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Matthew Stafford

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Matthew Stafford

John Matthew Stafford (born February 7, 1988) is an American professional football quarterback for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs and was selected first overall by the Detroit Lions in the 2009 NFL draft. Ranking in the top 10 of all time in pass attempts, pass completions, passing yards, and passing touchdowns, Stafford is currently sixth all time in passing yards per game and the fastest player in NFL history to have reached 40,000 career passing yards. As the Lions' primary starter from 2009 to 2020, Stafford had a breakout year in 2011 when he became the fourth quarterback in NFL history to throw for more than 5,000 yards in a single season, while also leading Detroit to their first playoff appearance since 1999. He led the Lions to two further playoff runs in 2014 and 2016, earning Pro Bowl honors during the former and setting the NFL season record for comeback wins in the latter. After mutually agreeing to part ways with the Lions, Stafford was traded to the Rams in 2021 and led them to victory in Super Bowl LVI.

Infobox

Position
Quarterback
Roster status
Active
Born
(1988-02-07) February 7, 1988 (age 37)Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Height
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight
214 lb (97 kg)
High school
Highland Park (Dallas, Texas)
College
Georgia (2006–2008)
NFL draft
2009: 1st round, 1st overall pick
Passing attempts
8,636
Passing completions
5,486
Completion percentage
63.5%
TD–INT
414–193
Passing yards
63,531
Passer rating
92.3

Tables

College recruiting information · Early life
Matthew Stafford QB
Matthew Stafford QB
Name
Matthew Stafford QB
Hometown
Dallas, Texas
School
Highland Park HS
Height
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight
210 lb (95 kg)
40‡
4.7
Commit date
May 13, 2005
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (93)
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (93)
Name
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (93)
Overall recruit ranking:   Scout: 2 (QB)    Rivals: 1 (QB)    ESPN: 1 (QB)
Overall recruit ranking:   Scout: 2 (QB)    Rivals: 1 (QB)    ESPN: 1 (QB)
Name
Overall recruit ranking:   Scout: 2 (QB)    Rivals: 1 (QB)    ESPN: 1 (QB)
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100- .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- } }"Georgia Football Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved December 17, 2011. "2006 Georgia Football Commits". Scout. Retrieved December 17, 2011. "ESPN". ESPN. Retrieved December 17, 2011. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. Retrieved December 17, 2011. "2006 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 17, 2011.
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100- .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- } }"Georgia Football Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved December 17, 2011. "2006 Georgia Football Commits". Scout. Retrieved December 17, 2011. "ESPN". ESPN. Retrieved December 17, 2011. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. Retrieved December 17, 2011. "2006 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 17, 2011.
Name
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100- .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- } }"Georgia Football Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved December 17, 2011. "2006 Georgia Football Commits". Scout. Retrieved December 17, 2011. "ESPN". ESPN. Retrieved December 17, 2011. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. Retrieved December 17, 2011. "2006 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 17, 2011.
Name
Hometown
School
Height
Weight
40‡
Commit date
Matthew Stafford QB
Dallas, Texas
Highland Park HS
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
4.7
May 13, 2005
Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (93)
Overall recruit ranking: Scout: 2 (QB) Rivals: 1 (QB) ESPN: 1 (QB)
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100- .mw- .mw- .mw- body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- } }"Georgia Football Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved December 17, 2011. "2006 Georgia Football Commits". Scout. Retrieved December 17, 2011. "ESPN". ESPN. Retrieved December 17, 2011. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. Retrieved December 17, 2011. "2006 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 17, 2011.
