The consensus view on John Elway is clear. He was the greatest draft prospect ever, a league MVP, a two-time Super Bowl champion, a Hall of Famer, and one of the most clutch quarterbacks in football history.

But that’s not necessarily what the numbers say. In my quarterback ranking system, which rewards efficiency and longevity and adjusts for era, Elway only ranked as the 26th best regular-season quarterback of all time. If you’re so inclined, it’s not hard to find the numbers to argue that Elway – at least until Mike Shanahan returned to Denver as head coach in 1995 — was overrated. Consider:

• Over the first 10 years of his career, Elway threw 158 touchdowns and 157 interceptions.
• Elway never led the NFL in passer rating, completion percentage, touchdowns, yards per attempt, or Adjusted Net Yards per Attempt. Elway didn’t finish in the top ten in passer rating until his eleventh season in the league. In Net Yards per Attempt, Elway ranked in the top 10 just once from 1983 to 1994 (a first-place finish in ’87); in ANY/A, Elway’s only top ten finishes during his first ten seasons were in ’86 (10th) and ’87 (4th).
• Elway ranks fourth all-time in passing yards, but that’s because he ranks fourth in career pass attempts. While he led the NFL in passing yards in 1993, Elway only finished in the top five in passing yards four times in his career: 1985 (2nd), 1987 (4th), 1990 (5th), and 1995 (5th).
• Elway ranked 2nd in passing touchdowns in 1993, the only time he finished in the top 5 in that metric from 1983 to 1995. Despite throwing the fourth most pass attempts in NFL history, he ranks only 7th in passing touchdowns. In eight of sixteen seasons, including seven of his first ten years, Elway produced a below-average touchdown rate.

Here’s another interesting stat: from 1983 to 1992, the Broncos were slightly better on defense than offense. Over that time period, Denver’s Offensive SRS average was +1.01 while their Defensive SRS was +1.32. On average, the Broncos ranked 12th in points scored and 11th in points allowed. Those Denver teams are remembered as Elway’s teams — and perhaps rightly so — but the defense was just as valuable as the offense. ^[1]On the other hand, it’s worth pointing out that the ’83-’92 Broncos won more games than their Pythagorean record would have predicted, so perhaps Elway was responsible for more wins … Continue reading

Still, consider the following: There are 84 quarterbacks who started at least 80 games and threw 2,000+ passes during their age 23 through age 32 seasons. Elway had a perfectly league average Adjusted Yards per Attempt average during those years, which places him 67th among that group in AY/A+. There are 64 quarterbacks who met those same criteria since 1970: Elway ranks 47th among that group in ANY/A+, tied with Aaron Brooks, Jay Cutler, and Stan Humphries. Statistically, Elway was an average passer in his first ten seasons.

So how do we reconcile the Elway legend with the Elway numbers? The same way I reconciled the legend of Dick Butkus with the underwhelming objective evidence.

Jason Lisk did his typically excellent job examining Elway’s teammates three years ago. Lisk looked at the Approximate Value of Elway’s offensive supporting cast and found that he had the least support among modern Hall of Fame quarterbacks. ^[2]Actually, Lisk found that Elway had the second worst supporting cast, behind Brett Favre, who Lisk included in the list on principle. However, as Lisk noted, that was going to change over time as … Continue reading Well, since Neil came up with the concept of True Receiving Yards and used TRY to measure the quality of each team’s receiving corps, I thought it would be interesting to measure the quality of Elway’s receivers (which includes his tight ends and running backs) using those concepts.

In Breaking Bad style, the open of this post had no explanation. Let me bring you up to speed: that picture represents the (weighted-average version of the) True Receiving Yards of Elway’s receivers during each season of his career. For over a decade, Elway was dealing with a pretty mediocre set of receivers, highlighted by Steve Watson, Vance Johnson, and Mark Jackson (if you’re nostalgic, we can include the third amigo, Ricky Nattiel). Once an older Elway was playing with Shannon Sharpe, Rod Smith, and Ed McCaffrey, his numbers improved significantly.

The graph below shows the quality of the receivers that Elway, Dan Marino, and Jimmy Kelly played with in their age 23 through age 38 seasons. ^[3]Note that I included all seasons where the quarterback led his team in pass attempts. I then used a weighted-average on the season level of all receiving yards, so it’s not a game-by-game … Continue reading As you can see, Elway was playing with a much weaker set of targets than his draft classmates:

Neil mentioned the huge caveat in using TRY to measure the quality of a set of receivers — their numbers are impacted by the quality of the quarterback, so measuring the quarterback’s targets when discussing quarterbacks involves some circular reasoning. But when we’re talking about three Hall of Fame quarterbacks, this concern is muted, and we can see that Marino enjoyed playing with Mark Clayton and Mark Duper, Kelly had Andre Reed and (for three good years) James Lofton, and Elway…. well, his targets (until he turned 35) show up as a distant third.

What if we compare Elway’s targets to those of the two Hall of Fame quarterbacks he met in the Super Bowl?

Montana, even before he got Jerry Rice (at age 28), was throwing to players like Dwight Clark, Freddie Solomon, and Roger Craig. Favre had a rotating group of players, but his targets rate as much better than Elway’s, too. Some would say that Favre “made” less-than-star receivers into star receivers; if that’s the case, you would have to conclude that Elway was playing with receivers a couple of tiers below “less-than-star” or that Favre was so much better than Elway that he was able to do so much more with the same.

Next, let’s compare Elway’s receiving corps to two other star quarterbacks of the ’90s: Troy Aikman and Steve Young. As before, we’re comparing the quality of the receivers based on the quarterback’s age, not any specific year:

Much has been made about how Aikman struggled his first two seasons: perhaps that’s because his number one receiver was Kelvin Martin. Similarly, Young struggled in Tampa Bay — perhaps traced to that dot in the bottom left of the picture — and then was blessed with outstanding receivers the rest of his career.

Finally, let’s compare Elway’s targets to two other rival AFC quarterbacks during his era, Boomer Esiason and Warren Moon:

We see more of the same — when Esiason was playing at MVP-levels, he had great receivers. Moon was blessed with strong receivers for almost his entire career. Elway, during his prime, was a one-man show when it came to his team’s passing game.

The proper response to those who bash Elway isn’t to argue that Elway’s numbers from 1983 to 1994 were actually very good; the appropriate answer is that he was plagued with mediocre teammates. I’m not sure how bad his receivers need to have been to “make up” for Elway’s league-average numbers, but consider the final four years of his career. From 1995 to 1998, Elway played with the best teammates of his career. And he put up outstanding numbers despite playing at an age where most quarterbacks are on a steady decline. Elway was one of the best 35-to-38-year-old quarterbacks in NFL history. That’s an irrefutable statement, and considering his two rings during this time period, one could argue that he was the best ever over those ages (and with those rings he even has a leg up on where Peyton Manning and Tom Brady will finish).

In some ways, it feels like people have tried to invent reasons to explain why Elway was so good despite his merely solid numbers. ^[4]Scott Kacsmar has done a great job dispelling the myth that John Elway holds the all-time record for 4th quarter comebacks. Elway did not record 47 4th quarter comebacks; in reality, he had 34 4QCs … Continue reading I think the more intellectually honest explanation is to understand that the NFL is a team game, and the quarterback is only responsible for a portion of his team’s offensive production. Compared to the other star quarterbacks of his era, the evidence indicates that Elway had the least support from his teammates. In the ’80s, the only skill-position teammate of his to make the Pro Bowl was running back Sammy Winder.

Once Elway started playing with star teammates, his production was outstanding, and even better once you consider his age. His raw numbers pale in comparison to players like Montana, Young, Favre, and Marino. I’m not sure if he was a better player than any of those great quarterbacks, but I do think much of the gap is best explained by each player’s supporting cast, and not by each player’s ability.

Is this a thinly-veiled Brady/Manning post?

I looked at all games, including playoffs, from 1960 to 2011, for all quarterbacks with at least 5,000 career passing yards over that time period. The table below lists the following information for each passer:

– His first year (or 1960, if he played before 1960) and his last year (or 2011, if still active)
– All the franchises he played for (which you can search for in the search box)
– His number of career wins, and his touchdown rate, interception rate, yards per attempt and Adjusted Yards per Attempt (which includes a 20-yard bonus for touchdown passes and a 45-yard penalty for interceptions) in wins ^[1]Unfortunately, I excluded sack data from this study due to its general unavailability for most of the covered time period.
– His number of career losses, and his touchdown rate, interception rate, yards per attempt and Adjusted Yards per Attempt in losses

The table is sorted by AY/A in wins; unsurprisingly, Aaron Rodgers — who is the career leader in that metric — tops this table, too. In fact, Rodgers is also the leader in AY/A in losses. Note that this table includes all games played by the quarterback, not just his starts.

