List of the Day: Best Pass Receiving Seasons, 1930s NFL

Don Hutson

TOP 10 RECEPTIONS*
1 (tied)- Don Hutson, 1937 Green Bay Packers
41 rec., 552 yds., 13.5 avg., 7 TD

1 (tied)- Gaynell Tinsley, 1938 Chicago Cardinals
41 rec., 516 yds., 12.6 avg., 1 TD

3- Gaynell Tinsley, 1937 Chicago Cardinals
36 rec., 675 yds., 18.8 avg., 5 TD

4 (tied)- Don Hutson, 1936 Green Bay Packers
34 rec., 536 yds., 15.8 avg., 8 TD

4 (tied)- Don Hutson, 1939 Green Bay Packers
34 rec., 846 yds., 24.9 avg., 6 TD

6- Perry Schwartz, 1939 Brooklyn Dodgers
33 rec., 550 yds., 16.7 avg., 3 TD

7 (tied)- Don Hutson, 1938 Green Bay Packers
32 rec., 548 yds., 17.1 avg., 9 TD

7 (tied)- Vic Spadaccini, 1939 Cleveland Rams
32 rec., 292 yds., 9.1 avg., 1 TD

9- Red Ramsey, 1939 Philadelphia Eagles
31 rec., 359 yds., 11.6 avg., 1 TD

10-Charley Malone, 1937 Washington Redskins
28 rec., 419 yds., 15.0 avg., 4 TD


Gaynell Tinsley


Red Ramsey


BEST BY FRANCHISES NOT IN TOP 10
New York Giants: Tod Goodwin, 1935
26 rec., 432 yds., 16.6 avg., 4 TD

Pittsburgh Pirates: Sam Boyd, 1939
21 rec., 423 yds., 20.1 avg., 2 TD

Chicago Bears: Luke Johnsos, 1932 & 1935
19 rec., 321 yds., 16.9 avg., 2 TD (1932)
19 rec., 298 yds., 15.7 avg., 4 TD (1935)
Dick Plasman, 1939
19 rec., 403 yds., 21.2 avg., 3 TD

Detroit Lions: Ernie Caddel, 1936
19 rec., 150 yds., 7.9 avg., 1 TD

St. Louis Gunners: Paul Moss, 1934**
6 rec., 131 yds., 21.8 avg., 1 TD

Cincinnati Reds: Jim Mooney, 1934***
6 rec., 36 yds., 6.0 avg., 0 TD

Staten Island Stapletons: Ken Strong, 1932****
5 rec., 56 yds., 11.2 avg., 0 TD

*Statistics available from 1932 on
** Gunners played three games in 1934
*** Reds played in 1933-34
**** Stapletons folded after 1932 season


Charley Malone


TOP 10 YARDS*
1- Don Hutson, 1939 Green Bay Packers
846 yds., 34 rec., 24.9 avg., 6 TD

2- Gaynell Tinsley, 1937 Chicago Cardinals
675 yds., 36 rec., 18.8 avg., 5 TD

3- Don Hutson, 1937 Green Bay Packers
552 yds., 41 rec., 13.5 avg., 7 TD

4- Perry Schwartz, 1939 Brooklyn Dodgers
550 yds., 33 rec., 16.7 avg., 3 TD

5- Don Hutson, 1938 Green Bay Packers
548 yds., 32 rec., 17.1 avg., 9 TD

6- Don Hutson, 1936 Green Bay Packers
536 yds., 34 rec., 15.8 avg., 8 TD

7- Gaynell Tinsley, 1938 Chicago Cardinals
516 yds., 41 rec., 12.6 avg., 1 TD

8- Jeff Barrett, 1937 Brooklyn Dodgers
461 yds., 20 rec., 23.1 avg., 3 TD

9- Andy Farkas, 1939 Washington Redskins
437 yds., 16 rec., 27.3 avg., 5 TD

10-Charley Malone, 1935 Boston Redskins
433 yds., 22 rec., 19.7 avg., 2 TD


Andy Farkas


BEST BY FRANCHISES NOT IN TOP 10
New York Giants: Tod Goodwin, 1935
432 yds., 26 rec., 16.6 avg., 4 TD

Pittsburgh Pirates: Sam Boyd, 1939
423 yds., 21 rec., 20.1 avg., 2 TD

Cleveland Rams: Jim Benton, 1938
418 yds., 21 rec., 19.9 avg., 5 TD

Chicago Bears: Dick Plasman, 1939
403 yds., 19 rec., 21.2 avg., 3 TD

Philadelphia Eagles: Joe Carter, 1938
386 yds., 27 rec., 14.3 avg., 7 TD

Detroit Lions: Harry Ebding, 1934
264 yds., 10 rec., 26.4 avg., 2 TD

St. Louis Gunners: Paul Moss, 1934**
131 yds., 6 rec., 21.8 avg., 1 TD

Cincinnati Reds: Algy Clark, 1933***
82 yds., 5 rec., 16.4 avg., 0 TD

Staten Island Stapletons: Grassy Hinton, 1932****
69 yds., 4 rec., 17.3 avg., 0 TD

*Statistics available from 1932 on
** Gunners played three games in 1934
*** Reds played in 1933-34
**** Stapletons folded after 1932 season


