Arthur Whittington
Arthur Lee Whittington
Born: September 4, 1955
Cuero, TX USA
Deceased: April 22, 2024
Position: RB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 185
College: SMU
High School: Cuero (TX)
Career: 1978-1984
Drafted: 1978 in Round 7, #176 overall by the Oakland Raiders
Arthur Whittington played from 1978 to 1984 during his career with the Buffalo Bills, Oakland Invaders and Oakland Raiders. Whittington ran for 3,054 yards in his career on 845 attempts, scoring 19 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 178 passes for 1,567 yards and 4 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 172 | 661 | 3.8 | 26 | 7 |
| 1979 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 109 | 397 | 3.6 | 22 | 2 |
| 1980 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 91 | 299 | 3.3 | 42 | 3 |
| 1981 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 69 | 220 | 3.2 | 13 | 1 |
| 1982 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 7 | 15 | 2.1 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | USFL Oakland Invaders | 282 | 1043 | 3.7 | 24 | 6 |
| 1984 | USFL Oakland Invaders | 115 | 419 | 3.6 | 43 | 0 |
| NFL | 448 | 1592 | 3.6 | 42 | 13 | |
| USFL | 397 | 1462 | 3.7 | 43 | 6 | |
| Totals | 845 | 3054 | 3.6 | 43 | 19 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 23 | 106 | 4.6 | 20 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 19 | 240 | 12.6 | 39 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 19 | 205 | 10.8 | 55 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 23 | 213 | 9.3 | 22 | 2 |
| 1983 | USFL Oakland Invaders | 66 | 584 | 8.8 | 37 | 2 |
| 1984 | USFL Oakland Invaders | 28 | 219 | 7.8 | 46 | 0 |
| NFL | 84 | 764 | 9.1 | 55 | 2 | |
| USFL | 94 | 803 | 8.5 | 46 | 2 | |
| Totals | 178 | 1567 | 8.8 | 55 | 4 |
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 23 | 473 | 20.6 | 34 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 19 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 21 | 392 | 18.7 | 90 | 1 |
| 1981 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 25 | 563 | 22.5 | 47 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 21 | 0 |
| NFL | 76 | 1513 | 19.9 | 90 | 1 | |
| Totals | 76 | 1513 | 19.9 | 90 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1979 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1980 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 3 | 3 | -9 | 0 | |||
| 1981 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1982 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 14 | 5 | -9 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | -9 | 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 Oakland Raiders | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||
| 1979 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1980 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| 1981 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| 1983 | USFL Oakland Invaders | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| NFL | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | |
| USFL | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |
| Totals | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 16 | 9 |
| 1979 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 9 | 7 |
| 1980 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 15 | 3 |
| 1981 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 16 | 2 |
| 1982 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | USFL | Oakland Invaders | 16 | 12 |
| 1984 | USFL | Oakland Invaders | 15 | 8 |
