Carson Palmer is one of the most consistent quarterbacks of his generation — a player whose career coefficient of variation places him among the most reliable performers at the position. Year in, year out, Palmer delivered without dramatic peaks or valleys — the kind of player who earns trust, not headlines.
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365 career value over replacement — #59 all-time of 4,695. 26.1/season above a replacement-level QB.
Pick #1 (Rd 1) · CIN · 2003 · +7.7 vs expected KV-H
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | VAL | Passing | Rushing | Snap Counts | Defense | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | ||||||
| 2004 | 24–25 | CIN | 13 | — | 8.4 | 263 | 432 | 60.9% | 2,897 | 18 | 18 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 6.7 | 5.7 | 1.0 | 77.3 | 25 | 18 | 47 | 1 | 2.6 | 5.6 | 4 | 22.2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 25–26 | CIN | 16 | — | 26.8 | 345 | 509 | 67.8% | 3,836 | 32 | 12 | 6.3 | 2.4 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 2.7 | 101.1 | 20 | 33 | 44 | 1 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 6 | 18.2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 26–27 | CIN | 16 | — | 12.6 | 324 | 520 | 62.3% | 4,036 | 28 | 13 | 5.4 | 2.5 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 2.2 | 93.9 | 36 | 26 | 35 | 0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 6 | 23.1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 27–28 | CIN | 16 | — | 13.1 | 373 | 575 | 64.9% | 4,130 | 26 | 20 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 1.3 | 86.6 | 17 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 3 | 12.5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 28–29 | CIN | 4 | — | 2.7 | 76 | 130 | 58.5% | 736 | 3 | 4 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 0.8 | 69.3 | 11 | 6 | 38 | 0 | 6.3 | 0.0 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 29–30 | CIN | 16 | — | 10.7 | 282 | 466 | 60.5% | 3,094 | 21 | 13 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 1.6 | 83.6 | 26 | 39 | 93 | 3 | 2.4 | 7.7 | 12 | 30.8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 30–31 | CIN | 16 | — | 15.5 | 362 | 586 | 61.8% | 3,970 | 26 | 20 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 1.3 | 82.4 | 26 | 32 | 50 | 0 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 6 | 18.8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 31–32 | OAK | 10 | — | 7.3 | 199 | 328 | 60.7% | 2,753 | 13 | 16 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 8.4 | 7.0 | 0.8 | 80.5 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 1 | 1.3 | 6.3 | 5 | 31.3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 32–33 | OAK | 15 | — | 21.5 | 345 | 565 | 61.1% | 4,018 | 22 | 14 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 1.6 | 85.3 | 26 | 18 | 36 | 1 | 2.0 | 5.6 | 7 | 38.9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 33–34 | ARI | 16 | — | 11.2 | 362 | 572 | 63.3% | 4,274 | 24 | 22 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 7.5 | 6.6 | 1.1 | 83.9 | 41 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1 | 3.7 | 0 | 1,081 | 99.7% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 34–35 | ARI | 6 | — | 10.0 | 141 | 224 | 62.9% | 1,626 | 11 | 3 | 4.9 | 1.3 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 3.7 | 95.6 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 1 | 12.5 | 0 | 409 | 97.7% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 35–36 | ARI | 16 | — | 22.6 | 342 | 537 | 63.7% | 4,671 | 35 | 11 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 8.7 | 9.1 | 3.2 | 104.6 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4 | 16.0 | 0 | 1,039 | 93.2% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 36–37 | ARI | 15 | — | 7.7 | 364 | 597 | 61.0% | 4,233 | 26 | 14 | 4.4 | 2.3 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 1.9 | 87.2 | 40 | 14 | 38 | 0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 3 | 21.4 | 1 | 1,045 | 96.5% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 37–38 | ARI | 7 | — | 5.9 | 164 | 267 | 61.4% | 1,978 | 9 | 7 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 1.3 | 84.4 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 5 | 35.7 | 0 | 459 | 93.1% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 182 | — | 176.0 | 3,942 | 6,308 | 62.5% | 46,252 | 294 | 187 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 1.6 | 87.9 | 341 | 300 | 475 | 8 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 65 | 21.7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2003: no recorded NFL regular-season production. StatVault's source covers these seasons in full, so this is an absence of production, not of data.
14 seasons · peak 26.8 in 2005 · league-best seasons: 2005, 2015
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.
