Bubby Brister is a career quality starter — a quarterback whose body of work places Brister in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Brister's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Bubby Brister
Height6'3"
Weight212 lb
BornAug 15, 1962
Age64
Rookie yr
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
3 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 1986 | 24 | PIT | 2 | — | 21 | 60 | 35.0% | 291 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 37.6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1.7 | 16.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 25 | PIT | 2 | — | 4 | 12 | 33.3% | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 1.7 | -9.6 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 26 | PIT | 13 | — | 175 | 370 | 47.3% | 2,634 | 11 | 14 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 7.1 | 6.0 | 0.8 | 65.3 | 36 | 45 | 209 | 6 | 4.6 | 13.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 27 | PIT | 14 | — | 187 | 342 | 54.7% | 2,365 | 9 | 10 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 6.9 | 6.1 | 0.9 | 73.1 | 45 | 27 | 25 | 0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | -10 | 0 | — | -10.0 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 28 | PIT | 16 | — | 223 | 387 | 57.6% | 2,725 | 20 | 14 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 1.4 | 81.6 | 28 | 25 | 64 | 0 | 2.6 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 29 | PIT | 8 | — | 103 | 190 | 54.2% | 1,350 | 9 | 9 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 7.1 | 5.9 | 1.0 | 72.9 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 30 | PIT | 6 | — | 63 | 116 | 54.3% | 719 | 2 | 5 | 1.7 | 4.3 | 6.2 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 61.0 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 1.6 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 31 | PHI | 10 | — | 181 | 309 | 58.6% | 1,905 | 14 | 5 | 4.5 | 1.6 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 2.8 | 84.9 | 19 | 20 | 39 | 0 | 1.9 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 32 | PHI | 7 | — | 51 | 76 | 67.1% | 507 | 2 | 1 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 2.0 | 89.1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 33 | NYJ | 9 | — | 93 | 170 | 54.7% | 726 | 4 | 8 | 2.4 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 53.7 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 1.1 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 2.0 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 35 | DEN | 1 | — | 6 | 9 | 66.7% | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 5.3 | — | 79.9 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 36 | DEN | 7 | — | 78 | 131 | 59.5% | 986 | 10 | 3 | 7.6 | 2.3 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 3.3 | 99.0 | 7 | 19 | 102 | 1 | 5.4 | 5.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 37 | DEN | 2 | — | 12 | 20 | 60.0% | 87 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 15.0 | 4.3 | -2.4 | 0.0 | 30.6 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 8.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 38 | MIN | 2 | — | 10 | 20 | 50.0% | 82 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 40.0 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 40.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 99 | — | 1,207 | 2,212 | 54.6% | 14,445 | 81 | 78 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 6.5 | 5.7 | 1.0 | 72.3 | 193 | 191 | 546 | 8 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 3 | 1.6 | 0 | — | 2 | -8 | 0 | — | -4.0 | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
103 career value over replacement — #1106 all-time of 4,695. 11.4/season above a replacement-level QB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #67 (Rd 3) · PIT · 1986 · +10 vs expected KV-H
53actual
43 expected · Δ+10
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