· College career › College statistics
GP
GP
Season
GP
Team
GS
Games
Record
Games
Cmp
Games
Att
Passing
Pct
Passing
Yds
Passing
Avg
Passing
TD
Passing
Int
Passing
Rtg
Passing
Att
Passing
Yds
Rushing
Avg
Rushing
TD
2006
2006
Season
2006
Team
Georgia
Games
13
Games
8
Games
6–2
Passing
135
Passing
256
Passing
52.7
Passing
1,749
Passing
6.8
Passing
7
Passing
13
Passing
109.0
Rushing
47
Rushing
191
Rushing
4.1
Rushing
3
2007
2007
Season
2007
Team
Georgia
Games
13
Games
13
Games
11–2
Passing
194
Passing
348
Passing
55.7
Passing
2,523
Passing
7.3
Passing
19
Passing
10
Passing
128.9
Rushing
39
Rushing
−18
Rushing
−0.5
Rushing
2
2008
2008
Season
2008
Team
Georgia
Games
13
Games
13
Games
10–3
Passing
235
Passing
383
Passing
61.4
Passing
3,459
Passing
9.0
Passing
25
Passing
10
Passing
153.5
Rushing
55
Rushing
40
Rushing
0.7
Rushing
1
Total
Total
Season
Total
Team
39
Games
34
Games
27–7
Games
564
Passing
987
Passing
57.1
Passing
7,731
Passing
7.8
Passing
51
Passing
33
Passing
133.3
Passing
141
Rushing
207
Rushing
1.5
Rushing
6
Season
Team
Games
Passing
Rushing
GP
GS
Record
Cmp
Att
Pct
Yds
Avg
TD
Int
Rtg
Att
Yds
Avg
TD
2006
Georgia
13
8
6–2
135
256
52.7
1,749
6.8
7
13
109.0
47
191
4.1
3
2007
Georgia
13
13
11–2
194
348
55.7
2,523
7.3
19
10
128.9
39
−18
−0.5
2
2008
Georgia
13
13
10–3
235
383
61.4
3,459
9.0
25
10
153.5
55
40
0.7
1
Total
39
34
27–7
564
987
57.1
7,731
7.8
51
33
133.3
141
207
1.5
6
Pre-draft measurables · Professional career › NFL draft
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Height
mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- 6 ft 2+1⁄4 in(1.89 m)
Weight
225 lb(102 kg)
Arm length
33+1⁄4 in(0.84 m)
Hand span
10 in(0.25 m)
40-yard dash
4.81 s
10-yard split
1.65 s
20-yard split
2.76 s
20-yard shuttle
4.47 s
Three-cone drill
7.06 s
Vertical jump
30+1⁄2 in(0.77 m)
Broad jump
8 ft 11 in(2.72 m)
Wonderlic
38
All values from NFL Combine
All values from NFL Combine
Height
All values from NFL Combine
Height
Weight
Arm length
Hand span
40-yard dash
10-yard split
20-yard split
20-yard shuttle
Three-cone drill
Vertical jump
Broad jump
Wonderlic
mw- .mw- 6 ft 2+1⁄4 in(1.89 m)
225 lb(102 kg)
33+1⁄4 in(0.84 m)
10 in(0.25 m)
4.81 s
1.65 s
2.76 s
4.47 s
7.06 s
30+1⁄2 in(0.77 m)
8 ft 11 in(2.72 m)
38
All values from NFL Combine
· NFL career statistics
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· NFL career statistics › Regular season
GP
GP
Year
GP
Team
GS
Games
Record
Games
Cmp
Games
Att
Passing
Pct
Passing
Yds
Passing
Y/A
Passing
Lng
Passing
TD
Passing
Int
Passing
Rtg
Passing
Att
Passing
Yds
Rushing
Avg
Rushing
Lng
Rushing
TD
Rushing
Sck
Rushing
SckY
Sacks
Fum
Sacks
Lost
2009
2009
Year
2009
Team
DET
Games
10
Games
10
Games
2–8
Passing
201
Passing
377
Passing
53.3
Passing
2,267
Passing
6.0
Passing
75
Passing
13
Passing
20
Passing
61.0
Rushing
20
Rushing
108
Rushing
5.4
Rushing
21
Rushing
2
Sacks
24
Sacks
169
Fumbles
4
Fumbles
1
2010
2010
Year
2010
Team
DET
Games
3
Games
3
Games
1–2
Passing
57
