Warren Moon ranks in the all-time elite tier for quarterbacks — a career that places Moon in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Moon a career score of 74, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

QBKC#1ACT

Warren Moon

Top 4% all-time QBsIron Legend

Height6'3"

Weight221 lb

BornNov 18, 1956

Age69

CollegeWashington; West Los Angeles College See College Stats

Rookie yr1984

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

13thPassing Yards·49,325 yds 17thPassing Touchdowns·291

Season honors and record seasons

Led NFL1991·Pass Yds4,690 yds Led NFL1990·Pass TD33 Led NFL1990·Pass Yds4,689 yds

Archetype Intelligence

Iron LegendExplore archetypes →

An all-time caliber quarterback (top 5% all-time) who combined elite production with reliable availability. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 463 · #28 · All-Time

Worth 463 points of value above a freely-available replacement quarterback — top 2% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 15 of 15 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +30.9 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

15 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+30.9

Avg surplus

peak +43

15 seasons × ~30.9 surplus ≈ VORP 463

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Passing													Rushing								Advanced (EPA)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	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	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
1984	—	TEN	16	—	259	450	57.6%	3,338	12	14	2.7	3.1	7.4	6.6	0.9	76.9	47	58	211	1	3.6	1.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1985	—	TEN	14	—	200	377	53.1%	2,709	15	19	4.0	5.0	7.2	5.7	0.8	68.5	46	39	130	0	3.3	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1986	—	TEN	15	—	256	488	52.5%	3,489	13	26	2.7	5.3	7.1	5.3	0.5	62.3	41	42	157	2	3.7	4.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1987	—	TEN	12	—	184	368	50.0%	2,806	21	18	5.7	4.9	7.6	6.6	1.2	74.2	25	34	112	3	3.3	8.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1988	—	TEN	11	—	160	294	54.4%	2,327	17	8	5.8	2.7	7.9	7.8	2.1	88.4	12	33	88	5	2.7	15.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1989	—	TEN	16	—	280	464	60.3%	3,631	23	14	5.0	3.0	7.8	7.5	1.6	88.9	35	70	268	4	3.8	5.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1990	—	TEN	15	—	362	584	62.0%	4,689	33	13	5.7	2.2	8.0	8.2	2.5	96.8	36	55	215	2	3.9	3.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991	—	TEN	16	—	404	655	61.7%	4,690	23	21	3.5	3.2	7.2	6.4	1.1	81.7	23	33	68	2	2.1	6.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992	—	TEN	11	—	224	346	64.7%	2,521	18	12	5.2	3.5	7.3	6.8	1.5	89.3	16	27	147	1	5.4	3.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993	—	TEN	15	—	303	520	58.3%	3,485	21	21	4.0	4.0	6.7	5.7	1.0	75.2	34	48	145	1	3.0	2.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	—	MIN	15	—	371	601	61.7%	4,264	18	19	3.0	3.2	7.1	6.3	0.9	79.9	29	27	55	0	2.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	MIN	16	—	377	606	62.2%	4,228	33	14	5.4	2.3	7.0	7.0	2.4	91.5	38	33	82	0	2.5	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	MIN	8	—	134	247	54.3%	1,610	7	9	2.8	3.6	6.5	5.4	0.8	68.7	19	9	6	0	0.7	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	SEA	15	—	313	528	59.3%	3,678	25	16	4.7	3.0	7.0	6.5	1.6	83.7	30	17	40	1	2.4	5.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	SEA	10	—	145	258	56.2%	1,632	11	8	4.3	3.1	6.3	5.8	1.4	76.6	22	16	10	0	0.6	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	KC	1	—	1	3	33.3%	20	0	0	0.0	0.0	6.7	6.7	—	57.6	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.1	—	—	0	0
2000	—	KC	2	—	15	34	44.1%	208	1	1	2.9	2.9	6.1	5.4	1.0	61.9	5	2	2	0	1.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-5.8	-1.7	—	0	0
Career		—	208	—	3,988	6,823	58.4%	49,325	291	233	4.3	3.4	7.2	6.5	1.2	80.9	458	543	1,736	22	3.2	4.1	0	0.0	0	-6.0	-1.7	—	0	0

