Billy Joe Tolliver is a career quality starter — a quarterback whose body of work places Joe in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Joe's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | |||||
| 1989 | 23–24 | SD | 5 | — | 89 | 185 | 48.1% | 1,097 | 5 | 8 | 2.7 | 4.3 | 5.9 | 4.5 | 0.6 | 57.9 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 24–25 | SD | 15 | — | 216 | 410 | 52.7% | 2,574 | 16 | 16 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 68.9 | 19 | 14 | 22 | 0 | 1.6 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 25–26 | ATL | 7 | — | 40 | 82 | 48.8% | 531 | 4 | 2 | 4.9 | 2.4 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 2.0 | 75.8 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 26–27 | ATL | 9 | — | 73 | 131 | 55.7% | 787 | 5 | 5 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 6.0 | 5.1 | 1.0 | 70.4 | 16 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 3.8 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 27–28 | ATL | 7 | — | 39 | 76 | 51.3% | 464 | 3 | 5 | 3.9 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 3.9 | 0.6 | 56.0 | 3 | 7 | 48 | 0 | 6.9 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 28–29 | TEN | 10 | — | 121 | 240 | 50.4% | 1,287 | 6 | 7 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 0.9 | 62.6 | 27 | 12 | 37 | 2 | 3.1 | 16.7 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 31–32 | ATL / KC | 12 | — | 64 | 116 | 55.2% | 677 | 5 | 1 | 4.3 | 0.9 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 5.0 | 83.2 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 32–33 | NO | 7 | — | 110 | 199 | 55.3% | 1,427 | 8 | 4 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 2.0 | 83.1 | 11 | 11 | 43 | 0 | 3.9 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 33–34 | NO | 10 | — | 137 | 261 | 52.5% | 1,897 | 7 | 13 | 2.7 | 5.0 | 7.3 | 5.6 | 0.5 | 64.3 | 19 | 24 | 135 | 3 | 5.6 | 12.5 | 12 | 50.0 | 1 |
| Career | — | 82 | — | 889 | 1,700 | 52.3% | 10,741 | 59 | 61 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 1.0 | 68.6 | 125 | 97 | 313 | 5 | 3.2 | 5.2 | 12 | 12.4 | 1 | |
Career Value · VORP
58 career value over replacement — #1904 all-time of 4,695. 6.4/season above a replacement-level QB.
Pick #51 (Rd 2) · SDG · 1989 · -1.6 vs expected KV-H
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A quality quarterback with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
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