Steve Bono is a career quality starter — a quarterback whose body of work places Bono in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Bono's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Steve Bono
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 | |||||
| 1985 | 23 | MIN | 1 | — | 1 | 10 | 10.0% | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 39.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 24 | MIN | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 79.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 25 | PIT | — | — | 34 | 74 | 45.9% | 438 | 5 | 2 | 6.8 | 2.7 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 2.5 | 76.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 26 | PIT | 2 | — | 10 | 35 | 28.6% | 110 | 1 | 2 | 2.9 | 5.7 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 25.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 27 | SF | 1 | — | 4 | 5 | 80.0% | 62 | 1 | 0 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 12.4 | 16.4 | — | 157.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 29 | SF | 9 | — | 141 | 237 | 59.5% | 1,617 | 11 | 4 | 4.6 | 1.7 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 2.8 | 88.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 30 | SF | 16 | — | 36 | 56 | 64.3% | 463 | 2 | 2 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 1.0 | 87.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 31 | SF | 8 | — | 39 | 61 | 63.9% | 416 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 0.0 | 76.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 32 | KC | 2 | — | 66 | 117 | 56.4% | 796 | 4 | 4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 6.8 | 5.9 | 1.0 | 74.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 33 | KC | 16 | — | 293 | 520 | 56.3% | 3,121 | 21 | 10 | 4.0 | 1.9 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 2.1 | 79.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 34 | KC | 14 | — | 235 | 438 | 53.7% | 2,572 | 12 | 13 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 0.9 | 68.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 35 | GB | 2 | — | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | — | 56.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 36 | STL | 2 | — | 69 | 136 | 50.7% | 807 | 5 | 4 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 69.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 37 | CAR | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Career | — | — | — | 934 | 1,701 | 54.9% | 10,439 | 62 | 42 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 1.5 | 75.3 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
64 career value over replacement — #1784 all-time of 4,695. 12.8/season above a replacement-level QB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #142 (Rd 6) · MIN · 1985 · +19.5 vs expected KV-H
50actual
30.5 expected · Δ+19.5
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