Donovan McNabb 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, McNabb delivered without dramatic peaks or valleys — the kind of player who earns trust, not headlines.

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Donovan McNabb

6× Pro BowlTop 8% all-time QBsElite PlaymakerTeam Carrier · #280

Height6'2"

Weight240 lb

Born

Career Value · VORP

317 career value over replacement — #112 all-time of 4,695. 24.4/season above a replacement-level QB.

Career Profile

6 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks Compiler31% in top 3 yrs 2-phase playertwo-way Mr. ReliableCV 0.26

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #2 (Rd 1) · PHI · 1999 · +4.7 vs expected KV-H

68actual

63.3 expected · Δ+4.7

💔+66.6 stolen VORP·2.73 szns lost

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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
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	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
1999	22–23	PHI	11	—	105	213	49.3%	934	8	6	3.8	2.8	4.4	3.9	1.3	62.2	28	45	309	0	6.9	0.0	16	35.6	2	1	1	-6	0	100.0%	-6.0	-6.0	—	0
2000	23–24	PHI	16	—	327	563	58.1%	3,320	21	11	3.7	2.0	5.9	5.8	1.9	79.3	45	83	623	6	7.5	7.2	31	37.3	1	4	2	5	0	50.0%	2.5	1.3	—	0
2001	24–25	PHI	15	—	285	493	57.8%	3,233	25	12	5.1	2.4	6.6	6.5	2.1	84.3	39	82	482	2	5.9	2.4	27	32.9	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	25–26	PHI	10	—	211	361	58.4%	2,289	17	6	4.7	1.7	6.3	6.5	2.8	86.0	28	63	460	6	7.3	9.5	34	54.0	1	1	0	0	0	0.0%	—	0.0	—	0
2003	26–27	PHI	16	—	276	479	57.6%	3,223	16	11	3.3	2.3	6.7	6.4	1.5	79.7	43	70	359	3	5.1	4.3	26	37.1	0	1	1	-7	0	100.0%	-7.0	-7.0	—	0
2004	27–28	PHI	15	—	300	469	64.0%	3,875	31	8	6.6	1.7	8.3	8.8	3.9	104.7	31	42	221	3	5.3	7.1	12	28.6	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	28–29	PHI	9	—	211	357	59.1%	2,507	16	9	4.5	2.5	7.0	6.8	1.8	85.0	19	25	55	1	2.2	4.0	7	28.0	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	29–30	PHI	10	—	180	316	57.0%	2,612	18	6	5.7	1.9	8.3	8.6	3.0	95.1	21	32	212	3	6.6	9.4	14	43.8	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	30–31	PHI	14	—	291	473	61.5%	3,324	20	7	4.2	1.5	7.0	7.2	2.9	90.6	44	50	236	0	4.7	0.0	16	32.0	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	31–32	PHI	16	—	345	571	60.4%	3,914	23	11	4.0	1.9	6.9	6.8	2.1	86.4	24	38	151	2	4.0	5.3	11	28.9	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	32–33	PHI	14	—	267	443	60.3%	3,553	22	10	5.0	2.3	8.0	8.0	2.2	92.9	36	36	141	2	3.9	5.6	12	33.3	1	1	1	1	0	100.0%	1.0	1.0	—	0
2010	33–34	WAS	13	—	275	472	58.3%	3,377	14	15	3.0	3.2	7.2	6.3	0.9	77.1	37	29	151	0	5.2	0.0	8	27.6	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	34–35	MIN	6	—	94	156	60.3%	1,026	4	2	2.6	1.3	6.6	6.5	2.0	82.9	16	14	59	1	4.2	7.1	5	35.7	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	165	—	3,167	5,366	59.0%	37,187	235	114	4.4	2.1	6.9	6.8	2.1	85.9	411	609	3,459	29	5.7	4.8	219	36.0	14	8	5	-7	0	62.5%	-1.4	-0.9	—	0

Career arc · VAL by season

13 seasons · peak 35.1 in 2008

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.

