Stump Mitchell
Lyvonia Albert Mitchell
Born: March 15, 1959
St. Marys, GA USA
Position: RB
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 188
College: The Citadel
High School: Camden County (Kingsland, GA)
Career: 1981-1993
Drafted: 1981 in Round 9, #226 overall by the St. Louis Cardinals
Stump Mitchell played from 1981 to 1993 during his career with the Arizona Rattlers, Phoenix Cardinals and St. Louis Cardinals. Mitchell ran for 4,666 yards in his career on 996 attempts, scoring 34 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 226 passes for 2,092 yards and 11 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 20 | 118.8 |
| 1985 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 31 | 95.8 |
| 1986 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 15 | 5.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 90.3 |
| 1987 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 17 | 53.5 |
| NFL | 9 | 4 | 44.4 | 83 | 9.2 | 1 | 11.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 31 | ||
| Totals | 9 | 4 | 44.4 | 83 | 9.2 | 1 | 11.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 31 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 31 | 175 | 5.6 | 43 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 39 | 189 | 4.8 | 32 | 1 |
| 1983 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 68 | 373 | 5.5 | 46 | 3 |
| 1984 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 81 | 434 | 5.4 | 39 | 9 |
| 1985 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 183 | 1006 | 5.5 | 64 | 7 |
| 1986 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 174 | 800 | 4.6 | 44 | 5 |
| 1987 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 203 | 781 | 3.8 | 42 | 3 |
| 1988 | NFL Phoenix Cardinals | 164 | 726 | 4.4 | 47 | 4 |
| 1989 | NFL Phoenix Cardinals | 43 | 165 | 3.8 | 14 | 0 |
| 1993 | Arena Arizona Rattlers | 10 | 17 | 1.7 | 2 | |
| NFL | 986 | 4649 | 4.7 | 64 | 32 | |
| Arena League | 10 | 17 | 1.7 | 0 | 2 | |
| Totals | 996 | 4666 | 4.7 | 64 | 34 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 6 | 35 | 5.8 | 16 | 1 |
| 1982 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 11 | 149 | 13.5 | 30 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 7 | 54 | 7.7 | 17 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 26 | 318 | 12.2 | 44 | 2 |
| 1985 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 47 | 502 | 10.7 | 46 | 3 |
| 1986 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 41 | 276 | 6.7 | 24 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 45 | 397 | 8.8 | 39 | 2 |
| 1988 | NFL Phoenix Cardinals | 25 | 214 | 8.6 | 28 | 1 |
| 1989 | NFL Phoenix Cardinals | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| 1993 | Arena Arizona Rattlers | 17 | 137 | 8.1 | 2 | |
| NFL | 209 | 1955 | 9.4 | 46 | 9 | |
| Arena League | 17 | 137 | 8.1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Totals | 226 | 2092 | 9.3 | 46 | 11 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 42 | 445 | 10.6 | 50 | 1 |
| 1982 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 27 | 165 | 6.1 | 15 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 38 | 337 | 8.9 | 34 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 38 | 333 | 8.8 | 39 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 11 | 97 | 8.8 | 21 | 0 |
| NFL | 156 | 1377 | 8.8 | 50 | 1 | |
| Totals | 156 | 1377 | 8.8 | 50 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 55 | 1292 | 23.5 | 67 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 16 | 364 | 22.8 | 33 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 36 | 778 | 21.6 | 66 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 35 | 804 | 23.0 | 56 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 19 | 345 | 18.2 | 35 | 0 |
| 1986 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 6 | 203 | 33.8 | 53 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL Phoenix Cardinals | 10 | 221 | 22.1 | 41 | 0 |
| NFL | 177 | 4007 | 22.6 | 67 | 0 | |
| Totals | 177 | 4007 | 22.6 | 67 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Arena Arizona Rattlers | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | |
| Arena League | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1982 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1983 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1984 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1985 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1986 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1987 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1988 | NFL Phoenix Cardinals | 6 | 3 | -3 | 0 | |||||
| 1993 | Arena Arizona Rattlers | 36 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 11 | -3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Arena League | 48 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 36 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 36 | 12 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1981 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| 1982 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| 1983 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| 1984 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | ||||||
| 1985 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||||||
| 1986 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| 1987 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| 1988 | NFL Phoenix Cardinals | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| 1993 | Arena Arizona Rattlers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| NFL | 32 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 252 | |
| Arena League | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| Totals | 34 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 276 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 16 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 9 | 1 |
| 1983 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 15 | 1 |
| 1984 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 16 | 1 |
| 1985 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 16 | 8 |
| 1986 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 15 | 13 |
| 1987 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 12 | 12 |
| 1988 | NFL | Phoenix Cardinals | 14 | 14 |
| 1989 | NFL | Phoenix Cardinals | 3 | 3 |
| 1993 | Arena | Arizona Rattlers | 12 |
Honors
1984 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
