Average Points per Game Allowed in Games Started By Each Quarterback

by Chase Stuart on March 28, 2015

Please see yesterday’s post for the fine print. The table below shows the average points per game allowed in games started by each quarterback, minimum 15 games (but the ranks only count for quarterbacks with 50 or more starts).

Rk	Quarterback	G	PA	W	L	T	Win %	WinOv.500	Last Yr
1	Otto Graham	83	14.42	66	16	1	0.801	50	1955
1	James Harris	44	15.2	26	18	0	0.591	8	1978
2	Roger Staubach	131	15.31	96	35	0	0.733	61	1979
3	Jim McMahon	103	15.59	70	33	0	0.68	37	1994
4	Terry Bradshaw	177	15.68	121	56	0	0.684	65	1983
5	Russell Wilson	56	15.73	42	14	0	0.75	28	2014
5	Bob Lee	32	15.84	20	12	0	0.625	8	1977
6	Pat Haden	60	16.05	37	22	1	0.625	15	1981
6	Dieter Brock	17	16.29	12	5	0	0.706	7	1985
6	Scott Hunter	43	16.65	21	19	3	0.523	2	1977
7	Bart Starr	167	16.68	103	58	6	0.635	45	1971
7	Don Heinrich	37	16.7	22	13	2	0.622	9	1962
8	Bob Griese	162	16.77	98	61	3	0.614	37	1980
8	Quincy Carter	35	17	18	17	0	0.514	1	2004
9	Earl Morrall	107	17.04	67	37	3	0.64	30	1975
9	Steve Bono	43	17.21	28	15	0	0.651	13	1998
10	Craig Morton	154	17.25	86	67	1	0.562	19	1982
11	Charlie Conerly	92	17.32	58	33	1	0.636	25	1961
12	Jay Fiedler	63	17.32	38	25	0	0.603	13	2004
13	Ron Jaworski	151	17.32	77	73	1	0.513	4	1989
14	Joe Montana	187	17.35	133	54	0	0.711	79	1994
14	Shaun King	27	17.52	15	12	0	0.556	3	2004
15	Trent Dilfer	119	17.52	63	56	0	0.529	7	2007
16	Joe Kapp	52	17.6	26	23	3	0.529	3	1970
17	Phil Simms	169	17.73	101	68	0	0.598	33	1993
17	Matt Moore	23	17.74	11	12	0	0.478	-1	2011
17	Gary Cuozzo	41	17.76	21	20	0	0.512	1	1972
18	Len Dawson	167	17.8	99	60	8	0.617	39	1975
19	Daryle Lamonica	97	17.89	70	21	6	0.753	49	1973
20	David Woodley	58	17.93	37	20	1	0.647	17	1985
20	David Whitehurst	37	17.95	16	20	1	0.446	-4	1981
20	Al Woodall	19	17.95	5	14	0	0.263	-9	1973
21	Troy Aikman	180	18.01	105	75	0	0.583	30	2000
22	Kordell Stewart	86	18.05	50	36	0	0.581	14	2003
22	Bobby Thomason	42	18.05	19	22	1	0.464	-3	1957
22	Steve Fuller	44	18.14	20	24	0	0.455	-4	1986
22	Anthony Wright	20	18.15	8	12	0	0.4	-4	2005
22	Tommy O'Connell	21	18.19	11	8	2	0.571	3	1961
23	Donovan McNabb	177	18.28	107	69	1	0.607	38	2011
24	Joe Flacco	127	18.34	82	45	0	0.646	37	2014
24	Virgil Carter	31	18.35	16	15	0	0.516	1	1975
24	Joe Reed	19	18.37	9	10	0	0.474	-1	1979
25	Joe Theismann	132	18.37	83	49	0	0.629	34	1985
26	Roman Gabriel	159	18.38	86	66	7	0.563	20	1976
27	Ben Roethlisberger	173	18.4	116	57	0	0.671	59	2014
28	Ken Stabler	158	18.42	103	54	1	0.655	49	1983
28	Charlie Trippi	16	18.44	5	11	0	0.313	-6	1952
