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.
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139 career value over replacement — #732 all-time of 4,695. 19.9/season above a replacement-level QB.
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| 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 | |||||
| 1999 | 24–25 | 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 |
| 2002 | 27–28 | 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 |
| 2003 | 28–29 | 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 |
| 2004 | 29–30 | 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 |
| 2005 | 30–31 | 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 |
| 2006 | 31–32 | 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 |
| 2007 | 32–33 | 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 |
| 2008 | 33–34 | 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 |
| 2009 | 34–35 | 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 |
| 2010 | 35–36 | 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 |
| 2011 | 36–37 | 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 | 6.5 | 1.2 | 81.3 | 166 | 175 | 332 | 7 | 1.9 | 4.0 | 39 | 22.3 | 4 | |
1998: these seasons predate StatVault's committed NFL season-grid source (1999+), so they are recorded as a known gap rather than shown as zero.
7 seasons · peak 23.3 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.
5.7 career wins over 7 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2008 · +1.8 wins
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 24–25 | NO | 2 | — | 42 | 76 | 55.3% | 521 | 3 | 5 | 3.9 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 4.7 | 0.6 | 62.4 | 5 | — |
| 2002 | 27–28 | NO | 3 | — | 8 | 10 | 80.0% | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.3 | 11.3 | — | 113.8 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 28–29 | CAR | 16 | — | 266 | 449 | 59.2% | 3,219 | 19 | 16 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 1.2 | 80.6 | 23 | 8.3 |
| 2004 | 29–30 | CAR | 16 | — | 310 | 533 | 58.2% | 3,886 | 29 | 15 | 5.4 | 2.8 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 1.9 | 87.3 | 33 | 19.7 |
| 2005 | 30–31 | CAR | 16 | — | 262 | 435 | 60.2% | 3,421 | 24 | 16 | 5.5 | 3.7 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 1.5 | 88.1 | 27 | 14.6 |
| 2006 | 31–32 | CAR | 13 | — | 263 | 431 | 61.0% | 2,805 | 17 | 11 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 1.5 | 82.6 | 22 | 7.6 |
| 2007 | 32–33 | CAR | 3 | — | 55 | 86 | 64.0% | 617 | 8 | 1 | 9.3 | 1.2 | 7.2 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 111.4 | 5 | — |
| 2008 | 33–34 | CAR | 16 | — | 246 | 414 | 59.4% | 3,284 | 15 | 12 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 1.3 | 84.7 | 20 | 23.3 |
| 2009 | 34–35 | CAR | 11 | — | 178 | 321 | 55.5% | 2,015 | 8 | 18 | 2.5 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 4.3 | 0.4 | 59.4 | 23 | 0 |
| 2010 | 35–36 | CLE | 5 | — | 93 | 149 | 62.4% | 872 | 2 | 7 | 1.3 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 63.4 | 6 | 0.4 |
| 2011 | 36–37 | 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 | 6.5 | 1.2 | 81.3 | 166 | 73.9 |
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 24–25 | NO | 2 | — | 11 | 72 | 2 | 6.5 | 18.2 | 6 | 54.5 | 0 |
| 2002 | 27–28 | NO | 3 | — | 4 | -2 | 0 | -0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 28–29 | CAR | 16 | — | 42 | 43 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 10 | 23.8 | 2 |
| 2004 | 29–30 | CAR | 16 | — | 25 | 71 | 1 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 9 | 36.0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 30–31 | CAR | 16 | — | 24 | 31 | 1 | 1.3 | 4.2 | 1 | 4.2 | 0 |
| 2006 | 31–32 | CAR | 13 | — | 18 | 12 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 2 | 11.1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 32–33 | CAR | 3 | — | 6 | 26 | 0 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 |
| 2008 | 33–34 | CAR | 16 | — | 20 | 21 | 2 | 1.1 | 10.0 | 2 | 10.0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 34–35 | CAR | 11 | — | 17 | 60 | 0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 5 | 29.4 | 0 |
| 2010 | 35–36 | CLE | 5 | — | 8 | -2 | 0 | -0.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 12.5 | 0 |
| Career | 101 | 175 | 332 | 7 | 1.9 | 4.0 | 39 | 22.3 | 4 |
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 60.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 60· confidence 95%
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85% match
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Latest season · 2010 · +0.0 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.
#67 of 408 all-time QBs by KV-H
Season-by-season quality (era-relative pass yds/g)