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.
Philip Rivers
8× Pro Bowl👑 Dynasty DNA · 10 seasons · 1 titlesTop 3% all-time QBsFranchise Cornerstone⚡ Breakout · 2006📉 Fades · -10% playoffs⚙️ Sustained Machine · 2010Two-Way ProfileTeam Carrier · #12
Height6'5"
Weight228 lb
BornDec 8, 1981
Age44
CollegeN.C. StateSee College Stats
ConferenceAtlantic Coast
Rookie yr2004
Draft2004 · Rd 1, Pick 4 · NYG
All-Time Rank & Honors
career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title contextRegular-season all-time ranks
Postseason all-time ranks
8x
Pro Bowls
1
Title Seasons
10
Dynasty Seasons
Season honors and record seasons
A top 5% all-time quarterback with excellent availability over their career and above-average snap-level impact. The rarest archetype in the game — dominance, efficiency, and health in one player.
#6 all-time in Pass TD (425). 83 behind Brett Favre for #5 — on pace in ~5 seasons
Career Value · VORP
VORP 488 · #22 · All-TimeWorth 488 points of value above a freely-available replacement quarterback — top 1% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 15 of 15 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +32.5 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
15 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
36
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
15
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+32.5
Avg surplus
peak +41
15 seasons × ~32.5 surplus ≈ VORP 488
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
4 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Passing | Rushing | Receiving | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2004 | — | LAC | 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 | — | LAC | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | — | DEN | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | — | LAC | 16 | — | 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 | — | LAC | 16 | — | 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 | — | LAC | 16 | — | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | — | KC | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | — | LAC | 16 | — | 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 | — | LAC | 16 | — | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | — | NE | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | — | LAC | 16 | — | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | — | KC | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | — | LAC | 16 | — | 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | — | 0.0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | — | DEN | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | — | LAC | 16 | — | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | — | LV | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | — | LAC | 16 | — | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | — | LAC | 16 | — | 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 |
| 2016 | — | LAC | 16 | — | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | — | LAC | 16 | — | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | — | JAX | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | LAC | 16 | — | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | — | LAC | 16 | — | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | — | IND | 16 | — | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | — | 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 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 257 | — | 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 | 70 | 18.2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | — | 0.0 | — | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Career EPA1345.2·1473 passing · -127 rushing·79.1/season
Passing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 23 | LAC | 2 | — | 5 | 8 | 62.5% | 33 | 1 | 0 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 6.6 | — | 110.9 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 24 | LAC | 2 | — | 12 | 22 | 54.5% | 115 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 50.4 | 3 | — |
| 2006 | 25 | LAC | 16 | — | 284 | 460 | 61.7% | 3,387 | 22 | 9 | 4.8 | 2.0 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 2.4 | 92.0 | 28 | 14.5 |
| 2007 | 26 | LAC | 16 | — | 277 | 460 | 60.2% | 3,152 | 21 | 15 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 1.4 | 82.4 | 22 | 13 |
| 2008 | 27 | LAC | 16 | — | 312 | 478 | 65.3% | 4,004 | 34 | 11 | 7.1 | 2.3 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 3.1 | 105.5 | 25 | 19.4 |
