Jake Delhomme 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, Delhomme delivered without dramatic peaks or valleys — the kind of player who earns trust, not headlines.
Regular-season all-time ranks
Postseason all-time ranks
A top 20% all-time quarterback who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.
Worth 137 points of value above a freely-available replacement quarterback — top 17% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 6 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +22.8 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
6 seasons × ~22.8 surplus ≈ VORP 137
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Passing | Rushing | Defense | Advanced (EPA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd | |||||
| 1999 | — | NO | 2 | — | 42 | 76 | 55.3% | 521 | 3 | 5 | 3.9 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 4.7 | 0.6 | 62.4 | 5 | 11 | 72 | 2 | 6.5 | 18.2 | 6 | 54.5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -15.6 | 10.8 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | — | NO | 3 | — | 8 | 10 | 80.0% | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.3 | 11.3 | — | 113.8 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0 | -0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.4 | -0.7 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | — | CAR | 16 | — | 266 | 449 | 59.2% | 3,219 | 19 | 16 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 1.2 | 80.6 | 23 | 42 | 43 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 10 | 23.8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | — | ATL | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18.1 | -24.6 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | — | CAR | 16 | — | 310 | 533 | 58.2% | 3,886 | 29 | 15 | 5.4 | 2.8 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 1.9 | 87.3 | 33 | 25 | 71 | 1 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 9 | 36.0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | — | SEA | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 68.0 | -8.3 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | — | CAR | 16 | — | 262 | 435 | 60.2% | 3,421 | 24 | 16 | 5.5 | 3.7 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 1.5 | 88.1 | 27 | 24 | 31 | 1 | 1.3 | 4.2 | 1 | 4.2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | — | TB | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50.6 | -5.9 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | — | CAR | 13 | — | 263 | 431 | 61.0% | 2,805 | 17 | 11 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 1.5 | 82.6 | 22 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 2 | 11.1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -1.9 | -5.9 | — | 3,424 | 0 |
| 2007 | — | CAR | 3 | — | 55 | 86 | 64.0% | 617 | 8 | 1 | 9.3 | 1.2 | 7.2 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 111.4 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22.8 | -0.2 | — | 641 | 0 |
| 2008 | — | CAR | 16 | — | 246 | 414 | 59.4% | 3,284 | 15 | 12 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 1.3 | 84.7 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 2 | 1.1 | 10.0 | 2 | 10.0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38.6 | -9.2 | — | 3,876 | 0 |
| 2009 | — | CAR | 11 | — | 178 | 321 | 55.5% | 2,015 | 8 | 18 | 2.5 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 4.3 | 0.4 | 59.4 | 23 | 17 | 60 | 0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 5 | 29.4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | — | PHI | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -58.3 | -0.1 | — | 2,925 | 0 |
| 2010 | — | CLE | 5 | — | 93 | 149 | 62.4% | 872 | 2 | 7 | 1.3 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 63.4 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 0 | -0.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 12.5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -42.8 | -7.0 | — | 1,119 | 0 |
| 2011 | — | HOU | 1 | — | 18 | 28 | 64.3% | 211 | 1 | 0 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 7.5 | 8.3 | — | 99.0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -1.4 | — | — | 217 | 0 |
| Career | — | 107 | — | 1,741 | 2,932 | 59.4% | 20,964 | 126 | 101 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 1.2 | 81.3 | 166 | 175 | 332 | 7 | 1.9 | 4.0 | 39 | 22.3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 84.6 | -51.0 | — | 12,202 | 0 | |
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 24 | NO | 2 | — | 42 | 76 | 55.3% | 521 | 3 | 5 | 3.9 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 4.7 | 0.6 | 62.4 | 5 | — |
| 2002 | 27 | NO | 3 | — | 8 | 10 | 80.0% | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.3 | 11.3 | — | 113.8 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 28 | CAR | 16 | — | 266 | 449 | 59.2% | 3,219 | 19 | 16 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 1.2 | 80.6 | 23 | 12.3 |
| 2004 | 29 | CAR | 16 | — | 310 | 533 | 58.2% | 3,886 | 29 | 15 | 5.4 | 2.8 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 1.9 | 87.3 | 33 | 15.4 |
| 2005 | 30 | CAR | 16 | — | 262 | 435 | 60.2% | 3,421 | 24 | 16 | 5.5 | 3.7 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 1.5 | 88.1 | 27 | 13.6 |
| 2006 | 31 | CAR | 13 | — | 263 | 431 | 61.0% | 2,805 | 17 | 11 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 1.5 | 82.6 | 22 | 10.2 |
| 2007 | 32 | CAR | 3 | — | 55 | 86 | 64.0% | 617 | 8 | 1 | 9.3 | 1.2 | 7.2 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 111.4 | 5 | — |
| 2008 | 33 | CAR | 16 | — | 246 | 414 | 59.4% | 3,284 | 15 | 12 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 1.3 | 84.7 | 20 | 11.5 |
| 2009 | 34 | CAR | 11 | — | 178 | 321 | 55.5% | 2,015 | 8 | 18 | 2.5 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 4.3 | 0.4 | 59.4 | 23 | 5.1 |
| 2010 | 35 | CLE | 5 | — | 93 | 149 | 62.4% | 872 | 2 | 7 | 1.3 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 63.4 | 6 | 1.6 |