13.5 career wins over 14 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2005 · +2.0 wins
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 24–25 | CIN | 13 | — | 263 | 432 | 60.9% | 2,897 | 18 | 18 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 6.7 | 5.7 | 1.0 | 77.3 | 25 | 8.4 |
| 2005 | 25–26 | CIN | 16 | — | 345 | 509 | 67.8% | 3,836 | 32 | 12 | 6.3 | 2.4 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 2.7 | 101.1 | 20 | 26.8 |
| 2006 | 26–27 | CIN | 16 | — | 324 | 520 | 62.3% | 4,036 | 28 | 13 | 5.4 | 2.5 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 2.2 | 93.9 | 36 | 12.6 |
| 2007 | 27–28 | CIN | 16 | — | 373 | 575 | 64.9% | 4,130 | 26 | 20 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 1.3 | 86.6 | 17 | 13.1 |
| 2008 | 28–29 | CIN | 4 | — | 76 | 130 | 58.5% | 736 | 3 | 4 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 0.8 | 69.3 | 11 | 2.7 |
| 2009 | 29–30 | CIN | 16 | — | 282 | 466 | 60.5% | 3,094 | 21 | 13 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 1.6 | 83.6 | 26 | 10.7 |
| 2010 | 30–31 | CIN | 16 | — | 362 | 586 | 61.8% | 3,970 | 26 | 20 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 1.3 | 82.4 | 26 | 15.5 |
| 2011 | 31–32 | OAK | 10 | — | 199 | 328 | 60.7% | 2,753 | 13 | 16 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 8.4 | 7.0 | 0.8 | 80.5 | 17 | 7.3 |
| 2012 | 32–33 | OAK | 15 | — | 345 | 565 | 61.1% | 4,018 | 22 | 14 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 1.6 | 85.3 | 26 | 21.5 |
| 2013 | 33–34 | ARI | 16 | 16* | 362 | 572 | 63.3% | 4,274 | 24 | 22 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 7.5 | 6.6 | 1.1 | 83.9 | 41 | 11.2 |
| 2014 | 34–35 | ARI | 6 | 6* | 141 | 224 | 62.9% | 1,626 | 11 | 3 | 4.9 | 1.3 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 3.7 | 95.6 | 9 | 10 |
| 2015 | 35–36 | ARI | 16 | 15* | 342 | 537 | 63.7% | 4,671 | 35 | 11 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 8.7 | 9.1 | 3.2 | 104.6 | 25 | 22.6 |
| 2016 | 36–37 | ARI | 15 | 14* | 364 | 597 | 61.0% | 4,233 | 26 | 14 | 4.4 | 2.3 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 1.9 | 87.2 | 40 | 7.7 |
| 2017 | 37–38 | ARI | 7 | 7* | 164 | 267 | 61.4% | 1,978 | 9 | 7 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 1.3 | 84.4 | 22 | 5.9 |
| Career | 182 | 3,942 | 6,308 | 62.5% | 46,252 | 294 | 187 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 1.6 | 87.9 | 341 | 176 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 24–25 | CIN | 13 | — | 18 | 47 | 1 | 2.6 | 5.6 | 4 | 22.2 | 0 |
| 2005 | 25–26 | CIN | 16 | — | 33 | 44 | 1 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 6 | 18.2 | 0 |
| 2006 | 26–27 | CIN | 16 | — | 26 | 35 | 0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 6 | 23.1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 27–28 | CIN | 16 | — | 24 | 10 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 3 | 12.5 | 0 |
| 2008 | 28–29 | CIN | 4 | — | 6 | 38 | 0 | 6.3 | 0.0 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 |
| 2009 | 29–30 | CIN | 16 | — | 39 | 93 | 3 | 2.4 | 7.7 | 12 | 30.8 | 0 |
| 2010 | 30–31 | CIN | 16 | — | 32 | 50 | 0 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 6 | 18.8 | 2 |
| 2011 | 31–32 | OAK | 10 | — | 16 | 20 | 1 | 1.3 | 6.3 | 5 | 31.3 | 0 |
| 2012 | 32–33 | OAK | 15 | — | 18 | 36 | 1 | 2.0 | 5.6 | 7 | 38.9 | 1 |
| 2013 | 33–34 | ARI | 16 | 16* | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1 | 3.7 | 0 |
| 2014 | 34–35 | ARI | 6 | 6* | 8 | 25 | 0 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 1 | 12.5 | 0 |
| 2015 | 35–36 | ARI | 16 | 15* | 25 | 24 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4 | 16.0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 36–37 | ARI | 15 | 14* | 14 | 38 | 0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 3 | 21.4 | 1 |
| 2017 | 37–38 | ARI | 7 | 7* | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 5 | 35.7 | 0 |
| Career | 182 | 300 | 475 | 8 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 65 | 21.7 | 4 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 33–34 | ARI | 16 | 16* | 1,081 | 99.7% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2014 | 34–35 | ARI | 6 | 6* | 409 | 97.7% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2015 | 35–36 | ARI | 16 | 15* | 1,039 | 93.2% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2016 | 36–37 | ARI | 15 | 14* | 1,045 | 96.5% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2017 | 37–38 | ARI | 7 | 7* | 459 | 93.1% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| Career | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Wk | Opp | Cmp/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sck | Ru Yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W1 | DET | 27/48 | 268 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| W2 | IND | 19/36 | 332 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| W3 | DAL | 29/48 | 325 | 2 | — | 6 | 7 |
| W4 | SF | 33/51 | 357 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| W5 | PHI | 28/44 | 291 | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| W6 | TB | 18/22 | 283 | 3 | 1 | 2 | -4 |
| W7 | LA | 10/18 | 122 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Source: nflverse (CC-BY 4.0) · 2016–2026 · 7 games
Folded from the per-game logs on file. Home/away, result, month and division come from the NFL schedule feed; where a game has no schedule row those dimensions leave it out rather than guess, and the count is shown.
