Steve Pelluer is a career quality starter — a quarterback whose body of work places Pelluer in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Pelluer's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Steve Pelluer
Top 32% all-time QBsHigh-End Starter
Combined Season Grid
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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 | |||||
| 1985 | 23 | DAL | 2 | — | 5 | 8 | 62.5% | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.9 | 5.9 | — | 78.6 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 0 | -0.7 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 24 | DAL | 16 | — | 215 | 378 | 56.9% | 2,727 | 8 | 17 | 2.1 | 4.5 | 7.2 | 5.6 | 0.5 | 67.9 | 47 | 41 | 255 | 1 | 6.2 | 2.4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 25 | DAL | 12 | — | 55 | 101 | 54.5% | 642 | 3 | 2 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 1.5 | 75.6 | 5 | 25 | 142 | 1 | 5.7 | 4.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 26 | DAL | 16 | — | 245 | 435 | 56.3% | 3,139 | 17 | 19 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 7.2 | 6.0 | 0.9 | 73.9 | 21 | 51 | 314 | 2 | 6.2 | 3.9 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 27 | KC | 5 | — | 26 | 47 | 55.3% | 301 | 1 | 0 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 6.4 | 6.8 | — | 82.0 | 8 | 17 | 143 | 2 | 8.4 | 11.8 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 28 | KC | 13 | — | 2 | 5 | 40.0% | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 2.8 | -6.2 | 0.0 | 8.3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 64 | — | 548 | 974 | 56.3% | 6,870 | 29 | 39 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 7.1 | 5.8 | 0.7 | 71.6 | 81 | 142 | 858 | 6 | 6.0 | 4.2 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
55 career value over replacement — #1945 all-time of 4,649. 11/season above a replacement-level QB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #113 (Rd 5) · DAL · 1984 · +14.3 vs expected KV-H
50actual
35.7 expected · Δ+14.3
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