th |
| Longest Pass | 5 | 29th |
| Yards Per Pass Attempt | 2.3 | 27th |
| Average Yards Per Pass Attempt | 10.9 | 30th |
| Yards Per Completion | 38.3 | 19th |
| Passing Yards Per Game | 41.6 | 30th |
1954 Stats for George Blanda
| Stat | Value | NFL Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 8 | 43rd |
| Games Started | 7 | 26th |
| Completions | 131 | 7th |
| Passing Attempts | 281 | 4th |
| Completion Percentage | 47% | 28th |
| Passing Yards | 1,929 | 6th |
| Touchdown Passes | 15 | 3rd |
| TD Percentage | 5.3% | 16th |
| Interceptions | 17 | 6th |
| Interception Percentage | 6.0% | 31st |
| 1st Downs | 76 | 8th |
| Longest Pass | 7 | 21st |
| Yards Per Pass Attempt | 5.2 | 18th |
| Average Yards Per Pass Attempt | 14.7 | 17th |
| Yards Per Completion | 241.1 | 1st |
| Passing Yards Per Game | 62.1 | 20th |
1953 Stats for George Blanda
| Stat | Value | NFL Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 12 | 4th |
| Games Started | 12 | 2nd |
| Completions | 169 | 1st |
| Passing Attempts | 362 | 1st |
| Completion Percentage | 47% | 20th |
| Passing Yards | 2,164 | 4th |
| Touchdown Passes | 14 | 5th |
| TD Percentage | 3.9% | 20th |
| Interceptions | 23 | 2nd |
| Interception Percentage | 6.4% | 27th |
| 1st Downs | 72 | 6th |
| Longest Pass | 6 | 19th |
| Yards Per Pass Attempt | 3.9 | 18th |
| Average Yards Per Pass Attempt | 12.8 | 24th |
| Yards Per Completion | 180.3 | 5th |
| Passing Yards Per Game | 52.3 | 19th |
1952 Stats for George Blanda
| Stat | Value | NFL Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 12 | 12th |
| Games Started | 2 | 43rd |
| Completions | 47 | 16th |
| Passing Attempts | 131 | 13th |
| Completion Percentage | 36% | 32nd |
| Passing Yards | 664 | 15th |
| Touchdown Passes | 8 | 12th |
| TD Percentage | 6.1% | 17th |
| Interceptions | 11 | 11th |
| Interception Percentage | 8.4% | 20th |
| 1st Downs | 59 | 19th |
| Longest Pass | 5 | 28th |
| Yards Per Pass Attempt | 2.5 | 27th |
| Average Yards Per Pass Attempt | 14.1 | 25th |
| Yards Per Completion | 55.3 | 17th |
| Passing Yards Per Game | 38.5 | 39th |
1950 Stats for George Blanda
| Stat | Value | NFL Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 12 | 26th |
| Games Started | 0 | 51st |
| Completions | 0 | 47th |
| Passing Attempts | 1 | 50th |
| Completion Percentage | 0% | 47th |
| Passing Yards | 0 | 47th |
| Touchdown Passes | 0 | 47th |
| TD Percentage | 0.0% | 47th |
| Interceptions | 0 | 51st |
| Interception Percentage | 0.0% | 51st |
| 1st Downs | 0 | 47th |
| Longest Pass | 0 | 47th |
| Yards Per Pass Attempt | 0.0 | 43rd |
| Average Yards Per Pass Attempt | 0.0 | 47th |
| Yards Per Completion | 0.0 | 47th |
| Passing Yards Per Game | 39.6 | 38th |
1949 Stats for George Blanda
| Stat | Value | NFL Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 12 | 15th |
| Games Started | 2 | 27th |
| Completions | 9 | 22nd |
| Passing Attempts | 21 | 22nd |
| Completion Percentage | 43% | 17th |
| Passing Yards | 197 | 20th |
| Touchdown Passes | 0 | 23rd |
| TD Percentage | 0.0% | 23rd |
| Interceptions | 5 | 17th |
| Interception Percentage | 23.8% | 3rd |
| 1st Downs | 44 | 17th |
| Longest Pass | 9 | 4th |
| Yards Per Pass Attempt | -1.3 | 1196th |
| Average Yards Per Pass Attempt | 21.9 | 1st |
| Yards Per Completion | 16.4 | 23rd |
| Passing Yards Per Game | 37.3 | 31st |