StatMuse Football Statistics Glossary
A listing of football stats that are searchable on StatMuse
You can search quite a few football statistics on StatMuse, but it’s not always clear which ones are available. And even if they are available, it may not be clear to you how to abbreviate them. Please consult the lists below for statistics and abbreviations that we support.
Passing Statistics
- Attempts (pass att): Sample query: most pass att by a player in a season.
- Completion Percentage (comp%): Percentage of passes successfully competed. Sample query: highest comp% by a player in a season with 300+ pass att.
- Completions (pass comp): Sample query: most pass comp by a player in a game.
- Interception Percentage (int%): Interceptions thrown per 100 pass attempts. Sample query: lowest career int% by a player with 1500+ pass att.
- Interceptions (int thrown or pass int): Sample query: most seasons with 20+ int thrown by a player.
- Net Yards (net pass yds): Gross passing yards minus yards lost on sacks. Sample query: most net pass yds by a team in a season.
- Passer Rating (passer rating): A measure of passing performance that takes into account completion percentage, passing yards per attempt, touchdown percentage, and interception percentage. The highest possible passer rating is 158.3. Sample query: highest passer rating by a player in a season at home, minimum 125 pass att.
- Touchdown Percentage (td%): Touchdowns thrown per 100 pass attempts. Sample query: highest career td% by a player with 1500+ pass att.
- Touchdowns (pass td): Sample query: most games with 4+ pass td by a player.
- Yards (pass yds): Gross passing yards. Sample query: most pass yds by a player from 1970 to 1979.
- Yards Per Attempt (pass yds per att or pass avg): Passing yards per attempt. Sample query: highest pass avg by a team in a season.
Rushing Statistics
- Attempts (rush att or carries): Sample query: most games with 30+ rush att by a player in a season.
- Average (rush avg or rush yds per att): Rushing yards per attempt. Sample query: highest rush avg by a player in a season with 200+ rush att.
- Touchdowns (rush td): Sample query: most rush td by a player in the playoffs.
- Yards (rush yds): Sample query: most games with 200+ rush yds by a team in a season.
Receiving Statistics
- Receptions (rec or catches): Sample query: most rec in a season by a rb.
- Targets (trg): Sample query: most targets by a player this season.
- Average (rec avg or yds per rec): Yards per reception. Sample query: most yds per rec by a player in a season with 50+ rec.
- Touchdowns (rec td): Sample query: most games with 2+ rec td by a player in the playoffs.
- Yards (rec yds): Sample query: most rec yds in a season by a tight end.
Defensive Statistics
- Assists (assists): Sample query: most assists by a player in a season.
- Combined Tackles (comb tackles): Tackles plus assists. Sample query: most comb tackles in a season by a defensive back.
- Fumbles Forced (fumb forced): Sample query: 3+ fumb forced by a player in a game, list by most recent.
- Interception Return Touchdowns (int td or int ret td): Sample query: most int td by a team in a season.
- Interception Return Yards (int yds or int ret yds): Sample query: most int yds by a player in a game.
- Interceptions (int): Sample query: most career int by a linebacker.
- Passes Defended/Defensed (pass defended or pass defensed): Sample query: most pass defended by a player in a season for the jets.
- Sacks (sacks): Sample query: most seasons with 10+ sacks by a player.
- Safeties (safeties): Sample query: most safeties by a team in a season.
- Tackles (tackles): Sample query: most games with 10+ tackles by a player in a season.
- Yards Lost on Sacks (sack yds): Sample query: most sack yds by a player in a season for the giants.
Fumble Statistics
- Fumble Recovery Touchdowns (fumb recovery td): Includes own team fumbles recovered and opponent fumbles recovered. Sample query: most career fumb recovery td by a player.
- Fumble Recovery Yards (fumb recovery yds): Includes own team fumbles recovered and opponent fumbles recovered. Sample query: most career fumb recovery yds by a defensive back.
- Fumbles (fumb): Includes fumbles recovered by own team and fumbles lost to opponent. Sample query: most career fumb by a running back.
