Jim Harbaugh is a career quality starter — a quarterback whose body of work places Harbaugh in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Harbaugh's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Jim Harbaugh
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
2 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| 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 | |||||
| 1987 | 23–24 | CHI | 6 | — | 8 | 11 | 72.7% | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 5.6 | — | 86.2 | — | 4 | 15 | 0 | 3.8 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 24–25 | CHI | 11 | — | 47 | 97 | 48.5% | 514 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 55.9 | — | 19 | 110 | 1 | 5.8 | 5.3 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 25–26 | CHI | 14 | — | 111 | 178 | 62.4% | 1,204 | 5 | 9 | 2.8 | 5.1 | 6.8 | 5.1 | 0.6 | 70.5 | — | 45 | 276 | 3 | 6.1 | 6.7 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 26–27 | CHI | 14 | — | 180 | 312 | 57.7% | 2,178 | 10 | 6 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 1.7 | 81.9 | — | 51 | 321 | 4 | 6.3 | 7.8 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 27–28 | CHI | 16 | — | 275 | 478 | 57.5% | 3,121 | 15 | 16 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 6.5 | 5.7 | 0.9 | 73.7 | — | 70 | 338 | 2 | 4.8 | 2.9 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 28–29 | CHI | 16 | — | 202 | 358 | 56.4% | 2,486 | 13 | 12 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 1.1 | 76.2 | — | 47 | 272 | 1 | 5.8 | 2.1 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 29–30 | CHI | 15 | — | 200 | 325 | 61.5% | 2,002 | 7 | 11 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 6.2 | 5.1 | 0.6 | 72.1 | — | 60 | 277 | 4 | 4.6 | 6.7 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 30–31 | IND | 12 | — | 125 | 202 | 61.9% | 1,440 | 9 | 6 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 1.5 | 85.8 | — | 39 | 223 | 0 | 5.7 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 31–32 | IND | 15 | — | 200 | 314 | 63.7% | 2,575 | 17 | 5 | 5.4 | 1.6 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 3.4 | 100.7 | — | 52 | 235 | 2 | 4.5 | 3.8 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 32–33 | IND | 14 | — | 232 | 405 | 57.3% | 2,630 | 13 | 11 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 1.2 | 76.3 | — | 48 | 192 | 1 | 4.0 | 2.1 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 33–34 | IND | 12 | — | 189 | 309 | 61.2% | 2,060 | 10 | 4 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 2.5 | 86.2 | — | 36 | 206 | 0 | 5.7 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 34–35 | BAL | 14 | — | 164 | 293 | 56.0% | 1,839 | 12 | 11 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 1.1 | 72.9 | — | 40 | 172 | 0 | 4.3 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 35–36 | SD | 14 | — | 245 | 426 | 57.5% | 2,654 | 10 | 14 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 6.2 | 5.2 | 0.7 | 70.1 | 36 | 32 | 118 | 0 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 8 | 25.0 | 2 |
| 2000 | 36–37 | SD | 7 | — | 121 | 199 | 60.8% | 1,389 | 8 | 10 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 5.5 | 0.8 | 74.3 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 7.1 | 2 |
| Career | — | 180 | — | 2,299 | 3,907 | 58.8% | 26,154 | 129 | 117 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 1.1 | 77.5 | 49 | 557 | 2,776 | 18 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 9 | 1.6 | 4 | |
Career Value · VORP
195 career value over replacement — #405 all-time of 4,695. 13.9/season above a replacement-level QB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #26 (Rd 1) · CHI · 1987 · +1.2 vs expected KV-H
56actual
54.8 expected · Δ+1.2
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