Mike Pagel is a career quality starter — a quarterback whose body of work places Pagel in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Pagel's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Mike Pagel
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 | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
| 1982 | 21–22 | BAL | 9 | — | 111 | 221 | 50.2% | 1,281 | 5 | 7 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 0.7 | 62.4 | — | 19 | 82 | 1 | 4.3 | 5.3 | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 22–23 | BAL | 15 | — | 163 | 328 | 49.7% | 2,353 | 12 | 17 | 3.7 | 5.2 | 7.2 | 5.6 | 0.7 | 64.0 | — | 54 | 441 | 0 | 8.2 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 23–24 | IND | 11 | — | 114 | 212 | 53.8% | 1,426 | 8 | 8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 1.0 | 71.8 | — | 26 | 149 | 1 | 5.7 | 3.8 | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 24–25 | IND | 16 | — | 199 | 393 | 50.6% | 2,414 | 14 | 15 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 6.1 | 5.1 | 0.9 | 65.8 | — | 25 | 160 | 2 | 6.4 | 8.0 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 25–26 | CLE | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 66.7% | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 17.7 | 17.7 | — | 109.7 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 26–27 | CLE | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 27–28 | CLE | 5 | — | 71 | 134 | 53.0% | 736 | 3 | 4 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 0.8 | 64.1 | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 28–29 | CLE | 16 | — | 5 | 14 | 35.7% | 60 | 1 | 1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 4.3 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 43.8 | — | 2 | -1 | 0 | -0.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 29–30 | CLE | 16 | — | 69 | 148 | 46.6% | 819 | 3 | 8 | 2.0 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 0.4 | 48.2 | — | 3 | -1 | 0 | -0.3 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 30–31 | LAR | 16 | — | 11 | 27 | 40.7% | 150 | 2 | 0 | 7.4 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 7.0 | — | 83.9 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 31–32 | LAR | 16 | — | 8 | 20 | 40.0% | 99 | 1 | 2 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 33.1 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 32–33 | LAR | 7 | — | 3 | 9 | 33.3% | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 2.6 | -2.4 | 0.0 | 2.8 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | — | — | 756 | 1,509 | 50.1% | 9,414 | 49 | 63 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 6.2 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 63.3 | — | 136 | 831 | 4 | 6.1 | 2.9 | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
95 career value over replacement — #1234 all-time of 4,695. 9.5/season above a replacement-level QB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #84 (Rd 4) · BAL · 1982 · +13.5 vs expected KV-H
51actual
37.5 expected · Δ+13.5
Fan Rating
Rate Mike Pagel — All-Time
Tap a star to rate
Explore More
Similar Players