Rk	Player	Years	Teams	PYD	Win	TD%_W	INT%_W	Y/A_W	AY/A_W	Loss	TD%_L	INT%_L	Y/A_L	AY/A_L
1	Aaron Rodgers	2005--2011	gnb	19147	49	7.6%	1.3%	8.7	8.3	27	4.3%	2.5%	7.4	6.4
2	Matt Schaub	2004--2011	atl-htx	17936	48	5.3%	1.7%	8.7	8.1	53	3.5%	3.3%	7.2	5.8
3	Tony Romo	2005--2011	dal	21666	60	6.6%	2.1%	8.7	7.9	43	4.3%	3.4%	7	5.5
4	Kurt Warner	1998--2009	ram-nyg-crd	36296	81	6.8%	2.2%	8.7	7.8	57	3.3%	4.4%	7.2	5.3
5	Daunte Culpepper	1999--2009	min-mia-rai-det	25133	45	7.1%	2.2%	8.7	7.8	64	3.3%	4%	6.9	5.1
6	Bob Berry	1965--1975	min-atl	9197	32	7.4%	2.3%	8.6	7.7	36	4.2%	7.4%	7.1	3.8
7	Steve Young	1985--1999	tam-sfo	36450	125	6.8%	1.7%	8.3	7.6	60	2.9%	4.2%	7.2	5.3
8	Philip Rivers	2004--2011	sdg	26105	69	6.2%	2.3%	8.5	7.6	39	4%	3.1%	7.3	6
9	Ben Roethlisberger	2004--2011	pit	29729	90	5.7%	2.2%	8.4	7.6	38	3.7%	4.9%	7.2	5
10	John Friesz	1990--2000	sdg-was-sea-nwe	8699	19	5%	1%	7.8	7.5	38	2.6%	4%	5.8	4
11	Bart Starr	1960--1971	gnb	22810	99	6.6%	2.9%	8.6	7.5	41	2.4%	5.9%	6.7	4.1
12	Don Meredith	1960--1968	dal	17750	51	8.5%	3.3%	8.8	7.5	50	3.5%	6%	6.2	3.6
13	Drew Brees	2001--2011	sdg-nor	43722	97	6.5%	1.7%	8	7.4	66	3.4%	3.7%	6.7	5.1
14	Ken O'Brien	1984--1993	nyj-phi	25598	56	5.8%	1.7%	8	7.4	72	2.1%	3.6%	6.3	4.7
15	J.P. Losman	2004--2011	buf-rai-mia	6271	17	5.8%	1.5%	7.9	7.4	28	2.5%	4.4%	6.1	4.1
16	Trent Green	1997--2008	was-ram-kan-mia	28794	59	5.3%	2.1%	8.2	7.3	63	3.6%	3.8%	7.1	5.5
17	Rob Johnson	1995--2003	jax-buf-tam-was-rai	5947	20	4.8%	1.5%	7.9	7.3	25	2.8%	3.6%	6.7	5.1
18	Chad Pennington	2000--2010	nyj-mia	19241	46	5.1%	1.2%	7.7	7.3	49	3.2%	4.1%	6.6	4.9
19	Boomer Esiason	1984--1997	cin-nyj-crd	38520	89	6.6%	2.4%	8.2	7.3	103	3.3%	4.4%	6.5	4.6
20	Neil Lomax	1981--1988	crd	23156	48	6.4%	2.1%	8.1	7.3	59	3%	3.3%	6.6	5.2
21	David Garrard	2002--2010	jax	16489	45	5.3%	1.4%	7.8	7.3	44	2.7%	3.4%	6.4	4.9
22	Matthew Stafford	2009--2011	det	8220	13	8.1%	1.8%	7.9	7.2	17	3.4%	4.4%	6.3	4.4
23	Joe Montana	1979--1994	sfo-kan	46323	140	6.4%	2.2%	8.1	7.2	60	2.7%	3.4%	6.3	4.9
24	Eddie LeBaron	1960--1963	dal	5331	11	12.5%	5.5%	9.4	7.2	31	4.7%	8.7%	7.1	3.3
25	Peyton Manning	1998--2010	clt	60217	150	6.3%	1.9%	8	7.2	77	3.9%	4.1%	6.9	5.2
26	Ed Brown	1960--1965	chi-pit-clt	7723	35	7.7%	5.8%	9.7	7.2	33	2.9%	8.8%	6.5	2.6
27	Wade Wilson	1981--1998	min-atl-nor-dal-rai	18605	66	6.1%	2.6%	8.3	7.2	63	2.4%	5.3%	6.2	3.9
28	Jay Cutler	2006--2011	den-chi	18637	42	6.6%	2.2%	8.1	7.2	38	2.7%	4.6%	6.5	4.5
29	Josh Freeman	2009--2011	tam	8898	17	5.6%	1.8%	7.9	7.2	24	2.8%	4.6%	6.1	4.1
30	Tom Brady	2000--2011	nwe	45264	140	6.1%	1.6%	7.8	7.2	43	3.6%	4.2%	6.3	4.5
31	Matt Moore	2007--2011	car-mia	5137	17	6.2%	1.8%	7.8	7.1	19	2.8%	5%	6.2	4
32	Chris Chandler	1988--2004	clt-tam-crd-ram-oti-atl-chi	29212	72	5.9%	2.6%	8.2	7.1	105	3.1%	4.4%	6.4	4.4
33	Len Dawson	1960--1975	cle-kan	30112	105	8.7%	3.6%	8.6	7.1	64	3.2%	6.3%	6.6	3.8
34	Joe Flacco	2008--2011	rav	15348	49	4.6%	1.2%	7.6	7.1	24	3%	4.4%	5.9	4
35	Trent Edwards	2007--2010	buf-jax	6019	14	4%	1.6%	7.7	7.1	22	2%	4.3%	5.7	3.8
36	Jeff Garcia	1999--2009	sfo-cle-det-phi-tam	26894	63	5.4%	1.3%	7.5	7.1	68	3.4%	3.1%	6.4	5.1
37	Ken Anderson	1971--1986	cin	34159	100	6.2%	2.4%	8	7.1	92	2.7%	4.7%	6.7	4.7
38	Rudy Bukich	1960--1968	pit-chi	7865	30	7.5%	3.5%	8.5	7	35	3.5%	8.6%	6	2.3
39	Troy Aikman	1989--2000	dal	36791	105	4.8%	2.1%	7.9	7	76	2.1%	4.1%	6	4.2
40	Damon Huard	1998--2008	mia-nwe-kan	6349	20	4.9%	1.1%	7.4	7	24	2%	4.3%	5.8	4
41	Jim Everett	1986--1997	ram-nor-sdg	35957	66	5.7%	2.6%	8.1	7	97	3.2%	4.2%	6.5	4.6
42	Roger Staubach	1969--1979	dal	25491	106	6.1%	2.5%	8	7	44	3.5%	6.3%	6.7	3.9
43	Bert Jones	1973--1982	clt-ram	18589	47	6.4%	3.1%	8.2	7	58	3.6%	4.6%	6.3	4.3
44	Frank Reich	1985--1998	buf-car-nyj-det	6858	39	8.8%	2.1%	7.7	7	39	3.3%	4.3%	6.3	4.4
45	Jeff Hostetler	1986--1997	nyg-rai-was	17464	70	5.5%	1.9%	7.7	7	40	2.3%	4.1%	6.3	4.5
46	Dan Fouts	1973--1987	sdg	45165	91	5.9%	3.2%	8.3	6.9	95	3.1%	5.5%	7.1	4.7
47	Bill Kenney	1980--1988	kan	17374	37	5.9%	2.5%	8	6.9	49	3.2%	4.2%	6.5	4.6
48	Y.A. Tittle	1960--1964	sfo-nyg	11542	40	8.9%	4.3%	8.7	6.9	23	2.5%	6.9%	5.7	2.7
49	Mark Brunell	1994--2011	gnb-jax-was-nor-nyj	33905	99	4.8%	1.8%	7.6	6.9	91	3.2%	2.9%	6.2	4.9
50	Aaron Brooks	2000--2006	nor-rai	20822	41	5.8%	1.6%	7.5	6.9	54	3.3%	4.1%	6.4	4.7
51	Patrick Ramsey	2002--2008	was-nyj-den	5929	16	5.2%	2.3%	7.8	6.9	24	3.1%	3.8%	5.8	4.2
52	Scott Mitchell	1992--2001	mia-det-rav-cin	15925	40	6%	2.1%	7.7	6.9	45	2.6%	4.6%	5.9	3.9
53	Randy Wright	1984--1988	gnb	7106	12	5.4%	3.4%	8.3	6.9	33	2.2%	5.5%	5.9	3.5
54	Rich Gannon	1987--2004	min-was-kan-rai	30434	91	5.5%	1.5%	7.4	6.9	71	3%	3.6%	6.2	4.6
55	Earl Morrall	1960--1976	det-nyg-clt-mia	17529	92	7.9%	4.8%	8.9	6.9	44	4.2%	6.9%	6.6	3.6
56	Sonny Jurgensen	1960--1974	phi-was	31546	74	7.7%	3.9%	8.4	6.9	79	4.5%	4.9%	6.8	4.7
57	Steve DeBerg	1978--1998	sfo-den-tam-kan-mia-atl	34752	72	5.4%	2.3%	7.8	6.9	114	3.2%	4.9%	6.4	4.2
58	Steve Beuerlein	1988--2003	rai-dal-crd-jax-car-den	24317	64	5.6%	2.3%	7.8	6.8	66	3.4%	4.2%	6.8	5
