Jeff Garcia is a career quality starter — a quarterback whose body of work places Garcia in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Garcia's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Jeff Garcia
Top 15% all-time QBsElite Playmaker📉 Fades · -16% playoffs🌅 Early Bloomer · 2000Two-Way ProfileTeam Carrier · #113
Height6'1"
Weight205 lb
BornFeb 24, 1970
Age56
Rookie yr1999
All-Time Rank & Honors
career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title contextRegular-season all-time ranks
Postseason all-time ranks
A top 20% all-time quarterback who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 183 · #446 · EliteWorth 183 points of value above a freely-available replacement quarterback — top 11% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 9 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +20.3 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
9 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
36
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
9
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+20.3
Avg surplus
peak +40
9 seasons × ~20.3 surplus ≈ VORP 183
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
4 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Passing | Rushing | Receiving | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1999 | — | SF | 13 | — | 222 | 369 | 60.2% | 2,516 | 11 | 11 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 1.0 | 78.1 | 15 | 44 | 229 | 2 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 13 | 29.5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | LA | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | — | SF | 16 | — | 349 | 550 | 63.5% | 4,238 | 31 | 9 | 5.6 | 1.6 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 3.4 | 99.0 | 23 | 71 | 403 | 4 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 23 | 32.4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | — | SF | 16 | — | 316 | 504 | 62.7% | 3,538 | 32 | 12 | 6.3 | 2.4 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 2.7 | 94.8 | 26 | 72 | 254 | 5 | 3.5 | 6.9 | 20 | 27.8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | — | LA | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | — | SF | 16 | — | 328 | 528 | 62.1% | 3,344 | 21 | 10 | 4.0 | 1.9 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 2.1 | 85.6 | 17 | 73 | 353 | 3 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 30 | 41.1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | — | SF | 13 | — | 225 | 392 | 57.4% | 2,704 | 18 | 13 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 1.4 | 80.1 | 22 | 54 | 325 | 7 | 6.0 | 13.0 | 24 | 44.4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 100.0% | 6.0 | 6.0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | — | CIN | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | — | CLE | 11 | — | 144 | 252 | 57.1% | 1,731 | 10 | 9 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 6.9 | 6.1 | 1.1 | 76.7 | 25 | 34 | 169 | 2 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 15 | 44.1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | — | PIT | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | — | DET | 6 | — | 102 | 173 | 59.0% | 937 | 3 | 6 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 65.1 | 6 | 17 | 51 | 1 | 3.0 | 5.9 | 5 | 29.4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | — | PHI | 8 | — | 116 | 188 | 61.7% | 1,309 | 10 | 2 | 5.3 | 1.1 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 5.0 | 95.8 | 6 | 25 | 87 | 0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 8 | 32.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | — | TB | 13 | — | 209 | 327 | 63.9% | 2,440 | 13 | 4 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 3.3 | 94.6 | 19 | 35 | 116 | 1 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 10 | 28.6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | — | DET | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | — | TB | 12 | — | 244 | 377 | 64.7% | 2,712 | 12 | 6 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 2.0 | 90.0 | 24 | 34 | 151 | 1 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 14 | 41.2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | — | PHI | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | -2 | 0 | -0.7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 132 | — | 2,255 | 3,660 | 61.6% | 25,469 | 161 | 82 | 4.4 | 2.2 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 2.0 | 87.7 | 183 | 462 | 2,136 | 26 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 162 | 35.1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 100.0% | 6.0 | 6.0 | — | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career EPA436.1·410 passing · 26 rushing·39.6/season
Passing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 29 | SF | 13 | — | 222 | 369 | 60.2% | 2,516 | 11 | 11 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 1.0 | 78.1 | 15 | 9.8 |
| 2000 | 30 | SF | 16 | — | 349 | 550 | 63.5% | 4,238 | 31 | 9 | 5.6 | 1.6 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 3.4 | 99.0 | 23 | 21.4 |
| 2001 | 31 | SF | 16 | — | 316 | 504 | 62.7% | 3,538 | 32 | 12 | 6.3 | 2.4 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 2.7 | 94.8 | 26 | 20.3 |
| 2002 | 32 | SF | 16 | — | 328 | 528 | 62.1% | 3,344 | 21 | 10 | 4.0 | 1.9 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 2.1 | 85.6 | 17 | 15 |
| 2003 | 33 | SF | 13 | — | 225 | 392 | 57.4% | 2,704 | 18 | 13 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 1.4 | 80.1 | 22 | 14 |
| 2004 | 34 | CLE | 11 | — | 144 | 252 | 57.1% | 1,731 | 10 | 9 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 6.9 | 6.1 | 1.1 | 76.7 | 25 | 8.8 |
| 2005 | 35 | DET | 6 | — | 102 | 173 | 59.0% | 937 | 3 | 6 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 65.1 | 6 | 3.2 |
| 2006 | 36 | PHI | 8 | — | 116 | 188 | 61.7% | 1,309 | 10 | 2 | 5.3 | 1.1 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 5.0 | 95.8 | 6 | 7.1 |
| 2007 | 37 | TB | 13 | — | 209 | 327 | 63.9% | 2,440 | 13 | 4 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 3.3 | 94.6 | 19 | 12.4 |
