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Joe Montana

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Height6'2"

Weight205 lb

BornJun 11, 1956

Age70

CollegeNotre Dame See College Stats

Rookie yr1979

Draft1979 · Rd 3, Pick 82 · SF

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

Career games unavailable for incomplete season coverage. Verified career totals remain shown; career per-game figures require complete coverage.

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Passing													Rushing
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	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
1979	23	SF	16	—	13	23	56.5%	96	1	0	4.3	0.0	4.2	5.0	—	81.1	—	3	22	0	7.3	0.0	—	—	—
1980	24	SF	—	—	176	273	64.5%	1,795	15	9	5.5	3.3	6.6	6.2	1.7	87.8	—	32	77	2	2.4	6.3	—	—	—
1981	25	SF	—	—	311	488	63.7%	3,565	19	12	3.9	2.5	7.3	7.0	1.6	88.4	—	25	95	2	3.8	8.0	—	—	—
1982	26	SF	—	—	213	346	61.6%	2,613	17	11	4.9	3.2	7.6	7.1	1.5	88.0	—	30	118	1	3.9	3.3	—	—	—
1983	27	SF	—	—	332	515	64.5%	3,910	26	12	5.0	2.3	7.6	7.6	2.2	94.6	—	61	284	2	4.7	3.3	—	—	—
1984	28	SF	—	—	279	432	64.6%	3,630	28	10	6.5	2.3	8.4	8.7	2.8	102.9	—	32	118	2	3.7	6.3	—	—	—
1985	29	SF	—	—	303	494	61.3%	3,653	27	13	5.5	2.6	7.4	7.3	2.1	91.3	—	42	153	3	3.6	7.1	—	—	—
1986	30	SF	—	—	191	307	62.2%	2,236	8	9	2.6	2.9	7.3	6.5	0.9	80.7	—	17	38	0	2.2	0.0	—	—	—
1987	31	SF	—	—	266	398	66.8%	3,054	31	13	7.8	3.3	7.7	7.8	2.4	102.1	—	35	141	1	4.0	2.9	—	—	—
1988	32	SF	—	—	238	397	59.9%	2,981	18	10	4.5	2.5	7.5	7.3	1.8	87.9	—	38	132	3	3.5	7.9	—	—	—
1989	33	SF	—	—	271	386	70.2%	3,521	26	8	6.7	2.1	9.1	9.5	3.3	112.4	—	49	227	3	4.6	6.1	—	—	—
1990	34	SF	—	—	321	520	61.7%	3,944	26	16	5.0	3.1	7.6	7.2	1.6	89.0	—	40	162	1	4.0	2.5	—	—	—
1992	36	SF	—	—	15	21	71.4%	126	2	0	9.5	0.0	6.0	7.9	—	118.4	—	3	28	0	9.3	0.0	—	—	—
1993	37	KC	—	—	181	298	60.7%	2,144	13	7	4.4	2.3	7.2	7.0	1.9	87.4	—	25	64	0	2.6	0.0	—	—	—
1994	38	KC	—	—	299	493	60.6%	3,283	16	9	3.2	1.8	6.7	6.5	1.8	83.6	—	18	17	0	0.9	0.0	—	—	—
Career		—	—	—	3,409	5,391	63.2%	40,551	273	139	5.1	2.6	7.5	7.4	2.0	92.3	0	450	1,676	20	3.7	4.4	0	0.0	0

Draft OutcomeMiss ↓

Pick #82 (Rd 3) · SF · 1979 · -4.5 vs expected KV-H

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37.5 expected · Δ−4.5

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Career arc · VAL by season

15 seasons · peak 31.2 in 1989 · league-best seasons: 1985, 1987

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.

What he added · wins above replacement

21.9 career wins over 15 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL

Best season · 1989 · +2.4 wins

Estimated from the season line (early era)+2.4

Latest season · 1994 · +1.2 wins

Estimated from the season line (early era)+1.2

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.

Position percentile · QB

#217 of 408 all-time QBs by KV-H

047th percentile100

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Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	VAL
1979	23	SF	16	—	13	23	56.5%	96	1	0	4.3	0.0	4.2	5.0	—	81.1	—	0
1980	24	SF	—	—	176	273	64.5%	1,795	15	9	5.5	3.3	6.6	6.2	1.7	87.8	—	11.9
1981	25	SF	—	—	311	488	63.7%	3,565	19	12	3.9	2.5	7.3	7.0	1.6	88.4	—	23.9
1982	26	SF	—	—	213	346	61.6%	2,613	17	11	4.9	3.2	7.6	7.1	1.5	88.0	—	27.5
1983	27	SF	—	—	332	515	64.5%	3,910	26	12	5.0	2.3	7.6	7.6	2.2	94.6	—	26.3
1984	28	SF	—	—	279	432	64.6%	3,630	28	10	6.5	2.3	8.4	8.7	2.8	102.9	—	26.3
1985	29	SF	—	—	303	494	61.3%	3,653	27	13	5.5	2.6	7.4	7.3	2.1	91.3	—	30.1
1986	30	SF	—	—	191	307	62.2%	2,236	8	9	2.6	2.9	7.3	6.5	0.9	80.7	—	7
1987	31	SF	—	—	266	398	66.8%	3,054	31	13	7.8	3.3	7.7	7.8	2.4	102.1	—	29.2
1988	32	SF	—	—	238	397	59.9%	2,981	18	10	4.5	2.5	7.5	7.3	1.8	87.9	—	20.6
1989	33	SF	—	—	271	386	70.2%	3,521	26	8	6.7	2.1	9.1	9.5	3.3	112.4	—	31.2
1990	34	SF	—	—	321	520	61.7%	3,944	26	16	5.0	3.1	7.6	7.2	1.6	89.0	—	22.3
1992	36	SF	—	—	15	21	71.4%	126	2	0	9.5	0.0	6.0	7.9	—	118.4	—	1
1993	37	KC	—	—	181	298	60.7%	2,144	13	7	4.4	2.3	7.2	7.0	1.9	87.4	—	13.3
1994	38	KC	—	—	299	493	60.6%	3,283	16	9	3.2	1.8	6.7	6.5	1.8	83.6	—	15.7
Career			—		3,409	5,391	63.2%	40,551	273	139	5.1	2.6	7.5	7.4	2.0	92.3	0	286.3

Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
1979	23	SF	16	—	3	22	0	7.3	0.0	—	—	—
1980	24	SF	—	—	32	77	2	2.4	6.3	—	—	—
1981	25	SF	—	—	25	95	2	3.8	8.0	—	—	—
1982	26	SF	—	—	30	118	1	3.9	3.3	—	—	—
1983	27	SF	—	—	61	284	2	4.7	3.3	—	—	—
1984	28	SF	—	—	32	118	2	3.7	6.3	—	—	—
1985	29	SF	—	—	42	153	3	3.6	7.1	—	—	—
1986	30	SF	—	—	17	38	0	2.2	0.0	—	—	—
1987	31	SF	—	—	35	141	1	4.0	2.9	—	—	—
1988	32	SF	—	—	38	132	3	3.5	7.9	—	—	—
1989	33	SF	—	—	49	227	3	4.6	6.1	—	—	—
1990	34	SF	—	—	40	162	1	4.0	2.5	—	—	—
1992	36	SF	—	—	3	28	0	9.3	0.0	—	—	—
1993	37	KC	—	—	25	64	0	2.6	0.0	—	—	—
1994	38	KC	—	—	18	17	0	0.9	0.0	—	—	—
Career			—		450	1,676	20	3.7	4.4	0	0.0	0