| 2009 | 28 | LAC | 16 | — | 317 | 486 | 65.2% | 4,254 | 28 | 9 | 5.8 | 1.9 | 8.8 | 9.1 | 3.1 | 104.4 | 25 | 16.4 |
| 2010 | 29 | LAC | 16 | — | 357 | 541 | 66.0% | 4,710 | 30 | 13 | 5.5 | 2.4 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 2.3 | 101.8 | 38 | 17.8 |
| 2011 | 30 | LAC | 16 | — | 366 | 582 | 62.9% | 4,624 | 27 | 20 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 1.4 | 88.7 | 30 | 13.8 |
| 2012 | 31 | LAC | 16 | — | 338 | 527 | 64.1% | 3,606 | 26 | 15 | 4.9 | 2.8 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 1.7 | 88.6 | 49 | 11.6 |
| 2013 | 32 | LAC | 16 | 16* | 378 | 544 | 69.5% | 4,478 | 32 | 11 | 5.9 | 2.0 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 2.9 | 105.5 | 30 | 18.6 |
| 2014 | 33 | LAC | 16 | 16* | 379 | 570 | 66.5% | 4,286 | 31 | 18 | 5.4 | 3.2 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 1.7 | 93.8 | 36 | 13.5 |
| 2015 | 34 | LAC | 16 | 16* | 437 | 661 | 66.1% | 4,792 | 29 | 13 | 4.4 | 2.0 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 2.2 | 93.8 | 40 | 12.6 |
| 2016 | 35 | LAC | 16 | 16* | 349 | 578 | 60.4% | 4,386 | 33 | 21 | 5.7 | 3.6 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 1.6 | 87.9 | 36 | 12.2 |
| 2017 | 36 | LAC | 16 | 15* | 360 | 575 | 62.6% | 4,515 | 28 | 10 | 4.9 | 1.7 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 2.8 | 96.0 | 18 | 15.9 |
| 2018 | 37 | LAC | 16 | 16* | 347 | 508 | 68.3% | 4,308 | 32 | 12 | 6.3 | 2.4 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 2.7 | 105.5 | 32 | 12.9 |
| 2019 | 38 | LAC | 16 | 16* | 390 | 591 | 66.0% | 4,615 | 23 | 20 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 1.1 | 88.5 | 34 | 9.9 |
| 2020 | 39 | IND | 16 | 15* | 369 | 543 | 68.0% | 4,169 | 24 | 11 | 4.4 | 2.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 2.2 | 97.0 | 19 | 11.3 |
| 2025 | 44 | IND | 3 | — | 58 | 92 | 63.0% | 544 | 4 | 3 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 80.2 | 5 | — |
| Career | 247 | 126* | 5,335 | 8,226 | 64.9% | 63,978 | 425 | 212 | 5.2 | 2.6 | 7.8 | — | — | 95.0 | 470 | 213.4 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Rushing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 23 | LAC | 2 | — | 5 | -5 | 0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 24 | LAC | 2 | — | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 25 | LAC | 16 | — | 47 | 53 | 0 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 8 | 17.0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 26 | LAC | 16 | — | 29 | 33 | 1 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 8 | 27.6 | 3 |
| 2008 | 27 | LAC | 16 | — | 31 | 84 | 0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 12 | 38.7 | 0 |
| 2009 | 28 | LAC | 16 | — | 26 | 50 | 1 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 5 | 19.2 | 0 |
| 2010 | 29 | LAC | 16 | — | 29 | 52 | 0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 6 | 20.7 | 1 |
| 2011 | 30 | LAC | 16 | — | 26 | 36 | 1 | 1.4 | 3.8 | 6 | 23.1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 31 | LAC | 16 | — | 27 | 40 | 0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 7.4 | 0 |
| 2013 | 32 | LAC | 16 | 16* | 28 | 72 | 0 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 5 | 17.9 | 1 |
| 2014 | 33 | LAC | 16 | 16* | 37 | 102 | 0 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 9 | 24.3 | 0 |
| 2015 | 34 | LAC | 16 | 16* | 17 | 28 | 0 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 2 | 11.8 | 0 |
| 2016 | 35 | LAC | 16 | 16* | 14 | 35 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 14.3 | 0 |
| 2017 | 36 | LAC | 16 | 15* | 18 | -2 | 0 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 1 | 5.6 | 0 |
| 2018 | 37 | LAC | 16 | 16* | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1 | 5.6 | 0 |
| 2019 | 38 | LAC | 16 | 16* | 12 | 29 | 0 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 2 | 16.7 | 1 |
| 2020 | 39 | IND | 16 | 15* | 18 | -8 | 0 | -0.4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 44 | IND | 3 | — | 2 | -1 | 0 | -0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 |
| Career | 247 | 126* | 385 | 604 | 3 | 1.6 | — | 70 | — | 7 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Receiving
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 24 | DEN | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 27 | KC | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 29 | NE | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 30 | KC | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 31 | DEN | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 32 | LV | 2 | 2* | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 34 | LAC | 1 | 1* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 36 | JAX | 1 | 1* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 11 | 4* | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Snap Counts
