1981 Stats
Rank Sum– Wins Rank + (Stats Rank * 2) + Efficiency Rank.Â
Efficiency– Ranks players based on Passer Rating.
Stats– The JTA’s ranking of which players had the best total touchdowns, total yards, interceptions, and fumbles combined
Wins Bonus– If starred (*), the player is outright #1 in wins; his Rank Sum will get a bonus of -2 * (however many games he is ahead of the nearest competition)
Tie Breaker– If two or more players have the same Rank Sum, the first tie breaker is wins, and the second is efficiency. The player ahead gets a (-0.25) in their Rank Sum to signify that they are ahead.
Rank | Player | Tm | Age | Wins | Stats | Efficiency | Rank Sum | Rec | Yds | TD | Int | RTG | Rush Yds | Rush Tds | Fum | TOT Yds | TOT TDs | Tier | Postseason |
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1 | Ken Anderson | CIN | 32 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7.00 | 12_4_0 | 3,754 | 29 | 10 | 98.40 | 320 | 1 | 5 | 4,074 | 30 | MVP | Super Bowl |
2 | Joe Montana* | SFO | 25 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9.00 | 13_3_0 | 3,565 | 19 | 12 | 88.40 | 95 | 2 | 2 | 3,660 | 21 | All Pro | Champion & MVP |
3 | Dan Fouts | SDG | 30 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 11.00 | 10_6_0 | 4,802 | 33 | 17 | 90.60 | 56 | 0 | 9 | 4,858 | 33 | All Pro | CG Game |
4 | Richard Todd | NYJ | 28 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 23.00 | 10_5_1 | 3,231 | 25 | 13 | 81.80 | 131 | 0 | 5 | 3,362 | 25 | Elite | Wild Card |
5 | Craig Morton | DEN | 38 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 29.00 | 10_5_0 | 3,195 | 21 | 14 | 90.50 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 3,213 | 21 | Great | |
6 | Steve Bartkowski | ATL | 29 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 32.00 | 7_9_0 | 3,829 | 30 | 23 | 79.20 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3,831 | 30 | Great | |
7 | Danny White | DAL | 29 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 33.00 | 11_4_0 | 3,098 | 22 | 13 | 87.50 | 104 | 0 | 14 | 3,202 | 22 | Great | CG Game |
8 | Terry Bradshaw | PIT | 33 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 34.00 | 8_6_0 | 2,887 | 22 | 14 | 83.90 | 162 | 2 | 7 | 3,049 | 24 | Great | |
9 | Doug Williams | TAM | 26 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 35.00 | 9_7_0 | 3,563 | 19 | 14 | 76.80 | 209 | 4 | 9 | 3,772 | 23 | Great | Divisional |
10 | Joe Ferguson | BUF | 31 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 39.00 | 10_6_0 | 3,652 | 24 | 20 | 74.10 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 3,681 | 25 | Great | Divisional |
11 | Tommy Kramer | MIN | 26 | 14 | 7 | 18 | 46.00 | 7_7_0 | 3,912 | 26 | 24 | 72.60 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 3,925 | 26 | Good | |
12 | Joe Theismann | WAS | 32 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 50.00 | 8_8_0 | 3,568 | 19 | 20 | 77.30 | 177 | 2 | 7 | 3,745 | 21 | Good | |
13 | Ron Jaworski | PHI | 30 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 51.00 | 10_6_0 | 3,095 | 23 | 20 | 73.80 | 128 | 0 | 3 | 3,223 | 23 | Good | Wild Card |
14 | Jim Zorn | SEA | 28 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 54.00 | 4_9_0 | 2,788 | 13 | 9 | 82.40 | 140 | 1 | 2 | 2,928 | 14 | Good | |
15 | David Woodley | MIA | 23 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 60.00 | 11_3_1 | 2,470 | 12 | 13 | 69.80 | 272 | 4 | 9 | 2,742 | 16 | Good | Divisional |
16 | Lynn Dickey | GNB | 32 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 63.00 | 6_7_0 | 2,593 | 17 | 15 | 79.00 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 2,599 | 17 | Good | |
17 | Eric Hipple | DET | 24 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 65.00 | 6_4_0 | 2,358 | 14 | 15 | 73.40 | 168 | 7 | 14 | 2,526 | 21 | Good | |
