1947 NFL Punting Average Leaders
Gross yards per punt
Sammy Baugh led the whole NFL in punting average in 1947 with 43.7, 0.2 ahead of Jack Jacobs (43.5). It was one of 6 times Sammy Baugh led in punting average.
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Led the whole NFL in 1947
Sammy Baugh
WAS
43.7
Punting Average
0.2 clear of Jack Jacobs
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| # | Player | Team | P/A | G | FGM | FGA | FG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Sammy Baugh
|
WAS | 43.7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2 |
 Jack Jacobs
|
GB | 43.5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 3 | Joe Muha | PHI | 43.5 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 20.0% |
| 4 |
 Frank Reagan
|
NYG | 42.8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 5 |
 Roy Zimmerman
|
DET | 42.4 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 45.5% |
| 6 |
 Bob Waterfield
|
LAN | 42.4 | 12 | 7 | 16 | 43.8% |
| 7 | Bob Cifers | PIT | 41.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 8 | Howard Maley | BO4 | 40.6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 9 | Ray Mallouf | CHC | 39.9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — |