Jim Bakken
James Leroy Bakken
Born: November 2, 1940
Madison, WI USA
Position: K
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 200
College: Wisconsin
High School: West (Madison, WI)
Career: 1962-1978
Drafted: 1962 in Round 7, #88 overall by the Los Angeles Rams
Jim Bakken played from 1962 to 1978 during his career with the St. Louis Cardinals. Bakken kicked 282 field goals in 447 attempts, a 63.1 percent success rate, over his career.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating | 1975 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.0 |
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| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
Rushing:
Kicking:
| Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. | 1962 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1963 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 44 | 44 | 100.0 | 21 | 11 | 52.4 | 77 | 1964 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 40 | 40 | 100.0 | 38 | 25 | 65.8 | 115 | 1965 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 33 | 33 | 100.0 | 31 | 21 | 67.7 | 96 | 1966 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 28 | 27 | 96.4 | 40 | 23 | 57.5 | 96 | 1967 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 36 | 36 | 100.0 | 39 | 27 | 69.2 | 117 | 1968 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 40 | 40 | 100.0 | 24 | 15 | 62.5 | 85 | 1969 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 40 | 38 | 95.0 | 24 | 12 | 50.0 | 74 | 1970 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 38 | 37 | 97.4 | 32 | 20 | 62.5 | 97 | 1971 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 24 | 24 | 100.0 | 32 | 21 | 65.6 | 87 | 1972 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 21 | 19 | 90.5 | 22 | 14 | 63.6 | 61 | 1973 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 31 | 31 | 100.0 | 32 | 23 | 71.9 | 100 | 1974 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 36 | 30 | 83.3 | 22 | 13 | 59.1 | 69 | 1975 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 41 | 40 | 97.6 | 24 | 19 | 79.2 | 97 | 1976 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 35 | 33 | 94.3 | 27 | 20 | 74.1 | 93 | 1977 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 36 | 35 | 97.2 | 16 | 7 | 43.8 | 56 | 1978 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 30 | 27 | 90.0 | 22 | 11 | 50.0 | 60 |
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| Totals | 553 | 534 | 96.6 | 447 | 282 | 63.1 | 1380 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | 1965 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 26 | 1098 | 42.2 | 56 | 1966 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 29 | 961 | 33.1 | 49 | 1971 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 5 | 207 | 41.4 | 44 | 1972 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 1978 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 4 | 147 | 36.8 | 42 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 65 | 2439 | 37.5 | 56 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF | 1965 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1978 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | 1963 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 44 | 0 | 77 | 1964 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 40 | 0 | 115 | 1965 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 33 | 0 | 96 | 1966 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 27 | 0 | 96 | 1967 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 36 | 0 | 117 | 1968 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 40 | 0 | 85 | 1969 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 38 | 0 | 74 | 1970 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 37 | 0 | 97 | 1971 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 24 | 0 | 87 | 1972 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 19 | 0 | 61 | 1973 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 31 | 0 | 100 | 1974 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 30 | 0 | 69 | 1975 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 40 | 0 | 97 | 1976 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 33 | 0 | 93 | 1977 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 35 | 0 | 56 | 1978 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 27 | 0 | 60 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 282 | 534 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1380 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 1962 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 8 | 0 | 1963 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 14 | 0 | 1964 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 14 | 0 | 1965 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 14 | 0 | 1966 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 14 | 0 | 1967 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 14 | 0 | 1968 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 14 | 0 | 1969 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 14 | 0 | 1970 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 14 | 0 | 1971 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 14 | 0 | 1972 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 14 | 0 | 1973 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 14 | 0 | 1974 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 14 | 0 | 1975 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 14 | 0 | 1976 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 14 | 0 | 1977 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 14 | 0 | 1978 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 16 | 0 |
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Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame 2nd team All-1970s Team
- Pro Football Hall of Fame team All-1960s Team
Honors
1967 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1968 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1974 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1975 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1975 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1975 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1975 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1975 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1975 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1975 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1975 - Associated Press All-Conference (1st Team)
1976 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1976 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1976 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1976 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1976 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1976 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1976 - Associated Press All-Conference (1st Team)
1976 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
