Gus Frerotte is a career quality starter — a quarterback whose body of work places Frerotte in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Frerotte's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Gus Frerotte
1× Pro BowlTop 23% all-time QBsHigh-End Starter⚡ Breakout · 2005📉 Fades · -26% playoffs🌅 Early Bloomer · 1999Two-Way Profile
Height6'3"
Weight233 lb
BornJul 31, 1971
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Passing | Rushing | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1994 | 23 | WAS | 4 | — | 46 | 100 | 46.0% | 600 | 5 | 5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 4.8 | 1.0 | 61.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 24 | WAS | 16 | — | 199 | 396 | 50.3% | 2,751 | 13 | 13 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 6.9 | 6.1 | 1.0 | 70.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 25 | WAS | 16 | — | 270 | 470 | 57.4% | 3,453 | 12 | 11 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 1.1 | 79.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 26 | WAS | 13 | — | 204 | 402 | 50.7% | 2,682 | 17 | 12 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 1.4 | 73.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 27 | WAS | 3 | — | 25 | 54 | 46.3% | 283 | 1 | 3 | 1.9 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 45.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 28 | DET | 9 | — | 174 | 287 | 60.6% | 2,111 | 9 | 7 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 1.3 | 83.5 | 27 | 15 | 33 | 0 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 2 | 13.3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 29 | DEN | 9 | — | 137 | 230 | 59.6% | 1,766 | 9 | 8 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 7.7 | 6.9 | 1.1 | 82.3 | 11 | 22 | 64 | 1 | 2.9 | 4.5 | 6 | 27.3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 30 | DEN | 4 | — | 30 | 48 | 62.5% | 308 | 3 | 0 | 6.3 | 0.0 | 6.4 | 7.7 | — | 101.7 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0.9 | 10.0 | 2 | 20.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 31 | CIN | 3 | — | 44 | 85 | 51.8% | 437 | 1 | 5 | 1.2 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 46.1 | 10 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 32 | MIN | 5 | — | 38 | 65 | 58.5% | 690 | 7 | 2 | 10.8 | 3.1 | 10.6 | 11.4 | 3.5 | 118.1 | 5 | 12 | -2 | 0 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 33 | MIN | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 34 | MIA | 16 | — | 257 | 494 | 52.0% | 2,996 | 18 | 13 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 1.4 | 71.9 | 26 | 27 | 61 | 0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 6 | 22.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 35 | STL | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 33.3% | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | — | 67.4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 36 | STL | 8 | — | 94 | 167 | 56.3% | 1,014 | 7 | 12 | 4.2 | 7.2 | 6.1 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 58.3 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 37 | MIN | 11 | — | 178 | 301 | 59.1% | 2,157 | 12 | 15 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 7.2 | 5.7 | 0.8 | 73.7 | 29 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0.4 | 5.3 | 3 | 15.8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 119 | — | 1,697 | 3,103 | 54.7% | 21,275 | 114 | 106 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 6.9 | 6.1 | 1.1 | 74.2 | 122 | 115 | 197 | 3 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 21 | 18.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
151 career value over replacement — #624 all-time of 4,649. 13.7/season above a replacement-level QB.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #197 (Rd 7) · WAS · 1994 · +33.2 vs expected KV-H
55actual
21.8 expected · Δ+33.2
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