Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Mike Wallace, By the Numbers


Mike Wallace finished his second year as the Steelers' leading receiver in virtually every statistical category. While catching 21 more balls in year two, he developed into one of the premier deep threats in the NFL. He averaged 21.0 yds/catch, 2nd behind only DeSean Jackson, and led the league in catches of 20+ and 40+ yards. His 1,257 receiving yards ranks 7th on the Steelers all-time list, just ahead of Santonio Holmes' 2009 season. He tied John Stallworth's record for the most 100-yard receiving games in a season with seven, going over the century mark in each of the team's last three games. Wallace also turned 80% of his receptions into first downs, a number that was third among all wide receivers.

Here is how his numbers breakdown against the eight receivers chosen for this year's Pro Bowl. All eight receivers selected finished in the top ten in yards/game with only Hakeem Nicks (5th) and Wallace (7th) not getting in. While it is difficult to make a clear case that Wallace got snubbed, his breakout year certainly merits a great deal of attention and similar performance with a few more receptions in coming seasons should land him in the Pro Bowl sooner rather than later.


Rec
Yds
Avg
TD
Yds/Gm
1st %
20+
40+
Fumbles
AFC









*Andre Johnson, Houston
86
1,216
14.1
8
93.5
68.6
18
5
1
*Reggie Wayne, Indianapolis
111
1,355
12.2
6
84.7
64.9
13
4
1
Brandon Lloyd, Denver
77
1,448
18.8
11
90.5
93.5
23
9
0
Dewayne Bowe, Kansas City
72
1,162
16.1
15
72.6
76.4
19
4
1










NFC









*Roddy White, Atlanta
115
1,389
12.1
10
86.8
63.5
15
3
1
*Calvin Johnson, Detroit
77
1,120
14.5
12
74.7
74.0
16
3
1
DeSean Jackson, Philadelphia
47
1,056
22.5
6
75.4
70.2
21
8
2
Greg Jennings, Green Bay
76
1,265
16.6
12
79.1
68.4
21
6
2










*Starter



















Mike Wallace, Pittsburgh
60
1,257
21.0
10
78.6
80.0
26
10
1
Rank vs. All Receivers
30th
5th
2nd
T-7th
7th
3rd
1st
1st
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Rank vs. Pro Bowl Receivers
9th
5th
2nd
T-5th
6th
2nd
1st
1st
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(Of particular note in the statistics above, Bradon Lloyd turning 93.5% of catches into 1st downs stands out. 72 of his 77 receptions moved the chains. No one else in the league was even close.)

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