Paul McDonald is a career quality starter — a quarterback whose body of work places McDonald in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and McDonald's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Paul McDonald
Combined Season Grid
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Passing | Rushing | Receiving | 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 | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1980 | 22 | CLE | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | -2 | 0 | -0.7 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981 | 23 | CLE | 12 | — | 35 | 57 | 61.4% | 463 | 4 | 2 | 7.0 | 3.5 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 2.0 | 95.9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982 | 24 | CLE | 9 | — | 73 | 149 | 49.0% | 993 | 5 | 8 | 3.4 | 5.4 | 6.7 | 4.9 | 0.6 | 59.5 | 13 | 7 | -13 | 0 | -1.9 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 25 | CLE | 16 | — | 32 | 68 | 47.1% | 341 | 1 | 4 | 1.5 | 5.9 | 5.0 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 42.6 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 5.7 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 26 | CLE | 16 | — | 271 | 493 | 55.0% | 3,472 | 14 | 23 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 7.0 | 5.5 | 0.6 | 67.3 | 53 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0.2 | 4.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | -4 | 0 | — | -4.0 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 68 | — | 411 | 767 | 53.6% | 5,269 | 24 | 37 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 6.9 | 5.3 | 0.6 | 65.7 | 78 | 37 | 6 | 1 | 0.2 | 2.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | -4 | 0 | — | -4.0 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
71 career value over replacement — #1605 all-time of 4,649. 17.8/season above a replacement-level QB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #109 (Rd 4) · CLE · 1980 · +15.3 vs expected KV-H
51actual
35.7 expected · Δ+15.3
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