Harry Ebding

List of the Day: Best Passing Yardage Seasons, 1930s NFL

Davey O'Brien

TOP 10*
1- Davey O’Brien, 1939 Philadelphia Eagles
1324 yards, 99-201, 49.3 %, 6 TD, 17 INT

2- Arnie Herber, 1936 Green Bay Packers
1239 yards, 77-173, 44.5 %, 11 TD, 13 INT

3- Parker Hall, 1939 Cleveland Rams
1227 yards, 106-208, 51.0 %, 9 TD, 13 INT

4- Sammy Baugh, 1937 Washington Redskins
1127 yards, 81-171, 47.4 %, 8 TD, 14 INT

5- Arnie Herber, 1939 Green Bay Packers
1107 yards, 57-139, 41.0 %, 8 TD, 9 INT

6- Frank Filchock, 1939 Washington Redskins
1094 yards, 55-89, 61.8 %, 11 TD, 7 INT

7- Ace Parker, 1939 Brooklyn Dodgers
977 yards, 72-157, 45.9 %, 4 TD, 13 INT

8- Harry Newman, 1933 New York Giants
973 yards, 53-136, 39.0 %, 11 TD, 17 INT

9- Bernie Masterson, 1939 Chicago Bears
914 yards, 44-113, 38.9 %, 8 TD, 9 INT

10-Ace Parker, 1938 Brooklyn Dodgers
865 yards, 63-148, 42.6 %, 5 TD, 7 INT


Arnie Herber


Sammy Baugh


Frank Filchock

BEST BY FRANCHISES NOT IN TOP 10
Pittsburgh Pirates: Ed Matesic, 1936
850 yards, 64-138, 46.4 %, 4 TD, 16 INT

Chicago Cardinals: Pat Coffee, 1937
824 yards, 52-119, 43.7 %, 4 TD, 11 INT

Portsmouth Spartans/Detroit Lions: Glenn Presnell, 1933
774 yards, 50-125, 40.0 %, 6 TD, 12 INT

St. Louis Gunners: Manny Rapp, 1934**
175 yards, 6-16, 37.5 %, 1 TD, 6 INT

Staten Island Stapletons: Doug Wycoff, 1932***
140 yards, 10-31, 32.3 %, 0 TD, 2 INT

Cincinnati Reds: Lew Pope, 1933 & 1934****
115 yards, 5-21, 23.8 %, 0 TD, 2 INT (1933),
115 yards, 10-42, 23.8 %, 0 TD, 10 INT (1934)


*Statistics available from 1932 on
** Gunners played three games in 1934
*** Stapletons folded after 1932 season
**** Reds played in 1933-34


Ace Parker


Glenn Presnell

List of the Day: Best Rushing Seasons, 1930s NFL

TOP 10*
1- Beattie Feathers, 1934 Chicago Bears
1004 yards, 119 att., 8.4 avg., 8 TD

2- Cliff Battles, 1937 Washington Redskins
874 yards, 216 att., 4.0 avg., 5 TD

3- Tuffy Leemans, 1936 New York Giants
830 yards, 206 att., 4.0 avg., 2 TD

4- Ace Gutowsky, 1936 Detroit Lions
827 yards, 191 att., 4.3 avg., 6 TD

5- Jim Musick, 1933 Boston Redskins
809 yards, 173 att., 4.7 avg., 5 TD

6- Swede Hanson, 1934 Philadelphia Eagles
805 yards, 146 att., 5.5 avg., 7 TD

7- Dutch Clark, 1934 Detroit Lions
763 yards, 123 att., 6.2 avg., 8 TD

8- Cliff Battles, 1933 Boston Redskins
737 yards, 136 att., 5.4 avg., 3 TD

9- Bill Osmanski, 1939 Chicago Bears
699 yards, 121 att., 5.8 avg., 7 TD

10-Dutch Clark, 1936 Detroit Lions
628 yards, 123 att., 5.1 avg., 7 TD


Cliff Battles



Tuffy Leemans



Ace Gutowsky


BEST BY FRANCHISES NOT IN TOP 10
Chicago Cardinals: George Grosvenor, 1936
609 yards, 169 att., 3.6 avg., 4 TD

Pittsburgh Pirates: Whizzer White, 1938
567 yards, 152 att., 3.7 avg., 4 TD

Green Bay Packers: Clarke Hinkle, 1937
552 yards, 129 att., 4.3 avg., 5 TD

Brooklyn Dodgers: Bobby Wilson, 1936
505 yards, 104 att., 4.9 avg., 3 TD

Cleveland Rams: Parker Hall, 1939
458 yards, 120 att., 3.8 avg., 2 TD

Staten Island Stapletons: Doug Wycoff, 1932**
454 yards, 135 att., 3.4 avg., 1 TD

Cincinnati Reds: Red Corzine, 1933***
239 yards, 100 att., 2.4 avg., 1 TD

St. Louis Gunners: Swede Johnston, 1934****
84 yards, 35 att., 2.4 avg., 1 TD

*Statistics available from 1932 on
** Stapletons folded after 1932 season
*** Reds played in 1933-34
****Gunners played three games in 1934


Dutch Clark



Whizzer White



Clarke Hinkle