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List of the Day: Best Pass Receiving Seasons, 1930s NFL
Don Hutson
TOP 10 RECEPTIONS*
1 (tied)- Don Hutson, 1937 Green Bay Packers
41 rec., 552 yds., 13.5 avg., 7 TD
1 (tied)- Gaynell Tinsley, 1938 Chicago Cardinals
41 rec., 516 yds., 12.6 avg., 1 TD
3- Gaynell Tinsley, 1937 Chicago Cardinals
36 rec., 675 yds., 18.8 avg., 5 TD
4 (tied)- Don Hutson, 1936 Green Bay Packers
34 rec., 536 yds., 15.8 avg., 8 TD
4 (tied)- Don Hutson, 1939 Green Bay Packers
34 rec., 846 yds., 24.9 avg., 6 TD
6- Perry Schwartz, 1939 Brooklyn Dodgers
33 rec., 550 yds., 16.7 avg., 3 TD
7 (tied)- Don Hutson, 1938 Green Bay Packers
32 rec., 548 yds., 17.1 avg., 9 TD
7 (tied)- Vic Spadaccini, 1939 Cleveland Rams
32 rec., 292 yds., 9.1 avg., 1 TD
9- Red Ramsey, 1939 Philadelphia Eagles
31 rec., 359 yds., 11.6 avg., 1 TD
10-Charley Malone, 1937 Washington Redskins
28 rec., 419 yds., 15.0 avg., 4 TD
Gaynell Tinsley
Red Ramsey
BEST BY FRANCHISES NOT IN TOP 10
New York Giants: Tod Goodwin, 1935
26 rec., 432 yds., 16.6 avg., 4 TD
Pittsburgh Pirates: Sam Boyd, 1939
21 rec., 423 yds., 20.1 avg., 2 TD
Chicago Bears: Luke Johnsos, 1932 & 1935
19 rec., 321 yds., 16.9 avg., 2 TD (1932)
19 rec., 298 yds., 15.7 avg., 4 TD (1935)
Dick Plasman, 1939
19 rec., 403 yds., 21.2 avg., 3 TD
Detroit Lions: Ernie Caddel, 1936
19 rec., 150 yds., 7.9 avg., 1 TD
St. Louis Gunners: Paul Moss, 1934**
6 rec., 131 yds., 21.8 avg., 1 TD
Cincinnati Reds: Jim Mooney, 1934***
6 rec., 36 yds., 6.0 avg., 0 TD
Staten Island Stapletons: Ken Strong, 1932****
5 rec., 56 yds., 11.2 avg., 0 TD
*Statistics available from 1932 on
** Gunners played three games in 1934
*** Reds played in 1933-34
**** Stapletons folded after 1932 season
Charley Malone
TOP 10 YARDS*
1- Don Hutson, 1939 Green Bay Packers
846 yds., 34 rec., 24.9 avg., 6 TD
2- Gaynell Tinsley, 1937 Chicago Cardinals
675 yds., 36 rec., 18.8 avg., 5 TD
3- Don Hutson, 1937 Green Bay Packers
552 yds., 41 rec., 13.5 avg., 7 TD
4- Perry Schwartz, 1939 Brooklyn Dodgers
550 yds., 33 rec., 16.7 avg., 3 TD
5- Don Hutson, 1938 Green Bay Packers
548 yds., 32 rec., 17.1 avg., 9 TD
6- Don Hutson, 1936 Green Bay Packers
536 yds., 34 rec., 15.8 avg., 8 TD
7- Gaynell Tinsley, 1938 Chicago Cardinals
516 yds., 41 rec., 12.6 avg., 1 TD
8- Jeff Barrett, 1937 Brooklyn Dodgers
461 yds., 20 rec., 23.1 avg., 3 TD
9- Andy Farkas, 1939 Washington Redskins
437 yds., 16 rec., 27.3 avg., 5 TD
10-Charley Malone, 1935 Boston Redskins
433 yds., 22 rec., 19.7 avg., 2 TD
Andy Farkas
BEST BY FRANCHISES NOT IN TOP 10
New York Giants: Tod Goodwin, 1935
432 yds., 26 rec., 16.6 avg., 4 TD
Pittsburgh Pirates: Sam Boyd, 1939
423 yds., 21 rec., 20.1 avg., 2 TD
Cleveland Rams: Jim Benton, 1938
418 yds., 21 rec., 19.9 avg., 5 TD
Chicago Bears: Dick Plasman, 1939
403 yds., 19 rec., 21.2 avg., 3 TD
Philadelphia Eagles: Joe Carter, 1938
386 yds., 27 rec., 14.3 avg., 7 TD
Detroit Lions: Harry Ebding, 1934
264 yds., 10 rec., 26.4 avg., 2 TD
St. Louis Gunners: Paul Moss, 1934**
131 yds., 6 rec., 21.8 avg., 1 TD
Cincinnati Reds: Algy Clark, 1933***
82 yds., 5 rec., 16.4 avg., 0 TD
Staten Island Stapletons: Grassy Hinton, 1932****
69 yds., 4 rec., 17.3 avg., 0 TD
*Statistics available from 1932 on
** Gunners played three games in 1934
*** Reds played in 1933-34
**** Stapletons folded after 1932 season
Harry Ebding