18 | Bert Jones | BAL | 30 | 28 | 15 | 12 | 70.00 | 2_13_0 | 3,094 | 21 | 20 | 76.90 | 85 | 0 | 3 | 3,179 | 21 | Adequate | |
19 | Phil Simms | NYG | 26 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 75.00 | 5_5_0 | 2,031 | 11 | 9 | 74.00 | 42 | 0 | 7 | 2,073 | 11 | Adequate | |
20 | Brian Sipe | CLE | 32 | 23 | 17 | 22 | 79.00 | 5_11_0 | 3,876 | 17 | 25 | 68.20 | 153 | 1 | 10 | 4,029 | 18 | Adequate | |
21 | Bill Kenney | KAN | 26 | 11 | 25 | 25 | 86.00 | 8_5_0 | 1,983 | 9 | 16 | 63.60 | 89 | 1 | 4 | 2,072 | 10 | Adequate | |
22 | Pat Haden | RAM | 28 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 87.75 | 5_6_0 | 1,815 | 9 | 13 | 64.40 | 104 | 0 | 5 | 1,919 | 9 | Bad | |
23 | Marc Wilson | OAK | 24 | 19 | 21 | 27 | 88.00 | 5_4_0 | 2,311 | 14 | 19 | 58.90 | 147 | 2 | 8 | 2,458 | 16 | Bad | |
24 | Ken Stabler | HOU | 36 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 90.00 | 5_7_0 | 1,988 | 14 | 18 | 69.50 | -3 | 0 | 7 | 1,985 | 14 | Bad | |
25 | Jim Hart | STL | 37 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 93.00 | 3_6_0 | 1,694 | 11 | 14 | 68.70 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1,696 | 11 | Bad | |
26 | Vince Evans | CHI | 26 | 18 | 27 | 28 | 100.00 | 6_10_0 | 2,354 | 11 | 20 | 51.10 | 218 | 3 | 13 | 2,572 | 14 | Bad | |
27 | Neil Lomax | STL | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 102.00 | 4_3_0 | 1,575 | 4 | 10 | 59.90 | 104 | 2 | 6 | 1,679 | 6 | Bad | |
28 | Archie Manning | NOR | 32 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 107.00 | 3_8_0 | 1,447 | 5 | 11 | 63.60 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 1,475 | 5 | Bad | |
29 | Dave Krieg | SEA | 23 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 120.00 | 2_1_0 | 843 | 7 | 5 | 83.30 | 843 | 7 | DNQ | ||||
30 | Matt Cavanaugh | NWE | 25 | 34 | 29 | 29 | 121.00 | 1_7_0 | 1,633 | 5 | 13 | 59.80 | 92 | 3 | 2 | 1,725 | 8 | DNQ | |
31 | David Whitehurst | GNB | 26 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 122.00 | 2_1_0 | 792 | 7 | 5 | 72.80 | 792 | 7 | DNQ | ||||
32 | Steve Grogan | NWE | 28 | 35 | 32 | 29 | 128.00 | 1_6_0 | 1,859 | 7 | 16 | 63.00 | 49 | 2 | 5 | 1,908 | 9 | DNQ | |
33 | Gifford Nielsen | HOU | 27 | 39 | 33 | 29 | 134.00 | 1_1_0 | 709 | 5 | 3 | 92.10 | 709 | 5 | DNQ | ||||
34 | Steve Fuller | KAN | 24 | 38 | 35 | 29 | 137.00 | 1_2_0 | 934 | 3 | 4 | 74.00 | 118 | 0 | 4 | 1,052 | 3 | DNQ | |
35 | Jim Plunkett | OAK | 34 | 30 | 39 | 29 | 137.00 | 2_5_0 | 1,045 | 4 | 9 | 56.70 | 38 | 1 | 3 | 1,083 | 5 | DNQ | |
36 | Gary Danielson | DET | 30 | 33 | 38 | 29 | 138.00 | 2_2_0 | 784 | 3 | 5 | 73.40 | 784 | 3 | DNQ | ||||
37 | Steve DeBerg | DEN | 27 | 42 | 34 | 29 | 139.00 | 0_1_0 | 797 | 6 | 6 | 77.60 | 797 | 6 | DNQ | ||||
38 | Don Strock | MIA | 31 | 42 | 36 | 29 | 143.00 | 0_1_0 | 901 | 6 | 8 | 71.30 | 901 | 6 | DNQ | ||||
39 | Paul McDonald | CLE | 23 | 42 | 37 | 29 | 145.00 | 463 | 4 | 2 | 95.90 | 463 | 4 | DNQ | |||||
40 | Steve Dils | MIN | 26 | 42 | 40 | 29 | 151.00 | 0_2_0 | 607 | 1 | 2 | 66.10 | 607 | 1 | DNQ | ||||
41 | John Reaves | HOU | 31 | 39 | 42 | 29 | 152.00 | 1_1_0 | 379 | 2 | 2 | 67.60 | 379 | 2 | DNQ | ||||
42 | Andy Johnson | NWE | 29 | 42 | 41 | 29 | 153.00 | 194 | 4 | 1 | 118.70 | 194 | 4 | DNQ | |||||
43 | Mike Phipps | CHI | 34 | 42 | 43 | 29 | 157.00 | 171 | 2 | 0 | 137.10 | 171 | 2 | DNQ | |||||
44 | Mark Malone | PIT | 23 | 42 | 44 | 29 | 159.00 | 0_2_0 | 553 | 3 | 5 | 58.60 | 553 | 3 | DNQ | ||||
45 | Jeff Rutledge | RAM | 24 | 42 | 45 | 29 | 161.00 | 442 | 3 | 4 | 75.60 | 442 | 3 | DNQ | |||||
46 | Glenn Carano | DAL | 26 | 41 | 46 | 29 | 162.00 | 1_0_0 | 235 | 1 | 1 | 51.60 | 235 | 1 | DNQ | ||||
