Steve Walsh is a career quality starter — a quarterback whose body of work places Walsh in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Walsh's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Steve Walsh
Top 38% all-time QBsHigh-End Starter
Height6'3"
Weight215 lb
BornDec 1, 1966
Age59
CollegeMiamiSee College Stats
Rookie yr1989
Draft1989 · Rd 1, Pick 1
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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 | |||||
| 1989 | 22–23 | DAL | 8 | — | 110 | 219 | 50.2% | 1,371 | 5 | 9 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 6.3 | 4.9 | 0.6 | 60.5 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 23–24 | TOT | — | — | 179 | 336 | 53.3% | 2,010 | 12 | 13 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 0.9 | 67.2 | 10 | 20 | 25 | 0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 23–24 | DAL | — | — | 4 | 9 | 44.4% | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 4.4 | — | 57.6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 23–24 | NO | — | — | 175 | 327 | 53.5% | 1,970 | 12 | 13 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 0.9 | 67.5 | 10 | 19 | 25 | 0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 24–25 | NO | 8 | — | 141 | 255 | 55.3% | 1,638 | 11 | 6 | 4.3 | 2.4 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 1.8 | 79.5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 26–27 | NO | 2 | — | 20 | 38 | 52.6% | 271 | 2 | 3 | 5.3 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 4.6 | 0.7 | 60.3 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 27–28 | CHI | 12 | — | 208 | 343 | 60.6% | 2,078 | 10 | 8 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 1.3 | 77.9 | 11 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0.1 | 3.3 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 29–30 | STL | 3 | — | 33 | 77 | 42.9% | 344 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 29.4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 30–31 | TB | 12 | — | 6 | 17 | 35.3% | 58 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 5.9 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 21.2 | 0 | 6 | -4 | 0 | -0.7 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 31–32 | TB | 5 | — | 9 | 19 | 47.4% | 58 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 15.8 | 3.1 | -4.1 | 0.0 | 14.7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 32–33 | IND | 2 | — | 7 | 13 | 53.8% | 47 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 15.4 | 3.6 | -3.3 | 0.0 | 22.4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 52 | — | 713 | 1,317 | 54.1% | 7,875 | 40 | 50 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 6.0 | 4.9 | 0.8 | 66.4 | 40 | 80 | 47 | 1 | 0.6 | 1.3 | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
51 career value over replacement — #2035 all-time of 4,649. 10.2/season above a replacement-level QB.
Draft OutcomeBust ↓
Pick #1 (Rd 1) · DAL · 1989 · -17.4 vs expected KV-H
44actual
61.4 expected · Δ−17.4
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