- Fumbles Lost (fumb lost): Sample query: most fumb lost by a team in a season.
- Fumbles Recovered (fumb recovered): Includes own team fumbles recovered and opponent fumbles recovered. Sample query: most career fumb recovered by a quarterback.
Scoring Statistics
- Extra Point Percentage (xp%): Extra points made per 100 attempted. Sample query: lowest xp% in a season by a player with 20+ xpa.
- Extra Points Attempted (xpa): most seasons with 50+ xpa by a player.
- Extra Points Made (xpm): most games with 5+ xpm by a player.
- Field Goal Percentage (fg%): Field goals made per 100 attempted. Sample query: highest career fg% by a player with 100+ fgm.
- Field Goals Attempted (fga): most fga minus fgm by a player in a season.
- Field Goals Made (fgm): most fgm by a player in a season with 100 fg%.
- Touchdowns (td): most seasons with 10+ td by a player.
- Two-Point Conversions Made (xp2m): Sample query: most xp2m by a team in a season, minimum 5 xp2m.
- Points (pts): Sample query: jan stenerud pts by season.
Punting Statistics
- Punting Average (punt avg): Yards per punt. Sample query: highest punt avg in a season by ray guy.
- Punting Yards (punt yds): most punt yds by a player in a playoff game.
- Punts (punts): most games with 10+ punts by a player.
- Punts Blocked (punt block): most career punts by a player with 0 punt block.
Kick and Punt Return Statistics
- Kick Return Average (kick ret avg): Yards per kick return. Sample query: best kick ret avg by a player in a season with 15+ kick ret.
- Kick Return Touchdowns (kick ret td): Sample query: most kick ret td by a player from 1960 to 1969.
- Kick Return Yards (kick ret yds): Sample query: most kick ret yds in a season by a player for the steelers.
- Kick Returns (kick ret): Sample query: most kick ret by a player in a game.
- Punt Return Average (punt ret avg): Yards per punt return. Sample query: best career punt ret avg by a player, minimum 50 punt ret.
- Punt Return Touchdowns (punt ret td): Sample query: most career punt ret td + kick ret td by a player.
- Punt Return Yards (punt ret yds): Sample query: most punt ret yds by a player in a playoff game.
- Punt Returns (punt ret): Sample query: most seasons with 30+ punt ret by a player.
Team Statistics
- First Downs (first downs): Includes first downs via rush, pass, and penalty. Sample query: most first downs by a team in a game.
- First Downs Passing (first downs pass): Sample query: most first downs pass by a team in a season.
- First Downs Penalty (first downs pen): Sample query: fewest first downs pen by a team in a season, minimum 16 gp.
- First Downs Rushing (first downs rush): Sample query: most first downs rush by a team in a game.
- Fourth Down Attempts (fourth down att): Sample query: most fourth down att by a team in a game with 0 fourth down conv.
- Fourth Down Conversions (fourth down conv): Sample query: most fourth down conv by a team in a playoff game.
- Fourth Down Percentage (fourth down %): Fourth down conversions per 100 attempts. Sample query: highest fourth down % by a team in a season, minimum 10 fourth down att.
- Losses (losses): Sample query: most losses by a team in a season at home.
- Penalties (pen): Sample query: most pen by the raiders in a season.
- Penalty Yards (pen yds): Sample query: most pen yds per game by a team in a season.
- Third Down Attempts (third down att): Sample query: most third down att by a team in a game with 0 third down conv.
- Third Down Conversions (third down conv): Sample query: most third down conv by a team in a season.
- Third Down Percentage (third down %): Third down conversions per 100 attempts. Sample query: highest third down % by a team in a season.
- Ties (ties): Sample query: most ties by a team in a season.
- Turnovers (tov): fewest tov by a team in a season, minimum 16 gp.
- Winning Percentage (win%): Wins plus one-half ties, divided by games played. Sample query: highest career win% by a team at home since 2000.
