Rick Mirer is a career quality starter — a quarterback whose body of work places Mirer in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Mirer's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| 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 | |||||
| 1993 | 23 | SEA | 16 | — | — | 486 | — | 2,833 | 12 | 17 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 0.7 | — | — | 68 | 343 | 3 | 5.0 | 4.4 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 24 | SEA | 13 | — | — | 381 | — | 2,151 | 11 | 7 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 1.6 | — | — | 34 | 153 | 0 | 4.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 25 | SEA | 15 | — | — | 391 | — | 2,564 | 13 | 20 | 3.3 | 5.1 | 6.6 | 4.9 | 0.7 | — | — | 43 | 193 | 1 | 4.5 | 2.3 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 26 | SEA | 11 | — | — | 265 | — | 1,546 | 5 | 12 | 1.9 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 4.2 | 0.4 | — | — | 33 | 191 | 2 | 5.8 | 6.1 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 27 | CHI | 7 | — | — | 103 | — | 420 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 4.1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | — | 20 | 78 | 1 | 3.9 | 5.0 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 29 | NYJ | 7 | — | 92 | 173 | 53.2% | 1,042 | 5 | 9 | 2.9 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 4.3 | 0.6 | 59.5 | 22 | 21 | 89 | 1 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4 | 19.0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 30 | SF | 1 | — | 10 | 20 | 50.0% | 126 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 6.3 | 7.3 | — | 86.7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 33 | OAK | 9 | — | 116 | 221 | 52.5% | 1,267 | 3 | 5 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 0.6 | 64.8 | 22 | 20 | 83 | 1 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 5 | 25.0 | 1 |
| Career | — | 79 | — | 218 | 2,040 | 10.7% | 11,949 | 50 | 76 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 5.9 | 4.7 | 0.7 | 44.1 | 45 | 241 | 1,135 | 9 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 10 | 4.1 | 1 | |
Career Value · VORP
71 career value over replacement — #1644 all-time of 4,695. 10.1/season above a replacement-level QB.
Pick #2 (Rd 1) · SEA · 1993 · -12.3 vs expected KV-H
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