Career EPA-7.7·-6 passing · -2 rushing·-3.8/season

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	VAL
1984	28	TEN	16	—	259	450	57.6%	3,338	12	14	2.7	3.1	7.4	6.6	0.9	76.9	47	13.4
1985	29	TEN	14	—	200	377	53.1%	2,709	15	19	4.0	5.0	7.2	5.7	0.8	68.5	46	10.3
1986	30	TEN	15	—	256	488	52.5%	3,489	13	26	2.7	5.3	7.1	5.3	0.5	62.3	41	10.9
1987	31	TEN	12	—	184	368	50.0%	2,806	21	18	5.7	4.9	7.6	6.6	1.2	74.2	25	11.3
1988	32	TEN	11	—	160	294	54.4%	2,327	17	8	5.8	2.7	7.9	7.8	2.1	88.4	12	14
1989	33	TEN	16	—	280	464	60.3%	3,631	23	14	5.0	3.0	7.8	7.5	1.6	88.9	35	16.3
1990	34	TEN	15	—	362	584	62.0%	4,689	33	13	5.7	2.2	8.0	8.2	2.5	96.8	36	21
1991	35	TEN	16	—	404	655	61.7%	4,690	23	21	3.5	3.2	7.2	6.4	1.1	81.7	23	19
1992	36	TEN	11	—	224	346	64.7%	2,521	18	12	5.2	3.5	7.3	6.8	1.5	89.3	16	12.3
1993	37	TEN	15	—	303	520	58.3%	3,485	21	21	4.0	4.0	6.7	5.7	1.0	75.2	34	12.4
1994	38	MIN	15	—	371	601	61.7%	4,264	18	19	3.0	3.2	7.1	6.3	0.9	79.9	29	12
1995	39	MIN	16	—	377	606	62.2%	4,228	33	14	5.4	2.3	7.0	7.0	2.4	91.5	38	14.7
1996	40	MIN	8	—	134	247	54.3%	1,610	7	9	2.8	3.6	6.5	5.4	0.8	68.7	19	4.5
1997	41	SEA	15	—	313	528	59.3%	3,678	25	16	4.7	3.0	7.0	6.5	1.6	83.7	30	13.7
1998	42	SEA	10	—	145	258	56.2%	1,632	11	8	4.3	3.1	6.3	5.8	1.4	76.6	22	6.4
1999	43	KC	1	—	1	3	33.3%	20	0	0	0.0	0.0	6.7	6.7	—	57.6	0	—
2000	44	KC	2	—	15	34	44.1%	208	1	1	2.9	2.9	6.1	5.4	1.0	61.9	5	—
Career			208		3,988	6,823	58.4%	49,325	291	233	4.3	3.4	7.2	—	—	80.9	458	192.2

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
1984	28	TEN	16	—	58	211	1	3.6	1.7	—	—	—
1985	29	TEN	14	—	39	130	0	3.3	0.0	—	—	—
1986	30	TEN	15	—	42	157	2	3.7	4.8	—	—	—
1987	31	TEN	12	—	34	112	3	3.3	8.8	—	—	—
1988	32	TEN	11	—	33	88	5	2.7	15.2	—	—	—
1989	33	TEN	16	—	70	268	4	3.8	5.7	—	—	—
1990	34	TEN	15	—	55	215	2	3.9	3.6	—	—	—
1991	35	TEN	16	—	33	68	2	2.1	6.1	—	—	—
1992	36	TEN	11	—	27	147	1	5.4	3.7	—	—	—
1993	37	TEN	15	—	48	145	1	3.0	2.1	—	—	—
1994	38	MIN	15	—	27	55	0	2.0	0.0	—	—	—
1995	39	MIN	16	—	33	82	0	2.5	0.0	—	—	—
1996	40	MIN	8	—	9	6	0	0.7	0.0	—	—	—
1997	41	SEA	15	—	17	40	1	2.4	5.9	—	—	—
1998	42	SEA	10	—	16	10	0	0.6	0.0	—	—	—
2000	44	KC	2	—	2	2	0	1.0	0.0	0	0.0	0
Career			207		543	1,736	22	3.2	—	0	—	0

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	43	—	—	—	-0.1	—	—
2000	44	—	—	—	-5.8	-1.7	—
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 74 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 74 of 100, era-normalized against pass yds/g peers across 15 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 72 × longevity 1 = KV-H 74· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 68

On-field 50.3

Availability 17.7

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative pass yds/g)

1984bestavg 67elite 701998

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Solid

of 100

Reached 55% of the all-time Passing Yards leader — a solid all-time profile at the position.