| Home / Away | G | Cmp | Att | Pass Yds | Pass TD | INT | Sk | Rush | Rush Yds | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 11 | 284 | 442 | 3377 | 19 | 5 | 30 | 18 | 27 | 199.78 |
| Away | 11 |
A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 71 of 100, era-normalized against pass yds/g peers across 14 scored seasons.
Blend 68.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 71· confidence 94%
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Latest season · 2017 · +0.5 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.
#18 of 408 all-time QBs by KV-H
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| 145.66 |
| Wins / Losses | G | Cmp | Att | Pass Yds | Pass TD | INT | Sk | Rush | Rush Yds | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | 9 | 206 | 332 | 2704 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 163.76 |
| Losses | 12 | 293 | 483 | 3165 | 18 | 15 | 39 | 11 | 26 | 167.2 |
| Ties | 1 | 29 | 49 | 342 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 8 | 14.48 |
| Regular season / Postseason | G | Cmp | Att | Pass Yds | Pass TD | INT | Sk | Rush | Rush Yds | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 22 | 528 | 864 | 6211 | 35 | 21 | 62 | 28 | 50 | 345.44 |
| By opponent | G | Cmp | Att | Pass Yds | Pass TD | INT | Sk | Rush | Rush Yds | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs ATL | 1 | 25 | 45 | 289 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 17.56 |
| vs BUF | 1 | 26 | 50 | 287 | — | 4 | 5 | — | — | 3.48 |
| vs CAR | 1 | 35 | 46 | 363 | 3 | 1 | 8 | — | — | 22.52 |
| vs DAL | 1 | 29 | 48 | 325 | 2 | — | 6 | 3 | 7 | 21.7 |
| vs DET | 1 | 27 | 48 | 268 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8.92 |
| vs IND | 1 | 19 | 36 | 332 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15.88 |
| vs LA | 3 | 53 | 92 | 665 | 4 | 3 | 5 | — | — | 34.6 |
| vs MIA | 1 | 18 | 33 | 145 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10.3 |
| vs MIN | 1 | 20 | 38 | 198 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 13.02 |
| vs NE | 1 | 24 | 37 | 271 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 18.94 |
| vs NO | 1 | 28 | 40 | 318 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 20.72 |
| vs NYJ | 1 | 23 | 34 | 213 | 1 | — | — | 3 | -1 | 12.42 |
| vs PHI | 1 | 28 | 44 | 291 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 15.64 |
| vs SEA | 2 | 45 | 75 | 626 | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | 7 | 29.74 |
| vs SF | 2 | 63 | 100 | 733 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 31.02 |
| vs TB | 2 | 35 | 52 | 587 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 45.08 |
| vs WAS | 1 | 30 | 46 | 300 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | -1 | 23.9 |
| By month | G | Cmp | Att | Pass Yds | Pass TD | INT | Sk | Rush | Rush Yds | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 20 | 38 | 255 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 20.2 |
| September | 6 | 142 | 249 | 1787 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 9 | 16 | 93.08 |
| October | 8 | 199 | 300 | 2259 | 10 | 5 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 116.76 |
| November | 3 | 75 | 132 | 863 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 27 | 45.22 |
| December | 4 | 92 | 145 | 1047 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 70.18 |
| Division games | G | Cmp | Att | Pass Yds | Pass TD | INT | Sk | Rush | Rush Yds | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | 7 | 161 | 267 | 2024 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 24 | 95.36 |
| Non-division | 15 | 367 | 597 | 4187 | 28 | 15 | 44 | 23 | 26 | 250.08 |
Season-by-season quality (era-relative pass yds/g)