Passing
96
Passing
59.4
Passing
535
Passing
5.6
Passing
36
Passing
6
Passing
1
Passing
91.3
Rushing
4
Rushing
11
Rushing
2.8
Rushing
9
Rushing
1
Sacks
4
Sacks
36
Fumbles
2
Fumbles
1
2011
2011
Year
2011
Team
DET
Games
16
Games
16
Games
10–6
Passing
421
Passing
663
Passing
63.5
Passing
5,038
Passing
7.6
Passing
73
Passing
41
Passing
16
Passing
97.2
Rushing
22
Rushing
78
Rushing
3.5
Rushing
22
Rushing
0
Sacks
36
Sacks
257
Fumbles
5
Fumbles
1
2012
2012
Year
2012
Team
DET
Games
16
Games
16
Games
4–12
Passing
435
Passing
727
Passing
59.8
Passing
4,967
Passing
6.8
Passing
57
Passing
20
Passing
17
Passing
79.8
Rushing
35
Rushing
126
Rushing
3.6
Rushing
11
Rushing
4
Sacks
29
Sacks
212
Fumbles
6
Fumbles
4
2013
2013
Year
2013
Team
DET
Games
16
Games
16
Games
7–9
Passing
371
Passing
634
Passing
58.5
Passing
4,650
Passing
7.3
Passing
87
Passing
29
Passing
19
Passing
84.2
Rushing
37
Rushing
69
Rushing
1.9
Rushing
14
Rushing
2
Sacks
23
Sacks
168
Fumbles
12
Fumbles
4
2014
2014
Year
2014
Team
DET
Games
16
Games
16
Games
11–5
Passing
363
Passing
602
Passing
60.3
Passing
4,257
Passing
7.1
Passing
73
Passing
22
Passing
12
Passing
85.7
Rushing
43
Rushing
93
Rushing
2.2
Rushing
18
Rushing
2
Sacks
45
Sacks
254
Fumbles
8
Fumbles
3
2015
2015
Year
2015
Team
DET
Games
16
Games
16
Games
7–9
Passing
398
Passing
592
Passing
67.2
Passing
4,262
Passing
7.2
Passing
57
Passing
32
Passing
13
Passing
97.0
Rushing
44
Rushing
159
Rushing
3.6
Rushing
18
Rushing
1
Sacks
44
Sacks
251
Fumbles
4
Fumbles
2
2016
2016
Year
2016
Team
DET
Games
16
Games
16
Games
9–7
Passing
388
Passing
594
Passing
65.3
Passing
4,327
Passing
7.3
Passing
73
Passing
24
Passing
10
Passing
93.3
Rushing
37
Rushing
207
Rushing
5.6
Rushing
24
Rushing
2
Sacks
37
Sacks
216
Fumbles
3
Fumbles
2
2017
2017
Year
2017
Team
DET
Games
16
Games
16
Games
9–7
Passing
371
Passing
565
Passing
65.7
Passing
4,446
Passing
7.9
Passing
71
Passing
29
Passing
10
Passing
99.3
Rushing
29
Rushing
98
Rushing
3.4
Rushing
15
Rushing
0
Sacks
47
Sacks
287
Fumbles
11
Fumbles
7
2018
2018
Year
2018
Team
DET
Games
16
Games
16
Games
6–10
Passing
367
Passing
555
Passing
66.1
Passing
3,777
Passing
6.8
Passing
67
Passing
21
Passing
11
Passing
89.9
Rushing
25
Rushing
71
Rushing
2.8
Rushing
10
Rushing
0
Sacks
40
Sacks
255
Fumbles
6
Fumbles
4
2019
2019
Year
2019
Team
DET
Games
8
Games
8
Games
3–4–1
Passing
187
Passing
291
Passing
64.3
Passing
2,499
Passing
8.6
Passing
66
Passing
19
Passing
5
Passing
106.0
Rushing
20
Rushing
66
Rushing
3.3
Rushing
12
Rushing
0
Sacks
18
Sacks
137
Fumbles
5
Fumbles
3
2020
2020
Year
2020
Team
DET
Games
16
Games
16
Games
5–11
Passing
339
Passing
528
Passing
64.2
Passing
4,084
Passing
7.7
Passing
73
Passing
26
Passing
10
Passing
96.3
Rushing
29
Rushing
112
Rushing
3.9
Rushing
17
Rushing
0
Sacks
38
Sacks
254
Fumbles
2
Fumbles
1
2021
2021
Year
2021
Team
LAR
Games
17
Games
17
Games
12–5
Passing
404
Passing
601
Passing
67.2
Passing
4,886
Passing
8.1
Passing
79
Passing
41
Passing
17
Passing