47 | Drew Pearson | DAL | 30 | 42 | 47 | 29 | 165.00 | 81 | 1 | 0 | 158.30 | 81 | 1 | DNQ | |||||
48 | Guy Benjamin | SFO | 26 | 42 | 48 | 29 | 167.00 | 171 | 1 | 1 | 74.40 | 171 | 1 | DNQ | |||||
49 | Jack Thompson | CIN | 25 | 42 | 49 | 29 | 169.00 | 267 | 1 | 2 | 50.30 | 267 | 1 | DNQ | |||||
50 | Turk Schonert | CIN | 24 | 42 | 50 | 29 | 171.00 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 82.30 | 166 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
51 | Scott Brunner | NYG | 24 | 29 | 57 | 29 | 172.00 | 4_2_0 | 978 | 5 | 11 | 42.80 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 998 | 5 | DNQ | Divisional |
52 | Joe Pisarcik | PHI | 29 | 42 | 51 | 29 | 173.00 | 154 | 2 | 2 | 89.30 | 154 | 2 | DNQ | |||||
53 | Joe Cribbs | BUF | 23 | 42 | 52 | 29 | 175.00 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 143.70 | 9 | 1 | DNQ | |||||
54 | Tom Myers | NOR | 31 | 42 | 53 | 29 | 177.00 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 | 8 | 1 | DNQ | |||||
55 | Mike Guman | RAM | 23 | 42 | 54 | 29 | 179.00 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 135.40 | 7 | 1 | DNQ | |||||
56 | Chuck Muncie | SDG | 28 | 42 | 55 | 29 | 181.00 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 118.70 | 3 | 1 | DNQ | |||||
57 | Chuck Fusina | TAM | 24 | 42 | 56 | 29 | 183.00 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 118.70 | 2 | 1 | DNQ | |||||
58 | Sam Adkins | SEA | 26 | 42 | 58 | 29 | 187.00 | 96 | 1 | 1 | 71.30 | 96 | 1 | DNQ | |||||
59 | Greg Landry | BAL | 35 | 42 | 59 | 29 | 189.00 | 195 | 0 | 1 | 56.00 | 195 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
60 | Jeff Komlo | DET | 25 | 42 | 60 | 29 | 191.00 | 0_2_0 | 290 | 1 | 3 | 49.60 | 290 | 1 | DNQ | ||||
61 | Pat Ryan | NYJ | 26 | 42 | 61 | 29 | 193.00 | 48 | 1 | 1 | 49.20 | 48 | 1 | DNQ | |||||
62 | Tom Skladany | DET | 26 | 42 | 62 | 29 | 195.00 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 118.70 | 43 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
62 | Cliff Parsley | HOU | 27 | 42 | 62 | 29 | 195.00 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 118.70 | 43 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
64 | Mike Moroski | ATL | 24 | 42 | 64 | 29 | 199.00 | 132 | 0 | 1 | 45.70 | 132 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
64 | Joe Washington | WAS | 28 | 42 | 64 | 29 | 199.00 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 95.80 | 32 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
66 | June Jones | ATL | 28 | 42 | 66 | 29 | 203.00 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 92.40 | 25 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
66 | Freddie Solomon | SFO | 28 | 42 | 66 | 29 | 203.00 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 118.70 | 25 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
68 | Gerry Ellis | GNB | 24 | 42 | 68 | 29 | 207.00 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 91.70 | 23 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
69 | Guido Merkens | NOR | 26 | 42 | 69 | 29 | 209.00 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 85.40 | 20 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
70 | Brian Baschnagel | CHI | 27 | 42 | 70 | 29 | 211.00 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 118.70 | 18 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
71 | Cliff Stoudt | PIT | 26 | 42 | 71 | 29 | 213.00 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 53.50 | 17 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
72 | Eddie Hill | MIA | 24 | 42 | 72 | 29 | 215.00 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 118.70 | 14 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
