Philip Rivers 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, Rivers delivered without dramatic peaks or valleys — the kind of player who earns trust, not headlines.
Career Value · VORP
491 career value over replacement — #22 all-time of 4,695. 32.7/season above a replacement-level QB.
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Pick #4 (Rd 1) · NYG · 2004 · +14.7 vs expected KV-H
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | VAL | Passing | Rushing | Defense | Snap Counts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | ||||||
| 2004 | 22–23 | SD | 2 | — | — | 5 | 8 | 62.5% | 33 | 1 | 0 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 6.6 | — | 110.9 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 23–24 | SD | 2 | — | — | 12 | 22 | 54.5% | 115 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 50.4 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 24–25 | SD | 16 | — | 11.6 | 284 | 460 | 61.7% | 3,387 | 22 | 9 | 4.8 | 2.0 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 2.4 | 92.0 | 28 | 47 | 53 | 0 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 8 | 17.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 25–26 | SD | 16 | — | 4.5 | 277 | 460 | 60.2% | 3,152 | 21 | 15 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 1.4 | 82.4 | 22 | 29 | 33 | 1 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 8 | 27.6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 26–27 | SD | 16 | — | 33.6 | 312 | 478 | 65.3% | 4,004 | 34 | 11 | 7.1 | 2.3 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 3.1 | 105.5 | 25 | 31 | 84 | 0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 12 | 38.7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 27–28 | SD | 16 | — | 25.7 | 317 | 486 | 65.2% | 4,254 | 28 | 9 | 5.8 | 1.9 | 8.8 | 9.1 | 3.1 | 104.4 | 25 | 26 | 50 | 1 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 5 | 19.2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 28–29 | SD | 16 | — | 24.4 | 357 | 541 | 66.0% | 4,710 | 30 | 13 | 5.5 | 2.4 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 2.3 | 101.8 | 38 | 29 | 52 | 0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 6 | 20.7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 29–30 | SD | 16 | — | 18.3 | 366 | 582 | 62.9% | 4,624 | 27 | 20 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 1.4 | 88.7 | 30 | 26 | 36 | 1 | 1.4 | 3.8 | 6 | 23.1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 30–31 | SD | 16 | — | 4.5 | 338 | 527 | 64.1% | 3,606 | 26 | 15 | 4.9 | 2.8 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 1.7 | 88.6 | 49 | 27 | 40 | 0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 7.4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 31–32 | SD | 16 | — | 29.4 | 378 | 544 | 69.5% | 4,478 | 32 | 11 | 5.9 | 2.0 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 2.9 | 105.5 | 30 | 28 | 72 | 0 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 5 | 17.9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,098 | 99.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2014 | 32–33 | SD | 16 | — | 11.6 | 379 | 570 | 66.5% | 4,286 | 31 | 18 | 5.4 | 3.2 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 1.7 | 93.8 | 36 | 37 | 102 | 0 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 9 | 24.3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,052 | 98.3% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2015 | 33–34 | SD | 16 | — | 13.6 | 437 | 661 | 66.1% | 4,792 | 29 | 13 | 4.4 | 2.0 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 2.2 | 93.8 | 40 | 17 | 28 | 0 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 2 | 11.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1,153 | 98.8% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2016 | 34–35 | SD | 16 | — | 6.6 | 349 | 578 | 60.4% | 4,386 | 33 | 21 | 5.7 | 3.6 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 1.6 | 87.9 | 36 | 14 | 35 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 14.3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,060 | 99.6% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2017 | 35–36 | LAC | 16 | — | 34.3 | 360 | 575 | 62.6% | 4,515 | 28 | 10 | 4.9 | 1.7 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 2.8 | 96.0 | 18 | 18 | -2 | 0 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 1 | 5.6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,027 | 96.9% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2018 | 36–37 | LAC | 16 | — | 27.5 | 347 | 508 | 68.3% | 4,308 | 32 | 12 | 6.3 | 2.4 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 2.7 | 105.5 | 32 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1 | 5.6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 964 | 96.9% | — | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% |
| 2019 | 37–38 | LAC | 16 | — | 19.2 | 390 | 591 | 66.0% | 4,615 | 23 | 20 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 1.1 | 88.5 | 34 | 12 | 29 | 0 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 2 | 16.7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,030 | 97.3% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2020 | 38–39 | IND | 16 | — | 19.5 | 369 | 543 | 68.0% | 4,169 | 24 | 11 | 4.4 | 2.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 2.2 | 97.0 | 19 | 18 | -8 | 0 | -0.4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,045 | 95.7% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2025 | 43–44 | IND | 3 | — | — | 58 | 92 | 63.0% | 544 | 4 | 3 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 80.2 | 5 | 2 | -1 | 0 | -0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 172 | 97.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| Career | — | 247 | — | 284.3 | 5,335 | 8,226 | 64.9% | 63,978 | 425 | 212 | 5.2 | 2.6 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 2.0 | 95.0 | 470 | 385 | 604 | 3 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 69 | 17.9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
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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.
#7 all-time in Pass TD (425). 7 behind Matthew Stafford for #6 — on pace in ~1 season
Worth 491 points of value above a freely-available replacement quarterback — top 1% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 15 of 15 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +32.7 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
15 seasons × ~32.7 surplus ≈ VORP 491
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QB
88% match
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Famous Partnership
Antonio Gates
13 shared seasons · combined KV-H 1883
Season honors and record seasons