- Wins (wins): Sample query: most career wins by a team.
Data Coverage
Note: The NFL started play in the 1920 season, but most statistics were not recorded until the 1932 season.
Player Season Statistics
- Games Played complete from 1920 to present
- Games Started complete from 1980 to present
- Pass Completions complete from 1932 to present
- Pass Attempts complete from 1932 to present
- Passing Yards complete from 1932 to present
- Passing Touchdowns complete from 1932 to present
- Pass Interceptions complete from 1932 to present
- Sacks Taken complete from 1969 to present
- Yards Lost on Sacks Taken complete from 1969 to present
- Rush Attempts complete from 1932 to present
- Rushing Yards complete from 1932 to present
- Rushing Touchdowns complete from 1932 to present
- Receptions complete from 1932 to present
- Receiving Yards complete from 1932 to present
- Receiving Touchdowns complete from 1932 to present
- Sacks complete from 1982 to present
- Yards Lost on Sacks complete from 2001 to present
- Total Tackles complete from 2001 to present
- Assisted Tackles complete from 2001 to present
- Interceptions complete from 1940 to present
- Interception Return Yards complete from 1940 to present
- Interception Return Touchdowns complete from 1932 to present
- Passes Defended complete from 2001 to present
- Fumbles Forced complete from 2001 to present
- Fumbles complete from 1945 to present
- Fumbles Lost complete from 2003 to present
- Fumbles Recovered complete from 1945 to present
- Fumble Recovery Yards complete from 1945 to present
- Fumble Recovery Touchdowns complete from 1932 to present
- Safeties complete from 1932 to present
- Field Goals Made complete from 1932 to present
- Field Goals Attempted complete from 1938 to present
- Extra Points Made complete from 1932 to present
- Extra Points Attempted complete from 1938 to present
- Punts complete from 1939 to present
- Punting Yards complete from 1939 to present
- Punts Blocked complete from 1939 to present
- Punt Returns complete from 1941 to present
- Punt Return Yards complete from 1941 to present
- Punt Return Touchdowns complete from 1932 to present
- Kick Returns complete from 1941 to present
- Kick Return Yards complete from 1941 to present
- Kick Return Touchdowns complete from 1932 to present
- Other Return Touchdowns complete from 1932 to present
- Total Touchdowns complete from 1932 to present
- Two-Point Conversions Made complete from 1994 to present
- Points complete from 1932 to present
Team Season Statistics
- Team Pass Completions complete from 1932 to present
- Team Pass Attempts complete from 1932 to present
- Team Passing Yards complete from 1932 to present
- Team Passing Touchdowns complete from 1932 to present
- Team Pass Interceptions complete from 1932 to present
- Team Sacks Taken complete from 1949 to present
- Team Yards Lost on Sacks Taken complete from 1949 to present
- Team Rush Attempts complete from 1932 to present
- Team Rushing Yards complete from 1932 to present
- Team Rushing Touchdowns complete from 1932 to present
- Team First Downs complete from 1935 to present
- Team First Downs Passing complete from 1941 to present
- Team First Downs Rushing complete from 1941 to present
- Team First Downs by Penalty complete from 1941 to present
- Team Third Down Conversions complete from 1991 to present
- Team Third Down Attempts complete from 1991 to present
- Team Fourth Down Conversions complete from 1991 to present
- Team Fourth Down Attempts complete from 1991 to present
- Team Penalties complete from 1960 to present
- Team Penalty Yards complete from 1960 to present
- Team Fumbles complete from 1935 to present
- Team Fumbles Lost complete from 1941 to present
- Team Interceptions complete from 1935 to present
- Team Interception Return Yards complete from 1940 to present
- Team Interception Return Touchdowns complete from 1932 to present
- Team Fumbles Recovered complete from 2001 to present
- Team Fumble Recovery Yards incomplete
- Team Fumble Recovery Touchdowns complete from 1932 to present
- Team Safeties complete from 1932 to present
