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Len Dawson

Role Player⭐ Shooting Star · 1975

Height6'0"

Weight190 lb

BornJun 20, 1935

Age91

CollegePurdue See College Stats

Rookie yr1957

Combined Season Grid

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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
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk
1957	22	PIT	3	—	2	4	50.0%	25	0	0	0.0	0.0	6.3	6.3	—	69.8	—
1958	23	PIT	—	—	1	6	16.7%	11	0	2	0.0	33.3	1.8	-13.2	0.0	0.0	—
1959	24	PIT	—	—	3	7	42.9%	60	1	0	14.3	0.0	8.6	11.4	—	113.1	—
1960	25	CLE	—	—	8	13	61.5%	23	0	0	0.0	0.0	1.8	1.8	—	65.9	—
1961	26	CLE	7	—	7	15	46.7%	85	1	3	6.7	20.0	5.7	-2.0	0.3	47.2	—
1962	27	DAL	—	—	189	310	61.0%	2,759	29	17	9.4	5.5	8.9	8.3	1.7	98.3	—
1963	28	KC	—	—	190	352	54.0%	2,389	19	19	5.4	5.4	6.8	5.4	1.0	70.8	—
1964	29	KC	—	—	199	354	56.2%	2,879	30	18	8.5	5.1	8.1	7.5	1.7	89.9	—
1965	30	KC	—	—	163	305	53.4%	2,262	21	14	6.9	4.6	7.4	6.7	1.5	81.3	—
1966	31	KC	—	—	159	284	56.0%	2,527	26	10	9.2	3.5	8.9	9.1	2.6	101.7	—
1967	32	KC	—	—	206	357	57.7%	2,651	24	17	6.7	4.8	7.4	6.6	1.4	83.7	—
1968	33	KC	—	—	131	224	58.5%	2,109	17	9	7.6	4.0	9.4	9.1	1.9	98.6	—
1969	34	KC	—	—	98	166	59.0%	1,323	9	13	5.4	7.8	8.0	5.5	0.7	69.9	—
1970	35	KC	—	—	141	262	53.8%	1,876	13	14	5.0	5.3	7.2	5.7	0.9	71.0	—
1971	36	KC	—	—	167	301	55.5%	2,504	15	13	5.0	4.3	8.3	7.4	1.2	81.6	—
1972	37	KC	—	—	175	305	57.4%	1,835	13	12	4.3	3.9	6.0	5.1	1.1	72.8	—
1973	38	KC	—	—	66	101	65.3%	725	2	5	2.0	5.0	7.2	5.3	0.4	72.4	—
1974	39	KC	—	—	138	235	58.7%	1,573	7	13	3.0	5.5	6.7	4.8	0.5	65.8	—
1975	40	KC	12	—	93	140	66.4%	1,095	5	4	3.6	2.9	7.8	7.3	1.3	90.0	—
Career		—	—	—	2,136	3,741	57.1%	28,711	232	183	6.2	4.9	7.7	6.7	1.3	81.9	0

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Career arc · VAL by season

19 seasons · peak 34.9 in 1966 · league-best seasons: 1964, 1966

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 19 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL

Best season · 1966 · +2.7 wins

Estimated from the season line (early era)+2.7

Latest season · 1975 · +0.7 wins

Estimated from the season line (early era)+0.7

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

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

033th percentile100

StatVault · statvault.org/players/nfl/len-dawsonJSON

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	VAL
1957	22	PIT	3	—	2	4	50.0%	25	0	0	0.0	0.0	6.3	6.3	—	69.8	—	0
1958	23	PIT	—	—	1	6	16.7%	11	0	2	0.0	33.3	1.8	-13.2	0.0	0.0	—	0
1959	24	PIT	—	—	3	7	42.9%	60	1	0	14.3	0.0	8.6	11.4	—	113.1	—	0.6
1960	25	CLE	—	—	8	13	61.5%	23	0	0	0.0	0.0	1.8	1.8	—	65.9	—	0
1961	26	CLE	7	—	7	15	46.7%	85	1	3	6.7	20.0	5.7	-2.0	0.3	47.2	—	0
1962	27	DAL	—	—	189	310	61.0%	2,759	29	17	9.4	5.5	8.9	8.3	1.7	98.3	—	31.3
1963	28	KC	—	—	190	352	54.0%	2,389	19	19	5.4	5.4	6.8	5.4	1.0	70.8	—	14.8
1964	29	KC	—	—	199	354	56.2%	2,879	30	18	8.5	5.1	8.1	7.5	1.7	89.9	—	32
1965	30	KC	—	—	163	305	53.4%	2,262	21	14	6.9	4.6	7.4	6.7	1.5	81.3	—	27.1
1966	31	KC	—	—	159	284	56.0%	2,527	26	10	9.2	3.5	8.9	9.1	2.6	101.7	—	34.9
1967	32	KC	—	—	206	357	57.7%	2,651	24	17	6.7	4.8	7.4	6.6	1.4	83.7	—	20.3
1968	33	KC	—	—	131	224	58.5%	2,109	17	9	7.6	4.0	9.4	9.1	1.9	98.6	—	26.2
1969	34	KC	—	—	98	166	59.0%	1,323	9	13	5.4	7.8	8.0	5.5	0.7	69.9	—	7.7
1970	35	KC	—	—	141	262	53.8%	1,876	13	14	5.0	5.3	7.2	5.7	0.9	71.0	—	19.8
1971	36	KC	—	—	167	301	55.5%	2,504	15	13	5.0	4.3	8.3	7.4	1.2	81.6	—	30.1
1972	37	KC	—	—	175	305	57.4%	1,835	13	12	4.3	3.9	6.0	5.1	1.1	72.8	—	21.8
1973	38	KC	—	—	66	101	65.3%	725	2	5	2.0	5.0	7.2	5.3	0.4	72.4	—	3.2
1974	39	KC	—	—	138	235	58.7%	1,573	7	13	3.0	5.5	6.7	4.8	0.5	65.8	—	6.8
1975	40	KC	12	—	93	140	66.4%	1,095	5	4	3.6	2.9	7.8	7.3	1.3	90.0	—	9.6
Career			—		2,136	3,741	57.1%	28,711	232	183	6.2	4.9	7.7	6.7	1.3	81.9	0	286.2

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