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 32 | SD | 16 | 16* | 1,098 | 99.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2014 | 33 | SD | 16 | 16* | 1,052 | 98.3% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2015 | 34 | SD | 16 | 16* | 1,153 | 98.8% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2016 | 35 | SD | 16 | 16* | 1,060 | 99.6% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2017 | 36 | LAC | 16 | 15* | 1,027 | 96.9% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2018 | 37 | LAC | 16 | 16* | 964 | 96.9% | — | 0.0% | 1 | 4.0% |
| 2019 | 38 | LAC | 16 | 16* | 1,030 | 97.3% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2020 | 39 | IND | 16 | 15* | 1,045 | 95.7% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2025 | 44 | IND | 3 | — | 172 | 97.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| Career | 131 | 126* | 8,601 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced (EPA)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 23 | — | — | — | 1.1 | -4.8 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 24 | — | — | — | -8.7 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 25 | — | — | — | 85.5 | -14.7 | — | 4,108 | 0 |
| 2007 | 26 | — | — | — | 30.6 | -18.7 | — | 3,918 | 0 |
| 2008 | 27 | — | — | — | 134.4 | 10.1 | — | 4,215 | 0 |
| 2009 | 28 | — | — | — | 168.7 | -2.3 | — | 4,730 | 0 |
| 2010 | 29 | — | — | — | 164.9 | -10.7 | — | 4,612 | 0 |
| 2011 | 30 | — | — | — | 101.7 | -9.4 | — | 5,222 | 0 |
| 2012 | 31 | — | — | — | -2.2 | -11.8 | -0.7 | 3,960 | 1 |
| 2013 | 32 | — | — | 16* | 173.4 | -8.6 | — | 4,218 | 0 |
| 2014 | 33 | — | — | 16* | 77.8 | -2.1 | — | 4,853 | 0 |
| 2015 | 34 | — | — | 16* | 65.9 | -6.8 | — | 4,754 | 0 |
| 2016 | 35 | — | — | 16* | 52.0 | -3.8 | — | 4,856 | 0 |
| 2017 | 36 | — | — | 15* | 117.5 | -8.1 | — | 4,745 | 0 |
| 2018 | 37 | — | — | 16* | 137.7 | -14.6 | — | 3,948 | 0 |
| 2019 | 38 | — | — | 16* | 67.7 | -10.3 | — | 5,047 | 0 |
| 2020 | 39 | — | — | 15* | 104.3 | -10.1 | — | 3,888 | 0 |
| Career | 126* | — | — | — | 67,074 | 1 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Passing (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | OnTgt% | Bad% | Prss | Prss% | Hrry | Hits | Bltz | PktTime | Throwaway | Batted | Scrm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 37 | LAC | — | 16* | — | 12.9 | 123 | 22.6 | 45 | 46 | 151 | 2.4 | 13 | — | — |
| 2019 | 38 | LAC | — | 16* | 76.7 | 15.4 | 130 | 20.6 | 40 | 56 | 114 | 2.5 | 16 | 13 | — |
| 2020 | 39 | IND | — | 15* | 77.2 | 16.0 | 93 | 16.5 | 37 | 37 | 124 | 2.3 | 14 | 11 | — |
| 2025 | 44 | IND | — | — | 71.1 | 14.4 | 18 | 18.6 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 2.1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Career | 47* | — | — | 364 | — | 126 | 148 | 409 | — | 45 | 27 | 0 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Rushing (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | YBC | YBC/Att | YAC | YAC/Att | BrkTkl | Att/Br | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 37 | LAC | 16 | 16* | 1 | 0.1 | 6 | 0.3 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 2019 | 38 | LAC | 16 | 16* | 29 | 2.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 2 |
| 2020 | 39 | IND | 16 | 15* | -10 | -0.6 | 2 | 0.1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | 44 | IND | 3 | — | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Career | 51 | 47* | 19 | — | 8 | — | 0 | — | 3 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 77 · GreatA great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 77 of 100, era-normalized against pass yds/g peers across 15 scored seasons.
69
Sustained
career value
×.6
77
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 72.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 77· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 69
On-field 48.8
Availability 20.2
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative pass yds/g)
2006bestavg 69elite 702020
Team Carrier Evidence
Ranked #12 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position72
Strong
of 100
Reached 72% of the all-time Passing Yards leader — a strong all-time profile at the position.
72% of the all-time Passing Yards leader72
2 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader67
79.13 EPA/season over 17 seasons76
A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 92%.