29	Mark Rypien	85	18.48	52	33	0	0.612	19	1995
30	Doug Flutie	68	18.5	38	30	0	0.559	8	2004
31	Brad Johnson	125	18.5	72	53	0	0.576	19	2008
32	Milt Plum	104	18.52	56	42	6	0.567	14	1967
33	Johnny Unitas	194	18.53	124	66	4	0.649	58	1973
33	Steve Walsh	41	18.54	21	20	0	0.512	1	1996
33	Kent Graham	38	18.61	17	21	0	0.447	-4	2000
34	Mike Tomczak	78	18.67	45	33	0	0.577	12	1999
35	Doug Williams	88	18.73	42	45	1	0.483	-3	1989
35	Damon Huard	27	18.81	15	12	0	0.556	3	2008
36	Steve Young	157	18.84	102	55	0	0.65	47	1999
37	Tom Brady	236	18.86	181	55	0	0.767	126	2014
38	Jay Schroeder	104	18.87	64	40	0	0.615	24	1994
39	Elvis Grbac	73	18.88	41	32	0	0.562	9	2001
40	Byron Leftwich	51	18.9	24	27	0	0.471	-3	2012
41	Bob Avellini	51	18.98	23	28	0	0.451	-5	1984
41	Don Strock	23	19	16	7	0	0.696	9	1988
41	Jim Miller	28	19	15	13	0	0.536	2	2002
42	Mike Phipps	73	19.04	38	33	2	0.534	5	1980
43	Bill Munson	66	19.05	27	34	5	0.447	-7	1975
43	Scott Brunner	32	19.06	13	19	0	0.406	-6	1983
43	Pete Beathard	37	19.08	18	18	1	0.5	0	1972
43	Jeff Kemp	30	19.1	16	13	1	0.55	3	1991
43	Mike Boryla	19	19.11	8	11	0	0.421	-3	1978
44	Neil O'Donnell	107	19.12	58	49	0	0.542	9	2003
45	Bob Berry	52	19.17	20	29	3	0.413	-9	1974
46	Jim Kelly	177	19.18	110	67	0	0.621	43	1996
46	Jack Concannon	45	19.18	20	24	1	0.456	-4	1974
47	Greg Landry	99	19.18	44	52	3	0.46	-8	1984
47	Jim Ninowski	31	19.19	15	15	1	0.5	0	1968
48	Jack Kemp	111	19.21	67	41	3	0.617	26	1969
48	Rudy Bukich	38	19.21	21	14	3	0.592	7	1966
49	Ken Anderson	178	19.29	93	85	0	0.522	8	1985
50	Jeff Hostetler	88	19.31	55	33	0	0.625	22	1997
51	John Elway	252	19.43	162	89	1	0.645	73	1998
52	Billy Kilmer	121	19.48	63	57	1	0.525	6	1978
52	Steve Ramsey	31	19.52	14	17	0	0.452	-3	1976
53	Chad Pennington	87	19.53	46	41	0	0.529	5	2010
54	Drew Bledsoe	199	19.54	101	98	0	0.508	3	2006
55	Randall Cunningham	144	19.56	85	58	1	0.594	27	2001
56	Rich Gannon	138	19.57	79	59	0	0.572	20	2004
56	Matt Cavanaugh	19	19.63	8	11	0	0.421	-3	1986
57	Eric Hipple	58	19.64	28	30	0	0.483	-2	1989
58	Bubby Brister	77	19.66	38	39	0	0.494	-1	1998
59	Jim Harbaugh	145	19.68	68	77	0	0.469	-9	2000
60	Bobby Hebert	103	19.68	56	47	0	0.544	9	1996
60	Tarvaris Jackson	35	19.69	17	18	0	0.486	-1	2011
61	Steve McNair	163	19.69	96	67	0	0.589	29	2007
61	Johnny Lujack	20	19.7	13	7	0	0.65	6	1951
61	Cody Carlson	20	19.7	11	9	0	0.55	2	1994
61	Frankie Albert	32	19.72	14	17	1	0.453	-3	1952
61	Danny Kanell	25	19.72	10	14	1	0.42	-4	2003
62	Danny White	102	19.73	67	35	0	0.657	32	1987
63	Dave Krieg	184	19.73	101	83	0	0.549	18	1996
64	Gary Danielson	61	19.75	28	32	1	0.467	-4	1988
