James Harris
James Larnell Harris "Shack"
Born: July 20, 1947
Monroe, LA USA
Position: QB
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 210
College: Grambling St.
High School: Carroll (Monroe, LA)
Career: 1969-1979
Drafted: 1969 in Round 8, #192 overall by the Buffalo Bills
James Harris played from 1969 to 1979 during his career with the Buffalo Bills, Los Angeles Rams and San Diego Chargers. Harris threw for 8,136 yards in his career, completing 607 of 1,149 passes with 45 touchdowns and 59 interceptions. He also ran for 367 yards in 121 attempts with 10 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 36 | 15 | 41.7 | 270 | 7.5 | 1 | 2.8 | 1 | 2.8 | 55 | 9 | 70 | 65.7 |
| 1970 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 50 | 24 | 48.0 | 338 | 6.8 | 3 | 6.0 | 4 | 8.0 | 32 | 7 | 63 | 56.9 |
| 1971 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 103 | 51 | 49.5 | 512 | 5.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 6 | 5.8 | 62 | 16 | 145 | 43.0 |
| 1973 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 11 | 7 | 63.6 | 68 | 6.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 80.9 |
| 1974 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 198 | 106 | 53.5 | 1544 | 7.8 | 11 | 5.6 | 6 | 3.0 | 50 | 12 | 101 | 85.1 |
| 1975 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 285 | 157 | 55.1 | 2148 | 7.5 | 14 | 4.9 | 15 | 5.3 | 54 | 21 | 180 | 73.8 |
| 1976 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 158 | 91 | 57.6 | 1460 | 9.2 | 8 | 5.1 | 6 | 3.8 | 80 | 14 | 151 | 89.6 |
| 1977 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 211 | 109 | 51.7 | 1240 | 5.9 | 5 | 2.4 | 11 | 5.2 | 78 | 12 | 106 | 55.8 |
| 1978 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 88 | 42 | 47.7 | 518 | 5.9 | 2 | 2.3 | 9 | 10.2 | 34 | 8 | 43 | 34.4 |
| 1979 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 9 | 5 | 55.6 | 38 | 4.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 11.1 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 26.4 |
| AFL | 36 | 15 | 41.7 | 270 | 7.5 | 1 | 2.8 | 1 | 2.8 | 55 | 9 | 70 | ||
| NFL | 1113 | 592 | 53.2 | 7866 | 7.1 | 44 | 4.0 | 58 | 5.2 | 80 | 92 | 804 | ||
| Totals | 1149 | 607 | 52.8 | 8136 | 7.1 | 45 | 3.9 | 59 | 5.1 | 80 | 101 | 874 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 10 | 25 | 2.5 | 9 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 3 | -8 | -2.7 | 1 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 6 | 42 | 7.0 | 13 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 4 | 29 | 7.2 | 19 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 42 | 112 | 2.7 | 15 | 5 |
| 1975 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 18 | 45 | 2.5 | 15 | 1 |
| 1976 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 12 | 76 | 6.3 | 20 | 2 |
| 1977 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 10 | 13 | 1.3 | 12 | 2 |
| 1978 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 10 | 7 | 0.7 | 9 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 6 | 26 | 4.3 | 18 | 0 |
| AFL | 10 | 25 | 2.5 | 9 | 0 | |
| NFL | 111 | 342 | 3.1 | 20 | 10 | |
| Totals | 121 | 367 | 3.0 | 20 | 10 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1970 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1971 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1974 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 7 | 2 | -7 | 0 | |||
| 1975 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 6 | 3 | -1 | 0 | |||
| 1976 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1977 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1978 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 5 | 2 | -17 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1979 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 1 | 1 | -7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| AFL | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 33 | 14 | -32 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 36 | 15 | -32 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1974 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| 1975 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1976 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1977 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| NFL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | |
| Totals | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | AFL | Buffalo Bills | 4 | 1 |
| 1970 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 7 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 7 | 2 |
| 1973 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 8 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 11 | 9 |
| 1975 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 13 | 13 |
| 1976 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 7 | 5 |
| 1977 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 9 | 9 |
| 1978 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 9 | 2 |
| 1979 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 8 | 0 |
