Chris Chandler is a career quality starter — a quarterback whose body of work places Chandler in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Chandler's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
Career games unavailable for incomplete season coverage. Verified career totals remain shown; career per-game figures require complete coverage.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||
| 1988 | 22–23 | IND | 15 | — | 129 | 233 | 55.4% | 1,619 | 8 | 12 | 3.4 | 5.2 | 6.9 | 5.3 | 0.7 | 67.2 | 18 | 46 | 139 | 3 | 3.0 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 23–24 | IND | 3 | — | 39 | 80 | 48.8% | 537 | 2 | 3 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 6.7 | 5.5 | 0.7 | 63.4 | 3 | 7 | 57 | 1 | 8.1 | 14.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 24–25 | TB | 7 | — | 42 | 83 | 50.6% | 464 | 1 | 6 | 1.2 | 7.2 | 5.6 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 41.4 | 15 | 13 | 71 | 1 | 5.5 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 25–26 | ARI / TB | — | — | 78 | 154 | 50.6% | 846 | 5 | 10 | 3.2 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 50.9 | 17 | 26 | 111 | 0 | 4.3 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 26–27 | ARI | 15 | — | 245 | 413 | 59.3% | 2,832 | 15 | 15 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 6.9 | 5.9 | 1.0 | 77.1 | 29 | 36 | 149 | 1 | 4.1 | 2.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 27–28 | ARI | 4 | — | 52 | 103 | 50.5% | 471 | 3 | 2 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 1.5 | 64.8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 28–29 | LAR | 12 | — | 108 | 176 | 61.4% | 1,352 | 7 | 2 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 3.5 | 93.8 | 7 | 18 | 61 | 1 | 3.4 | 5.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 29–30 | TEN | 13 | — | 225 | 356 | 63.2% | 2,460 | 17 | 10 | 4.8 | 2.8 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 1.7 | 87.8 | 21 | 28 | 58 | 2 | 2.1 | 7.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 30–31 | TEN | 12 | — | 184 | 320 | 57.5% | 2,099 | 16 | 11 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 1.5 | 79.7 | 25 | 28 | 113 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 31–32 | ATL | 14 | — | 202 | 342 | 59.1% | 2,692 | 20 | 7 | 5.8 | 2.0 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 2.9 | 95.1 | 39 | 43 | 158 | 0 | 3.7 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 32–33 | ATL | 14 | — | 190 | 327 | 58.1% | 3,154 | 25 | 12 | 7.6 | 3.7 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 2.1 | 100.9 | 45 | 36 | 121 | 2 | 3.4 | 5.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 22 | 0 | — | 22.0 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 33–34 | ATL | 12 | — | 173 | 304 | 56.9% | 2,335 | 16 | 11 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 1.5 | 84.0 | 32 | 15 | 46 | 1 | 3.1 | 6.7 | 5 | 33.3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 34–35 | ATL | 14 | — | 190 | 328 | 57.9% | 2,227 | 10 | 12 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 6.8 | 5.8 | 0.8 | 73.6 | 40 | 21 | 60 | 0 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 4 | 19.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 100.0% | -4.0 | -4.0 | — | 0 |
| 2001 | 35–36 | ATL | 14 | — | 223 | 365 | 61.1% | 2,847 | 16 | 14 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 7.8 | 7.0 | 1.1 | 84.1 | 41 | 25 | 84 | 0 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 5 | 20.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 36–37 | CHI | 8 | — | 103 | 161 | 64.0% | 1,023 | 4 | 4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 1.0 | 79.8 | 23 | 10 | 32 | 0 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 4 | 40.0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 37–38 | CHI | 8 | — | 107 | 192 | 55.7% | 1,050 | 3 | 7 | 1.6 | 3.6 | 5.5 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 61.3 | 14 | 14 | 35 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 28.6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 38–39 | STL | 3 | — | 35 | 62 | 56.5% | 460 | 2 | 8 | 3.2 | 12.9 | 7.4 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 51.2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | — | — | 2,325 | 3,999 | 58.1% | 28,468 | 170 | 146 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 7.1 | 6.3 | 1.2 | 79.2 | 380 | 370 | 1,299 | 12 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 22 | 5.9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 200.0% | 9.0 | 18.0 | — | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
189 career value over replacement — #433 all-time of 4,695. 13.5/season above a replacement-level QB.
Pick #76 (Rd 3) · IND · 1988 · +19.2 vs expected KV-H
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A top 20% all-time quarterback who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.
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