Rams kicker Greg Zuerlein has been outstanding this year. Consider:
- He is 4/4 on kicks from 50+ yards this year. Kickers have made 72% of field goal attempts from that range this season, so the average kicker would have made 2.9 such field goals. As a result, Zuerlein has made 1.1 more 50+ yard kicks than the average kicker.
- He is 9/9 on kicks from 40-49 yards. Kickers have made 79% of kicks from that range this season, so the average kicker would have made 7.1 of those 9 attempts. Therefore, he made 1.9 more field goals than an average kicker from that range.
- He is 9/10 on kicks from 30-39 yards. Kickers have made 84% of such kicks this year, so an average kicker would have made 8.4 of his 9 attempts. As a result, Zuerlein has made 0.6 more field goals fro 30-39 yards than the average kicker.
- From 0-19 yards he was 1/1, and from 20-29 yards, he is 5/5. All kickers have made all attempts form under 20 yards, so he gets no credit for that. And kickers have made 99% of kicks from 20-29 this season, so he gets credit for being .1 field goals made above average here.
- Kickers have made 94.5% of extra points this year, while the Rams star is 31 of 31. Since the average kicker would have made 29.3 of 31 kicks, it means Zuerlein has made 1.7 more extra points than the average kicker.
Add it up, and Zuerlein has made 3.7 more field goals than the average kicker — worth 11.2 points — and 1.7 more extra points. That translates to 13.0 points above average, the most of any kicker in the NFL. In fact, other than Kansas City’s Harrison Butker, Zuerlein has added twice as much value as all other kickers this year.
Here are the traditional kicking stats from this season:
| Rk | Kicker | Tm | 0-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | FGM/FGA | FG% | XPM/XPA | XP% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greg Zuerlein | LAR | 1/1 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 9/9 | 4/4 | 28/29 | 96.6% | 31/31 | 100% |
| 2 | Harrison Butker | KAN | / | 3/3 | 10/10 | 7/8 | 2/2 | 22/23 | 95.7% | 13/13 | 100% |
| 3 | Matt Prater | DET | 2/2 | 2/2 | 6/6 | 5/5 | 6/9 | 21/24 | 87.5% | 26/26 | 100% |
| 4 | Steven Hauschka | BUF | / | 4/4 | 5/5 | 3/5 | 6/6 | 18/20 | 90% | 22/22 | 100% |
| 5 | Graham Gano | CAR | / | 6/6 | 8/8 | 6/6 | /1 | 20/21 | 95.2% | 21/22 | 95.5% |
| 6 | Robbie Gould | SFO | / | 2/3 | 4/4 | 11/12 | 2/2 | 19/21 | 90.5% | 15/16 | 93.8% |
| 7 | Dan Bailey | DAL | / | 1/1 | 2/2 | 3/3 | 1/1 | 7/7 | 100% | 16/16 | 100% |
| 8 | Adam Vinatieri | IND | / | 7/7 | 4/5 | 3/3 | 4/4 | 18/19 | 94.7% | 15/17 | 88.2% |
| 9 | Matt Bryant | ATL | 1/1 | 5/5 | 3/5 | 5/5 | 5/6 | 19/22 | 86.4% | 24/24 | 100% |
| 10 | Justin Tucker | BAL | / | 7/7 | 4/4 | 6/7 | 3/5 | 20/23 | 87% | 19/19 | 100% |
| 11 | Cairo Santos | KAN | / | / | 3/3 | / | / | 3/3 | 100% | 12/12 | 100% |
| 12 | Ryan Succop | TEN | / | 6/6 | 3/3 | 13/15 | 1/3 | 23/27 | 85.2% | 21/22 | 95.5% |
| 13 | Kai Forbath | MIN | / | 4/4 | 9/11 | 5/6 | 5/5 | 23/26 | 88.5% | 20/24 | 83.3% |
| 14 | Chris Boswell | PIT | / | 9/9 | 7/9 | 7/8 | 1/1 | 24/27 | 88.9% | 19/20 | 95% |
| 15 | Stephen Gostkowski | NWE | / | 14/14 | 4/4 | 5/8 | 3/3 | 26/29 | 89.7% | 28/29 | 96.6% |
