Ed Luther is a career quality starter — a quarterback whose body of work places Luther in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Luther's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Ed Luther
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
2 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| 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 | |||||
| 1980 | 23–24 | SD | 5 | — | 2 | 3 | 66.7% | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 8.7 | -6.3 | 0.0 | 54.2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1981 | 24–25 | SD | 16 | — | 7 | 15 | 46.7% | 68 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 32.1 | 0 | 3 | -8 | 0 | -2.7 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1982 | 25–26 | SD | 9 | — | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 55 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 13.8 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 56.3 | 0 | 1 | -13 | 0 | -13.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 26–27 | SD | 16 | — | 151 | 287 | 52.6% | 1,875 | 7 | 17 | 2.4 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 4.4 | 0.4 | 56.6 | 13 | 9 | -14 | 0 | -1.6 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 27–28 | SD | 15 | — | 83 | 151 | 55.0% | 1,163 | 5 | 3 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 1.7 | 82.7 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 2.8 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 61 | — | 245 | 460 | 53.3% | 3,187 | 12 | 23 | 2.6 | 5.0 | 6.9 | 5.2 | 0.5 | 63.2 | 20 | 20 | -19 | 0 | -0.9 | 0.0 | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
46 career value over replacement — #2196 all-time of 4,695. 9.2/season above a replacement-level QB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #101 (Rd 4) · SDG · 1980 · +11.3 vs expected KV-H
47actual
35.7 expected · Δ+11.3
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