59	Fran Tarkenton	1961--1978	min-nyg	48806	131	6.8%	2.8%	8	6.8	117	3.6%	5.5%	6.5	4.1
60	John Brodie	1960--1973	sfo	30783	78	6.7%	3.3%	8.2	6.8	79	3.3%	6%	6.1	3.5
61	Doug Flutie	1986--2005	chi-nwe-buf-sdg	15209	48	5.2%	2.4%	7.8	6.8	45	2.9%	3.9%	6	4.3
62	Johnny Unitas	1960--1973	clt-sdg	32335	107	6.3%	3.8%	8.4	6.8	59	2.7%	7.3%	6.5	3.2
63	Joe Namath	1965--1977	nyj-ram	28299	68	6.4%	4%	8.5	6.8	71	3.3%	6.8%	6.5	3.5
64	Matt Ryan	2008--2011	atl	14832	43	6.1%	1.9%	7.5	6.8	22	2.4%	3%	6.1	4.8
65	Craig Erickson	1992--1997	tam-clt-mia	7625	18	4.8%	2.7%	7.9	6.8	34	3.2%	3.9%	6.5	4.8
66	Marc Bulger	2002--2009	ram	23758	42	4.9%	2.6%	7.8	6.8	57	3.1%	3.3%	6.8	5.4
67	Matt Cassel	2005--2011	nwe-kan	11769	42	5.1%	2%	7.6	6.8	30	3.5%	3.3%	5.7	4.3
68	Tom Flores	1960--1969	rai-buf-kan	11960	40	8.3%	3.8%	8.3	6.8	44	2.8%	6.7%	5.7	2.8
69	Phil Simms	1979--1993	nyg	35141	102	5.3%	2.5%	7.7	6.7	72	3%	4.3%	6.4	4.6
70	Derek Anderson	2006--2011	cle-crd-car	9148	21	5.5%	2.4%	7.7	6.7	32	2.7%	4.6%	5.7	3.6
71	Michael Vick	2001--2011	atl-phi	18889	65	5.8%	2.4%	7.7	6.7	51	2.8%	3.4%	6.3	4.9
72	Brett Favre	1991--2010	atl-gnb-nyj-min	77693	201	6.3%	2.2%	7.6	6.7	125	3.2%	4.9%	6.4	4.3
73	Craig Morton	1965--1982	dal-nyg-den	29143	118	6.7%	3.7%	8.2	6.7	82	2.6%	6.5%	6.2	3.4
74	Steve Pelluer	1985--1990	dal-kan	6870	17	3.3%	2.2%	7.6	6.7	26	2.9%	4.7%	6.9	4.8
75	Dan Marino	1983--1999	mia	65871	155	5.7%	2.4%	7.7	6.7	105	4.1%	3.9%	6.8	5.1
76	Donovan McNabb	1999--2011	phi-was-min	40859	106	5.4%	2%	7.4	6.7	74	2.9%	2.6%	6.1	5
77	Dave Krieg	1980--1998	sea-kan-det-crd-chi-oti	40042	113	6.7%	3%	7.9	6.7	98	3%	4.4%	6.5	4.5
78	Warren Moon	1984--2000	oti-min-sea-kan	52195	108	5.5%	2.6%	7.7	6.6	110	3.1%	4.2%	6.8	4.9
79	Jim Kelly	1986--1996	buf	39330	110	6.1%	3.2%	8	6.6	67	3.1%	4.6%	6.6	4.6
80	John Hadl	1962--1977	sdg-ram-gnb-oti	33941	103	7%	3.7%	8.2	6.6	92	3.3%	7.8%	6.1	2.7
81	Bernie Kosar	1985--1996	cle-dal-mia	25254	67	4.8%	1.9%	7.4	6.6	66	3.1%	3.4%	6.6	5.1
82	Jake Delhomme	1999--2011	nor-car-cle-htx	22822	65	5.5%	2.9%	7.8	6.6	45	3.1%	4.2%	6.6	4.8
83	Vince Evans	1977--1995	chi-rai	9511	37	7.1%	3.8%	8.2	6.6	57	2.4%	6%	6.3	3.6
84	John Elway	1983--1998	den	56439	163	5%	2.6%	7.7	6.6	92	2.8%	3.9%	6.3	4.6
85	Drew Bledsoe	1993--2006	nwe-buf-dal	45946	102	5.1%	1.9%	7.4	6.6	99	2.4%	4.2%	5.9	4
86	Jason Campbell	2006--2011	was-rai	14417	32	3.8%	1.7%	7.3	6.6	39	3.3%	2.7%	6.4	5.3
87	Pete Liske	1964--1972	nyj-den-phi	5170	16	7%	2.6%	7.6	6.6	23	2.2%	8.2%	5.9	2.3
88	Jeff George	1990--2001	clt-atl-rai-min-was	28603	48	5.5%	2.7%	7.7	6.6	85	3.2%	2.9%	6.6	5.4
89	Alex Smith	2005--2011	sfo	13038	33	4.4%	1.1%	7	6.6	39	2.9%	4.3%	6	4.1
90	Jim Zorn	1976--1987	sea-gnb-tam	21249	52	4.9%	2.9%	7.8	6.6	68	2.8%	5.4%	6.1	3.7
91	Lynn Dickey	1971--1985	oti-gnb	23914	52	6.5%	4.4%	8.4	6.6	76	3.5%	6.6%	7	4.1
92	Jon Kitna	1997--2011	sea-cin-det-dal	30104	56	5.7%	2%	7.4	6.6	86	2.8%	4.7%	6.3	4.3
93	Eric Hipple	1981--1989	det	11009	30	6.3%	3%	7.8	6.6	36	1.8%	5.5%	6.4	4
94	Bob Griese	1967--1980	mia	26559	108	7.4%	3.9%	8.1	6.5	62	3.5%	6.4%	6.4	3.5
95	Chris Miller	1987--1999	atl-ram-den	19789	37	5.7%	2.4%	7.5	6.5	63	3.6%	4.2%	6.3	4.5
96	Gus Frerotte	1994--2008	was-det-den-cin-min-mia-ram	21666	58	5.1%	2.7%	7.6	6.5	60	2.5%	4.1%	6.2	4.4
97	Matt Hasselbeck	1999--2011	gnb-sea-oti	35891	91	5.1%	2.4%	7.5	6.5	80	3%	3.4%	6.3	4.8
98	Tarvaris Jackson	2006--2011	min-sea	7239	27	4.5%	3.1%	7.8	6.5	23	2.8%	3.4%	5.8	4.3
99	Jeff Blake	1992--2005	nyj-cin-nor-rav-crd-phi-chi	21711	42	5.1%	2.1%	7.4	6.5	77	3.6%	3.6%	6.3	4.7
100	Tony Eason	1983--1990	nwe-nyj	11703	35	5.1%	2.8%	7.7	6.5	31	3.3%	3.4%	6.7	5.2
101	Jim Harbaugh	1987--2000	chi-clt-rav-sdg	27194	78	4.8%	2.1%	7.3	6.5	93	2.3%	3.6%	6.2	4.6
102	Don Majkowski	1987--1996	gnb-clt-det	12906	34	4.8%	2.8%	7.7	6.5	43	2.6%	4.2%	6	4.2
103	Gary Hogeboom	1982--1989	dal-clt-crd	9598	31	5.1%	2.6%	7.5	6.5	28	2.7%	6.1%	6.7	4
104	Joe Theismann	1974--1985	was	26988	95	6%	2.8%	7.6	6.5	59	2.4%	5.1%	6.3	4.1
105	Randall Cunningham	1985--2001	phi-min-dal-rav	32405	98	6.1%	2.6%	7.6	6.5	73	3.1%	3.6%	6.3	4.7
106	Byron Leftwich	2003--2010	jax-atl-pit-tam	10439	30	5%	1.6%	7.1	6.5	31	2.6%	3.5%	6.2	4.7
107	Tony Banks	1996--2005	ram-rav-was-htx	15315	43	5.2%	2.2%	7.4	6.5	52	2%	3.7%	5.9	4.3
108	Bobby Hebert	1985--1996	nor-atl	22331	63	5.2%	3%	7.7	6.5	55	3.5%	5%	6.2	4.1
109	Greg Landry	1968--1984	det-clt-chi	16100	55	6.7%	3.9%	8.1	6.5	65	2.5%	4.7%	6.3	4.2
110	Eli Manning	2004--2011	nyg	30095	77	5.5%	2.2%	7.3	6.4	54	3.7%	4.5%	6.7	4.7
111	Jay Fiedler	1998--2005	min-jax-mia-nyj	12499	50	5%	2.6%	7.5	6.4	29	2.5%	5.9%	6	3.4
112	Stan Humphries	1989--1997	was-sdg	18538	55	4.4%	2.3%	7.4	6.4	39	2.2%	5.1%	5.9	3.7
113	Jim Plunkett	1971--1986	nwe-sfo-rai	28175	85	5.6%	3.4%	7.9	6.4	82	3.2%	7.1%	6.4	3.2
114	Elvis Grbac	1994--2001	sfo-kan-rav	17492	61	4.8%	2.4%	7.4	6.4	39	3.1%	4.4%	6.2	4.3
115	Richard Todd	1976--1985	nyj-nor	21636	51	5.2%	3.6%	7.9	6.4	70	3.2%	7%	6.2	3.1