65	Brett Favre	322	19.75	199	123	0	0.618	76	2010
65	Dave Wilson	31	19.77	12	19	0	0.387	-7	1986
66	Jake Delhomme	104	19.78	61	43	0	0.587	18	2010
67	Tony Banks	78	19.83	35	43	0	0.449	-8	2003
68	Brian Griese	83	19.86	45	38	0	0.542	7	2008
69	Steve Grogan	138	19.86	75	63	0	0.543	12	1990
69	Todd Collins	22	19.91	11	11	0	0.5	0	2010
69	Paul McDonald	22	19.91	8	14	0	0.364	-6	1984
69	Hugh Millen	25	19.92	7	18	0	0.28	-11	1994
70	Alex Smith	108	19.94	58	49	1	0.542	9	2014
71	Jack Trudeau	50	20	19	31	0	0.38	-12	1994
71	Colin Kaepernick	45	20	29	16	0	0.644	13	2014
72	Mike Livingston	75	20.01	31	43	1	0.42	-12	1979
73	Kyle Orton	82	20.06	42	40	0	0.512	2	2014
73	Kelly Stouffer	16	20.06	5	11	0	0.313	-6	1992
74	Mark Brunell	161	20.08	83	78	0	0.516	5	2009
75	Steve Beuerlein	104	20.1	48	56	0	0.462	-8	2003
76	Mark Malone	55	20.13	24	31	0	0.436	-7	1988
76	Joe Pisarcik	30	20.17	9	21	0	0.3	-12	1984
77	Frank Ryan	90	20.18	58	29	3	0.661	29	1968
77	Vince Evans	39	20.18	14	25	0	0.359	-11	1995
77	Kellen Clemens	21	20.19	8	13	0	0.381	-5	2013
77	A.J. Feeley	18	20.22	8	10	0	0.444	-2	2011
78	Bobby Layne	139	20.24	83	52	4	0.612	31	1962
78	Heath Shuler	22	20.27	8	14	0	0.364	-6	1997
79	Dave Brown	60	20.3	26	34	0	0.433	-8	2000
80	Joe Ferguson	175	20.33	80	95	0	0.457	-15	1989
81	Rex Grossman	51	20.33	27	24	0	0.529	3	2011
82	Don Majkowski	57	20.33	26	30	1	0.465	-4	1996
83	Stan Humphries	87	20.4	53	34	0	0.609	19	1997
84	Jim Plunkett	154	20.41	80	74	0	0.519	6	1986
84	Chris Simms	17	20.41	7	10	0	0.412	-3	2009
85	Bernie Kosar	115	20.43	56	58	1	0.491	-2	1995
86	Vince Young	51	20.49	31	20	0	0.608	11	2011
86	Shaun Hill	34	20.5	16	18	0	0.471	-2	2014
87	Andy Dalton	68	20.51	40	27	1	0.596	13	2014
88	John Hadl	169	20.53	82	78	9	0.512	4	1977
88	Kyle Boller	47	20.64	20	27	0	0.426	-7	2011
89	Charlie Batch	55	20.71	25	30	0	0.455	-5	2012
89	Marty Domres	32	20.72	12	20	0	0.375	-8	1977
90	Dan Marino	258	20.75	155	103	0	0.601	52	1999
91	Philip Rivers	153	20.76	92	61	0	0.601	31	2014
91	Todd Blackledge	30	20.77	15	15	0	0.5	0	1989
91	Seneca Wallace	22	20.77	6	16	0	0.273	-10	2013
92	Steve Bartkowski	131	20.82	60	71	0	0.458	-11	1986
92	Brian Hoyer	17	20.82	10	7	0	0.588	3	2014
93	Rodney Peete	89	20.85	46	43	0	0.517	3	2003
93	Shane Matthews	22	20.86	11	11	0	0.5	0	2002
94	Mark Sanchez	76	20.92	41	35	0	0.539	6	2014
95	Fran Tarkenton	250	20.94	130	114	6	0.532	16	1978
95	Pat Ryan	21	20.95	12	9	0	0.571	3	1989
96	Aaron Rodgers	114	20.98	76	38	0	0.667	38	2014
96	Pete Liske	29	21	13	15	1	0.466	-2	1972
97	Wade Wilson	74	21.01	38	36	0	0.514	2	1998
98	Don Meredith	89	21.04	49	36	4	0.573	13	1968
