Carson Palmer is one of the most consistent quarterbacks of his generation — a player whose career coefficient of variation places him among the most reliable performers at the position. Year in, year out, Palmer delivered without dramatic peaks or valleys — the kind of player who earns trust, not headlines.

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Carson Palmer

3× Pro BowlTop 5% all-time QBsAll-Time Great⚡ Breakout · 2015 📉 Fades · -26% playoffs 📈 Late Developer · 2015 Team Carrier · #23

Height6'5"

Weight235 lb

Born

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Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Passing													Rushing								Defense													Snap Counts
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	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2004	24–25	CIN	13	—	263	432	60.9%	2,897	18	18	4.2	4.2	6.7	5.7	1.0	77.3	25	18	47	1	2.6	5.6	4	22.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	25–26	CIN	16	—	345	509	67.8%	3,836	32	12	6.3	2.4	7.5	7.7	2.7	101.1	20	33	44	1	1.3	3.0	6	18.2	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	26–27	CIN	16	—	324	520	62.3%	4,036	28	13	5.4	2.5	7.8	7.7	2.2	93.9	36	26	35	0	1.3	0.0	6	23.1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	27–28	CIN	16	—	373	575	64.9%	4,130	26	20	4.5	3.5	7.2	6.5	1.3	86.6	17	24	10	0	0.4	0.0	3	12.5	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	28–29	CIN	4	—	76	130	58.5%	736	3	4	2.3	3.1	5.7	4.7	0.8	69.3	11	6	38	0	6.3	0.0	2	33.3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	29–30	CIN	16	—	282	466	60.5%	3,094	21	13	4.5	2.8	6.6	6.3	1.6	83.6	26	39	93	3	2.4	7.7	12	30.8	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	30–31	CIN	16	—	362	586	61.8%	3,970	26	20	4.4	3.4	6.8	6.1	1.3	82.4	26	32	50	0	1.6	0.0	6	18.8	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	31–32	OAK	10	—	199	328	60.7%	2,753	13	16	4.0	4.9	8.4	7.0	0.8	80.5	17	16	20	1	1.3	6.3	5	31.3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	32–33	OAK	15	—	345	565	61.1%	4,018	22	14	3.9	2.5	7.1	6.8	1.6	85.3	26	18	36	1	2.0	5.6	7	38.9	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	33–34	ARI	16	—	362	572	63.3%	4,274	24	22	4.2	3.8	7.5	6.6	1.1	83.9	41	27	3	0	0.1	0.0	1	3.7	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1,081	99.7%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2014	34–35	ARI	6	—	141	224	62.9%	1,626	11	3	4.9	1.3	7.3	7.6	3.7	95.6	9	8	25	0	3.1	0.0	1	12.5	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	409	97.7%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2015	35–36	ARI	16	—	342	537	63.7%	4,671	35	11	6.5	2.0	8.7	9.1	3.2	104.6	25	25	24	1	1.0	4.0	4	16.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1,039	93.2%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2016	36–37	ARI	15	—	364	597	61.0%	4,233	26	14	4.4	2.3	7.1	6.9	1.9	87.2	40	14	38	0	2.7	0.0	3	21.4	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1,045	96.5%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2017	37–38	ARI	7	—	164	267	61.4%	1,978	9	7	3.4	2.6	7.4	6.9	1.3	84.4	22	14	12	0	0.9	0.0	5	35.7	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	459	93.1%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
Career		—	182	—	3,942	6,308	62.5%	46,252	294	187	4.7	3.0	7.3	6.9	1.6	87.9	341	300	475	8	1.6	2.7	65	21.7	4	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	4,033	96.2%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%

Career Value · VORP

365 career value over replacement — #57 all-time of 4,649. 26.1/season above a replacement-level QB.

