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
Fan Rating
Rate Billy Joe Tolliver — All-Time
Explore More
Similar Players
9 seasons · peak 7.9 in 1990
VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.
2.2 career wins over 9 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 1990 · +0.6 wins
Latest season · 1999 · +0.1 wins
VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia.
#148 of 408 all-time QBs by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.3 |
| 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 | 7.9 |
| 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 | 1 |
| 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 | 2.3 |
| 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 | 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 | 4.3 |
| 1997 | 31–32 | All teams | 12 | — | 64 | 116 | 55.2% | 677 | 5 | 1 | 4.3 | 0.9 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 5.0 | 83.2 | 14 | 3.5 |
| 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 | 7.3 |
| 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 | 2 |
| Career | 82 | 889 | 1,700 | 52.3% | 10,741 | 59 | 61 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 1.0 | 68.6 | 125 | 28.6 |
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 23–24 | SD | 5 | — | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 24–25 | SD | 15 | — | 14 | 22 | 0 | 1.6 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 25–26 | ATL | 7 | — | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 26–27 | ATL | 9 | — | 4 | 15 | 0 | 3.8 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 27–28 | ATL | 7 | — | 7 | 48 | 0 | 6.9 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 28–29 | TEN | 10 | — | 12 | 37 | 2 | 3.1 | 16.7 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 31–32 | All teams | 12 | — | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 32–33 | NO | 7 | — | 11 | 43 | 0 | 3.9 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 33–34 | NO | 10 | — | 24 | 135 | 3 | 5.6 | 12.5 | 12 | 50.0 | 1 |
| Career | 82 | 97 | 313 | 5 | 3.2 | 5.2 | 12 | 12.4 | 1 |
A solid career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 46 of 100, era-normalized against pass yds/g peers across 9 scored seasons.
Blend 45.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 46· confidence 92%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative pass yds/g)
Steve Walsh
QB
87% match
1989 Draft ClassmatesFull class →