Rodney Peete is a career quality starter — a quarterback whose body of work places Peete in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Peete'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 | |||||
| 1989 | 23 | DET | 8 | — | 103 | 195 | 52.8% | 1,479 | 5 | 9 | 2.6 | 4.6 | 7.6 | 6.0 | 0.6 | 67.0 | — | 33 | 148 | 4 | 4.5 | 12.1 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 24 | DET | 11 | — | 142 | 271 | 52.4% | 1,974 | 13 | 8 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 1.6 | 79.8 | — | 47 | 363 | 6 | 7.7 | 12.8 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 25 | DET | 8 | — | 116 | 194 | 59.8% | 1,339 | 5 | 9 | 2.6 | 4.6 | 6.9 | 5.3 | 0.6 | 69.9 | — | 25 | 125 | 2 | 5.0 | 8.0 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 26 | DET | 10 | — | 123 | 213 | 57.7% | 1,702 | 9 | 9 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 8.0 | 6.9 | 1.0 | 80.0 | — | 21 | 83 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 27 | DET | 10 | — | 157 | 252 | 62.3% | 1,670 | 6 | 14 | 2.4 | 5.6 | 6.6 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 66.4 | — | 45 | 165 | 1 | 3.7 | 2.2 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 28 | DAL | 7 | — | 33 | 56 | 58.9% | 470 | 4 | 1 | 7.1 | 1.8 | 8.4 | 9.0 | 4.0 | 102.5 | — | 9 | -2 | 0 | -0.2 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 29 | PHI | 15 | — | 215 | 375 | 57.3% | 2,326 | 8 | 14 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 6.2 | 4.9 | 0.6 | 67.3 | — | 32 | 147 | 1 | 4.6 | 3.1 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 30 | PHI | 5 | — | 80 | 134 | 59.7% | 992 | 3 | 5 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 7.4 | 6.2 | 0.6 | 74.6 | — | 20 | 31 | 1 | 1.6 | 5.0 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 31 | PHI | 5 | — | 68 | 118 | 57.6% | 869 | 4 | 4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 7.4 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 78.0 | — | 8 | 37 | 0 | 4.6 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 32 | PHI | 5 | — | 71 | 129 | 55.0% | 758 | 2 | 4 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 5.9 | 4.8 | 0.5 | 64.7 | — | 5 | 30 | 1 | 6.0 | 20.0 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 33 | WAS | 2 | — | 8 | 17 | 47.1% | 107 | 2 | 1 | 11.8 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 82.2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | -0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 36 | CAR | 14 | — | 223 | 381 | 58.5% | 2,630 | 15 | 14 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 6.9 | 6.0 | 1.1 | 77.4 | 31 | 22 | 14 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 3 | 13.6 | 1 |
| 2003 | 37 | CAR | 1 | — | 4 | 10 | 40.0% | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | — | 47.9 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 38 | CAR | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 79.2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 102 | — | 1,344 | 2,346 | 57.3% | 16,338 | 76 | 92 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 7.0 | 5.8 | 0.8 | 73.3 | 36 | 270 | 1,139 | 16 | 4.2 | 5.9 | 3 | 1.1 | 1 | |
Career Value · VORP
114 career value over replacement — #966 all-time of 4,695. 10.4/season above a replacement-level QB.
Pick #141 (Rd 6) · DET · 1989 · +18.5 vs expected KV-H
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A quality quarterback with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Worth 114 points of value above a freely-available replacement quarterback — top 22% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 7 of 11 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +16.3 on average.See board →
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7 seasons × ~16.3 surplus ≈ VORP 114
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