| 2008 | 38 | TB | 12 | — | 244 | 377 | 64.7% | 2,712 | 12 | 6 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 2.0 | 90.0 | 24 | 10.8 |
| Career | 124 | 2,255 | 3,660 | 61.6% | 25,469 | 161 | 82 | 4.4 | 2.2 | 7.0 | — | — | 87.7 | 183 | 122.8 |
Rushing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 29 | SF | 13 | — | 44 | 229 | 2 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 13 | 29.5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 30 | SF | 16 | — | 71 | 403 | 4 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 23 | 32.4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 31 | SF | 16 | — | 72 | 254 | 5 | 3.5 | 6.9 | 20 | 27.8 | 2 |
| 2002 | 32 | SF | 16 | — | 73 | 353 | 3 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 30 | 41.1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 33 | SF | 13 | — | 54 | 325 | 7 | 6.0 | 13.0 | 24 | 44.4 | 1 |
| 2004 | 34 | CLE | 11 | — | 34 | 169 | 2 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 15 | 44.1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 35 | DET | 6 | — | 17 | 51 | 1 | 3.0 | 5.9 | 5 | 29.4 | 0 |
| 2006 | 36 | PHI | 8 | — | 25 | 87 | 0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 8 | 32.0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 37 | TB | 13 | — | 35 | 116 | 1 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 10 | 28.6 | 2 |
| 2008 | 38 | TB | 12 | — | 34 | 151 | 1 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 14 | 41.2 | 0 |
| 2009 | 39 | PHI | 1 | — | 3 | -2 | 0 | -0.7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Career | 125 | 462 | 2,136 | 26 | 4.6 | — | 162 | — | 10 |
Receiving
Defense
Advanced (EPA)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 29 | — | — | — | 26.2 | 14.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 30 | — | — | — | 134.5 | 9.9 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 31 | — | — | — | 88.0 | -6.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 32 | — | — | — | 79.5 | 10.3 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 33 | — | — | — | 20.4 | 21.6 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 34 | — | — | — | -26.1 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 35 | — | — | — | -19.2 | 0.3 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 36 | — | — | — | 15.7 | -11.1 | — | 1,586 | 0 |
| 2007 | 37 | — | — | — | 49.4 | -11.6 | — | 2,443 | 0 |
| 2008 | 38 | — | — | — | 41.3 | 5.7 | — | 2,795 | 0 |
| 2009 | 39 | — | — | — | — | -7.1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | — | — | 6,824 | 0 |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 61 · Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 61 of 100, era-normalized against pass yds/g peers across 10 scored seasons.
57
Sustained
career value
×.6
67
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 61 × longevity 1 = KV-H 61· confidence 98%
What builds the career mark of 57
On-field 40.5
Availability 16.5
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative pass yds/g)
1999bestavg 53elite 702008
Team Carrier Evidence
Ranked #113 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position33
Depth
of 100
Reached 29% of the all-time Passing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
29% of the all-time Passing Yards leader29
1 category ≥25% of the all-time leader33
39.64 EPA/season over 11 seasons63
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: 88%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average QBs aging curve. Group peak age: 29. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Playoff vs Regular Season
📉 Regular Season Player
Passer Rating: 87.7 regular season → 73.8 playoffs (4 playoff seasons)
-16%
vs reg season
Postseason Career
6 playoff gamesPassing
Cmp126Att217Cmp%58.1%Yds1,357TD7Int7TD%3.2Int%3.2Y/A6.3AdjY/A5.4TD:INT1.0Rate73.8Sk10
Rushing
Att18Yds88TD1Y/A4.9TD%5.61D81D%44.4
Advanced (EPA)
Pass EPA4.7Rush EPA3.8Pass AirYd963
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Reference Graph
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Terrell OwensWR5yBryant YoungDT5yFred BeasleyFB5yTai StreetsWR5yZack BronsonDB5yJulian PetersonOLB4yChike OkeaforOLB4yJohn EngelbergerDE4yJ.J. StokesWR4yJeff UlbrichILB4yJason WebsterDB4yAhmed PlummerCB4yRonnie HeardFS4yTim RattayQB4yPaul SmithRB4yDerek M. SmithILB3yAndre CarterDE3yJeremiah TrotterMLB3yGarrison HearstRB3yLance SchultersS3yAlex SmithTE3yKevan BarlowRB3yJamie WinbornOLB3yTerry JacksonRB3y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterJeff inherited the San Francisco 49ers QB room from Elvis Grbac (1994–1996), and handed it to Colin Kaepernick (2011–2016).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2009team change
Joined PHI (from TB)
- 2009final season
Last recorded season with PHI
- 2007team change
Joined TB (from PHI)
- 2006team change
Joined PHI (from DET)
- 2005team change
Joined DET (from CLE)
- 2004team change
Joined CLE (from SF)
- 1999signing
Entered the NFL with SF
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'1" / 205 lb
Frame
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →
Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 10-season peers. See all →
61
peak 67
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+1999
B+2000
B2001
B2002
C+2003
C2004
F2005
C2006
C+2007
C+2008
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 11 seasons.
71%
Era Translator
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2,516 | 193.5 | 3,729+1,213 | 219.4 |
| 2000 | 4,238 | 264.9 | 4,611+373 | 271.3 |
| 2001 | 3,538 | 221.1 | 4,004+466 | 235.6 |
| 2002 | 3,344 | 209 | 3,774+430 | 222 |
| 2003 | 2,704 | 208 | 3,721+1,017 | 218.9 |
| 2004 | 1,731 | 157.4 | 3,047+1,316 | 179.3 |
| 2005 | 937 | 156.2 | 3,102+2,165 | 182.5 |
| 2006 | 1,309 | 163.6 | 3,190+1,881 | 187.6 |
| 2007 | 2,440 | 187.7 | 3,533+1,093 | 207.8 |
| 2008 | 2,712 | 226 | 3,939+1,227 | 231.7 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
183 career value over replacement — #446 all-time of 4,642. 18.3/season above a replacement-level QB.
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