102.9
Rushing
32
Rushing
43
Rushing
1.3
Rushing
12
Rushing
0
Sacks
30
Sacks
243
Fumbles
5
Fumbles
2
2022
2022
Year
2022
Team
LAR
Games
9
Games
9
Games
3–6
Passing
206
Passing
303
Passing
68.0
Passing
2,087
Passing
6.9
Passing
75
Passing
10
Passing
8
Passing
87.4
Rushing
13
Rushing
9
Rushing
0.7
Rushing
4
Rushing
1
Sacks
29
Sacks
208
Fumbles
5
Fumbles
3
2023
2023
Year
2023
Team
LAR
Games
15
Games
15
Games
9–6
Passing
326
Passing
521
Passing
62.6
Passing
3,965
Passing
7.6
Passing
80
Passing
24
Passing
11
Passing
92.5
Rushing
21
Rushing
65
Rushing
3.1
Rushing
9
Rushing
0
Sacks
30
Sacks
205
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2024
2024
Year
2024
Team
LAR
Games
16
Games
16
Games
10–6
Passing
340
Passing
517
Passing
65.8
Passing
3,762
Passing
7.3
Passing
69
Passing
20
Passing
8
Passing
93.7
Rushing
30
Rushing
41
Rushing
1.4
Rushing
15
Rushing
0
Sacks
28
Sacks
213
Fumbles
6
Fumbles
2
2025
2025
Year
2025
Team
LAR
Games
14
Games
14
Games
11–3
Passing
312
Passing
470
Passing
66.4
Passing
3,722
Passing
7.9
Passing
88
Passing
37
Passing
5
Passing
112.2
Rushing
26
Rushing
-8
Rushing
-0.3
Rushing
6
Rushing
0
Sacks
17
Sacks
114
Fumbles
6
Fumbles
2
Career
Career
Year
Career
Team
236
Games
236
Games
119–116–1
Games
5,486
Passing
8,636
Passing
63.5
Passing
63,531
Passing
7.4
Passing
88
Passing
414
Passing
193
Passing
92.3
Passing
467
Rushing
1,348
Rushing
2.9
Rushing
24
Rushing
15
Rushing
519
Sacks
3,479
Sacks
91
Fumbles
42
Year
Team
Games
Passing
Rushing
Sacks
Fumbles
GP
GS
Record
Cmp
Att
Pct
Yds
Y/A
Lng
TD
Int
Rtg
Att
Yds
Avg
Lng
TD
Sck
SckY
Fum
Lost
2009
DET
10
10
2–8
201
377
53.3
2,267
6.0
75
13
20
61.0
20
108
5.4
21
2
24
169
4
1
2010
DET
3
3
1–2
57
96
59.4
535
5.6
36
6
1
91.3
4
11
2.8
9
1
4
36
2
1
2011
DET
16
16
10–6
421
663
63.5
5,038
7.6
73
41
16
97.2
22
78
3.5
22
0
36
257
5
1
2012
DET
16
16
4–12
435
727
59.8
4,967
6.8
57
20
17
79.8
35
126
3.6
11
4
29
212
6
4
2013
DET
16
16
7–9
371
634
58.5
4,650
7.3
87
29
19
84.2
37
69
1.9
14
2
23
168
12
4
2014
DET
16
16
11–5
363
602
60.3
4,257
7.1
73
22
12
85.7
43
93
2.2
18
2
45
254
8
3
2015
DET
16
16
7–9
398
592
67.2
4,262
7.2
57
32
13
97.0
44
159
3.6
18
1
44
251
4
2
2016
DET
16
16
9–7
388
594
65.3
4,327
7.3
73
24
10
93.3
37
207
5.6
24
2
37
216
3
2
2017
DET
16
16
9–7
371
565
65.7
4,446
7.9
71
29
10
99.3
29
98
3.4
15
0
47
287
11
7
2018
DET
16
16
6–10
367
555
66.1
3,777
6.8
67
21
11
89.9
25
71
2.8
10
0
40
255
6
4
2019
DET
8
8
3–4–1
187
291
64.3
2,499
8.6
66
19
5
106.0
20
66
3.3
12
0
18
137
5
3
2020
DET
16
16
5–11
339
528
64.2
4,084
7.7
73
26
10
96.3
29
112
3.9
17
0
38
254
2
1
2021
LAR
17
17
12–5
404
601
67.2
4,886
8.1
79
41
17
102.9
32
43
1.3
12
0
30
243
5
2
2022
LAR
9
9
3–6
206
303
68.0
2,087
6.9
75
10
8
87.4
13
9
0.7
4
1
29
208
5
3
2023
LAR
15
15
9–6
326
521
62.6
3,965
7.6
80
24
11
92.5
21
65
3.1
9
0
30
205
0
0
2024
LAR
16
16
10–6
340
517
65.8
3,762
7.3
69
20
8
93.7
30
41
1.4
15
0
28
213
6
2
2025
LAR
14
14
11–3
312
470
66.4
3,722
7.9
88
37
5
112.2
26
-8
-0.3
6
0
17
