Ken O'Brien is a career quality starter — a quarterback whose body of work places O'Brien in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and O'Brien's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Ken O'Brien
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
4 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Passing | Rushing | Receiving | Punting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | Punts | Yds | Avg | Lng | |||||
| 1984 | 23–24 | NYJ | 10 | — | 116 | 203 | 57.1% | 1,402 | 6 | 7 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 6.9 | 5.9 | 0.9 | 74.0 | — | 16 | 29 | 0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 24–25 | NYJ | 16 | — | 297 | 488 | 60.9% | 3,888 | 25 | 8 | 5.1 | 1.6 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 3.1 | 96.2 | — | 25 | 58 | 0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 25–26 | NYJ | 15 | — | 300 | 482 | 62.2% | 3,690 | 25 | 20 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 7.7 | 6.8 | 1.3 | 85.8 | — | 17 | 46 | 0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 26–27 | NYJ | 12 | — | 234 | 393 | 59.5% | 2,696 | 13 | 8 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 1.6 | 82.8 | — | 30 | 61 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 27–28 | NYJ | 14 | — | 236 | 424 | 55.7% | 2,567 | 15 | 7 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 2.1 | 78.6 | — | 21 | 25 | 0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 28–29 | NYJ | 15 | — | 288 | 477 | 60.4% | 3,346 | 12 | 18 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 7.0 | 5.8 | 0.7 | 74.3 | — | 9 | 18 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 29–30 | NYJ | 16 | — | 226 | 411 | 55.0% | 2,855 | 13 | 10 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 1.3 | 77.3 | — | 21 | 72 | 0 | 3.4 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 |
| 1991 | 30–31 | NYJ | 16 | — | 287 | 489 | 58.7% | 3,300 | 10 | 11 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 0.9 | 76.6 | — | 23 | 60 | 0 | 2.6 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 27 | 0 | — | 27.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 31–32 | NYJ | 10 | — | 55 | 98 | 56.1% | 642 | 5 | 6 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 67.6 | — | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 32–33 | PHI | 5 | — | 71 | 137 | 51.8% | 708 | 4 | 3 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 1.3 | 67.4 | — | 4 | 17 | 0 | 4.3 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 129 | — | 2,110 | 3,602 | 58.6% | 25,094 | 128 | 98 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 1.3 | 80.4 | — | 174 | 394 | 0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 27 | 0 | — | 27.0 | — | — | — | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | |
Career Value · VORP
222 career value over replacement — #310 all-time of 4,695. 22.2/season above a replacement-level QB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #24 (Rd 1) · NYJ · 1983 · +7.7 vs expected KV-H
64actual
56.3 expected · Δ+7.7
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