| 16 | Josh Lambo | JAX | / | 1/1 | 6/6 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 9/10 | 90% | 6/7 | 85.7% |
| 17 | Giorgio Tavecchio | OAK | / | 4/4 | 3/3 | 2/3 | 3/4 | 12/14 | 85.7% | 22/23 | 95.7% |
| 18 | Cody Parkey | MIA | / | 2/2 | 5/5 | 3/3 | 1/2 | 11/12 | 91.7% | 14/17 | 82.4% |
| 19 | Caleb Sturgis | PHI | / | / | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 3/3 | 100% | 1/2 | 50% |
| 20 | Ka'imi Fairbairn | HOU | / | 1/1 | 6/8 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 12/14 | 85.7% | 27/29 | 93.1% |
| 21 | Patrick Murray | TAM | / | 2/2 | 4/4 | 2/3 | 2/3 | 10/12 | 83.3% | 8/8 | 100% |
| 22 | Chandler Catanzaro | NYJ | / | 3/3 | 1/1 | 10/14 | 2/2 | 16/20 | 80% | 21/21 | 100% |
| 23 | Marshall Koehn | CIN | / | / | / | / | / | / | 0% | 1/1 | 100% |
| 24 | Jake Elliott | PHI | / | 1/1 | 2/4 | 9/10 | 5/6 | 17/21 | 81% | 25/28 | 89.3% |
| 25 | Nick Rose | WAS | / | 4/4 | 2/3 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 8/9 | 88.9% | 13/14 | 92.9% |
| 26 | Wil Lutz | NOR | / | 7/7 | 2/2 | 10/13 | 3/4 | 22/26 | 84.6% | 30/33 | 90.9% |
| 27 | Jeff Heath | DAL | / | / | / | / | / | / | 0% | 2/3 | 66.7% |
| 28 | Mike Nugent | DAL | / | 2/2 | 2/3 | 3/4 | / | 7/9 | 77.8% | 8/8 | 100% |
| 29 | Dustin Hopkins | WAS | 1/1 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 3/3 | /2 | 9/11 | 81.8% | 12/13 | 92.3% |
| 30 | Randy Bullock | CIN | / | 3/3 | 3/4 | 2/3 | / | 8/10 | 80% | 18/20 | 90% |
| 31 | Nick Novak | LAC | / | 3/3 | 4/4 | /2 | 1/2 | 8/11 | 72.7% | 17/17 | 100% |
| 32 | Mason Crosby | GNB | / | 6/6 | 1/3 | 3/3 | 1/2 | 11/14 | 78.6% | 21/23 | 91.3% |
| 33 | Blair Walsh | SEA | / | 5/5 | 6/8 | 6/8 | /1 | 17/22 | 77.3% | 21/22 | 95.5% |
| 34 | Jason Myers | JAX | / | 4/4 | 2/3 | 5/5 | /3 | 11/15 | 73.3% | 15/17 | 88.2% |
| 35 | YoungHoe Koo | LAC | / | 2/2 | / | 1/4 | / | 3/6 | 50% | 9/9 | 100% |
| 36 | Zane Gonzalez | CLE | / | 3/3 | 2/4 | 2/3 | 1/2 | 8/12 | 66.7% | 16/17 | 94.1% |
| 37 | Connor Barth | CHI | 1/1 | 4/4 | / | 5/9 | 1/2 | 11/16 | 68.8% | 17/17 | 100% |
| 38 | Brandon McManus | DEN | / | 6/7 | 7/8 | 2/3 | 2/5 | 17/23 | 73.9% | 18/18 | 100% |
| 39 | Aldrick Rosas | NYG | / | 5/5 | 1/2 | 4/8 | 2/2 | 12/17 | 70.6% | 14/15 | 93.3% |
| 40 | Phil Dawson | ARI | / | 5/5 | 4/8 | 3/4 | 1/2 | 13/19 | 68.4% | 17/18 | 94.4% |
| 41 | Nick Folk | TAM | / | 2/2 | 1/2 | 2/5 | 1/2 | 6/11 | 54.5% | 7/9 | 77.8% |
| 6/6 | 154/156 | 147/176 | 172/218 | 73/102 | 552/658 | 83.9% | 682/722 | 94.5% |
And here is how many field goals or extra points each kicker has made above average for each range of distances:
| Rk | Kicker | Tm | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | XP | Pts Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greg Zuerlein | LAR | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 13.0 |
| 2 | Harrison Butker | KAN | 0.0 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 9.5 |
| 3 | Matt Prater | DET | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | -0.4 | 1.4 | 6.3 |
| 4 | Steven Hauschka | BUF | 0.1 | 0.8 | -0.9 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 6.1 |
| 5 | Graham Gano | CAR | 0.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | -0.7 | 0.2 | 6.1 |
| 6 | Robbie Gould | SFO | -1.0 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 5.3 |