What he added · wins above replacement

14.6 career wins over 13 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL

Best season · 2008 · +2.7 wins

Passing

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	VAL
1999	22–23	PHI	11	—	105	213	49.3%	934	8	6	3.8	2.8	4.4	3.9	1.3	62.2	28	0
2000	23–24	PHI	16	—	327	563	58.1%	3,320	21	11	3.7	2.0	5.9	5.8	1.9	79.3	45	25
2001	24–25	PHI	15	—	285	493	57.8%	3,233	25	12	5.1	2.4	6.6	6.5	2.1	84.3	39	16.1
2002	25–26	PHI	10	—	211	361	58.4%	2,289	17	6	4.7	1.7	6.3	6.5	2.8	86.0	28	21.1
2003	26–27	PHI	16	—	276	479	57.6%	3,223	16	11	3.3	2.3	6.7	6.4	1.5	79.7	43	6.3
2004	27–28	PHI	15	—	300	469	64.0%	3,875	31	8	6.6	1.7	8.3	8.8	3.9	104.7	31	28.4
2005	28–29	PHI	9	—	211	357	59.1%	2,507	16	9	4.5	2.5	7.0	6.8	1.8	85.0	19	13.3
2006	29–30	PHI	10	—	180	316	57.0%	2,612	18	6	5.7	1.9	8.3	8.6	3.0	95.1	21	14.9
2007	30–31	PHI	14	—	291	473	61.5%	3,324	20	7	4.2	1.5	7.0	7.2	2.9	90.6	44	6.2
2008	31–32	PHI	16	—	345	571	60.4%	3,914	23	11	4.0	1.9	6.9	6.8	2.1	86.4	24	35.1
2009	32–33	PHI	14	—	267	443	60.3%	3,553	22	10	5.0	2.3	8.0	8.0	2.2	92.9	36	11.4
2010	33–34	WAS	13	—	275	472	58.3%	3,377	14	15	3.0	3.2	7.2	6.3	0.9	77.1	37	9.5
2011	34–35	MIN	6	—	94	156	60.3%	1,026	4	2	2.6	1.3	6.6	6.5	2.0	82.9	16	2.9
Career			165		3,167	5,366	59.0%	37,187	235	114	4.4	2.1	6.9	6.8	2.1	85.9	411	190.2

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
1999	22–23	PHI	11	—	45	309	0	6.9	0.0	16	35.6	2
2000	23–24	PHI	16	—	83	623	6	7.5	7.2	31	37.3	1
2001	24–25	PHI	15	—	82	482	2	5.9	2.4	27	32.9	1
2002	25–26	PHI	10	—	63	460	6	7.3	9.5	34	54.0	1
2003	26–27	PHI	16	—	70	359	3	5.1	4.3	26	37.1	0
2004	27–28	PHI	15	—	42	221	3	5.3	7.1	12	28.6	2
2005	28–29	PHI	9	—	25	55	1	2.2	4.0	7	28.0	1
2006	29–30	PHI	10	—	32	212	3	6.6	9.4	14	43.8	1
2007	30–31	PHI	14	—	50	236	0	4.7	0.0	16	32.0	2
2008	31–32	PHI	16	—	38	151	2	4.0	5.3	11	28.9	1
2009	32–33	PHI	14	—	36	141	2	3.9	5.6	12	33.3	1
2010	33–34	WAS	13	—	29	151	0	5.2	0.0	8	27.6	1
2011	34–35	MIN	6	—	14	59	1	4.2	7.1	5	35.7	0
Career			165		609	3,459	29	5.7	4.8	219	36.0	14

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T
1999	22–23	PHI	11	—	1	1	-6	100.0%	-6.0	-6.0	—
2000	23–24	PHI	16	—	4	2	5	50.0%	2.5	1.3	—
2002	25–26	PHI	10	—	1	0	0	0.0%	—	0.0	—
2003	26–27	PHI	16	—	1	1	-7	100.0%	-7.0	-7.0	—
2009	32–33	PHI	14	—	1	1	1	100.0%	1.0	1.0	—
Career			67		8	5	-7	62.5%	-1.4	-0.9	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 68 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 68 of 100, era-normalized against pass yds/g peers across 13 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 64.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 68· confidence 98%

What builds the career mark of 61

On-field 44.3

Availability 16.7