Gus Frerotte is a career quality starter — a quarterback whose body of work places Frerotte in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Frerotte's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Gus Frerotte

1× Pro BowlTop 24% all-time QBsHigh-End Starter⚡ Breakout · 2005 📉 Fades · -26% playoffs 🌅 Early Bloomer · 1996Two-Way Profile

Career Value · VORP

150 career value over replacement — #652 all-time of 4,695. 13.6/season above a replacement-level QB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #197 (Rd 7) · WAS · 1994 · +33.1 vs expected KV-H

55actual

21.9 expected · Δ+33.1

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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								Defense
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	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1994	23	WAS	4	—	46	100	46.0%	600	5	5	5.0	5.0	6.0	4.8	1.0	61.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	24	WAS	16	—	199	396	50.3%	2,751	13	13	3.3	3.3	6.9	6.1	1.0	70.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	25	WAS	16	—	270	470	57.4%	3,453	12	11	2.6	2.3	7.3	6.8	1.1	79.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	26	WAS	13	—	204	402	50.7%	2,682	17	12	4.2	3.0	6.7	6.2	1.4	73.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	27	WAS	3	—	25	54	46.3%	283	1	3	1.9	5.6	5.2	3.1	0.3	45.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	28	DET	9	—	174	287	60.6%	2,111	9	7	3.1	2.4	7.4	6.9	1.3	83.5	27	15	33	0	2.2	0.0	2	13.3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	29	DEN	9	—	137	230	59.6%	1,766	9	8	3.9	3.5	7.7	6.9	1.1	82.3	11	22	64	1	2.9	4.5	6	27.3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	30	DEN	4	—	30	48	62.5%	308	3	0	6.3	0.0	6.4	7.7	—	101.7	3	10	9	1	0.9	10.0	2	20.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	31	CIN	3	—	44	85	51.8%	437	1	5	1.2	5.9	5.1	2.7	0.2	46.1	10	4	22	0	5.5	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	32	MIN	5	—	38	65	58.5%	690	7	2	10.8	3.1	10.6	11.4	3.5	118.1	5	12	-2	0	-0.2	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	33	MIN	1	—	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	34	MIA	16	—	257	494	52.0%	2,996	18	13	3.6	2.6	6.1	5.6	1.4	71.9	26	27	61	0	2.3	0.0	6	22.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2006	35	STL	1	—	1	3	33.3%	27	0	0	0.0	0.0	9.0	9.0	—	67.4	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	36	STL	8	—	94	167	56.3%	1,014	7	12	4.2	7.2	6.1	3.7	0.6	58.3	11	6	3	0	0.5	0.0	2	33.3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	37	MIN	11	—	178	301	59.1%	2,157	12	15	4.0	5.0	7.2	5.7	0.8	73.7	29	19	7	1	0.4	5.3	3	15.8	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	119	—	1,697	3,103	54.7%	21,275	114	106	3.7	3.4	6.9	6.1	1.1	74.2	122	115	197	3	1.7	2.6	21	18.3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0

Career arc · VAL by season

11 seasons · peak 16.6 in 1996

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

6.0 career wins over 11 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL

Best season · 1996 · +1.3 wins

Estimated from the season line (early era)

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	VAL
1994	23	WAS	4	—	46	100	46.0%	600	5	5	5.0	5.0	6.0	4.8	1.0	61.3	—	1
1995	24	WAS	16	—	199	396	50.3%	2,751	13	13	3.3	3.3	6.9	6.1	1.0	70.2	—	9.6
1996	25	WAS	16	—	270	470	57.4%	3,453	12	11	2.6	2.3	7.3	6.8	1.1	79.3	—	16.6
1997	26	WAS	13	—	204	402	50.7%	2,682	17	12	4.2	3.0	6.7	6.2	1.4	73.8	—	14
1998	27	WAS	3	—	25	54	46.3%	283	1	3	1.9	5.6	5.2	3.1	0.3	45.5	—	—
1999	28	DET	9	—	174	287	60.6%	2,111	9	7	3.1	2.4	7.4	6.9	1.3	83.5	27	4.3
2000	29	DEN	9	—	137	230	59.6%	1,766	9	8	3.9	3.5	7.7	6.9	1.1	82.3	11	11.4
2001	30	DEN	4	—	30	48	62.5%	308	3	0	6.3	0.0	6.4	7.7	—	101.7	3	2.5
2002	31	CIN	3	—	44	85	51.8%	437	1	5	1.2	5.9	5.1	2.7	0.2	46.1	10	—
2003	32	MIN	5	—	38	65	58.5%	690	7	2	10.8	3.1	10.6	11.4	3.5	118.1	5	3
2004	33	MIN	1	—	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	—
2005	34	MIA	16	—	257	494	52.0%	2,996	18	13	3.6	2.6	6.1	5.6	1.4	71.9	26	13.5
2006	35	STL	1	—	1	3	33.3%	27	0	0	0.0	0.0	9.0	9.0	—	67.4	0	—
2007	36	STL	8	—	94	167	56.3%	1,014	7	12	4.2	7.2	6.1	3.7	0.6	58.3	11	0
2008	37	MIN	11	—	178	301	59.1%	2,157	12	15	4.0	5.0	7.2	5.7	0.8	73.7	29	2.4
Career			119		1,697	3,103	54.7%	21,275	114	106	3.7	3.4	6.9	6.1	1.1	74.2	122	78.3

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
1999	28	DET	9	—	15	33	0	2.2	0.0	2	13.3	0
2000	29	DEN	9	—	22	64	1	2.9	4.5	6	27.3	0
2001	30	DEN	4	—	10	9	1	0.9	10.0	2	20.0	0
2002	31	CIN	3	—	4	22	0	5.5	0.0	0	0.0	0
2003	32	MIN	5	—	12	-2	0	-0.2	0.0	0	0.0	0
2005	34	MIA	16	—	27	61	0	2.3	0.0	6	22.2	0
2007	36	STL	8	—	6	3	0	0.5	0.0	2	33.3	0
2008	37	MIN	11	—	19	7	1	0.4	5.3	3	15.8	1
Career			65		115	197	3	1.7	2.6	21	18.3	1

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
2005	34	MIA	1	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Career			1		0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 55 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 55 of 100, era-normalized against pass yds/g peers across 11 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 55 × longevity 1 = KV-H 55· confidence 88%

What builds the career mark of 51

On-field 36.2

Availability 14.8