Per-Snap Impact
Quarterbacks · proprietary · 2012+77
Excellent
SIS
EPA/snap0.087Snap share97.8%Off snaps8,429VolatileCV 2.21
Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within quarterbacks, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average QBs aging curve. Group peak age: 29. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Combine · 2004
Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.
5.08s
40-Yard
Low · 6th pct
Pos 6thAll 16thClass Pos 14thClass All 15th
Playoff vs Regular Season
📉 Regular Season Player
Passer Rating: 95.0 regular season → 85.3 playoffs (7 playoff seasons)
-10%
vs reg season
Postseason Career
12 playoff gamesPassing
Cmp238Att401Cmp%59.4%Yds2,965TD16Int10TD%4.0Int%2.5Y/A7.4AdjY/A7.1TD:INT1.6Rate85.3Sk23
Rushing
Att21Yds46TD1Y/A2.2TD%4.81D51D%23.8
Advanced (EPA)
Pass EPA58.3Rush EPA-1.0Pass AirYd3,655
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (N.C. State), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.
Reference Graph
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Antonio GatesTE19yMike ScifresP15yMalcom FloydWR14yEric WeddleFS12yMelvin IngramLB12yCorey LiugetDT12yKeenan AllenWR11yJahleel AddaeS10yQuentin JammerCB9yShaun PhillipsOLB9yAdrian PhillipsDB9yDanny WoodheadRB8yDonald ButlerOLB8yJacques CesaireDE8yManti Te'oMLB8yStephen CooperLB8yDarrell StuckeyDB8yVincent JacksonWR7yDenzel PerrymanMLB7yNick NovakK7yMelvin GordonRB7yKendall ReyesDT7yDontrelle InmanWR7yJeremiah AttaochuLB7y
2004 Draft Class· this player went #4
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterPhilip inherited the Los Angeles Chargers QB room from Drew Brees (2001–2005), and handed it to Justin Herbert (2020–2025).
Ed Luther 1980–1984Stan Humphries 1992–1997Drew Brees 2001–2005Philip Rivers 2004–2019Justin Herbert 2020–2025
The room is reconstructed from arrival order among durable members (≥4 seasons with the club) at the player’s position group — a lineage by arrival, not a week-by-week depth chart. Distinct from the league-wide positional GOAT torch.
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2025final season
Last recorded season with IND
- 2020team change
Joined IND (from LAC)
- 2004draft
Drafted by NYG — Round 1, Pick 4
- 2004team change
Joined LAC (from NYG)
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'5" / 228 lb
Frame
229 lb at 5.08s
Size-speed
Injury History
From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | IND | 0 | W12Questionable· Toe |
| 2017 | LAC | 0 | W11Questionable· Concussion |
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →
Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 15-season peers. See all →
77
Era Translator
Pass Yds translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual Pass Yds | Pass Yds/G | → 2025 Pass Yds | → 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 3,387 | 211.7 | 3,811+424 | 224.2 |
| 2007 | 3,152 | 197 | 3,647+495 | 214.5 |
| 2008 | 4,004 | 250.3 | 4,226+222 | 248.6 |
| 2009 | 4,254 | 265.9 | 4,359+105 | 256.4 |
| 2010 | 4,710 | 294.4 | 4,648-62 | 273.4 |
| 2011 | 4,624 | 289 | 4,569-55 | 268.8 |
| 2012 | 3,606 | 225.4 | 3,647+41 | 214.5 |
| 2013 | 4,478 | 279.9 | 4,328-150 | 254.6 |
| 2014 | 4,286 | 267.9 | 4,086-200 | 240.3 |
| 2015 | 4,792 | 299.5 | 4,555-237 | 268 |
| 2016 | 4,386 | 274.1 | 4,087-299 | 240.4 |
| 2017 | 4,515 | 282.2 | 4,248-267 | 249.9 |
| 2018 | 4,308 | 269.3 | 4,073-235 | 239.6 |
| 2019 | 4,615 | 288.4 | 4,432-183 | 260.7 |
| 2020 | 4,169 | 260.6 | 4,050-119 | 238.3 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
488 career value over replacement — #22 all-time of 4,642. 32.5/season above a replacement-level QB.
Career Profile
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #4 (Rd 1) · NYG · 2004 · +15.2 vs expected KV-H
77actual
61.8 expected · Δ+15.2
Fan Rating
Rate Philip Rivers — All-Time
Tap a star to rate
Explore More
Similar Players