Jim Everett ranks in the all-time elite tier for quarterbacks — a career that places Everett in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Everett a career score of 70, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Passing | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | |||||
| 1986 | 23–24 | LAR | 6 | — | 73 | 147 | 49.7% | 1,018 | 8 | 8 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 6.9 | 5.6 | 1.0 | 67.8 | — |
| 1987 | 24–25 | LAR | 11 | — | 162 | 302 | 53.6% | 2,064 | 10 | 13 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 6.8 | 5.6 | 0.8 | 68.4 | — |
| 1988 | 25–26 | LAR | 16 | — | 308 | 517 | 59.6% | 3,964 | 31 | 18 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 1.7 | 89.2 | — |
| 1989 | 26–27 | LAR | 16 | — | 304 | 518 | 58.7% | 4,310 | 29 | 17 | 5.6 | 3.3 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 1.7 | 90.6 | — |
| 1990 | 27–28 | LAR | 16 | — | 307 | 554 | 55.4% | 3,989 | 23 | 17 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 1.4 | 79.3 | — |
| 1991 | 28–29 | LAR | 16 | — | 277 | 490 | 56.5% | 3,438 | 11 | 20 | 2.2 | 4.1 | 7.0 | 5.6 | 0.6 | 68.9 | — |
| 1992 | 29–30 | LAR | 16 | — | 281 | 475 | 59.2% | 3,323 | 22 | 18 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 7.0 | 6.2 | 1.2 | 80.2 | — |
| 1993 | 30–31 | LAR | 10 | — | 135 | 274 | 49.3% | 1,652 | 8 | 12 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 6.0 | 4.6 | 0.7 | 59.7 | — |
| 1994 | 31–32 | NO | 16 | — | 346 | 540 | 64.1% | 3,855 | 22 | 18 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 1.2 | 84.9 | — |
| 1995 | 32–33 | NO | 16 | — | 345 | 567 | 60.8% | 3,970 | 26 | 14 | 4.6 | 2.5 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 1.9 | 87.0 | — |
| 1996 | 33–34 | NO | 15 | — | 267 | 464 | 57.5% | 2,797 | 12 | 16 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 69.4 | — |
| 1997 | 34–35 | SD | 4 | — | 36 | 75 | 48.0% | 457 | 1 | 4 | 1.3 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 49.7 | — |
| Career | — | 158 | — | 2,841 | 4,923 | 57.7% | 34,837 | 203 | 175 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 7.1 | 6.3 | 1.2 | 78.6 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
297 career value over replacement — #140 all-time of 4,695. 24.8/season above a replacement-level QB.
Pick #3 (Rd 1) · HOU · 1986 · +6.7 vs expected KV-H
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12 seasons · peak 32.9 in 1988 · league-best seasons: 1988, 1989
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.
14.1 career wins over 12 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 1988 · +2.5 wins
Latest season · 1997 · −0.2 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.
#27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 23–24 | LAR | 6 | — | 73 | 147 | 49.7% | 1,018 | 8 | 8 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 6.9 | 5.6 | 1.0 | 67.8 | — | 4.3 |
| 1987 | 24–25 | LAR | 11 | — | 162 | 302 | 53.6% | 2,064 | 10 | 13 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 6.8 | 5.6 | 0.8 | 68.4 | — | 8.5 |
| 1988 | 25–26 | LAR | 16 | — | 308 | 517 | 59.6% | 3,964 | 31 | 18 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 1.7 | 89.2 | — | 32.9 |
| 1989 | 26–27 | LAR | 16 | — | 304 | 518 | 58.7% | 4,310 | 29 | 17 | 5.6 | 3.3 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 1.7 | 90.6 | — | 31.3 |
| 1990 | 27–28 | LAR | 16 | — | 307 | 554 | 55.4% | 3,989 | 23 | 17 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 1.4 | 79.3 | — | 22.8 |
| 1991 | 28–29 | LAR | 16 | — | 277 | 490 | 56.5% | 3,438 | 11 | 20 | 2.2 | 4.1 | 7.0 | 5.6 | 0.6 | 68.9 | — | 7.9 |
| 1992 | 29–30 | LAR | 16 | — | 281 | 475 | 59.2% | 3,323 | 22 | 18 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 7.0 | 6.2 | 1.2 | 80.2 | — | 21.2 |
| 1993 | 30–31 | LAR | 10 | — | 135 | 274 | 49.3% | 1,652 | 8 | 12 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 6.0 | 4.6 | 0.7 | 59.7 | — | 4.9 |
| 1994 | 31–32 | NO | 16 | — | 346 | 540 | 64.1% | 3,855 | 22 | 18 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 1.2 | 84.9 | — | 19.1 |
| 1995 | 32–33 | NO | 16 | — | 345 | 567 | 60.8% | 3,970 | 26 | 14 | 4.6 | 2.5 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 1.9 | 87.0 | — | 23.4 |
| 1996 | 33–34 | NO | 15 | — | 267 | 464 | 57.5% | 2,797 | 12 | 16 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 69.4 | — | 8.1 |
| 1997 | 34–35 | SD | 4 | — | 36 | 75 | 48.0% | 457 | 1 | 4 | 1.3 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 49.7 | — | 0 |
| Career | 158 | 2,841 | 4,923 | 57.7% | 34,837 | 203 | 175 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 7.1 | 6.3 | 1.2 | 78.6 | — | 184.4 |
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | — | 257 | 596 | 4 | 2.3 | 1.6 | — | — | — |
Career line only: the source has this as a career total, without seasons.
A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 70 of 100, era-normalized against pass yds/g peers across 12 scored seasons.
Blend 67.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 70· confidence 94%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative pass yds/g)
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85% match
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