- Team Field Goals Made complete from 1932 to present
- Team Field Goals Attempted complete from 1938 to present
- Team Extra Points Made complete from 1932 to present
- Team Extra Points Attempted complete from 1945 to present
- Team Punts complete from 1939 to present
- Team Punting Yards complete from 1940 to present
- Team Punts Blocked complete from 1939 to present
- Team Punt Returns complete from 1941 to present
- Team Punt Return Yards complete from 1935 to present
- Team Punt Return Touchdowns complete from 1932 to present
- Team Kick Returns complete from 1941 to present
- Team Kick Return Yards complete from 1940 to present
- Team Kick Return Touchdowns complete from 1932 to present
- Team Other Return Touchdowns complete from 1932 to present
- Team Total Touchdowns complete from 1932 to present
- Team Two-Point Conversions Made complete from 1994 to present
- Team Points complete from 1920 to present
- Team Time of Possession complete from 1991 to present
- Opponent Pass Completions complete from 1933 to present
- Opponent Pass Attempts complete from 1933 to present
- Opponent Passing Yards complete from 1933 to present
- Opponent Passing Touchdowns complete from 1933 to present
- Opponent Pass Interceptions complete from 1933 to present
- Opponent Sacks Taken complete from 1949 to present
- Opponent Yards Lost on Sacks Taken complete from 1949 to present
- Opponent Rush Attempts complete from 1933 to present
- Opponent Rushing Yards complete from 1933 to present
- Opponent Rushing Touchdowns complete from 1933 to present
- Opponent First Downs complete from 1941 to present
- Opponent First Downs Passing complete from 1941 to present
- Opponent First Downs Rushing complete from 1941 to present
- Opponent First Downs by Penalty complete from 1941 to present
- Opponent Third Down Conversions complete from 1991 to present
- Opponent Third Down Attempts complete from 1991 to present
- Opponent Fourth Down Conversions complete from 1991 to present
- Opponent Fourth Down Attempts complete from 1991 to present
- Opponent Penalties complete from 1970 to present
- Opponent Penalty Yards complete from 1970 to present
- Opponent Fumbles complete from 1941 to present
- Opponent Fumbles Lost complete from 1935 to present
- Opponent Interceptions complete from 1941 to present
- Opponent Interception Return Yards complete from 1941 to present
- Opponent Interception Return Touchdowns complete from 1940 to present
- Opponent Fumbles Recovered complete from 2001 to present
- Opponent Fumble Recovery Yards incomplete
- Opponent Fumble Recovery Touchdowns complete from 1960 to present
- Opponent Safeties complete from 1932 to present
- Opponent Field Goals Made complete from 1932 to present
- Opponent Field Goals Attempted complete from 1941 to present
- Opponent Extra Points Made complete from 1932 to present
- Opponent Extra Points Attempted complete from 1960 to present
- Opponent Punts complete from 1941 to present
- Opponent Punting Yards complete from 1942 to present
- Opponent Punts Blocked complete from 1950 to present
- Opponent Punt Returns complete from 1941 to present
- Opponent Punt Return Yards complete from 1941 to present
- Opponent Punt Return Touchdowns complete from 1941 to present
- Opponent Kick Returns complete from 1941 to present
- Opponent Kick Return Yards complete from 1941 to present
- Opponent Kick Return Touchdowns complete from 1941 to present
- Opponent Other Return Touchdowns complete from 1960 to present
- Opponent Total Touchdowns complete from 1932 to present
- Opponent Two-Point Conversions Made complete from 1994 to present
- Opponent Points complete from 1920 to present
- Opponent Time of Possession complete from 1991 to present
Player Game-by-Game Statistics
- Pass Completions complete from 1950 to present
- Pass Attempts complete from 1950 to present
- Passing Yards complete from 1950 to present
- Passing Touchdowns complete from 1950 to present
- Pass Interceptions complete from 1950 to present
- Sacks Taken complete from 1981 to present
- Yards Lost on Sacks Taken complete from 1981 to present
- Rush Attempts complete from 1960 to present
