Wade Wilson is a career quality starter — a quarterback whose body of work places Wilson in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Wilson's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Wade Wilson
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Passing | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | |||||
| 1981 | 22–23 | MIN | 3 | — | 6 | 13 | 46.2% | 48 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 15.4 | 3.7 | -3.2 | 0.0 | 16.3 | — |
| 1983 | 24–25 | MIN | 1 | — | 16 | 28 | 57.1% | 124 | 1 | 2 | 3.6 | 7.1 | 4.4 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 50.3 | — |
| 1984 | 25–26 | MIN | 8 | — | 102 | 195 | 52.3% | 1,019 | 5 | 11 | 2.6 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 52.5 | — |
| 1985 | 26–27 | MIN | 4 | — | 33 | 60 | 55.0% | 404 | 3 | 3 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6.7 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 71.8 | — |
| 1986 | 27–28 | MIN | 9 | — | 80 | 143 | 55.9% | 1,165 | 7 | 5 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 1.4 | 84.4 | — |
| 1987 | 28–29 | MIN | 12 | — | 140 | 264 | 53.0% | 2,106 | 14 | 13 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 8.0 | 6.8 | 1.1 | 76.7 | — |
| 1988 | 29–30 | MIN | 14 | — | 204 | 332 | 61.4% | 2,746 | 15 | 9 | 4.5 | 2.7 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 1.7 | 91.5 | — |
| 1989 | 30–31 | MIN | 14 | — | 194 | 362 | 53.6% | 2,543 | 9 | 12 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 0.8 | 70.5 | — |
| 1990 | 31–32 | MIN | 6 | — | 82 | 146 | 56.2% | 1,155 | 9 | 8 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 7.9 | 6.7 | 1.1 | 79.6 | — |
| 1991 | 32–33 | MIN | 5 | — | 72 | 122 | 59.0% | 825 | 3 | 10 | 2.5 | 8.2 | 6.8 | 3.6 | 0.3 | 53.5 | — |
| 1992 | 33–34 | ATL | 9 | — | 111 | 163 | 68.1% | 1,366 | 13 | 4 | 8.0 | 2.5 | 8.4 | 8.9 | 3.3 | 110.1 | — |
| 1993 | 34–35 | NO | 14 | — | 221 | 388 | 57.0% | 2,457 | 12 | 15 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 6.3 | 5.2 | 0.8 | 70.1 | — |
| 1994 | 35–36 | NO | 4 | — | 20 | 28 | 71.4% | 172 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.1 | 6.1 | — | 87.2 | — |
| 1995 | 36–37 | DAL | 7 | — | 38 | 57 | 66.7% | 391 | 1 | 3 | 1.8 | 5.3 | 6.9 | 4.8 | 0.3 | 70.1 | — |
| 1996 | 37–38 | DAL | 3 | — | 8 | 18 | 44.4% | 79 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 34.3 | — |
| 1997 | 38–39 | DAL | 7 | — | 12 | 21 | 57.1% | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | — | 72.5 | — |
| 1998 | 39–40 | OAK | 5 | — | 52 | 88 | 59.1% | 568 | 7 | 4 | 8.0 | 4.5 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 1.8 | 85.8 | — |
| Career | — | 125 | — | 1,391 | 2,428 | 57.3% | 17,283 | 99 | 102 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 7.1 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 75.6 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
125 career value over replacement — #847 all-time of 4,695. 8.9/season above a replacement-level QB.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #210 (Rd 8) · MIN · 1981 · +33.2 vs expected KV-H
52actual
18.8 expected · Δ+33.2
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