Joey Harrington is a career quality starter — a quarterback whose body of work places Harrington in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Harrington's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||
| 2002 | 23–24 | DET | 14 | — | 215 | 429 | 50.1% | 2,294 | 12 | 16 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 59.9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 24–25 | DET | 16 | — | 309 | 554 | 55.8% | 2,880 | 17 | 22 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 63.9 | 11 | 28 | 98 | 0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 7 | 25.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 100.0% | 8.0 | 8.0 | — | 0 |
| 2004 | 25–26 | DET | 16 | — | 274 | 489 | 56.0% | 3,047 | 19 | 12 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 1.6 | 77.5 | 35 | 49 | 175 | 0 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 9 | 18.4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 26–27 | DET | 12 | — | 188 | 330 | 57.0% | 2,021 | 12 | 12 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 1.0 | 72.0 | 23 | 25 | 80 | 0 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 3 | 12.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 100.0% | -4.0 | -4.0 | — | 0 |
| 2006 | 27–28 | MIA | 11 | — | 223 | 388 | 57.5% | 2,236 | 12 | 15 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 5.8 | 4.6 | 0.8 | 68.2 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 6 | 31.6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 28–29 | ATL | 12 | — | 215 | 348 | 61.8% | 2,215 | 7 | 8 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 0.9 | 77.2 | 32 | 14 | 33 | 0 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 2 | 14.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 100.0% | 4.0 | 4.0 | — | 0 |
| Career | — | 81 | — | 1,424 | 2,538 | 56.1% | 14,693 | 79 | 85 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 0.9 | 69.4 | 123 | 142 | 407 | 0 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 27 | 19.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 100.0% | 2.7 | 2.7 | — | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
90 career value over replacement — #1311 all-time of 4,695. 15/season above a replacement-level QB.
Pick #3 (Rd 1) · DET · 2002 · -11.3 vs expected KV-H
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