Jim Ninowski
James Ninowski Jr.
Born: March 26, 1936
Detroit, MI USA
Deceased: July 23, 2024
Position: QB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 206
College: Michigan St.
High School: John J. Pershing (Detroit, MI)
Career: 1958-1969
Drafted: 1958 in Round 4, #49 overall by the Cleveland Browns
Jim Ninowski played from 1958 to 1969 during his career with the Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, New Orleans Saints and Washington Redskins. Ninowski threw for 7,133 yards in his career, completing 513 of 1,048 passes with 34 touchdowns and 67 interceptions. He also ran for 367 yards in 92 attempts with 10 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 17 | 8 | 47.1 | 139 | 8.2 | 1 | 5.9 | 3 | 17.6 | 34 | 55.4 | ||
| 1959 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 10 | 3 | 30.0 | 41 | 4.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 10.0 | 20 | 4.6 | ||
| 1960 | NFL Detroit Lions | 283 | 134 | 47.3 | 1599 | 5.7 | 2 | 0.7 | 18 | 6.4 | 55 | 40.9 | ||
| 1961 | NFL Detroit Lions | 247 | 117 | 47.4 | 1921 | 7.8 | 7 | 2.8 | 18 | 7.3 | 84 | 53.0 | ||
| 1962 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 173 | 87 | 50.3 | 1178 | 6.8 | 7 | 4.0 | 8 | 4.6 | 53 | 66.6 | ||
| 1963 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 61 | 29 | 47.5 | 423 | 6.9 | 2 | 3.3 | 6 | 9.8 | 70 | 41.9 | ||
| 1964 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 9 | 6 | 66.7 | 125 | 13.9 | 2 | 22.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 41 | 149.3 | ||
| 1965 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 83 | 40 | 48.2 | 549 | 6.6 | 4 | 4.8 | 3 | 3.6 | 32 | 70.8 | ||
| 1966 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 18 | 11 | 61.1 | 175 | 9.7 | 4 | 22.2 | 1 | 5.6 | 44 | 110.0 | ||
| 1967 | NFL Washington Redskins | 18 | 12 | 66.7 | 123 | 6.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5.6 | 31 | 63.0 | ||
| 1968 | NFL Washington Redskins | 95 | 49 | 51.6 | 633 | 6.7 | 4 | 4.2 | 6 | 6.3 | 56 | 60.5 | ||
| 1969 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 34 | 17 | 50.0 | 227 | 6.7 | 1 | 2.9 | 2 | 5.9 | 70 | 1 | 11 | 56.9 |
| Totals | 1048 | 513 | 49.0 | 7133 | 6.8 | 34 | 3.2 | 67 | 6.4 | 84 | 1 | 11 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 7 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL Detroit Lions | 32 | 81 | 2.5 | 14 | 5 |
| 1961 | NFL Detroit Lions | 33 | 238 | 7.2 | 40 | 5 |
| 1962 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 9 | 15 | 1.7 | 7 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 5 | -19 | -3.8 | 2 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | -8 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 17 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 3 | -11 | -3.7 | 4 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Totals | 92 | 367 | 4.0 | 40 | 10 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1961 | NFL Detroit Lions | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1962 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1966 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 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 |
| 1960 | NFL Detroit Lions | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| 1961 | NFL Detroit Lions | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| Totals | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 4 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 2 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 11 | 10 |
| 1961 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 13 | 7 |
| 1962 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 7 | 7 |
| 1963 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 4 | 1 |
| 1964 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 3 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 6 | 2 |
| 1966 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 14 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 14 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 7 | 2 |
| 1969 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 4 | 0 |
