Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| 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 | |||||
| 1983 | 22 | DEN | 4 | — | 12 | 22 | 54.5% | 186 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 8.5 | 7.3 | 1.0 | 79.0 | — | 4 | 17 | 1 | 4.3 | 25.0 | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 23 | DEN | 7 | — | 44 | 75 | 58.7% | 440 | 4 | 1 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 4.0 | 87.6 | — | 9 | 27 | 1 | 3.0 | 11.1 | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 24 | DEN | 16 | — | 2 | 5 | 40.0% | 61 | 1 | 0 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 12.2 | 16.2 | — | 125.8 | — | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 25 | DEN | 16 | — | 23 | 38 | 60.5% | 249 | 1 | 3 | 2.6 | 7.9 | 6.6 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 55.7 | — | 6 | 22 | 0 | 3.7 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 26 | DEN | 12 | — | 3 | 7 | 42.9% | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 28.6 | 3.6 | -9.3 | 0.0 | 13.1 | — | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 27 | DEN | 16 | — | 43 | 69 | 62.3% | 497 | 5 | 3 | 7.2 | 4.3 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 1.7 | 90.1 | — | 17 | 65 | 0 | 3.8 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 28 | DEN | 16 | — | 32 | 55 | 58.2% | 284 | 2 | 2 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 69.1 | — | 15 | 35 | 0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 29 | DEN | 16 | — | 11 | 22 | 50.0% | 145 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 18.2 | 6.6 | -1.6 | 0.0 | 31.6 | — | 9 | 52 | 0 | 5.8 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 30 | DEN | 16 | — | 3 | 5 | 60.0% | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.6 | 6.6 | — | 79.6 | — | 3 | 11 | 0 | 3.7 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 119 | — | 173 | 298 | 58.1% | 1,920 | 14 | 16 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 6.4 | 5.0 | 0.9 | 70.6 | — | 65 | 238 | 2 | 3.7 | 3.1 | — | — | — | |
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10 career value over replacement — #3667 all-time of 4,695. 1.1/season above a replacement-level QB.
Pick #197 (Rd 8) · DEN · 1983 · +15.1 vs expected KV-H
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9 seasons · peak 2.7 in 1984
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.
0.4 career wins over 9 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 1984 · +0.2 wins
Latest season · 1991 · −0.1 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.
#186 of 408 all-time QBs by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 22 | DEN | 4 | — | 12 | 22 | 54.5% | 186 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 8.5 | 7.3 | 1.0 | 79.0 | — | 0.9 |
| 1984 | 23 | DEN | 7 | — | 44 | 75 | 58.7% | 440 | 4 | 1 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 4.0 | 87.6 | — | 2.7 |
| 1985 | 24 | DEN | 16 | — | 2 | 5 | 40.0% | 61 | 1 | 0 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 12.2 | 16.2 | — | 125.8 | — | 0 |
| 1986 | 25 | DEN | 16 | — | 23 | 38 | 60.5% | 249 | 1 | 3 | 2.6 | 7.9 | 6.6 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 55.7 | — | 0 |
| 1987 | 26 | DEN | 12 | — | 3 | 7 | 42.9% | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 28.6 | 3.6 | -9.3 | 0.0 | 13.1 | — | 0 |
| 1988 | 27 | DEN | 16 | — | 43 | 69 | 62.3% | 497 | 5 | 3 | 7.2 | 4.3 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 1.7 | 90.1 | — | 0.9 |
| 1989 | 28 | DEN | 16 | — | 32 | 55 | 58.2% | 284 | 2 | 2 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 69.1 | — | 0 |
| 1990 | 29 | DEN | 16 | — | 11 | 22 | 50.0% | 145 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 18.2 | 6.6 | -1.6 | 0.0 | 31.6 | — | 0 |
| 1991 | 30 | DEN | 16 | — | 3 | 5 | 60.0% | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.6 | 6.6 | — | 79.6 | — | 0 |
| Career | 119 | 173 | 298 | 58.1% | 1,920 | 14 | 16 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 6.4 | 5.0 | 0.9 | 70.6 | — | 4.5 |
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | — | — | 1 | 20 | 0 | — | 20.0 | — | — | — |
Career line only: the source has this as a career total, without seasons.
A depth / rotational career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 37 of 100, era-normalized against pass yds/g peers across 9 scored seasons.
Blend 37.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 37· confidence 93%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative pass yds/g)
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