Jim Smith
James Arthur Smith, Jr.
Born: July 20, 1955
Harvey, IL USA
Position: WR
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 205
College: Michigan
High School: Dwight D. Eisenhower (Blue Island, IL)
Career: 1977-1985
Drafted: 1977 in Round 3, #75 overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers
Jim Smith played from 1977 to 1985 during his career with the Birmingham Stallions, Los Angeles Raiders and Pittsburgh Steelers. Smith caught 340 passes for 5,662 yards and 56 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| 1983 | USFL Birmingham Stallions | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 10 | 0 |
| 1984 | USFL Birmingham Stallions | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | USFL Birmingham Stallions | 0 | 22 | 22t | 1 | |
| NFL | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 15 | 0 | |
| USFL | 7 | 56 | 8.0 | 22 | 1 | |
| Totals | 10 | 82 | 8.2 | 22 | 1 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 80 | 20.0 | 26 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 83 | 13.8 | 29 | 2 |
| 1979 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 17 | 243 | 14.3 | 25 | 2 |
| 1980 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 37 | 711 | 19.2 | 45 | 9 |
| 1981 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 29 | 571 | 19.7 | 46 | 7 |
| 1982 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 17 | 387 | 22.8 | 51 | 4 |
| 1983 | USFL Birmingham Stallions | 51 | 756 | 14.8 | 39 | 3 |
| 1984 | USFL Birmingham Stallions | 89 | 1481 | 16.6 | 56 | 8 |
| 1985 | NFL Los Angeles Raiders | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 14 | 1 |
| 1985 | USFL Birmingham Stallions | 87 | 1322 | 15.2 | 56t | 20 |
| NFL | 113 | 2103 | 18.6 | 51 | 25 | |
| USFL | 227 | 3559 | 15.7 | 56 | 31 | |
| Totals | 340 | 5662 | 16.7 | 56 | 56 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 36 | 294 | 8.2 | 30 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 9 | 65 | 7.2 | 13 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 146 | 9.1 | 38 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 28 | 4.0 | 11 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 30 | 204 | 6.8 | 28 | 0 |
| NFL | 98 | 737 | 7.5 | 38 | 0 | |
| Totals | 98 | 737 | 7.5 | 38 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 381 | 23.8 | 37 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| 1984 | USFL Birmingham Stallions | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| NFL | 17 | 397 | 23.4 | 37 | 0 | |
| USFL | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 18 | 395 | 21.9 | 37 | 0 |
Sacks:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | USFL Birmingham Stallions | 3.0 | 23 | 7.7 |
| USFL | 3.0 | 23 | 7.7 | |
| Totals | 3.0 | 23 | 7.7 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1978 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1979 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1980 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1981 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1982 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| NFL | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 8 | 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 |
| 1978 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1979 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1980 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |||||||
| 1981 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||
| 1982 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| 1983 | USFL Birmingham Stallions | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1984 | USFL Birmingham Stallions | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50 | ||
| 1985 | NFL Los Angeles Raiders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1985 | USFL Birmingham Stallions | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | |
| USFL | 1 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 194 | |
| Totals | 1 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 344 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 9 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 15 | 4 |
| 1980 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 10 |
| 1981 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 15 | 3 |
| 1982 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 8 | 0 |
| 1983 | USFL | Birmingham Stallions | 12 | 10 |
| 1984 | USFL | Birmingham Stallions | 18 | 18 |
| 1985 | NFL | Los Angeles Raiders | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | USFL | Birmingham Stallions | 17 |
Honors
1985 - USFL USFL (All-USFL)
1985 - USFL The Sporting News (All-USFL)
