Jim BrownCleveland Browns · #32
Jim Brown rushed for 12,312 yards and 106 touchdowns in just nine seasons with the Cleveland Browns, winning three MVP awards and eight rushing titles. He averaged 5.2 yards per carry, never missed a game, and retired at 29 as the NFL's all-time leading rusher.
Jim Brown — the report card
Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.
Where Jim Brown stands
Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.
Jim Brown — every number, three levels deep
Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.
How the model sees Jim Brown
Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.
Jim Brown career stats, season by season
| Season | G | Rush | TD | Rec | Rec yds | Scrim |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 MVP | 12 | 942 | 9 | 16 | 55 | 997 |
| 1958 MVP | 12 | 1,527 | 17 | 16 | 138 | 1,665 |
| 1959 | 12 | 1,329 | 14 | 24 | 190 | 1,519 |
| 1960 | 12 | 1,257 | 9 | 19 | 204 | 1,461 |
| 1961 | 14 | 1,408 | 8 | 46 | 459 | 1,867 |
| 1962 | 14 | 996 | 13 | 47 | 517 | 1,513 |
| 1963 | 14 | 1,863 | 12 | 24 | 268 | 2,131 |
| 1964 NFL Champ | 14 | 1,446 | 7 | 36 | 340 | 1,786 |
| 1965 MVP | 14 | 1,544 | 17 | 34 | 328 | 1,872 |
| Career | 118 | 12,312 | 106 | 262 | 2,499 | 14,811 |
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Are the Cleveland Browns built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
The Ballad of Jim Brown
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
The beginning
Jim Brown dominated the NFL for nine seasons with the Cleveland Browns and retired at the peak of his powers as the greatest running back the game had seen.
Turning pro
Drafted 1957, Round 1 (#6 overall) as a Running Back.
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Rookie MVP and rushing champion in 1957
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Set a then-record 1,863 rushing yards in 1963
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Led Cleveland to the 1964 NFL title
Off the court
- Height
- 6'2"
- Weight
- 232 lb
- Draft
- 1957, Round 1 (#6 overall)
- Born
- St. Simons Island, Georgia
- Age
- 90
- Jersey
- #32
After football Brown became a prominent actor and a leading voice in civil rights, founding organizations aimed at Black economic empowerment and later gang-intervention work in Los Angeles.
Brown combined rare power, speed and durability with an unshakable competitive will, and carried that same forcefulness into activism and film after football.
Jim Brown — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Jim Brown, answered.