55% of the all-time Passing Yards leader55

2 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader67

-3.82 EPA/season over 2 seasons49

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: 89%.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average QBs aging curve. Group peak age: 29. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

College Stats

Washington; West Los Angeles CollegeImported college table

College Passing

Season	School	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk
1975	Washington	48	122	39.3%	587	2	2	1.6	1.6	4.8	4.4	1.0	53.6	—
1976	Washington	81	175	46.3%	1,106	6	8	3.4	4.6	6.3	4.9	0.8	59.4	—
1977	Washington	125	223	56.1%	1,772	12	9	5.4	4.0	7.9	7.2	1.3	83.0	—
1978	Edmonton Eskimos	89	173	51.4%	1,112	5	7	2.9	4.0	6.4	5.2	0.7	64.5	—
1979	Edmonton Eskimos	149	274	54.4%	2,382	20	12	7.3	4.4	8.7	8.2	1.7	89.7	—
1980	Edmonton Eskimos	181	331	54.7%	3,127	25	11	7.6	3.3	9.4	9.5	2.3	98.3	—
1981	Edmonton Eskimos	237	378	62.7%	3,959	27	12	7.1	3.2	10.5	10.5	2.3	108.6	—
1982	Edmonton Eskimos	333	562	59.3%	5,000	36	16	6.4	2.8	8.9	8.9	2.3	98.0	—
1983	Edmonton Eskimos	380	664	57.2%	5,648	31	19	4.7	2.9	8.5	8.2	1.6	88.9	—
1984	HOU	259	450	57.6%	3,338	12	14	2.7	3.1	7.4	6.6	0.9	76.9	—
1985	HOU	200	377	53.1%	2,709	15	19	4.0	5.0	7.2	5.7	0.8	68.5	—
1986	HOU	256	488	52.5%	3,489	13	26	2.7	5.3	7.1	5.3	0.5	62.3	—
1987	HOU	184	368	50.0%	2,806	21	18	5.7	4.9	7.6	6.6	1.2	74.2	—
1988	HOU	160	294	54.4%	2,327	17	8	5.8	2.7	7.9	7.8	2.1	88.4	—
1989	HOU	280	464	60.3%	3,631	23	14	5.0	3.0	7.8	7.5	1.6	88.9	—
1990	HOU	362	584	62.0%	4,689	33	13	5.7	2.2	8.0	8.2	2.5	96.8	—
1991	HOU	404	655	61.7%	4,690	23	21	3.5	3.2	7.2	6.4	1.1	81.7	—
1992	HOU	224	346	64.7%	2,521	18	12	5.2	3.5	7.3	6.8	1.5	89.3	—
1993	HOU	303	520	58.3%	3,485	21	21	4.0	4.0	6.7	5.7	1.0	75.2	—
1994	MIN	371	601	61.7%	4,264	18	19	3.0	3.2	7.1	6.3	0.9	79.9	—
1995	MIN	377	606	62.2%	4,228	33	14	5.4	2.3	7.0	7.0	2.4	91.5	—
1996	MIN	134	247	54.3%	1,610	7	9	2.8	3.6	6.5	5.4	0.8	68.7	—
1997	SEA	313	528	59.3%	3,678	25	16	4.7	3.0	7.0	6.5	1.6	83.7	—
1998	SEA	145	258	56.2%	1,632	11	8	4.3	3.1	6.3	5.8	1.4	76.6	—
1999	KC	1	3	33.3%	20	0	0	0.0	0.0	6.7	6.7	—	57.6	—
2000	KC	15	34	44.1%	208	1	1	2.9	2.9	6.1	5.4	1.0	61.9	—
1987	HOU	45	75	60.0%	537	2	3	2.7	4.0	7.2	5.9	0.7	74.1	—
1988	HOU	33	59	55.9%	453	1	4	1.7	6.8	7.7	5.0	0.3	58.1	—
1989	HOU	29	48	60.4%	315	2	0	4.2	0.0	6.6	7.4	—	93.7	—
1991	HOU	55	76	72.4%	596	5	2	6.6	2.6	7.8	8.0	2.5	106.0	—
1992	HOU	36	50	72.0%	371	4	2	8.0	4.0	7.4	7.2	2.0	103.0	—
1993	HOU	32	43	74.4%	306	1	1	2.3	2.3	7.1	6.5	1.0	91.8	—
1994	MIN	29	52	55.8%	292	2	2	3.8	3.8	5.6	4.7	1.0	68.8	—
Career		5,870	10,128	58.0%	76,888	472	343	4.7	3.4	7.6	7.0	1.4	83.4	0

