Bubby Brister is a career quality starter — a quarterback whose body of work places Brister in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Brister's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Bubby Brister
Top 26% all-time QBsHigh-End Starter
Height6'3"
Weight212 lb
BornAug 15, 1962
Age64
Rookie yr1986
Draft
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 1986 | 24 | PIT | 2 | — | 21 | 60 | 35.0% | 291 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 37.6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1.7 | 16.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 25 | PIT | 2 | — | 4 | 12 | 33.3% | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 1.7 | -9.6 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 26 | PIT | 13 | — | 175 | 370 | 47.3% | 2,634 | 11 | 14 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 7.1 | 6.0 | 0.8 | 65.3 | 36 | 45 | 209 | 6 | 4.6 | 13.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 27 | PIT | 14 | — | 187 | 342 | 54.7% | 2,365 | 9 | 10 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 6.9 | 6.1 | 0.9 | 73.1 | 45 | 27 | 25 | 0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | -10 | 0 | — | -10.0 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 28 | PIT | 16 | — | 223 | 387 | 57.6% | 2,725 | 20 | 14 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 1.4 | 81.6 | 28 | 25 | 64 | 0 | 2.6 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 29 | PIT | 8 | — | 103 | 190 | 54.2% | 1,350 | 9 | 9 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 7.1 | 5.9 | 1.0 | 72.9 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 30 | PIT | 6 | — | 63 | 116 | 54.3% | 719 | 2 | 5 | 1.7 | 4.3 | 6.2 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 61.0 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 1.6 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 31 | PHI | 10 | — | 181 | 309 | 58.6% | 1,905 | 14 | 5 | 4.5 | 1.6 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 2.8 | 84.9 | 19 | 20 | 39 | 0 | 1.9 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 32 | PHI | 7 | — | 51 | 76 | 67.1% | 507 | 2 | 1 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 2.0 | 89.1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 33 | NYJ | 9 | — | 93 | 170 | 54.7% | 726 | 4 | 8 | 2.4 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 53.7 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 1.1 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 2.0 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 35 | DEN | 1 | — | 6 | 9 | 66.7% | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 5.3 | — | 79.9 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 36 | DEN | 7 | — | 78 | 131 | 59.5% | 986 | 10 | 3 | 7.6 | 2.3 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 3.3 | 99.0 | 7 | 19 | 102 | 1 | 5.4 | 5.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 37 | DEN | 2 | — | 12 | 20 | 60.0% | 87 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 15.0 | 4.3 | -2.4 | 0.0 | 30.6 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 8.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 38 | MIN | 2 | — | 10 | 20 | 50.0% | 82 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 40.0 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 40.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 99 | — | 1,207 | 2,212 | 54.6% | 14,445 | 81 | 78 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 6.5 | 5.7 | 1.0 | 72.3 | 193 | 191 | 546 | 8 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 3 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -8 | 0 | — | -4.0 | — | — | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
103 career value over replacement — #1065 all-time of 4,649. 11.4/season above a replacement-level QB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #67 (Rd 3) · PIT · 1986 · +10.1 vs expected KV-H
53actual
42.9 expected · Δ+10.1
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