Chicago Bears Punting Average Leaders

Career totals with the Bears and the best single seasons in club history. Includes the 2026 season through October 19: these records are rebuilt every night, so a mark set yesterday is here this morning. Seasons before 1922 are not in the source. Figures before 1932 are reconstructions; the NFL kept no official statistics.

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Pat O'Donnell holds the Bears career record with 45.0 punting average. The single-season record is 47.8, by Tory Taylor in 2025.

FGM FG% PTS LNG 50+ FGA XPM P/A NET

Rate records use the league's own minimums: a season needs 0.75 field goal attempts per team game, or 2.5 punts per team game on the punting boards with the club, a career 100+ field goal attempts, or 250+ punts on the punting boards with the club.

All-time Bears leaders

Career totals with the club

#	Player	With the club	P/A	G
1	Pat O'Donnell	2014–2021	45.0	127
2	Todd Sauerbrun	1995–1999	42.2	66
3	Bobby Green	1962–1973	42.1	161
4	Brad Maynard	2001–2010	41.7	159
5	Maury Buford	1985–1991	40.8	80
6	Ed Brown	1954–1961	40.6	98
7	Bob Parsons	1972–1983	38.7	170

Single-season Bears records

Best seasons in club history

#	Player	Season	P/A	G
1	Tory Taylor	2025	47.8	17
2	Tory Taylor	2024	47.7	17
3	Bobby Green	1963	46.5	14
4	Pat O'Donnell	2017	46.3	16
5	Pat O'Donnell	2021	46.2	17
6	Trenton Gill	2023	46.1	17
7	Trenton Gill	2022	46.0	17
8	Pat O'Donnell	2020	45.7	16
9	Pat O'Donnell	2018	45.0	16
10	Pat O'Donnell	2019	44.8	16
11	Todd Sauerbrun	1996	44.8	16
12	Bobby Green	1964	44.5	14
13	Pat O'Donnell	2015	44.2	15
14	George Gulyanics	1948	44.2	12
15	Brad Maynard	2006	44.2	16
16	Adam Podlesh	2011	43.9	16
17	Pat O'Donnell	2014	43.8	15
18	Bobby Green	1962	43.7	14
19	Pat O'Donnell	2016	43.5	16
20	Fred Morrison	1950	43.3	12
21	Chris Gardocki	1992	42.9	16
22	Brad Maynard	2004	42.9	16
23	Bobby Green	1967	42.9	14
24	Bobby Green	1965	42.7	14
25	Todd Sauerbrun	1997	42.7	16