 At the time of his retirement in December 1952, Waterfield held four NFL career records (315 extra points and 60 field goals), a single-season record with 54 extra points in 1950, and a single-game record with five field goals in a game, and was tied for another single-game record with nine extra points in a game.During eight seasons with the Rams, he led the team to two NFL championships and four divisional championships.He averaged 42.4 yards as a punter, and he completed 814 passes for 11,849 yards and 97 touchdowns.