Tony Banks is a career quality starter — a quarterback whose body of work places Banks in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Banks's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Tony Banks
Top 25% all-time QBsHigh-End Starter
Height6'4"
Weight229 lb
BornApr 5, 1973
Age53
Rookie yr1996
Draft
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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 | |||||
| 1996 | 23 | STL | 14 | — | 192 | 368 | 52.2% | 2,544 | 15 | 15 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 6.9 | 5.9 | 1.0 | 71.0 | — | 61 | 212 | 0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 24 | STL | 16 | — | 252 | 487 | 51.7% | 3,254 | 14 | 13 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 1.1 | 71.5 | — | 47 | 186 | 1 | 4.0 | 2.1 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 25 | STL | 14 | — | 241 | 408 | 59.1% | 2,535 | 7 | 14 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 6.2 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 68.6 | — | 40 | 156 | 3 | 3.9 | 7.5 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 26 | BAL | 11 | — | 167 | 318 | 52.5% | 2,093 | 16 | 8 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 79.6 | 33 | 24 | 93 | 0 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 8 | 33.3 | 1 |
| 2000 | 27 | BAL | 11 | — | 148 | 272 | 54.4% | 1,538 | 8 | 8 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 1.0 | 68.5 | 20 | 19 | 57 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 15.8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 28 | WAS | 15 | — | 198 | 370 | 53.5% | 2,386 | 10 | 10 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 1.0 | 71.3 | 29 | 47 | 152 | 2 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 7 | 14.9 | 2 |
| 2003 | 30 | HOU | 6 | — | 61 | 102 | 59.8% | 693 | 5 | 3 | 4.9 | 2.9 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 1.7 | 84.3 | 13 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 |
| 2004 | 31 | HOU | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | — | 77.1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 32 | HOU | 1 | — | 14 | 25 | 56.0% | 173 | 1 | 2 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 6.9 | 4.1 | 0.5 | 57.6 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 90 | — | 1,274 | 2,352 | 54.2% | 15,232 | 76 | 73 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 6.5 | 5.7 | 1.0 | 72.0 | 95 | 246 | 881 | 6 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 20 | 8.1 | 3 | |
Career Value · VORP
99 career value over replacement — #1140 all-time of 4,649. 14.1/season above a replacement-level QB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #42 (Rd 2) · LA · 1996 · +3.5 vs expected KV-H
54actual
50.5 expected · Δ+3.5
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