116	Steve Grogan	1975--1990	nwe	27457	80	6.7%	4.3%	8.2	6.4	71	3.5%	7.2%	6.8	3.6
117	Frank Ryan	1960--1970	ram-cle-was	15833	66	9.3%	4.4%	8.2	6.4	42	4%	6.1%	6.6	3.9
118	Carson Palmer	2004--2011	cin-rai	25659	50	5.9%	2.9%	7.6	6.4	59	3.8%	3.5%	6.9	5.3
119	Shaun Hill	2005--2011	min-sfo-det	6209	18	5.5%	1.8%	7.1	6.4	16	3.2%	2.8%	6.3	5.1
120	Mark Rypien	1988--2001	was-cle-ram-phi-clt	20249	58	5.7%	3.3%	7.7	6.4	47	2.9%	3.6%	6.5	4.9
121	Bubby Brister	1986--2000	pit-phi-nyj-den-min	14801	47	5.7%	2.3%	7.3	6.4	51	1.9%	4.3%	5.9	3.9
122	Kerry Collins	1995--2011	car-nor-nyg-rai-oti-clt	42478	92	4.4%	2.1%	7.2	6.4	113	2.7%	4%	6.1	4.3
123	Steve McNair	1995--2007	oti-rav	33068	100	4.6%	2.1%	7.2	6.4	72	2.6%	3.4%	6.4	4.9
124	Charlie Batch	1998--2011	det-pit	10610	40	5.2%	2.8%	7.5	6.3	37	3.1%	3.4%	6.6	5.1
125	Bill Nelsen	1963--1972	pit-cle	15004	46	6.5%	4.1%	8	6.3	43	3%	7.2%	6.5	3.4
126	Charley Johnson	1961--1975	crd-oti-den	24410	68	7.3%	4.7%	8.3	6.3	70	3%	5.9%	6.3	3.6
127	Steve Bartkowski	1975--1986	atl-ram	24916	60	5.9%	3.1%	7.6	6.3	73	3.5%	5.2%	6.5	4.3
128	Sam Bradford	2010--2011	ram	5676	8	4.1%	1.5%	6.9	6.3	18	1.9%	2.5%	5.6	4.5
129	Gary Danielson	1977--1988	det-cle	14000	42	4.9%	2.9%	7.5	6.3	43	3.5%	5.3%	6.7	4.4
130	Brian Sipe	1974--1983	cle	23896	60	6%	3.2%	7.6	6.3	62	3%	5.4%	6.2	3.8
131	Jay Schroeder	1985--1994	was-rai-cin-crd	20854	71	5.2%	2.7%	7.4	6.3	50	2.7%	5.3%	6.6	4.3
132	Virgil Carter	1968--1976	chi-cin-sdg	5127	21	5.7%	3%	7.5	6.3	24	2.1%	4.7%	5.6	3.5
133	Tommy Kramer	1977--1990	min-nor	25651	64	5.9%	2.8%	7.4	6.3	66	2.9%	5.7%	6.2	3.7
134	Brad Johnson	1994--2008	min-was-tam-dal	30457	102	4.6%	2.1%	7.1	6.2	70	2.9%	3.9%	6.2	4.5
135	Kelly Holcomb	1995--2007	tam-clt-cle-buf-min	6453	9	5.5%	3.4%	7.7	6.2	29	4%	4.5%	6.5	4.6
136	Quincy Carter	2001--2004	dal-nyj	6491	20	4.7%	2.2%	7.1	6.2	18	1.8%	5.3%	5.9	3.5
137	Ryan Fitzpatrick	2005--2011	ram-cin-buf	10936	22	6.2%	2.4%	7.2	6.2	34	2.9%	4.5%	5.9	3.9
138	Neil O'Donnell	1991--2003	pit-nyj-cin-oti	23399	72	5%	2%	7	6.2	58	2.5%	2.3%	6.3	5.4
139	James Harris	1969--1979	buf-ram-sdg	8479	44	5.8%	4.2%	8	6.2	34	1.8%	6.6%	6	3.1
140	Brian Griese	1998--2008	den-mia-tam-chi	19440	53	5.2%	2.8%	7.4	6.2	40	3.3%	4.2%	6.6	4.7
141	Terry Bradshaw	1970--1983	pit	31822	125	7%	4.3%	8	6.2	62	3%	7.3%	6.1	2.9
142	Bill Munson	1964--1979	ram-det-sea-sdg-buf	12940	41	6.4%	2.6%	7.2	6.2	58	2.8%	5%	6.1	3.9
143	Steve Tensi	1966--1970	sdg-den	5558	15	8.5%	4.4%	8	6.1	29	3.5%	5.7%	5.8	3.3
144	Jeff Kemp	1981--1991	ram-sfo-sea-phi	6403	28	6.7%	2.9%	7.3	6.1	26	1.9%	5.5%	6.3	3.8
145	Ty Detmer	1993--2001	gnb-phi-sfo-cle-det	6499	18	4.9%	2.5%	7.1	6.1	24	2.7%	4.6%	6.5	4.4
146	Billy Wade	1960--1966	ram-chi	11390	34	6.1%	3.5%	7.6	6.1	33	3.8%	6.3%	6.4	3.7
147	Dave M. Brown	1992--2000	nyg-crd	10304	29	4.1%	2.5%	7.2	6.1	42	1.9%	4.2%	5.8	4
148	Mark Sanchez	2009--2011	nyj	10364	30	5.1%	2%	6.9	6.1	22	2.9%	5%	6.2	4
149	Joe Ferguson	1973--1990	buf-det-tam-clt	30631	83	6.4%	3.1%	7.4	6.1	107	3%	5.8%	6.1	3.5
150	Norm Snead	1961--1976	was-phi-min-nyg-sfo	30797	57	6.9%	4.3%	7.9	6.1	114	3.5%	6.7%	6.7	3.7
151	Dennis Shaw	1970--1975	buf-crd	6347	12	5.9%	5.3%	8.4	6.1	34	2.8%	8.1%	6.5	2.9
152	Vince Ferragamo	1977--1986	ram-buf-gnb	12564	35	7.1%	3.7%	7.6	6.1	42	2.9%	7.1%	6.5	3.4
153	Jake Plummer	1997--2006	crd-den	30593	74	4.7%	2.5%	7.1	6.1	75	2.9%	4.8%	6.4	4.3
154	Tommy Maddox	1992--2005	den-ram-nyg-pit	8754	27	5.9%	3.2%	7.4	6.1	28	2.6%	5.3%	6.1	3.7
155	Daryle Lamonica	1963--1974	buf-rai	21082	104	7.8%	4.6%	8	6.1	37	3%	7.3%	6	2.8
156	Kyle Orton	2005--2011	chi-den-kan	14532	36	4.5%	1.9%	6.8	6.1	35	3%	3.1%	6.4	5
157	Roman Gabriel	1962--1977	ram-phi	29780	87	5.7%	2.6%	7.1	6.1	79	3.2%	4%	5.8	4.1
158	Bob Lee	1969--1980	min-atl-ram	5416	60	5.9%	4.8%	8.1	6.1	24	1.2%	6.2%	5	2.3
159	David Carr	2002--2010	htx-car-nyg-sfo	14433	32	3.4%	2.2%	7	6.1	61	2.7%	3.4%	6.2	4.7
160	Jack Trudeau	1986--1995	clt-nyj-car	10494	25	3.2%	2.4%	7.1	6	43	2.3%	5.2%	5.8	3.5
161	Steve Fuller	1979--1986	kan-chi	7454	33	4%	3.5%	7.5	6	29	1.9%	4%	6.2	4.5
162	Danny White	1976--1988	dal	24243	124	5.8%	4%	7.7	6	59	4%	5.3%	6.7	4.4
163	Archie Manning	1971--1984	nor-oti-min	23911	37	4.4%	3.2%	7.4	6	110	3.1%	5.1%	6.3	4.1
164	Ken Stabler	1970--1984	rai-oti-nor	30579	110	6.6%	4.6%	7.9	6	64	3%	7.3%	6.5	3.3
165	Doug Williams	1978--1989	tam-was	18108	49	5.4%	2.8%	7.2	6	45	3.1%	4.8%	6.5	4.4
166	Joe Pisarcik	1977--1984	nyg-phi	5552	25	4.6%	4.1%	7.8	6	32	2.1%	5.7%	5.7	3.1
167	Jim McMahon	1982--1996	chi-sdg-phi-min-crd-gnb	19260	86	4.5%	3.3%	7.4	6	40	2.6%	3.8%	6.4	4.8
168	Milt Plum	1960--1969	cle-det-ram-nyg	13335	46	6.9%	4.9%	8.1	6	40	3.1%	6%	6.3	3.7
169	Ron Jaworski	1974--1989	ram-phi-mia-kan	29859	89	5.4%	2.9%	7.2	6	79	3.4%	4.8%	6.5	4.4
170	Rodney Peete	1989--2004	det-dal-phi-was-car	16636	55	4.3%	3.4%	7.5	6	48	2.2%	4.3%	6.5	4.6
171	Vinny Testaverde	1987--2007	tam-cle-rav-nyj-dal-nwe-car	47553	102	5.3%	3.1%	7.3	6	137	3.3%	4.5%	6.7	4.7
172	Billy Kilmer	1961--1978	sfo-nor-was	21555	88	6.7%	3.7%	7.5	6	81	3.3%	5.9%	6.1	3.5