99	Dan Pastorini	122	21.07	59	63	0	0.484	-4	1981
100	David Garrard	78	21.09	40	38	0	0.513	2	2010
101	Kerry Collins	187	21.12	84	103	0	0.449	-19	2011
102	Brian Sipe	113	21.15	57	56	0	0.504	1	1983
102	John Friesz	38	21.18	13	25	0	0.342	-12	1998
103	Ed Brown	99	21.19	55	39	5	0.581	16	1964
103	Patrick Ramsey	24	21.21	10	14	0	0.417	-4	2005
103	Trent Edwards	33	21.21	14	19	0	0.424	-5	2010
103	Sammy Baugh	22	21.23	11	11	0	0.5	0	1952
104	Marc Wilson	61	21.25	32	29	0	0.525	3	1990
105	Tommy Kramer	114	21.32	56	58	0	0.491	-2	1989
105	Ryan Tannehill	48	21.35	23	25	0	0.479	-2	2014
105	Gary Huff	28	21.39	7	21	0	0.25	-14	1977
105	David Klingler	24	21.42	4	20	0	0.167	-16	1994
106	Warren Moon	213	21.45	105	108	0	0.493	-3	2000
107	Ken O'Brien	112	21.46	50	61	1	0.451	-11	1993
108	Vince Ferragamo	59	21.46	30	29	0	0.508	1	1985
109	Bill Kenney	77	21.49	34	43	0	0.442	-9	1988
110	Jim Hart	182	21.49	87	90	5	0.492	-3	1983
110	John Roach	19	21.53	7	11	1	0.395	-4	1964
111	Peyton Manning	280	21.53	190	90	0	0.679	100	2014
111	Steve Pelluer	30	21.53	9	20	1	0.317	-11	1989
111	Gary Hogeboom	37	21.59	18	19	0	0.486	-1	1989
112	Tony Eason	56	21.61	31	25	0	0.554	6	1989
113	Vinny Testaverde	219	21.62	92	126	1	0.422	-34	2007
114	Chris Chandler	155	21.68	69	86	0	0.445	-17	2004
115	Richard Todd	112	21.69	50	61	1	0.451	-11	1984
116	Tim Couch	59	21.69	22	37	0	0.373	-15	2003
117	Michael Vick	115	21.76	61	53	1	0.535	8	2014
118	Jason Campbell	79	21.77	32	47	0	0.405	-15	2013
118	Karl Sweetan	19	21.79	6	10	3	0.395	-4	1968
119	Gus Frerotte	95	21.8	45	49	1	0.479	-4	2008
119	Bob Waterfield	25	21.84	15	10	0	0.6	5	1952
119	Steve Spurrier	38	21.84	13	24	1	0.355	-11	1976
120	Jake Plummer	142	21.94	71	71	0	0.5	0	2006
121	Joey Harrington	76	21.95	26	50	0	0.342	-24	2007
121	Tommy Maddox	38	21.95	16	21	1	0.434	-5	2005
122	Bobby Douglass	53	21.96	16	36	1	0.311	-20	1977
123	Rick Mirer	68	21.99	24	44	0	0.353	-20	2003
124	Jim Everett	158	22.01	66	92	0	0.418	-26	1997
125	Billy Wade	86	22.05	41	43	2	0.488	-2	1965
126	Lynn Dickey	113	22.1	46	64	3	0.42	-18	1985
127	Tony Romo	129	22.1	77	52	0	0.597	25	2014
127	Terry Hanratty	18	22.11	6	12	0	0.333	-6	1976
128	Matt Ryan	115	22.13	67	48	0	0.583	19	2014
129	Jeff Garcia	122	22.16	60	62	0	0.492	-2	2008
130	Charley Johnson	124	22.19	59	57	8	0.508	2	1975
131	Matt Hasselbeck	163	22.2	85	78	0	0.521	7	2012
132	Y.A. Tittle	139	22.21	78	56	5	0.579	22	1964
132	Charlie Frye	23	22.22	7	16	0	0.304	-9	2009
132	Mike Taliaferro	31	22.23	11	20	0	0.355	-9	1970
133	Cam Newton	65	22.25	31	33	1	0.485	-2	2014
134	Boomer Esiason	178	22.25	83	95	0	0.466	-12	1997
