John Friesz is a career quality starter — a quarterback whose body of work places Friesz in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Friesz's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
John Friesz
Combined Season Grid
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||
| 1990 | 23 | SD | 1 | — | 11 | 22 | 50.0% | 98 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 58.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 24 | SD | 16 | — | 262 | 487 | 53.8% | 2,896 | 12 | 15 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 0.8 | 67.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 26 | SD | 12 | — | 128 | 238 | 53.8% | 1,402 | 6 | 4 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 1.5 | 72.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 27 | WAS | 16 | — | 105 | 180 | 58.3% | 1,266 | 10 | 9 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 5.9 | 1.1 | 77.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 28 | SEA | 6 | — | 64 | 120 | 53.3% | 795 | 6 | 3 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 80.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 29 | SEA | 8 | — | 120 | 211 | 56.9% | 1,629 | 8 | 4 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 2.0 | 86.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 30 | SEA | 2 | — | 15 | 36 | 41.7% | 138 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 8.3 | 3.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 18.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 31 | SEA | 6 | — | 29 | 49 | 59.2% | 409 | 2 | 2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 8.3 | 7.3 | 1.0 | 82.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 32 | NE | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | -2 | 0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 33 | NE | 1 | — | 11 | 21 | 52.4% | 66 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 39.0 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 69 | — | 745 | 1,364 | 54.6% | 8,699 | 45 | 42 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 1.1 | 72.3 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
62 career value over replacement — #1787 all-time of 4,649. 10.3/season above a replacement-level QB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #138 (Rd 6) · LAC · 1990 · +17.4 vs expected KV-H
48actual
30.6 expected · Δ+17.4
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