173	Tim Couch	1999--2003	cle	11131	22	5.5%	3.2%	7.3	6	40	2.7%	4.3%	6	4.1
174	Erik Kramer	1987--1999	atl-det-chi-sdg	16336	38	4.9%	2.4%	7	6	48	3.4%	4.1%	6.5	4.7
175	Trent Dilfer	1994--2007	tam-rav-sea-cle-sfo	21489	68	5.3%	2.7%	7.1	6	65	2%	5.1%	6	3.7
176	Mike Pagel	1982--1993	clt-cle-ram	9593	22	4.5%	2.6%	7.1	6	53	2.9%	4.9%	6	3.8
177	Kordell Stewart	1995--2005	pit-chi-rav	15490	76	3.5%	2.1%	6.8	5.9	54	2.7%	5.6%	5.5	3
178	Chad Henne	2008--2011	mia	7114	14	3.6%	1.7%	6.6	5.9	20	2.4%	4.6%	6.7	4.7
179	Jim Hart	1966--1984	crd-was	35156	93	5.7%	4%	7.6	5.9	103	2.9%	5.5%	6.2	3.8
180	Vince Young	2006--2011	oti-phi	9102	35	4.5%	3%	7.1	5.9	27	2.2%	4.9%	6.5	4.3
181	Josh McCown	2002--2011	crd-det-rai-car-chi	6998	15	4.2%	1.6%	6.5	5.9	36	2.9%	5.2%	6.2	3.9
182	Mark Malone	1981--1989	pit-sdg-nyj	10733	29	6.3%	3%	7.1	5.8	44	2.3%	5.9%	5.8	3.2
183	Babe Parilli	1960--1969	rai-nwe-nyj	18778	64	7.1%	4.1%	7.5	5.8	47	3.2%	7.5%	5.9	2.5
184	Don Strock	1974--1988	mia-cle	5913	37	7.1%	3.6%	7.3	5.8	30	4.5%	7.3%	6.6	3.3
185	Dick Wood	1962--1966	sdg-nyj-rai-mia	7153	17	7.1%	3.4%	7.2	5.8	28	2.6%	7.3%	5.3	2.1
186	Shaun King	1999--2004	tam-crd	5057	19	5.9%	2.3%	6.7	5.8	16	1.1%	4.1%	5.5	3.7
187	Pat Haden	1976--1981	ram	10024	41	4.4%	2.9%	7	5.8	26	3.1%	7.1%	6.4	3.3
188	Bobby Douglass	1969--1978	chi-sdg-nor-gnb	6493	16	6.2%	3.5%	7.2	5.8	57	2.1%	5.8%	5.1	2.5
189	Cotton Davidson	1960--1968	kan-rai	11451	30	6.5%	4.1%	7.5	5.7	40	2.9%	7.2%	6.3	3.1
190	Steve Bono	1985--1999	min-pit-sfo-kan-gnb-ram-car	10576	49	4.6%	1.8%	6.4	5.7	26	2.5%	3.7%	5.7	4.1
191	Marc Wilson	1980--1990	rai-nwe	14526	39	5.8%	4%	7.4	5.7	42	2.8%	5.8%	6.5	3.9
192	Billy Joe Tolliver	1989--1999	sdg-atl-oti-kan-nor	10760	24	5%	2.6%	6.8	5.7	53	3%	4.1%	6.1	4.4
193	Rick Mirer	1993--2003	sea-chi-nyj-sfo-rai	11969	27	3.9%	2.4%	6.6	5.6	52	1.8%	4.4%	5.5	3.5
194	Steve Ramsey	1970--1976	nor-den	6437	23	5.4%	5.9%	8.1	5.6	28	2.4%	6.5%	6.3	3.4
195	Jacky Lee	1960--1969	oti-den-kan	6191	30	9%	7%	8.5	5.5	29	4%	6.9%	6.6	3.6
196	Hugh Millen	1987--1995	ram-atl-nwe-den	6440	8	2.3%	4.2%	7.4	5.5	30	2.4%	3.6%	6.8	5.2
197	Jim Ninowski	1960--1969	det-cle-was-nor	6953	33	4.3%	4.5%	7.5	5.5	27	2.6%	7.4%	6.2	2.9
198	Dave Wilson	1981--1988	nor	7007	16	4.2%	5.2%	7.8	5.5	37	3.1%	5.5%	6.2	3.8
199	Kyle Boller	2003--2011	rav-ram-rai	8931	30	4.1%	1.7%	6.2	5.5	36	2.6%	4.7%	5.7	3.6
200	Joey Harrington	2002--2007	det-mia-atl	14693	27	4.4%	2.2%	6.4	5.5	55	2.5%	3.8%	5.5	3.9
201	Todd Blackledge	1983--1989	kan-pit	5366	22	5.2%	3.4%	6.9	5.5	22	1.7%	5.2%	5.3	2.9
202	Mike Tomczak	1985--1999	chi-gnb-cle-pit	16963	79	3.8%	3.9%	7.1	5.5	59	3.4%	5.3%	6.6	4.2
203	Mike Livingston	1968--1979	kan	11295	37	4.4%	3.2%	6.8	5.5	52	2.4%	5.7%	6.2	3.7
204	Danny Kanell	1996--2003	nyg-atl-den	5328	14	5.3%	2.5%	6.5	5.5	25	2.2%	4%	4.9	3.2
205	Steve Dils	1980--1988	min-ram-atl	5816	18	3.5%	2.6%	6.5	5.4	29	2.4%	3.6%	5.7	4.1
206	Jack Thompson	1979--1984	cin-tam	5329	15	5.3%	1.8%	6.1	5.4	30	3.5%	6.2%	6.3	3.6
207	Kent Graham	1992--2001	nyg-crd-pit-was	7801	27	4.4%	1.6%	6	5.4	33	1.8%	3.1%	5.7	4.3
208	David Woodley	1980--1985	mia-pit	9203	38	4.4%	3.5%	6.9	5.4	24	3%	7.4%	6.3	3.1
209	Randy Johnson	1966--1976	atl-nyg-was-gnb	8329	14	7.8%	4.4%	7.2	5.4	58	3.2%	7.6%	6.3	3
210	Rex Grossman	2003--2011	chi-htx-was	11015	30	4.7%	3.3%	6.8	5.4	27	2.3%	4.3%	6.2	4.3
211	Jim Miller	1995--2002	pit-chi	6410	20	3.9%	2.9%	6.6	5.3	18	3%	3.2%	5.6	4.3
212	Dan Pastorini	1971--1983	oti-rai-ram-phi	19469	62	4.6%	4.2%	7.1	5.3	81	2.5%	6.1%	5.4	2.7
213	Paul McDonald	1980--1984	cle	5550	12	3.8%	3.4%	6.8	5.3	23	2.8%	5.1%	7	4.7
214	George Blanda	1960--1975	oti-rai	22029	142	8.4%	6%	7.8	5.3	79	3.9%	8%	6.1	2.5
215	Jack Kemp	1960--1969	sdg-buf	22256	71	4.6%	5.2%	7.5	5.2	46	2.2%	7.1%	6.2	3
216	David Whitehurst	1977--1983	gnb	6205	21	6.1%	5.3%	7.4	5.1	30	1.1%	5.4%	5.7	3.3
217	Zeke Bratkowski	1960--1971	chi-ram-gnb	8005	30	4.7%	5.5%	7.5	5.1	45	3.5%	8.9%	6.6	2.7
218	Steve Spurrier	1967--1976	sfo-tam	6878	48	6.4%	4.9%	7.1	5.1	53	2.2%	5.2%	5.4	3.1
219	Joe Kapp	1967--1970	min-nwe	6746	26	6.6%	6.2%	7.7	5.1	26	2.2%	8.1%	5.7	2.1
220	Bob Avellini	1975--1984	chi	7288	30	4.2%	5.9%	7.5	5	36	2.3%	6.8%	5.7	2.7
221	Frank Tripucka	1960--1963	den	7676	13	5.1%	5.9%	7.5	5	29	3.3%	6.7%	5.2	2.3
222	Pete Beathard	1964--1973	kan-oti-crd-ram	8544	40	4.5%	5.3%	7.2	4.9	34	2.5%	7.3%	5.6	2.4
223	Gary Cuozzo	1963--1972	clt-nor-min-crd	7688	47	4.6%	3.9%	6.5	4.9	35	2.9%	5.7%	6	3.5
224	Al Dorow	1960--1962	nyj-buf	5732	14	5.7%	5%	6.9	4.8	18	4.7%	8.5%	5.8	2.1
225	Steve Walsh	1989--1999	dal-nor-chi-ram-tam-clt	8248	27	3.9%	3.2%	6.2	4.8	34	2.4%	4.5%	5.9	3.9
226	Mike Phipps	1970--1981	cle-chi	10806	50	4.5%	3.7%	6.4	4.8	51	1.7%	8.4%	5.3	1.6
227	Scott Brunner	1980--1985	nyg-crd	6843	16	3.7%	3.7%	6.3	4.7	29	3%	5.8%	6.2	3.6
228	Jack Concannon	1964--1975	phi-chi-gnb-det	6270	27	4.6%	4.3%	6.5	4.6	32	2.5%	6.8%	5.1	2.1
229	Mike Taliaferro	1964--1972	nyj-nwe-buf	5241	19	8.2%	4.7%	6.3	4.4	41	2.2%	7.2%	5.1	1.9

