Jim Finks
James Edward Finks
Born: August 31, 1927
St. Louis, MO USA
Deceased: May 8, 1994
New Orleans, LA
Position: QB-DB-TB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 180
College: Tulsa
High School: Salem (IL)
Career: 1949-1957
Drafted: 1949 in Round 12, #116 overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1995
Jim Finks played from 1949 to 1957 during his career with the Calgary Stampeders and Pittsburgh Steelers. Finks threw for 9,421 yards in his career, completing 724 of 1,507 passes with 61 touchdowns and 98 interceptions. He also ran for 269 yards in 138 attempts with 13 rushing touchdowns.
Click on column headings to sort.
Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 71 | 24 | 33.8 | 322 | 4.5 | 2 | 2.8 | 8 | 11.3 | 35 | 19.0 |
| 1950 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 9 | 5 | 55.6 | 35 | 3.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 11.1 | 19 | 25.0 |
| 1951 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 24 | 14 | 58.3 | 201 | 8.4 | 1 | 4.2 | 1 | 4.2 | 40 | 82.1 |
| 1952 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 336 | 158 | 47.0 | 2307 | 6.9 | 20 | 6.0 | 19 | 5.7 | 60 | 66.2 |
| 1953 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 292 | 131 | 44.9 | 1484 | 5.1 | 8 | 2.7 | 14 | 4.8 | 77 | 49.8 |
| 1954 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 306 | 164 | 53.6 | 2003 | 6.5 | 14 | 4.6 | 19 | 6.2 | 78 | 63.4 |
| 1955 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 344 | 165 | 48.0 | 2270 | 6.6 | 10 | 2.9 | 26 | 7.6 | 62 | 47.7 |
| 1957 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 125 | 63 | 50.4 | 799 | 6.4 | 6 | 4.8 | 10 | 8.0 | 67 | 53.4 |
| NFL | 1382 | 661 | 47.8 | 8622 | 6.2 | 55 | 4.0 | 88 | 6.4 | 78 | ||
| CFL | 125 | 63 | 50.4 | 799 | 6.4 | 6 | 4.8 | 10 | 8.0 | 67 | ||
| Totals | 1507 | 724 | 48.0 | 9421 | 6.3 | 61 | 4.0 | 98 | 6.5 | 78 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 35 | 135 | 3.9 | 38 | 1 |
| 1950 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 22 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 23 | 37 | 1.6 | 20 | 5 |
| 1953 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 2 |
| 1954 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 9 | 17 | 1.9 | 6 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 35 | 76 | 2.2 | 9 | 4 |
| 1957 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 20 | -25 | -1.2 | 13 | 1 |
| NFL | 118 | 294 | 2.5 | 38 | 12 | |
| CFL | 20 | -25 | -1.2 | 13 | 1 | |
| Totals | 138 | 269 | 1.9 | 38 | 13 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 1 |
| NFL | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 1 | |
| Totals | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 1 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 156 | 39.0 | 50 |
| NFL | 4 | 156 | 39.0 | 50 | |
| Totals | 4 | 156 | 39.0 | 50 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 13 | 0 |
| NFL | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 13 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1950 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 24 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 25 | 1 |
| NFL | 7 | 84 | 12.0 | 25 | 1 | |
| Totals | 7 | 84 | 12.0 | 25 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1951 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1952 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1953 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1954 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1955 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| NFL | 0 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1949 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1951 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1952 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| 1953 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1955 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| 1957 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| NFL | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | |
| CFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Totals | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 11 | 0 |
| 1950 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 9 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 12 |
| 1953 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 11 | 9 |
| 1954 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 12 |
| 1955 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 12 |
| 1957 | CFL | Calgary Stampeders | 7 | 0 |