| 7 | Dan Bailey | DAL | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 4.7 |
| 8 | Adam Vinatieri | IND | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.6 | 1.1 | -1.1 | 4.0 |
| 9 | Matt Bryant | ATL | 0.1 | -1.2 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 3.3 |
| 10 | Justin Tucker | BAL | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | -0.6 | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| 11 | Cairo Santos | KAN | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 2.1 |
| 12 | Ryan Succop | TEN | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.2 | -1.1 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| 13 | Kai Forbath | MIN | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.3 | 1.4 | -2.7 | 2.0 |
| 14 | Chris Boswell | PIT | 0.1 | -0.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| 15 | Stephen Gostkowski | NWE | 0.2 | 0.7 | -1.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.7 |
| 16 | Josh Lambo | JAX | 0.0 | 1.0 | -0.6 | 0.3 | -0.6 | 1.5 |
| 17 | Giorgio Tavecchio | OAK | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| 18 | Cody Parkey | MIA | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | -0.4 | -2.1 | 1.1 |
| 19 | Caleb Sturgis | PHI | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.9 | 1.1 |
| 20 | Ka'imi Fairbairn | HOU | 0.0 | -0.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 1.0 |
| 21 | Patrick Murray | TAM | 0.0 | 0.7 | -0.4 | -0.1 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
| 22 | Chandler Catanzaro | NYJ | 0.0 | 0.2 | -1.0 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.3 |
| 23 | Marshall Koehn | CIN | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 24 | Jake Elliott | PHI | 0.0 | -1.3 | 1.1 | 0.7 | -1.4 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Nick Rose | WAS | 0.1 | -0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.1 |
| 26 | Wil Lutz | NOR | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -1.2 | -0.3 |
| 27 | Jeff Heath | DAL | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.8 | -0.8 |
| 28 | Mike Nugent | DAL | 0.0 | -0.5 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | -1.5 |
| 29 | Dustin Hopkins | WAS | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | -1.4 | -0.3 | -2.0 |
| 30 | Randy Bullock | CIN | 0.0 | -0.3 | -0.4 | 0.0 | -0.9 | -2.9 |
| 31 | Nick Novak | LAC | 0.0 | 0.7 | -1.6 | -0.4 | 0.9 | -3.0 |
| 32 | Mason Crosby | GNB | 0.1 | -1.5 | 0.6 | -0.4 | -0.7 | -4.4 |
| 33 | Blair Walsh | SEA | 0.1 | -0.7 | -0.3 | -0.7 | 0.2 | -4.7 |
| 34 | Jason Myers | JAX | 0.1 | -0.5 | 1.1 | -2.1 | -1.1 | -5.7 |
| 35 | YoungHoe Koo | LAC | 0.0 | 0.0 | -2.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 | -5.9 |
| 36 | Zane Gonzalez | CLE | 0.0 | -1.3 | -0.4 | -0.4 | -0.1 | -6.4 |
| 37 | Connor Barth | CHI | 0.1 | 0.0 | -2.1 | -0.4 | 0.9 | -6.5 |
| 38 | Brandon McManus | DEN | -0.9 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -1.6 | 1.0 | -6.6 |
| 39 | Aldrick Rosas | NYG | 0.1 | -0.7 | -2.3 | 0.6 | -0.2 | -7.2 |
| 40 | Phil Dawson | ARI | 0.1 | -2.7 | -0.2 | -0.4 | 0.0 | -9.6 |
| 41 | Nick Folk | TAM | 0.0 | -0.7 | -1.9 | -0.4 | -1.5 | -10.6 |
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