But let’s get to the more interesting question: have any quarterbacks performed better in losses than in wins? The table below shows the same biographical information and then also displays each quarterback’s career statistics (subject to the same caveats) in games, passing yards, Y/A, and AY/A. The next four columns reproduce the information above, showing each quarterback’s Y/A and AY/A in wins and losses. To make it easier to follow, I’ve highlighted the two win columns in light blue and the two loss columns in light red.

The final two columns show the differences in each player’s Y/A and AY/A. It is sorted by the AY/A differential, which is AY/A in losses minus AY/A in wins. If you sort by the passing yards column, you see that most of the game’s best quarterbacks generally averaged about 2 fewer AY/A in losses than in wins. Dan Marino, Warren Moon, Vinny Testaverde, and Donovan McNabb appear to be exceptions, with smaller differentials, although I don’t know what you can draw from that.

Rk	Player	Years	Teams	G	PYD	Y/A	AY/A	Y/A_W	AY/A_W	Y/A_L	AY/A_L	Y/A Diff	AY/A Diff
1	Hugh Millen	1987--1995	ram-atl-nwe-den	38	6440	6.9	5.7	7.4	5.5	6.8	5.2	-0.6	-0.3
2	Paul McDonald	1980--1984	cle	35	5550	6.9	5.5	6.8	5.3	7	4.7	0.2	-0.6
3	Neil O'Donnell	1991--2003	pit-nyj-cin-oti	130	23399	6.7	6.4	7	6.2	6.3	5.4	-0.7	-0.9
4	Steve Walsh	1989--1999	dal-nor-chi-ram-tam-clt	61	8248	6	4.8	6.2	4.8	5.9	3.9	-0.3	-0.9
5	Kyle Orton	2005--2011	chi-den-kan	71	14532	6.6	6.2	6.8	6.1	6.4	5	-0.5	-1
6	Carson Palmer	2004--2011	cin-rai	109	25659	7.2	6.6	7.6	6.4	6.9	5.3	-0.7	-1.1
7	Jim Miller	1995--2002	pit-chi	38	6410	6.1	5.4	6.6	5.3	5.6	4.3	-0.9	-1.1
8	Rex Grossman	2003--2011	chi-htx-was	57	11015	6.5	5.5	6.8	5.4	6.2	4.3	-0.6	-1.1
9	Scott Brunner	1980--1985	nyg-crd	45	6843	6.2	4.5	6.3	4.7	6.2	3.6	-0.1	-1.1
10	Kent Graham	1992--2001	nyg-crd-pit-was	60	7801	5.8	5.3	6	5.4	5.7	4.3	-0.4	-1.1
11	Charlie Batch	1998--2011	det-pit	77	10610	6.9	6.3	7.5	6.3	6.6	5.1	-0.9	-1.2
12	Chad Henne	2008--2011	mia	34	7114	6.7	5.7	6.6	5.9	6.7	4.7	0.1	-1.2
13	Jeff George	1990--2001	clt-atl-rai-min-was	133	28603	7	6.5	7.7	6.6	6.6	5.4	-1.1	-1.2
14	Mike Tomczak	1985--1999	chi-gnb-cle-pit	138	16963	6.8	5.5	7.1	5.5	6.6	4.2	-0.6	-1.2
15	Erik Kramer	1987--1999	atl-det-chi-sdg	86	16336	6.7	6	7	6	6.5	4.7	-0.5	-1.2
16	Jim McMahon	1982--1996	chi-sdg-phi-min-crd-gnb	126	19260	7.1	6.3	7.4	6	6.4	4.8	-1	-1.2
17	Vinny Testaverde	1987--2007	tam-cle-rav-nyj-dal-nwe-car	240	47553	6.9	5.9	7.3	6	6.7	4.7	-0.6	-1.3
18	Steve Dils	1980--1988	min-ram-atl	47	5816	6	5.1	6.5	5.4	5.7	4.1	-0.8	-1.3
19	Tony Eason	1983--1990	nwe-nyj	66	11703	7.2	6.6	7.7	6.5	6.7	5.2	-1	-1.3
20	Jason Campbell	2006--2011	was-rai	71	14417	6.8	6.4	7.3	6.6	6.4	5.3	-0.8	-1.3
21	Shaun Hill	2005--2011	min-sfo-det	34	6209	6.6	6.3	7.1	6.4	6.3	5.1	-0.8	-1.3
22	Billy Joe Tolliver	1989--1999	sdg-atl-oti-kan-nor	77	10760	6.3	5.3	6.8	5.7	6.1	4.4	-0.6	-1.3
23	David Carr	2002--2010	htx-car-nyg-sfo	93	14433	6.4	5.5	7	6.1	6.2	4.7	-0.8	-1.4
24	Marc Bulger	2002--2009	ram	99	23758	7.2	6.7	7.8	6.8	6.8	5.4	-1	-1.4
25	Rodney Peete	1989--2004	det-dal-phi-was-car	103	16636	7	5.9	7.5	6	6.5	4.6	-1	-1.4
26	Gary Cuozzo	1963--1972	clt-nor-min-crd	82	7688	6.2	4.8	6.5	4.9	6	3.5	-0.5	-1.4
27	Steve McNair	1995--2007	oti-rav	172	33068	6.8	6.3	7.2	6.4	6.4	4.9	-0.8	-1.5
28	Mark Rypien	1988--2001	was-cle-ram-phi-clt	105	20249	7.1	6.4	7.7	6.4	6.5	4.9	-1.3	-1.5
29	Brian Griese	1998--2008	den-mia-tam-chi	93	19440	7	6.2	7.4	6.2	6.6	4.7	-0.8	-1.5
30	Bernie Kosar	1985--1996	cle-dal-mia	134	25254	6.9	6.5	7.4	6.6	6.6	5.1	-0.8	-1.5
31	Steve Fuller	1979--1986	kan-chi	62	7454	6.7	5.6	7.5	6	6.2	4.5	-1.3	-1.6
32	Philip Rivers	2004--2011	sdg	108	26105	8	7.8	8.5	7.6	7.3	6	-1.2	-1.6
33	Vince Young	2006--2011	oti-phi	62	9102	6.8	5.8	7.1	5.9	6.5	4.3	-0.7	-1.6
34	Dan Marino	1983--1999	mia	260	65871	7.3	6.9	7.7	6.7	6.8	5.1	-0.9	-1.6
35	Joey Harrington	2002--2007	det-mia-atl	82	14693	5.8	4.9	6.4	5.5	5.5	3.9	-0.8	-1.6
36	Ron Jaworski	1974--1989	ram-phi-mia-kan	169	29859	6.8	5.9	7.2	6	6.5	4.4	-0.7	-1.6
37	Steve Bono	1985--1999	min-pit-sfo-kan-gnb-ram-car	75	10576	6.1	5.7	6.4	5.7	5.7	4.1	-0.7	-1.6
38	Donovan McNabb	1999--2011	phi-was-min	181	40859	6.9	6.7	7.4	6.7	6.1	5	-1.3	-1.6
39	Danny White	1976--1988	dal	183	24243	7.3	6.3	7.7	6	6.7	4.4	-1.1	-1.7
40	Doug Williams	1978--1989	tam-was	95	18108	6.8	5.8	7.2	6	6.5	4.4	-0.7	-1.7
41	Kelly Holcomb	1995--2007	tam-clt-cle-buf-min	38	6453	6.8	5.8	7.7	6.2	6.5	4.6	-1.2	-1.7
42	Ty Detmer	1993--2001	gnb-phi-sfo-cle-det	42	6499	6.7	5.7	7.1	6.1	6.5	4.4	-0.7	-1.7
43	Matt Hasselbeck	1999--2011	gnb-sea-oti	171	35891	6.9	6.4	7.5	6.5	6.3	4.8	-1.2	-1.7
44	Eli Manning	2004--2011	nyg	131	30095	7	6.5	7.3	6.4	6.7	4.7	-0.7	-1.7
45	Dave Wilson	1981--1988	nor	53	7007	6.7	4.9	7.8	5.5	6.2	3.8	-1.6	-1.7
46	Warren Moon	1984--2000	oti-min-sea-kan	218	52195	7.2	6.5	7.7	6.6	6.8	4.9	-0.9	-1.7
47	Brad Johnson	1994--2008	min-was-tam-dal	172	30457	6.7	6.1	7.1	6.2	6.2	4.5	-0.9	-1.7
48	Mike Livingston	1968--1979	kan	90	11295	6.5	5	6.8	5.5	6.2	3.7	-0.6	-1.7
49	Sam Bradford	2010--2011	ram	26	5676	6	5.5	6.9	6.3	5.6	4.5	-1.3	-1.8
50	Jeff Blake	1992--2005	nyj-cin-nor-rav-crd-phi-chi	119	21711	6.7	6.2	7.4	6.5	6.3	4.7	-1.1	-1.8
51	Randall Cunningham	1985--2001	phi-min-dal-rav	172	32405	7	6.5	7.6	6.5	6.3	4.7	-1.3	-1.8
52	Marc Wilson	1980--1990	rai-nwe	81	14526	6.9	5.5	7.4	5.7	6.5	3.9	-0.9	-1.8
53	Jack Thompson	1979--1984	cin-tam	45	5329	6.3	4.7	6.1	5.4	6.3	3.6	0.2	-1.8
54	Byron Leftwich	2003--2010	jax-atl-pit-tam	61	10439	6.6	6.1	7.1	6.5	6.2	4.7	-0.9	-1.8
55	David Whitehurst	1977--1983	gnb	52	6205	6.3	4.6	7.4	5.1	5.7	3.3	-1.7	-1.8
56	Michael Vick	2001--2011	atl-phi	117	18889	7.1	6.6	7.7	6.7	6.3	4.9	-1.4	-1.8
57	Tim Couch	1999--2003	cle	62	11131	6.5	5.5	7.3	6	6	4.1	-1.3	-1.8
58	Jake Plummer	1997--2006	crd-den	149	30593	6.7	5.8	7.1	6.1	6.4	4.3	-0.7	-1.8
59	Jake Delhomme	1999--2011	nor-car-cle-htx	110	22822	7.2	6.5	7.8	6.6	6.6	4.8	-1.2	-1.8
60	Steve Beuerlein	1988--2003	rai-dal-crd-jax-car-den	130	24317	7.2	6.6	7.8	6.8	6.8	5	-0.9	-1.9
61	Gary Danielson	1977--1988	det-cle	86	14000	7.1	6	7.5	6.3	6.7	4.4	-0.8	-1.9
62	Jim Harbaugh	1987--2000	chi-clt-rav-sdg	171	27194	6.7	6	7.3	6.5	6.2	4.6	-1.2	-1.9
63	Trent Green	1997--2008	was-ram-kan-mia	122	28794	7.6	7.1	8.2	7.3	7.1	5.5	-1.1	-1.9
64	Aaron Rodgers	2005--2011	gnb	76	19147	8.2	8.7	8.7	8.3	7.4	6.4	-1.3	-1.9
65	Kyle Boller	2003--2011	rav-ram-rai	66	8931	5.9	4.9	6.2	5.5	5.7	3.6	-0.5	-1.9
66	Steve Pelluer	1985--1990	dal-kan	44	6870	7.1	5.8	7.6	6.7	6.9	4.8	-0.8	-1.9
67	Matt Ryan	2008--2011	atl	65	14832	7	6.8	7.5	6.8	6.1	4.8	-1.4	-1.9
68	Jacky Lee	1960--1969	oti-den-kan	61	6191	7.4	5.4	8.5	5.5	6.6	3.6	-1.9	-1.9