114
6
2
Career
236
236
119–116–1
5,486
8,636
63.5
63,531
7.4
88
414
193
92.3
467
1,348
2.9
24
15
519
3,479
91
42
· NFL career statistics › Postseason
GP
GP
Year
GP
Team
GS
Games
Record
Games
Cmp
Games
Att
Passing
Pct
Passing
Yds
Passing
Y/A
Passing
Lng
Passing
TD
Passing
Int
Passing
Rtg
Passing
Att
Passing
Yds
Rushing
Avg
Rushing
Lng
Rushing
TD
Rushing
Sck
Rushing
SckY
Sacks
Fum
Sacks
Lost
2011
2011
Year
2011
Team
DET
Games
1
Games
1
Games
0–1
Passing
28
Passing
43
Passing
65.1
Passing
380
Passing
8.8
Passing
42
Passing
3
Passing
2
Passing
97.0
Rushing
2
Rushing
1
Rushing
0.5
Rushing
1
Rushing
1
Sacks
0
Sacks
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2014
2014
Year
2014
Team
DET
Games
1
Games
1
Games
0–1
Passing
28
Passing
42
Passing
66.7
Passing
323
Passing
7.7
Passing
51
Passing
1
Passing
1
Passing
87.7
Rushing
1
Rushing
9
Rushing
9.0
Rushing
9
Rushing
0
Sacks
3
Sacks
16
Fumbles
2
Fumbles
2
2016
2016
Year
2016
Team
DET
Games
1
Games
1
Games
0–1
Passing
18
Passing
32
Passing
56.3
Passing
205
Passing
6.4
Passing
30
Passing
0
Passing
0
Passing
75.7
Rushing
3
Rushing
15
Rushing
5.0
Rushing
11
Rushing
0
Sacks
3
Sacks
23
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2021
2021
Year
2021
Team
LAR
Games
4
Games
4
Games
4–0
Passing
98
Passing
140
Passing
70.0
Passing
1,188
Passing
8.5
Passing
70
Passing
9
Passing
3
Passing
108.3
Rushing
18
Rushing
42
Rushing
2.3
Rushing
14
Rushing
2
Sacks
7
Sacks
42
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2023
2023
Year
2023
Team
LAR
Games
1
Games
1
Games
0–1
Passing
25
Passing
36
Passing
69.4
Passing
367
Passing
10.2
Passing
50
Passing
2
Passing
0
Passing
120.9
Rushing
0
Rushing
0
Rushing
0.0
Rushing
0
Rushing
0
Sacks
2
Sacks
10
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2024
2024
Year
2024
Team
LAR
Games
2
Games
2
Games
1–1
Passing
45
Passing
71
Passing
63.4
Passing
533
Passing
7.5
Passing
48
Passing
4
Passing
0
Passing
105.0
Rushing
4
Rushing
4
Rushing
1.0
Rushing
5
Rushing
0
Sacks
7
Sacks
40
Fumbles
2
Fumbles
1
Career
Career
Year
Career
Team
10
Games
10
Games
5–5
Games
242
Passing
364
Passing
66.5
Passing
2,996
Passing
8.2
Passing
70
Passing
19
Passing
6
Passing
102.3
Passing
28
Rushing
71
Rushing
2.5
Rushing
14
Rushing
3
Rushing
22
Sacks
131
Sacks
4
Fumbles
3
Year
Team
Games
Passing
Rushing
Sacks
Fumbles
GP
GS
Record
Cmp
Att
Pct
Yds
Y/A
Lng
TD
Int
Rtg
Att
Yds
Avg
Lng
TD
Sck
SckY
Fum
Lost
2011
DET
1
1
0–1
28
43
65.1
380
8.8
42
3
2
97.0
2
1
0.5
1
1
0
0
0
0
2014
DET
1
1
0–1
28
42
66.7
323
7.7
51
1
1
87.7
1
9
9.0
9
0
3
16
2
2
2016
DET
1
1
0–1
18
32
56.3
205
6.4
30
0
0
75.7
3
15
5.0
11
0
3
23
0
0
2021
LAR
4
4
4–0
98
140
70.0
1,188
8.5
70
9
3
108.3
18
42
2.3
14
2
7
42
0
0
2023
LAR
1
1
0–1
25
36
69.4
367
10.2
50
2
0
120.9
0
0
0.0
0
0
2
10
0
0
2024
LAR
2
2
1–1
45
71
63.4
533
7.5
48
4
0
105.0
4
4
1.0
5
0
7
40
2
1
Career
10
10
5–5
242
364
66.5
2,996
8.2
70
19
6
102.3
28
71
2.5
14
3
22
131
4
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