| 2011 | 36 | HOU | 1 | — | 18 | 28 | 64.3% | 211 | 1 | 0 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 7.5 | 8.3 | — | 99.0 | 2 | — |
| Career | 102 | 1,741 | 2,932 | 59.4% | 20,964 | 126 | 101 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 7.2 | — | — | 81.3 | 166 | 69.7 |
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 24 | NO | 2 | — | 11 | 72 | 2 | 6.5 | 18.2 | 6 | 54.5 | 0 |
| 2002 | 27 | NO | 3 | — | 4 | -2 | 0 | -0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 28 | CAR | 16 | — | 42 | 43 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 10 | 23.8 | 2 |
| 2004 | 29 | CAR | 16 | — | 25 | 71 | 1 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 9 | 36.0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 30 | CAR | 16 | — | 24 | 31 | 1 | 1.3 | 4.2 | 1 | 4.2 | 0 |
| 2006 | 31 | CAR | 13 | — | 18 | 12 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 2 | 11.1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 32 | CAR | 3 | — | 6 | 26 | 0 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 |
| 2008 | 33 | CAR | 16 | — | 20 | 21 | 2 | 1.1 | 10.0 | 2 | 10.0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 34 | CAR | 11 | — | 17 | 60 | 0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 5 | 29.4 | 0 |
| 2010 | 35 | CLE | 5 | — | 8 | -2 | 0 | -0.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 12.5 | 0 |
| Career | 101 | 175 | 332 | 7 | 1.9 | — | 39 | — | 4 |
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 24 | — | — | — | -15.6 | 10.8 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 27 | — | — | — | 6.4 | -0.7 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 28 | — | — | — | 18.1 | -24.6 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 29 | — | — | — | 68.0 | -8.3 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 30 | — | — | — | 50.6 | -5.9 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 31 | — | — | — | -1.9 | -5.9 | — | 3,424 | 0 |
| 2007 | 32 | — | — | — | 22.8 | -0.2 | — | 641 | 0 |
| 2008 | 33 | — | — | — | 38.6 | -9.2 | — | 3,876 | 0 |
| 2009 | 34 | — | — | — | -58.3 | -0.1 | — | 2,925 | 0 |
| 2010 | 35 | — | — | — | -42.8 | -7.0 | — | 1,119 | 0 |
| 2011 | 36 | — | — | — | -1.4 | — | — | 217 | 0 |
| Career | — | — | — | 12,202 | 0 |
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 60 of 100, era-normalized against pass yds/g peers across 7 scored seasons.
Blend 59.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 60· confidence 95%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative pass yds/g)
Reached 23% of the all-time Passing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 87%.
Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average QBs aging curve. Group peak age: 29. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
| Season | School | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Southwestern Louisiana | 145 | 259 | 56.0% | 1,842 | 14 | 12 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 7.1 | 6.1 | 1.2 | 77.1 | — |
| 1994 | Southwestern Louisiana | 119 | 259 | 45.9% | 1,712 | 10 | 18 | 3.9 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 4.3 | 0.6 | 51.8 | — |
| 1995 | Southwestern Louisiana | 190 | 351 | 54.1% | 2,761 | 20 | 10 | 5.7 | 2.8 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 2.0 | 87.1 | — |
| 1996 | Southwestern Louisiana | 201 | 377 | 53.3% | 2,901 | 20 | 17 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 7.7 | 6.7 | 1.2 | 77.5 | — |
| Career | 655 | 1,246 | 52.6% | 9,216 | 64 | 57 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 7.4 | 6.4 | 1.1 | 74.8 | 0 |
| Season | School | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Southwestern Louisiana | 58 | -81 | 1 | -1.4 | 1.7 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | Southwestern Louisiana | 63 | -186 | 4 | -3.0 | 6.3 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | Southwestern Louisiana | 51 | 8 | 1 | 0.2 | 2.0 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | Southwestern Louisiana | 58 | -79 | 0 | -1.4 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| Career | 230 | -338 | 6 | -1.5 | 2.6 | — | — | — |
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Jake inherited the Carolina Panthers QB room from Steve Beuerlein (1996–2000), and handed it to Cam Newton (2011–2021).
The room is reconstructed from arrival order among durable members (≥4 seasons with the club) at the player’s position group — a lineage by arrival, not a week-by-week depth chart. Distinct from the league-wide positional GOAT torch.
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Joined HOU (from CLE)
Last recorded season with HOU
Joined CLE (from CAR)
Joined CAR (from NO)
Entered the NFL with NO
From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | CLE | 0 | W2Doubtful· AnkleW3Doubtful· AnkleW4Questionable· AnkleW5Questionable· AnkleW6Doubtful· AnkleW7Doubtful· AnkleW9Doubtful· AnkleW10Questionable· AnkleW11Questionable· Ankle |
| 2009 | CAR | 4 | W13Out· right FingerW14Out· right FingerW15Out· right FingerW16Out· right Finger |
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Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 7-season peers. See all →
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 11 seasons.
Pass Yds translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual Pass Yds | Pass Yds/G | → 2025 Pass Yds | → 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 3,219 | 201.2 | 3,616+397 | 212.7 |
| 2004 | 3,886 | 242.9 | 4,242+356 | 249.6 |
| 2005 | 3,421 | 213.8 | 3,863+442 | 227.2 |
| 2006 | 2,805 | 215.8 | 3,863+1,058 | 227.3 |
| 2008 | 3,284 | 205.3 | 3,694+410 | 217.3 |
| 2009 | 2,015 | 183.2 | 3,303+1,288 | 194.3 |
| 2010 | 872 | 174.4 | 3,078+2,206 | 181.1 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries, wikipedia:college-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
137 career value over replacement — #724 all-time of 4,642. 19.6/season above a replacement-level QB.
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