Jim McMahon is a career quality starter — a quarterback whose body of work places McMahon in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and McMahon's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Jim McMahon
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping. Switch to Combined to fold the selected families into unified totals—yards from scrimmage, total TDs, touches.
1 grid split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Passing | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | |||||
| 1982 | 23 | CHI | 8 | — | 120 | 210 | 57.1% | 1,501 | 9 | 7 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 1.3 | 79.9 | — |
| 1983 | 24 | CHI | 14 | — | 175 | 295 | 59.3% | 2,184 | 12 | 13 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 7.4 | 6.2 | 0.9 | 77.6 | — |
| 1984 | 25 | CHI | 9 | — | 85 | 143 | 59.4% | 1,146 | 8 | 2 | 5.6 | 1.4 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 4.0 | 97.8 | — |
| 1985 | 26 | CHI | 13 | — | 178 | 313 | 56.9% | 2,392 | 15 | 11 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 1.4 | 82.6 | — |
| 1986 | 27 | CHI | 6 | — | 77 | 150 | 51.3% | 995 | 5 | 8 | 3.3 | 5.3 | 6.6 | 4.9 | 0.6 | 61.4 | — |
| 1987 | 28 | CHI | 7 | — | 125 | 210 | 59.5% | 1,639 | 12 | 8 | 5.7 | 3.8 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 1.5 | 87.4 | — |
| 1988 | 29 | CHI | 9 | — | 114 | 192 | 59.4% | 1,346 | 6 | 7 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 0.9 | 76.0 | — |
| 1989 | 30 | SD | 12 | — | 176 | 318 | 55.3% | 2,132 | 10 | 10 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 6.7 | 5.9 | 1.0 | 73.5 | — |
| 1990 | 31 | PHI | 5 | — | 6 | 9 | 66.7% | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | — | 86.8 | — |
| 1991 | 32 | PHI | 12 | — | 187 | 311 | 60.1% | 2,239 | 12 | 11 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 1.1 | 80.3 | — |
| 1992 | 33 | PHI | 4 | — | 22 | 43 | 51.2% | 279 | 1 | 2 | 2.3 | 4.7 | 6.5 | 4.9 | 0.5 | 60.1 | — |
| 1993 | 34 | MIN | 12 | — | 200 | 331 | 60.4% | 1,968 | 9 | 8 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 1.1 | 76.2 | — |
| 1994 | 35 | ARI | 2 | — | 23 | 43 | 53.5% | 219 | 1 | 3 | 2.3 | 7.0 | 5.1 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 46.6 | — |
| 1995 | 36 | GB | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | — | 91.7 | — |
| 1996 | 37 | GB | 5 | — | 3 | 4 | 75.0% | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.8 | 9.8 | — | 105.2 | — |
| Career | — | 119 | — | 1,492 | 2,573 | 58.0% | 18,148 | 100 | 90 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 7.1 | 6.3 | 1.1 | 78.2 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
177 career value over replacement — #478 all-time of 4,649. 13.6/season above a replacement-level QB.
Draft OutcomeMiss ↓
Pick #5 (Rd 1) · CHI · 1982 · -5.4 vs expected KV-H
56actual
61.4 expected · Δ−5.4
Fan Rating
Rate Jim McMahon — All-Time
Tap a star to rate
Explore More
Similar Players