Matthew Stafford is one of the most consistent quarterbacks of his generation — a player whose career coefficient of variation places him among the most reliable performers at the position. Year in, year out, Stafford delivered without dramatic peaks or valleys — the kind of player who earns trust, not headlines.
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515 career value over replacement — #15 all-time of 4,695. 30.3/season above a replacement-level QB.
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Pick #1 (Rd 1) · DET · 2009 · +15.7 vs expected KV-H
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | VAL | Passing | Rushing | Snap Counts | 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 | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | ||||||
| 2009 | 21–22 | DET | 10 | — | 0.0 | 201 | 377 | 53.3% | 2,267 | 13 | 20 | 3.4 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 4.3 | 0.7 | 61.0 | 23 | 21 | 108 | 2 | 5.1 | 9.5 | 6 | 28.6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 22–23 | DET | 4 | — | 4.9 | 57 | 96 | 59.4% | 535 | 6 | 1 | 6.3 | 1.0 | 5.6 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 91.3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 2.8 | 25.0 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 23–24 | DET | 16 | — | 27.1 | 421 | 663 | 63.5% | 5,038 | 41 | 16 | 6.2 | 2.4 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 2.6 | 97.2 | 38 | 22 | 78 | 0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 6 | 27.3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 24–25 | DET | 16 | — | 26.5 | 435 | 727 | 59.8% | 4,967 | 20 | 17 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 1.2 | 79.8 | 29 | 35 | 126 | 4 | 3.6 | 11.4 | 11 | 31.4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 0 |
| 2013 | 25–26 | DET | 16 | — | 26.7 | 371 | 634 | 58.5% | 4,650 | 29 | 19 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 1.5 | 84.2 | 23 | 37 | 69 | 2 | 1.9 | 5.4 | 12 | 32.4 | 2 | 1,133 | 99.9% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 26–27 | DET | 16 | — | 10.7 | 363 | 602 | 60.3% | 4,257 | 22 | 12 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 1.8 | 85.7 | 45 | 43 | 93 | 2 | 2.2 | 4.7 | 8 | 18.6 | 1 | 1,093 | 100.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 27–28 | DET | 16 | — | 6.1 | 398 | 592 | 67.2% | 4,262 | 32 | 13 | 5.4 | 2.2 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 2.5 | 97.0 | 44 | 44 | 159 | 1 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 13 | 29.5 | 0 | 1,033 | 96.8% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | -6 | 0 | 100.0% | -6.0 | -6.0 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | 28–29 | DET | 16 | — | 16.1 | 388 | 594 | 65.3% | 4,327 | 24 | 10 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 2.4 | 93.3 | 37 | 37 | 207 | 2 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 15 | 40.5 | 0 | 1,037 | 100.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 29–30 | DET | 16 | — | 21.8 | 371 | 565 | 65.7% | 4,446 | 29 | 10 | 5.1 | 1.8 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 2.9 | 99.3 | 47 | 29 | 98 | 0 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 9 | 31.0 | 1 | 1,032 | 99.1% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 30–31 | DET | 16 | — | 19.0 | 367 | 555 | 66.1% | 3,777 | 21 | 11 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 1.9 | 89.9 | 40 | 25 | 71 | 0 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 8 | 32.0 | 1 | 1,052 | 98.1% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 31–32 | DET | 8 | — | 16.2 | 187 | 291 | 64.3% | 2,499 | 19 | 5 | 6.5 | 1.7 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 3.8 | 106.0 | 18 | 20 | 66 | 0 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 5 | 25.0 | 1 | 542 | 100.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 32–33 | DET | 16 | — | 10.7 | 339 | 528 | 64.2% | 4,084 | 26 | 10 | 4.9 | 1.9 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 2.6 | 96.3 | 38 | 29 | 112 | 0 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 12 | 41.4 | 0 | 966 | 91.5% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | — | 0.0 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | 33–34 | LAR | 17 | — | 14.9 | 404 | 601 | 67.2% | 4,886 | 41 | 17 | 6.8 | 2.8 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 2.4 | 102.9 | 30 | 32 | 43 | 0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 8 | 25.0 | 0 | 1,065 | 97.9% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 34–35 | LAR | 9 | — | 2.1 | 206 | 303 | 68.0% | 2,087 | 10 | 8 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 1.3 | 87.4 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 0.7 | 7.7 | 3 | 23.1 | 0 | 534 | 95.2% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 35–36 | LAR | 15 | — | 18.5 | 326 | 521 | 62.6% | 3,965 | 24 | 11 | 4.6 | 2.1 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 2.2 | 92.5 | 30 | 21 | 65 | 0 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 4 | 19.0 | 0 | 1,000 | 97.6% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 36–37 | LAR | 16 | — | 12.3 | 340 | 517 | 65.8% | 3,762 | 20 | 8 | 3.9 | 1.5 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 2.5 | 93.7 | 28 | 30 | 41 | 0 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 10 | 33.3 | 0 | 1,024 | 100.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | 37–38 | LAR | 17 | — | 34.8 | 388 | 597 | 65.0% | 4,707 | 46 | 8 | 7.7 | 1.3 | 7.9 | 8.8 | 5.8 | 109.2 | 23 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1,117 | 98.5% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2026 | 38–39 | LAR | 6 | — | 3.0 | 164 | 249 | 65.9% | 1,794 | 11 | 6 | 4.4 | 2.4 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 1.8 | 91.7 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 2 | 18.2 | 0 | 365 | 96.8% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 246 | — | 271.4 | 5,726 | 9,012 | 63.5% | 66,310 | 434 | 202 | 4.8 | 2.2 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 2.1 | 92.4 | 536 | 482 | 1,378 | 15 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 133 | 27.6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 66.7% | -1.5 | -1.0 | — | 0 | |
Regular-season all-time ranks
Postseason all-time ranks
An all-time caliber quarterback (top 5% all-time) who combined elite production with excellent availability over their career. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.
#6 all-time in Pass Yds (66,310 yds). 1,451 yds behind Aaron Rodgers for #5 — on pace in ~1 season
Worth 515 points of value above a freely-available replacement quarterback — top 1% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 16 of 17 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +32.2 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
16 seasons × ~32.2 surplus ≈
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QB
88% match
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#6 all-time in Career Passing Yards (66,310 yds). 1,451 yds from Aaron Rodgers for #5.