135	Bill Nelsen	79	22.27	42	34	3	0.551	8	1972
135	Colt McCoy	25	22.28	7	18	0	0.28	-11	2014
136	Norm Van Brocklin	105	22.29	63	38	4	0.619	25	1960
136	Craig Erickson	35	22.34	14	21	0	0.4	-7	1996
136	Doug Pederson	17	22.35	3	14	0	0.176	-11	2000
136	George Shaw	29	22.41	11	16	2	0.414	-5	1962
137	Kurt Warner	128	22.46	75	53	0	0.586	22	2009
138	Eli Manning	178	22.48	99	79	0	0.556	20	2014
139	Steve DeBerg	144	22.53	54	89	1	0.378	-35	1998
140	John Brodie	164	22.55	76	80	8	0.488	-4	1973
140	Sam Bradford	49	22.55	18	30	1	0.378	-12	2013
141	Babe Parilli	104	22.59	50	47	7	0.514	3	1967
141	Zeke Bratkowski	47	22.6	16	30	1	0.351	-14	1971
142	Sonny Jurgensen	149	22.61	69	73	7	0.487	-4	1974
143	Erik Kramer	70	22.61	32	38	0	0.457	-6	1999
143	Chuck Long	21	22.67	4	17	0	0.19	-13	1988
143	J.P. Losman	33	22.7	10	23	0	0.303	-13	2008
143	Rob Johnson	30	22.7	12	18	0	0.4	-6	2002
143	Kevin Kolb	21	22.71	9	12	0	0.429	-3	2012
143	Derek Anderson	45	22.73	20	25	0	0.444	-5	2014
144	Drew Brees	212	22.76	123	89	0	0.58	34	2014
144	Matt Leinart	18	22.78	8	10	0	0.444	-2	2011
144	Matt Robinson	20	22.8	10	10	0	0.5	0	1980
144	Ty Detmer	26	22.81	11	15	0	0.423	-4	2001
144	Adrian Burk	41	22.83	15	23	3	0.402	-8	1956
145	Carson Palmer	145	22.83	70	75	0	0.483	-5	2014
146	Scott Mitchell	73	22.89	32	41	0	0.438	-9	2000
147	Bert Jones	99	22.91	47	52	0	0.475	-5	1982
147	Billy Joe Tolliver	47	22.94	15	32	0	0.319	-17	1999
148	Cotton Davidson	54	22.94	20	33	1	0.38	-13	1966
148	Josh McCown	49	22.98	17	32	0	0.347	-15	2014
149	Dan Fouts	178	23.03	89	88	1	0.503	1	1987
149	Jim Finks	45	23.04	18	27	0	0.4	-9	1955
149	Jacky Lee	23	23.09	7	15	1	0.326	-8	1969
150	Joe Namath	132	23.1	64	64	4	0.5	0	1977
151	George Blanda	107	23.1	55	51	1	0.519	4	1968
151	Steve Dils	27	23.11	10	17	0	0.37	-7	1988
152	Neil Lomax	102	23.12	47	53	2	0.471	-6	1988
153	Matt Schaub	92	23.24	47	45	0	0.511	2	2013
154	Mike Pagel	54	23.24	17	36	1	0.324	-19	1990
154	Jeff Komlo	16	23.25	2	14	0	0.125	-12	1981
154	Cliff Stoudt	21	23.29	9	12	0	0.429	-3	1988
154	Billy Joe Hobert	17	23.29	4	13	0	0.235	-9	1999
154	David Archer	23	23.3	9	13	1	0.413	-4	1987
155	Matt Cassel	72	23.33	33	39	0	0.458	-6	2014
156	Chris Miller	94	23.34	35	59	0	0.372	-24	1999
156	Ryan Leaf	21	23.43	4	17	0	0.19	-13	2001
156	Jack Thompson	21	23.52	4	17	0	0.19	-13	1984
157	Andrew Luck	54	23.54	36	18	0	0.667	18	2014
158	Trent Green	115	23.58	56	59	0	0.487	-3	2008
159	Jeff George	127	23.6	47	80	0	0.37	-33	2001
160	David Carr	79	23.63	23	56	0	0.291	-33	2007
160	John Skelton	17	23.65	8	9	0	0.471	-1	2012
160	John Reaves	17	23.65	4	13	0	0.235	-9	1987