69	Roman Gabriel	1962--1977	ram-phi	174	29780	6.5	5.9	7.1	6.1	5.8	4.1	-1.3	-1.9
70	Josh McCown	2002--2011	crd-det-rai-car-chi	51	6998	6.3	5.2	6.5	5.9	6.2	3.9	-0.3	-2
71	Archie Manning	1971--1984	nor-oti-min	150	23911	6.6	5.1	7.4	6	6.3	4.1	-1.1	-2
72	Mark Brunell	1994--2011	gnb-jax-was-nor-nyj	190	33905	6.9	6.6	7.6	6.9	6.2	4.9	-1.4	-2
73	Craig Erickson	1992--1997	tam-clt-mia	52	7625	7	6.2	7.9	6.8	6.5	4.8	-1.4	-2
74	Jeff Garcia	1999--2009	sfo-cle-det-phi-tam	131	26894	6.9	6.7	7.5	7.1	6.4	5.1	-1.1	-2
75	Steve Spurrier	1967--1976	sfo-tam	104	6878	6	4.3	7.1	5.1	5.4	3.1	-1.8	-2
76	Jay Schroeder	1985--1994	was-rai-cin-crd	121	20854	7	6.1	7.4	6.3	6.6	4.3	-0.8	-2
77	Kerry Collins	1995--2011	car-nor-nyg-rai-oti-clt	205	42478	6.5	5.8	7.2	6.4	6.1	4.3	-1.1	-2
78	John Elway	1983--1998	den	256	56439	7.1	6.6	7.7	6.6	6.3	4.6	-1.4	-2
79	Chris Miller	1987--1999	atl-ram-den	100	19789	6.7	5.9	7.5	6.5	6.3	4.5	-1.2	-2
80	Peyton Manning	1998--2010	clt	227	60217	7.6	7.4	8	7.2	6.9	5.2	-1	-2
81	Steve Bartkowski	1975--1986	atl-ram	133	24916	7	6	7.6	6.3	6.5	4.3	-1	-2.1
82	Jim Kelly	1986--1996	buf	177	39330	7.4	6.6	8	6.6	6.6	4.6	-1.4	-2.1
83	Rick Mirer	1993--2003	sea-chi-nyj-sfo-rai	79	11969	5.9	4.7	6.6	5.6	5.5	3.5	-1.1	-2.1
84	Jim Hart	1966--1984	crd-was	201	35156	6.8	5.4	7.6	5.9	6.2	3.8	-1.4	-2.1
85	Shaun King	1999--2004	tam-crd	35	5057	6.1	5.3	6.7	5.8	5.5	3.7	-1.2	-2.1
86	Neil Lomax	1981--1988	crd	109	23156	7.2	6.8	8.1	7.3	6.6	5.2	-1.5	-2.1
87	Dave Krieg	1980--1998	sea-kan-det-crd-chi-oti	211	40042	7.2	6.5	7.9	6.7	6.5	4.5	-1.4	-2.1
88	Mark Sanchez	2009--2011	nyj	52	10364	6.6	5.9	6.9	6.1	6.2	4	-0.7	-2.1
89	Sonny Jurgensen	1960--1974	phi-was	160	31546	7.6	6.8	8.4	6.9	6.8	4.7	-1.6	-2.1
90	Elvis Grbac	1994--2001	sfo-kan-rav	100	17492	6.8	6.1	7.4	6.4	6.2	4.3	-1.2	-2.1
91	Phil Simms	1979--1993	nyg	174	35141	7.1	6.5	7.7	6.7	6.4	4.6	-1.3	-2.1
92	Mike Pagel	1982--1993	clt-cle-ram	76	9593	6.3	5	7.1	6	6	3.8	-1.1	-2.2
93	Gus Frerotte	1994--2008	was-det-den-cin-min-mia-ram	119	21666	6.8	6	7.6	6.5	6.2	4.4	-1.5	-2.2
94	Dave M. Brown	1992--2000	nyg-crd	71	10304	6.3	5.2	7.2	6.1	5.8	4	-1.4	-2.2
95	Tarvaris Jackson	2006--2011	min-sea	50	7239	6.7	5.9	7.8	6.5	5.8	4.3	-2	-2.2
96	Tony Banks	1996--2005	ram-rav-was-htx	95	15315	6.5	5.8	7.4	6.5	5.9	4.3	-1.5	-2.2
97	Steve Ramsey	1970--1976	nor-den	52	6437	7	4.9	8.1	5.6	6.3	3.4	-1.9	-2.2
98	Jack Kemp	1960--1969	sdg-buf	120	22256	6.9	5	7.5	5.2	6.2	3	-1.3	-2.2
99	Aaron Brooks	2000--2006	nor-rai	95	20822	6.8	6.3	7.5	6.9	6.4	4.7	-1.1	-2.2
100	Rich Gannon	1987--2004	min-was-kan-rai	162	30434	6.8	6.6	7.4	6.9	6.2	4.6	-1.2	-2.2
101	Rob Johnson	1995--2003	jax-buf-tam-was-rai	45	5947	7.2	6.6	7.9	7.3	6.7	5.1	-1.2	-2.2
102	Bob Avellini	1975--1984	chi	66	7288	6.4	4.1	7.5	5	5.7	2.7	-1.8	-2.2
103	Greg Landry	1968--1984	det-clt-chi	123	16100	7	5.8	8.1	6.5	6.3	4.2	-1.8	-2.3
104	Drew Brees	2001--2011	sdg-nor	163	43722	7.4	7.3	8	7.4	6.7	5.1	-1.3	-2.3
105	Trent Dilfer	1994--2007	tam-rav-sea-cle-sfo	133	21489	6.5	5.4	7.1	6	6	3.7	-1.1	-2.3
106	Dan Fouts	1973--1987	sdg	187	45165	7.7	6.6	8.3	6.9	7.1	4.7	-1.2	-2.3
107	Jon Kitna	1997--2011	sea-cin-det-dal	142	30104	6.7	5.7	7.4	6.6	6.3	4.3	-1.1	-2.3
108	Bill Kenney	1980--1988	kan	86	17374	7.1	6.4	8	6.9	6.5	4.6	-1.5	-2.3
109	Danny Kanell	1996--2003	nyg-atl-den	40	5328	5.4	4.5	6.5	5.5	4.9	3.2	-1.6	-2.3
110	Bill Munson	1964--1979	ram-det-sea-sdg-buf	104	12940	6.5	5.5	7.2	6.2	6.1	3.9	-1.1	-2.3
111	Jeff Kemp	1981--1991	ram-sfo-sea-phi	55	6403	6.7	5.6	7.3	6.1	6.3	3.8	-1	-2.3
112	Steve Young	1985--1999	tam-sfo	185	36450	7.9	7.8	8.3	7.6	7.2	5.3	-1.1	-2.3
113	Ryan Fitzpatrick	2005--2011	ram-cin-buf	57	10936	6.3	5.4	7.2	6.2	5.9	3.9	-1.3	-2.3
114	Matt Schaub	2004--2011	atl-htx	101	17936	7.9	7.6	8.7	8.1	7.2	5.8	-1.6	-2.3
115	Milt Plum	1960--1969	cle-det-ram-nyg	92	13335	7.1	5.6	8.1	6	6.3	3.7	-1.8	-2.3
116	Don Majkowski	1987--1996	gnb-clt-det	78	12906	6.7	5.8	7.7	6.5	6	4.2	-1.7	-2.3
117	Tommy Maddox	1992--2005	den-ram-nyg-pit	56	8754	6.8	5.6	7.4	6.1	6.1	3.7	-1.4	-2.4
118	David Woodley	1980--1985	mia-pit	63	9203	6.7	5.2	6.9	5.4	6.3	3.1	-0.6	-2.4
119	David Garrard	2002--2010	jax	89	16489	7	6.7	7.8	7.3	6.4	4.9	-1.4	-2.4
120	Ken Anderson	1971--1986	cin	192	34159	7.4	6.6	8	7.1	6.7	4.7	-1.3	-2.4
121	Norm Snead	1961--1976	was-phi-min-nyg-sfo	178	30797	7.1	5.3	7.9	6.1	6.7	3.7	-1.2	-2.4
122	Joe Montana	1979--1994	sfo-kan	200	46323	7.6	7.4	8.1	7.2	6.3	4.9	-1.8	-2.4
123	Tony Romo	2005--2011	dal	103	21666	7.9	7.8	8.7	7.9	7	5.5	-1.8	-2.4
124	Jim Everett	1986--1997	ram-nor-sdg	163	35957	7.1	6.2	8.1	7	6.5	4.6	-1.6	-2.4
125	Joe Theismann	1974--1985	was	154	26988	7.1	6.3	7.6	6.5	6.3	4.1	-1.3	-2.4
126	Bobby Hebert	1985--1996	nor-atl	118	22331	6.9	6	7.7	6.5	6.2	4.1	-1.5	-2.4
127	Bubby Brister	1986--2000	pit-phi-nyj-den-min	98	14801	6.5	5.7	7.3	6.4	5.9	3.9	-1.4	-2.4
128	Zeke Bratkowski	1960--1971	chi-ram-gnb	79	8005	6.9	4.3	7.5	5.1	6.6	2.7	-0.9	-2.4
129	Brett Favre	1991--2010	atl-gnb-nyj-min	326	77693	7.1	6.6	7.6	6.7	6.4	4.3	-1.2	-2.4
130	Chad Pennington	2000--2010	nyj-mia	95	19241	7.2	6.8	7.7	7.3	6.6	4.9	-1.1	-2.4
131	Billy Kilmer	1961--1978	sfo-nor-was	173	21555	6.8	5.7	7.5	6	6.1	3.5	-1.4	-2.4
132	Gary Hogeboom	1982--1989	dal-clt-crd	59	9598	7.1	5.8	7.5	6.5	6.7	4	-0.8	-2.4
133	Alex Smith	2005--2011	sfo	72	13038	6.4	5.9	7	6.6	6	4.1	-1	-2.4
134	Randy Johnson	1966--1976	atl-nyg-was-gnb	73	8329	6.5	4.1	7.2	5.4	6.3	3	-0.9	-2.4
135	Billy Wade	1960--1966	ram-chi	69	11390	7	5.9	7.6	6.1	6.4	3.7	-1.2	-2.5
136	Mike Taliaferro	1964--1972	nyj-nwe-buf	61	5241	5.4	3.2	6.3	4.4	5.1	1.9	-1.2	-2.5
137	Matt Cassel	2005--2011	nwe-kan	72	11769	6.6	6.2	7.6	6.8	5.7	4.3	-1.9	-2.5
138	Frank Ryan	1960--1970	ram-cle-was	111	15833	7.5	6.7	8.2	6.4	6.6	3.9	-1.6	-2.5
139	Doug Flutie	1986--2005	chi-nwe-buf-sdg	93	15209	6.9	6.2	7.8	6.8	6	4.3	-1.8	-2.5
140	Jeff Hostetler	1986--1997	nyg-rai-was	111	17464	7.1	6.6	7.7	7	6.3	4.5	-1.4	-2.5
141	Jack Concannon	1964--1975	phi-chi-gnb-det	60	6270	5.6	3.7	6.5	4.6	5.1	2.1	-1.3	-2.5
142	Don Strock	1974--1988	mia-cle	68	5913	7	5.8	7.3	5.8	6.6	3.3	-0.7	-2.5
143	Lynn Dickey	1971--1985	oti-gnb	131	23914	7.5	5.9	8.4	6.6	7	4.1	-1.5	-2.5
144	Brian Sipe	1974--1983	cle	122	23896	6.9	5.8	7.6	6.3	6.2	3.8	-1.5	-2.5
145	Ben Roethlisberger	2004--2011	pit	128	29729	8	7.6	8.4	7.6	7.2	5	-1.2	-2.5
146	Todd Blackledge	1983--1989	kan-pit	44	5366	5.9	4.6	6.9	5.5	5.3	2.9	-1.6	-2.5
147	Tommy Kramer	1977--1990	min-nor	130	25651	6.8	5.7	7.4	6.3	6.2	3.7	-1.1	-2.5
148	Frank Reich	1985--1998	buf-car-nyj-det	78	6858	6.6	5.8	7.7	7	6.3	4.4	-1.5	-2.5
149	Pete Beathard	1964--1973	kan-oti-crd-ram	79	8544	6.2	4	7.2	4.9	5.6	2.4	-1.6	-2.5
150	Pat Haden	1976--1981	ram	68	10024	6.7	5.3	7	5.8	6.4	3.3	-0.7	-2.5
151	Kurt Warner	1998--2009	ram-nyg-crd	138	36296	8	7.7	8.7	7.8	7.2	5.3	-1.5	-2.6
