James WilderWilder, James CurtisHeight: 6-3 Weight: 225 Born: May 12, 1958 Sikeston, MO High School: Sikeston (MO) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M JC | |
| 1978 | Missouri | Lettered |
| 1979 | Missouri | Lettered |
| 1980 | Missouri | Lettered |
| Draft: 2nd round (34th overall) 1981 Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Relatives: Father of James Wilder |
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| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1981 TB NFL | 32 | FB | 16 | 16 |
| 1982 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1982 TB NFL | 32 | FB | 9 | 9 |
| 1983 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1983 TB NFL | 32 | FB-TB | 10 | 10 |
| 1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1984 TB NFL | 32 | TB | 16 | 16 |
| 1985 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1985 TB NFL | 32 | RB | 16 | 16 |
| 1986 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1986 TB NFL | 32 | RB | 12 | 12 |
| 1987 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1987 TB NFL | 32 | FB | 12 | 12 |
| 1988 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1988 TB NFL | 32 | FB | 7 | 7 |
| 1989 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1989 TB NFL | 32 | FB | 15 | 4 |
| 1990 Washington Redskins (NFL)1990 WAS NFL | 32 | RB | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 Detroit Lions (NFL)1990 DET NFL | 34 | RB | 15 | 0 |
| 1990 Year (NFL)1990 Year NFL | 16 | 0 | ||
| 10 Years (NFL)10 Years NFL | 129 | 102 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/28/1981 | 1981 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1981 TB NFL |
| Signed | 7/15/1981 | 1981 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1981 TB NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 11/15/1983 | 1983 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1983 TB NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 12/19/1986 | 1986 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1986 TB NFL |
| Exemption | 9/23/1987 | 1987 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1987 TB NFL |
| Activated | 10/20/1987 | 1987 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1987 TB NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 11/4/1988 | 1988 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1988 TB NFL |
| Free Agent (Plan B) | 2/1/1990 | 1989 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1989 TB NFL |
| Signed | 3/6/1990 | 1990 Washington Redskins (NFL)1990 WAS NFL |
| Traded | 9/11/1990 | 1990 Detroit Lions (NFL)1990 DET NFL |
| Released | 8/26/1991 | 1991 Detroit Lions (NFL)1991 DET NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1981 TB NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | ||
| 1982 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1982 TB NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1983 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1983 TB NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 | ||
| 1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1984 TB NFL | 13 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 78 | ||
| 1985 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1985 TB NFL | 10 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 60 | ||
| 1986 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1986 TB NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1987 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1987 TB NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1988 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1988 TB NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1989 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1989 TB NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1990 Detroit Lions (NFL)1990 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1990 Year (NFL)1990 Year NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 47 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 282 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1981 TB NFL | 107 | 370 | 3.5 | 23t | 4 | 0 | |||
| 1982 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1982 TB NFL | 83 | 324 | 3.9 | 47 | 3 | ||||
| 1983 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1983 TB NFL | 161 | 640 | 4.0 | 75t | 4 | ||||
| 1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1984 TB NFL | 407 | 1544 | 3.8 | 37 | 13 | 0 | |||
| 1985 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1985 TB NFL | 365 | 1300 | 3.6 | 28 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 1986 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1986 TB NFL | 190 | 704 | 3.7 | 45t | 2 | ||||
| 1987 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1987 TB NFL | 106 | 488 | 4.6 | 21 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1988 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1988 TB NFL | 86 | 343 | 4.0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1989 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1989 TB NFL | 70 | 244 | 3.5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1990 Detroit Lions (NFL)1990 DET NFL | 11 | 51 | 4.6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1990 Year (NFL)1990 Year NFL | 11 | 51 | 4.6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1586 | 6008 | 3.8 | 75t | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1984 TB NFL | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 16t | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 158.3 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 16t | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 158.3 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | YAC | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1981 TB NFL | 48 | 507 | 10.6 | 38 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 1982 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1982 TB NFL | 53 | 466 | 8.8 | 32 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 1983 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1983 TB NFL | 57 | 380 | 6.7 | 31 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1984 TB NFL | 85 | 685 | 8.1 | 50 | 0 | |||||||
| 1985 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1985 TB NFL | 53 | 341 | 6.4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1986 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1986 TB NFL | 43 | 326 | 7.6 | 25 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 1987 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1987 TB NFL | 40 | 328 | 8.2 | 32 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 1988 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1988 TB NFL | 15 | 124 | 8.3 | 24 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1989 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1989 TB NFL | 36 | 335 | 9.3 | 27 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 1990 Detroit Lions (NFL)1990 DET NFL | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8t | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1990 Year (NFL)1990 Year NFL | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8t | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 432 | 3508 | 8.1 | 50 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1981 TB NFL | 1 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1989 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1989 TB NFL | 2 | 0 | 42 | 21.0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3 | 0 | 61 | 20.3 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1981 TB NFL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1982 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1982 TB NFL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1983 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1983 TB NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1984 TB NFL | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1985 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1985 TB NFL | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1986 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1986 TB NFL | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1987 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1987 TB NFL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1988 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1988 TB NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1989 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1989 TB NFL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 44 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
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