160	Nick Foles	25	23.68	15	10	0	0.6	5	2014
161	Lamar McHan	73	23.73	24	47	2	0.342	-23	1963
161	Frank Reich	22	23.73	7	15	0	0.318	-8	1998
161	Kelly Holcomb	25	23.76	8	17	0	0.32	-9	2007
162	Norm Snead	158	23.95	52	99	7	0.351	-47	1976
162	Chris Weinke	20	23.95	2	18	0	0.1	-16	2007
162	Brandon Weeden	21	23.95	5	16	0	0.238	-11	2014
162	Ralph Guglielmi	26	23.96	7	16	3	0.327	-9	1963
162	Dick Wood	34	23.97	13	19	2	0.412	-6	1966
163	Josh Freeman	60	24.08	24	36	0	0.4	-12	2013
164	Jay Cutler	121	24.1	62	59	0	0.512	3	2014
165	Ryan Fitzpatrick	89	24.1	33	55	1	0.376	-22	2014
166	Jim Zorn	106	24.12	44	62	0	0.415	-18	1987
167	Archie Manning	139	24.21	35	101	3	0.263	-66	1984
168	Aaron Brooks	92	24.23	39	53	0	0.424	-14	2006
169	Eddie LeBaron	81	24.31	26	52	3	0.34	-26	1963
170	Matthew Stafford	79	24.33	35	44	0	0.443	-9	2014
170	Randy Wright	32	24.34	7	25	0	0.219	-18	1988
171	Jon Kitna	125	24.46	50	75	0	0.4	-25	2010
171	Geno Smith	29	24.59	11	18	0	0.379	-7	2014
172	Tom Flores	67	24.63	31	32	4	0.493	-1	1968
172	Johnny Green	19	24.68	8	11	0	0.421	-3	1962
172	JaMarcus Russell	25	24.72	7	18	0	0.28	-11	2009
172	Akili Smith	17	24.76	3	14	0	0.176	-11	2002
173	Jeff Blake	100	24.82	39	61	0	0.39	-22	2003
173	Blaine Gabbert	27	24.85	5	22	0	0.185	-17	2013
174	Tobin Rote	119	24.87	51	64	4	0.445	-13	1964
174	Dick Shiner	29	24.93	7	21	1	0.259	-14	1973
174	Bruce Gradkowski	20	25.05	6	14	0	0.3	-8	2010
174	Jake Locker	23	25.13	9	14	0	0.391	-5	2014
175	Daunte Culpepper	104	25.15	43	61	0	0.413	-18	2009
175	Tim Rattay	18	25.28	5	13	0	0.278	-8	2006
176	Chad Henne	53	25.45	18	35	0	0.34	-17	2014
177	Marc Bulger	98	25.59	42	56	0	0.429	-14	2009
177	Tim Tebow	16	25.81	9	7	0	0.563	2	2011
177	Brady Quinn	20	25.85	4	16	0	0.2	-12	2012
177	Dennis Shaw	37	26.03	8	27	2	0.243	-19	1972
177	Timm Rosenbach	20	26.4	5	15	0	0.25	-10	1992
177	George Ratterman	20	26.55	9	10	1	0.475	-1	1956
177	Mike Glennon	18	26.78	5	13	0	0.278	-8	2014
177	Robert Griffin	36	26.83	14	22	0	0.389	-8	2014
177	Christian Ponder	36	27.08	14	21	1	0.403	-7	2014
177	Steve Tensi	34	27.09	10	23	1	0.309	-13	1970
177	Kent Nix	18	27.17	4	14	0	0.222	-10	1972
177	Butch Songin	20	27.2	8	11	1	0.425	-3	1962
177	Al Dorow	44	27.41	19	25	0	0.432	-6	1962
178	Frank Tripucka	50	27.5	17	32	1	0.35	-15	1963
178	King Hill	30	27.87	7	22	1	0.25	-15	1968
178	Derek Carr	16	28.25	3	13	0	0.188	-10	2014
178	Randy Johnson	49	28.45	10	38	1	0.214	-28	1976
178	Don Trull	18	28.72	4	12	2	0.278	-8	1969
178	Mickey Slaughter	19	31.74	2	15	2	0.158	-13	1966

Again, I will leave the commentary to you guys.

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