- Rushing Yards complete from 1960 to present
- Rushing Touchdowns complete from 1960 to present
- Receptions complete from 1960 to present
- Receiving Yards complete from 1960 to present
- Receiving Touchdowns complete from 1960 to present
- Sacks complete from 1982 to present
- Yards Lost on Sacks complete from 2001 to present
- Total Tackles complete from 2001 to present
- Assisted Tackles complete from 2001 to present
- Interceptions complete from 1960 to present
- Interception Return Yards complete from 1960 to present
- Interception Return Touchdowns complete from 1960 to present
- Passes Defended complete from 2001 to present
- Fumbles Forced complete from 2001 to present
- Fumbles complete from 2001 to present
- Fumbles Recovered complete from 2001 to present
- Fumble Recovery Yards incomplete
- Fumble Recovery Touchdowns complete from 1960 to present
- Safeties complete from 1960 to present
- Field Goals Made complete from 1960 to present
- Field Goals Attempted complete from 1960 to present
- Extra Points Made complete from 1960 to present
- Extra Points Attempted complete from 1960 to present
- Punts complete from 1960 to present
- Punting Yards complete from 1960 to present
- Punts Blocked complete from 1960 to present
- Punt Returns complete from 1960 to present
- Punt Return Yards complete from 1960 to present
- Punt Return Touchdowns complete from 1960 to present
- Kick Returns complete from 1960 to present
- Kick Return Yards complete from 1960 to present
- Kick Return Touchdowns complete from 1960 to present
- Other Return Touchdowns complete from 1960 to present
- Total Touchdowns complete from 1960 to present
- Two-Point Conversions Made complete from 1994 to present
- Points complete from 1960 to present
Team Game-by-Game Statistics
- Pass Completions complete from 1940 to present
- Pass Attempts complete from 1940 to present
- Passing Yards complete from 1952 to present
- Passing Touchdowns complete from 1950 to present
- Pass Interceptions complete from 1940 to present
- Sacks Taken complete from 1952 to present
- Yards Lost on Sacks Taken complete from 1952 to present
- Rush Attempts complete from 1952 to present
- Rushing Yards complete from 1940 to present
- Rushing Touchdowns complete from 1950 to present
- First Downs complete from 1940 to present
- First Downs Passing complete from 1981 to present
- First Downs Rushing complete from 1981 to present
- First Downs by Penalty complete from 1981 to present
- Third Down Conversions complete from 1991 to present
- Third Down Attempts complete from 1991 to present
- Fourth Down Conversions complete from 1991 to present
- Fourth Down Attempts complete from 1991 to present
- Penalties complete from 1950 to present
- Penalty Yards complete from 1950 to present
- Fumbles complete from 1946 to present
- Fumbles Lost complete from 1940 to present
- Interceptions complete from 1960 to present
- Interception Return Yards complete from 1960 to present
- Interception Return Touchdowns complete from 1960 to present
- Fumbles Recovered complete from 2001 to present
- Fumble Recovery Yards none
- Fumble Recovery Touchdowns complete from 1960 to present
- Safeties complete from 1960 to present
- Field Goals Made complete from 1960 to present
- Field Goals Attempted complete from 1960 to present
- Extra Points Made complete from 1960 to present
- Extra Points Attempted complete from 1960 to present
- Punts complete from 1946 to present
- Punting Yards complete from 1946 to present
- Punts Blocked complete from 1960 to present
- Punt Returns complete from 1960 to present
- Punt Return Yards complete from 1960 to present
- Punt Return Touchdowns complete from 1960 to present
- Kick Returns complete from 1960 to present
- Kick Return Yards complete from 1960 to present
- Kick Return Touchdowns complete from 1960 to present
- Other Return Touchdowns complete from 1960 to present
- Total Touchdowns complete from 1960 to present
- Two-Point Conversions Made complete from 1994 to present
- Points complete from 1920 to present
- Time of Possession complete from 1991 to present