Career Profile

Led league 1×14 top-10 Compiler28% in top 3 yrs Mr. ReliableCV 0.15

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #1 (Rd 1) · CIN · 2003 · +9.6 vs expected KV-H

71actual

61.4 expected · Δ+9.6

💔+68.1 stolen VORP·2.66 szns lost

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Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	VAL
2004	24–25	CIN	13	—	263	432	60.9%	2,897	18	18	4.2	4.2	6.7	5.7	1.0	77.3	25	9.2
2005	25–26	CIN	16	—	345	509	67.8%	3,836	32	12	6.3	2.4	7.5	7.7	2.7	101.1	20	20.8
2006	26–27	CIN	16	—	324	520	62.3%	4,036	28	13	5.4	2.5	7.8	7.7	2.2	93.9	36	16.7
2007	27–28	CIN	16	—	373	575	64.9%	4,130	26	20	4.5	3.5	7.2	6.5	1.3	86.6	17	13.6
2008	28–29	CIN	4	—	76	130	58.5%	736	3	4	2.3	3.1	5.7	4.7	0.8	69.3	11	1.8
2009	29–30	CIN	16	—	282	466	60.5%	3,094	21	13	4.5	2.8	6.6	6.3	1.6	83.6	26	13.7
2010	30–31	CIN	16	—	362	586	61.8%	3,970	26	20	4.4	3.4	6.8	6.1	1.3	82.4	26	11.6
2011	31–32	OAK	10	—	199	328	60.7%	2,753	13	16	4.0	4.9	8.4	7.0	0.8	80.5	17	6.3
2012	32–33	OAK	15	—	345	565	61.1%	4,018	22	14	3.9	2.5	7.1	6.8	1.6	85.3	26	11.7
2013	33–34	ARI	16	16*	362	572	63.3%	4,274	24	22	4.2	3.8	7.5	6.6	1.1	83.9	41	10.9
2014	34–35	ARI	6	6*	141	224	62.9%	1,626	11	3	4.9	1.3	7.3	7.6	3.7	95.6	9	5.8
2015	35–36	ARI	16	15*	342	537	63.7%	4,671	35	11	6.5	2.0	8.7	9.1	3.2	104.6	25	15.1
2016	36–37	ARI	15	14*	364	597	61.0%	4,233	26	14	4.4	2.3	7.1	6.9	1.9	87.2	40	11.7
2017	37–38	ARI	7	7*	164	267	61.4%	1,978	9	7	3.4	2.6	7.4	6.9	1.3	84.4	22	5.1
Career			182	58*	3,942	6,308	62.5%	46,252	294	187	4.7	3.0	7.3	—	—	87.9	341	154

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
2004	24–25	CIN	13	—	18	47	1	2.6	5.6	4	22.2	0
2005	25–26	CIN	16	—	33	44	1	1.3	3.0	6	18.2	0
2006	26–27	CIN	16	—	26	35	0	1.3	0.0	6	23.1	0
2007	27–28	CIN	16	—	24	10	0	0.4	0.0	3	12.5	0
2008	28–29	CIN	4	—	6	38	0	6.3	0.0	2	33.3	0
2009	29–30	CIN	16	—	39	93	3	2.4	7.7	12	30.8	0
2010	30–31	CIN	16	—	32	50	0	1.6	0.0	6	18.8	2
2011	31–32	OAK	10	—	16	20	1	1.3	6.3	5	31.3	0
2012	32–33	OAK	15	—	18	36	1	2.0	5.6	7	38.9	1
2013	33–34	ARI	16	16*	27	3	0	0.1	0.0	1	3.7	0
2014	34–35	ARI	6	6*	8	25	0	3.1	0.0	1	12.5	0
2015	35–36	ARI	16	15*	25	24	1	1.0	4.0	4	16.0	0
2016	36–37	ARI	15	14*	14	38	0	2.7	0.0	3	21.4	1
2017	37–38	ARI	7	7*	14	12	0	0.9	0.0	5	35.7	0
Career			182	58*	300	475	8	1.6	—	65	—	4

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2013	33–34	ARI	16	16*	1,081	99.7%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2014	34–35	ARI	6	6*	409	97.7%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2015	35–36	ARI	16	15*	1,039	93.2%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2016	36–37	ARI	15	14*	1,045	96.5%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2017	37–38	ARI	7	7*	459	93.1%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
Career			60	58*	4,033	—	—	—	—	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 71 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 71 of 100, era-normalized against pass yds/g peers across 14 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 68.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 71· confidence 94%

What builds the career mark of 65

On-field 47.2

Availability 17.8

On-field production Staying available

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

2004bestavg 61elite 702017

Pass Yds career shape vs similar quarterbacks

2004-2017

Peak-aligned view: center line is each player's best Pass Yds season; left/right show build-up, staying power, and decline. Comparison set uses same-position, overlapping-era comps when available.