152	Eric Hipple	1981--1989	det	66	11009	7	5.6	7.8	6.6	6.4	4	-1.3	-2.6
153	Drew Bledsoe	1993--2006	nwe-buf-dal	201	45946	6.6	5.9	7.4	6.6	5.9	4	-1.5	-2.6
154	Jack Trudeau	1986--1995	clt-nyj-car	68	10494	6.3	4.9	7.1	6	5.8	3.5	-1.3	-2.6
155	Joe Ferguson	1973--1990	buf-det-tam-clt	190	30631	6.6	5.4	7.4	6.1	6.1	3.5	-1.3	-2.6
156	Steve DeBerg	1978--1998	sfo-den-tam-kan-mia-atl	188	34752	6.8	5.8	7.8	6.9	6.4	4.2	-1.4	-2.6
157	Cotton Davidson	1960--1968	kan-rai	71	11451	6.8	4.9	7.5	5.7	6.3	3.1	-1.1	-2.6
158	Jim Ninowski	1960--1969	det-cle-was-nor	61	6953	6.8	4.7	7.5	5.5	6.2	2.9	-1.3	-2.6
159	Dan Pastorini	1971--1983	oti-rai-ram-phi	144	19469	6.1	4.4	7.1	5.3	5.4	2.7	-1.7	-2.6
160	Mark Malone	1981--1989	pit-sdg-nyj	73	10733	6.2	4.8	7.1	5.8	5.8	3.2	-1.3	-2.7
161	Charley Johnson	1961--1975	crd-oti-den	147	24410	7.2	5.8	8.3	6.3	6.3	3.6	-2	-2.7
162	Quincy Carter	2001--2004	dal-nyj	38	6491	6.5	5.4	7.1	6.2	5.9	3.5	-1.2	-2.7
163	Bert Jones	1973--1982	clt-ram	105	18589	7.1	6.3	8.2	7	6.3	4.3	-2	-2.7
164	Frank Tripucka	1960--1963	den	43	7676	6	3.8	7.5	5	5.2	2.3	-2.3	-2.7
165	Chris Chandler	1988--2004	clt-tam-crd-ram-oti-atl-chi	177	29212	7.1	6.3	8.2	7.1	6.4	4.4	-1.8	-2.7
166	Boomer Esiason	1984--1997	cin-nyj-crd	192	38520	7.3	6.6	8.2	7.3	6.5	4.6	-1.7	-2.7
167	Ken O'Brien	1984--1993	nyj-phi	129	25598	7	6.4	8	7.4	6.3	4.7	-1.8	-2.7
168	Patrick Ramsey	2002--2008	was-nyj-den	40	5929	6.5	5.8	7.8	6.9	5.8	4.2	-2	-2.7
169	Daunte Culpepper	1999--2009	min-mia-rai-det	109	25133	7.5	7	8.7	7.8	6.9	5.1	-1.8	-2.7
170	Al Dorow	1960--1962	nyj-buf	32	5732	6.3	4.2	6.9	4.8	5.8	2.1	-1.1	-2.7
171	George Blanda	1960--1975	oti-rai	228	22029	6.9	5	7.8	5.3	6.1	2.5	-1.7	-2.7
172	Tom Brady	2000--2011	nwe	183	45264	7.4	7.5	7.8	7.2	6.3	4.5	-1.5	-2.7
173	Fran Tarkenton	1961--1978	min-nyg	254	48806	7.2	6.4	8	6.8	6.5	4.1	-1.5	-2.7
174	Jay Cutler	2006--2011	den-chi	80	18637	7.3	6.7	8.1	7.2	6.5	4.5	-1.6	-2.7
175	Stan Humphries	1989--1997	was-sdg	94	18538	6.8	5.9	7.4	6.4	5.9	3.7	-1.4	-2.7
176	Ken Stabler	1970--1984	rai-oti-nor	175	30579	7.4	5.9	7.9	6	6.5	3.3	-1.4	-2.7
177	Vince Ferragamo	1977--1986	ram-buf-gnb	77	12564	7	5.4	7.6	6.1	6.5	3.4	-1.1	-2.8
178	Virgil Carter	1968--1976	chi-cin-sdg	45	5127	6.4	5.3	7.5	6.3	5.6	3.5	-1.9	-2.8
179	Troy Aikman	1989--2000	dal	181	36791	7.1	6.4	7.9	7	6	4.2	-1.8	-2.8
180	Steve Grogan	1975--1990	nwe	151	27457	7.4	5.8	8.2	6.4	6.8	3.6	-1.4	-2.8
181	Steve Tensi	1966--1970	sdg-den	45	5558	6.4	5	8	6.1	5.8	3.3	-2.1	-2.8
182	Jim Zorn	1976--1987	sea-gnb-tam	120	21249	6.7	5.4	7.8	6.6	6.1	3.7	-1.7	-2.8
183	Matthew Stafford	2009--2011	det	30	8220	7	6.6	7.9	7.2	6.3	4.4	-1.6	-2.8
184	Kordell Stewart	1995--2005	pit-chi-rav	130	15490	6.2	5.2	6.8	5.9	5.5	3	-1.3	-2.9
185	Joe Pisarcik	1977--1984	nyg-phi	57	5552	6.2	4.3	7.8	6	5.7	3.1	-2.1	-2.9
186	Scott Mitchell	1992--2001	mia-det-rav-cin	85	15925	6.6	5.8	7.7	6.9	5.9	3.9	-1.8	-3
187	Bill Nelsen	1963--1972	pit-cle	92	15004	7.4	5.9	8	6.3	6.5	3.4	-1.5	-3
188	Joe Kapp	1967--1970	min-nwe	55	6746	6.6	4.4	7.7	5.1	5.7	2.1	-2.1	-3
189	Bob Griese	1967--1980	mia	173	26559	7.3	6.1	8.1	6.5	6.4	3.5	-1.8	-3
190	Vince Evans	1977--1995	chi-rai	94	9511	6.8	5.1	8.2	6.6	6.3	3.6	-1.9	-3
191	Damon Huard	1998--2008	mia-nwe-kan	44	6349	6.6	6.1	7.4	7	5.8	4	-1.6	-3.1
192	Jay Fiedler	1998--2005	min-jax-mia-nyj	79	12499	6.8	5.8	7.5	6.4	6	3.4	-1.5	-3.1
193	Derek Anderson	2006--2011	cle-crd-car	53	9148	6.4	5.4	7.7	6.7	5.7	3.6	-2	-3.1
194	Matt Moore	2007--2011	car-mia	36	5137	7	6.2	7.8	7.1	6.2	4	-1.6	-3.1
195	Josh Freeman	2009--2011	tam	41	8898	6.8	6	7.9	7.2	6.1	4.1	-1.8	-3.1
196	James Harris	1969--1979	buf-ram-sdg	78	8479	7.1	5.5	8	6.2	6	3.1	-2	-3.1
197	Joe Flacco	2008--2011	rav	73	15348	7	6.7	7.6	7.1	5.9	4	-1.6	-3.1
198	Roger Staubach	1969--1979	dal	150	25491	7.6	6.9	8	7	6.7	3.9	-1.4	-3.1
199	Dennis Shaw	1970--1975	buf-crd	48	6347	6.9	4.3	8.4	6.1	6.5	2.9	-1.8	-3.2
200	Jim Plunkett	1971--1986	nwe-sfo-rai	167	28175	7.1	5.6	7.9	6.4	6.4	3.2	-1.5	-3.2
201	Mike Phipps	1970--1981	cle-chi	103	10806	5.8	3.6	6.4	4.8	5.3	1.6	-1	-3.2
202	Daryle Lamonica	1963--1974	buf-rai	151	21082	7.4	6.3	8	6.1	6	2.8	-2	-3.2
203	J.P. Losman	2004--2011	buf-rai-mia	45	6271	6.6	5.7	7.9	7.4	6.1	4.1	-1.9	-3.3
204	Len Dawson	1960--1975	cle-kan	177	30112	7.7	6.8	8.6	7.1	6.6	3.8	-1.9	-3.3
205	Richard Todd	1976--1985	nyj-nor	122	21636	7	5.3	7.9	6.4	6.2	3.1	-1.7	-3.3
206	Terry Bradshaw	1970--1983	pit	187	31822	7.3	6	8	6.2	6.1	2.9	-1.9	-3.3
207	Joe Namath	1965--1977	nyj-ram	143	28299	7.3	5.6	8.5	6.8	6.5	3.5	-1.9	-3.3
208	Babe Parilli	1960--1969	rai-nwe-nyj	120	18778	6.8	5.4	7.5	5.8	5.9	2.5	-1.7	-3.3
209	Earl Morrall	1960--1976	det-nyg-clt-mia	140	17529	7.9	6.7	8.9	6.9	6.6	3.6	-2.3	-3.3
210	Bobby Douglass	1969--1978	chi-sdg-nor-gnb	74	6493	5.5	3.7	7.2	5.8	5.1	2.5	-2.2	-3.3
211	Trent Edwards	2007--2010	buf-jax	36	6019	6.5	5.6	7.7	7.1	5.7	3.8	-2.1	-3.3
212	Wade Wilson	1981--1998	min-atl-nor-dal-rai	129	18605	7.1	6.1	8.3	7.2	6.2	3.9	-2	-3.3
213	John Brodie	1960--1973	sfo	165	30783	7	5.8	8.2	6.8	6.1	3.5	-2.1	-3.3
214	Bart Starr	1960--1971	gnb	146	22810	8.1	7.4	8.6	7.5	6.7	4.1	-1.9	-3.3
215	Craig Morton	1965--1982	dal-nyg-den	201	29143	7.3	5.9	8.2	6.7	6.2	3.4	-2	-3.4
216	Randy Wright	1984--1988	gnb	45	7106	6.4	4.6	8.3	6.9	5.9	3.5	-2.4	-3.4
217	John Friesz	1990--2000	sdg-was-sea-nwe	57	8699	6.4	5.7	7.8	7.5	5.8	4	-2.1	-3.5
218	Johnny Unitas	1960--1973	clt-sdg	170	32335	7.7	6.4	8.4	6.8	6.5	3.2	-2	-3.6
219	Dick Wood	1962--1966	sdg-nyj-rai-mia	47	7153	6	4.2	7.2	5.8	5.3	2.1	-1.9	-3.7
220	Bob Lee	1969--1980	min-atl-ram	84	5416	6.8	5.1	8.1	6.1	5	2.3	-3.1	-3.8
221	Don Meredith	1960--1968	dal	105	17750	7.4	6.4	8.8	7.5	6.2	3.6	-2.5	-3.8
222	Bob Berry	1965--1975	min-atl	71	9197	7.8	6.5	8.6	7.7	7.1	3.8	-1.5	-3.9
223	Eddie LeBaron	1960--1963	dal	45	5331	7.7	5.6	9.4	7.2	7.1	3.3	-2.3	-3.9
224	Tom Flores	1960--1969	rai-buf-kan	88	11960	7	5.6	8.3	6.8	5.7	2.8	-2.6	-4
225	John Hadl	1962--1977	sdg-ram-gnb-oti	205	33941	7.1	5.6	8.2	6.6	6.1	2.7	-2.1	-4
226	Y.A. Tittle	1960--1964	sfo-nyg	66	11542	7.6	6.5	8.7	6.9	5.7	2.7	-2.9	-4.2
227	Pete Liske	1964--1972	nyj-den-phi	42	5170	6.6	4.8	7.6	6.6	5.9	2.3	-1.7	-4.3
228	Ed Brown	1960--1965	chi-pit-clt	72	7723	7.8	5.5	9.7	7.2	6.5	2.6	-3.2	-4.7
229	Rudy Bukich	1960--1968	pit-chi	68	7865	7.3	5.7	8.5	7	6	2.3	-2.4	-4.8

In the absence of any other narrative, we can always just talk about Tom Brady and Peyton Manning and Dan Marino and Joe Montana. Brady and Manning have nearly identical Y/A and AY/A averages in wins, but Manning’s play was better in losses. When it comes to Marino and Montana, the opposite effect occurs. Marino and Montana had nearly the same AY/A in losses — Marino was at 5.1, Montana at 4.9 — but in wins, Montana was at 7.2 AY/A while Marino was only at 6.7 AY/A.