College Rushing

Season	School	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
1978	Edmonton Eskimos	30	114	1	3.8	3.3	—	—	—
1979	Edmonton Eskimos	56	156	2	2.8	3.6	—	—	—
1980	Edmonton Eskimos	55	352	1	6.4	1.8	—	—	—
1981	Edmonton Eskimos	50	298	3	6.0	6.0	—	—	—
1982	Edmonton Eskimos	54	259	4	4.8	7.4	—	—	—
1983	Edmonton Eskimos	95	527	3	5.5	3.2	—	—	—
1984	HOU	58	211	1	3.6	1.7	—	—	—
1985	HOU	39	130	0	3.3	0.0	—	—	—
1986	HOU	42	157	2	3.7	4.8	—	—	—
1987	HOU	34	112	3	3.3	8.8	—	—	—
1988	HOU	33	88	5	2.7	15.2	—	—	—
1989	HOU	70	268	4	3.8	5.7	—	—	—
1990	HOU	55	215	2	3.9	3.6	—	—	—
1991	HOU	33	68	2	2.1	6.1	—	—	—
1992	HOU	27	147	1	5.4	3.7	—	—	—
1993	HOU	48	145	1	3.0	2.1	—	—	—
1994	MIN	27	55	0	2.0	0.0	—	—	—
1995	MIN	33	82	0	2.5	0.0	—	—	—
1996	MIN	9	6	0	0.7	0.0	—	—	—
1997	SEA	17	40	1	2.4	5.9	—	—	—
1998	SEA	16	10	0	0.6	0.0	—	—	—
1999	KC	0	0	0	0.0	—	—	—	—
2000	KC	2	2	0	1.0	0.0	—	—	—
1987	HOU	9	13	0	1.4	0.0	—	—	—
1988	HOU	11	27	0	2.5	0.0	—	—	—
1989	HOU	3	12	0	4.0	0.0	—	—	—
1991	HOU	5	24	0	4.8	0.0	—	—	—
1992	HOU	2	7	0	3.5	0.0	—	—	—
1993	HOU	3	22	0	7.3	0.0	—	—	—
1994	MIN	2	9	0	4.5	0.0	—	—	—
Career		918	3,556	36	3.9	3.9	—	—	—

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Warren opened the Tennessee Titans QB lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to Cody Carlson (1988–1994).

Warren Moon 1984–1993Cody Carlson 1988–1994Chris Chandler 1995–1996Steve McNair 1997–2005Billy Volek 2001–2005Kerry Collins 2006–2010

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2000final season
Last recorded season with KC
1999team change
Joined KC (from SEA)
1997team change
Joined SEA (from MIN)
1994team change
Joined MIN (from TEN)
1984signing
Entered the NFL with TEN

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 221 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 15-season peers. See all →

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
1984	3,338	208.6	4,202+864	247.2
1985	2,709	193.5	4,035+1,326	237.3
1986	3,489	232.6	4,273+784	251.4
1987	2,806	233.8	4,213+1,407	247.8
1988	2,327	211.5	4,024+1,697	236.7
1989	3,631	226.9	4,154+523	244.4
1990	4,689	312.6	4,840+151	284.7
1991	4,690	293.1	4,680-10	275.3
1992	2,521	229.2	4,228+1,707	248.7
1993	3,485	232.3	4,236+751	249.2
1994	4,264	284.3	4,675+411	275
1995	4,228	264.3	4,562+334	268.4
1996	1,610	201.3	3,874+2,264	227.9
1997	3,678	245.2	4,456+778	262.1
1998	1,632	163.2	3,355+1,723	197.4

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), wikipedia:college-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

463 career value over replacement — #28 all-time of 4,642. 30.9/season above a replacement-level QB.

💔+119.3 stolen VORP·3.91 szns lost

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Advanced (EPA)

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Career Aging Trajectory

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