73 | Steve Kreider | CIN | 23 | 42 | 73 | 29 | 217.00 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 47.90 | 13 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
74 | Walt Easley | SFO | 24 | 42 | 74 | 29 | 219.00 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 87.50 | 5 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
75 | Wes Chandler | 2TM | 25 | 42 | 75 | 29 | 221.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.60 | 0 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
75 | Walter Payton | CHI | 27 | 42 | 75 | 29 | 221.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.60 | 0 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
75 | Matt Robinson | BUF | 26 | 42 | 75 | 29 | 221.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.60 | 0 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
75 | Kellen Winslow | SDG | 24 | 42 | 75 | 29 | 221.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.60 | 0 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
75 | Dwight Clark | SFO | 24 | 42 | 75 | 29 | 221.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.60 | 0 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
75 | Tony Collins | NWE | 22 | 42 | 75 | 29 | 221.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.60 | 0 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
75 | Frank Corral | RAM | 26 | 42 | 75 | 29 | 221.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.60 | 0 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
75 | Kevin House | TAM | 24 | 42 | 75 | 29 | 221.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.60 | 0 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
75 | Harold Jackson | NWE | 35 | 42 | 75 | 29 | 221.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.60 | 0 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
75 | John James | ATL | 32 | 42 | 75 | 29 | 221.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.60 | 0 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
75 | Steve Largent | SEA | 27 | 42 | 75 | 29 | 221.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.60 | 0 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
75 | Roosevelt Leaks | BUF | 28 | 42 | 75 | 29 | 221.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.60 | 0 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
75 | Nick Mike-Mayer | BUF | 31 | 42 | 75 | 29 | 221.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.60 | 0 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
75 | Tony Nathan | MIA | 25 | 42 | 75 | 29 | 221.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.60 | 0 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
75 | Bob Parsons | CHI | 31 | 42 | 75 | 29 | 221.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.60 | 0 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
75 | Freddie Scott | DET | 29 | 42 | 75 | 29 | 221.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.60 | 0 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
75 | Jeff West | SEA | 28 | 42 | 75 | 29 | 221.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.60 | 0 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
92 | Bob Avellini | CHI | 28 | 42 | 92 | 29 | 255.00 | 185 | 1 | 3 | 36.60 | 185 | 1 | DNQ | |||||
93 | Ed Luther | SDG | 24 | 42 | 93 | 29 | 257.00 | 68 | 0 | 1 | 32.10 | 68 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
94 | Tom Flick | WAS | 23 | 42 | 94 | 29 | 259.00 | 143 | 0 | 2 | 33.40 | 143 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
95 | Jeff Kemp | RAM | 22 | 42 | 95 | 29 | 261.00 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 7.60 | 25 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
96 | Tom Owen | NWE | 29 | 42 | 96 | 29 | 263.00 | 0_1_0 | 218 | 1 | 4 | 31.70 | 218 | 1 | DNQ | ||||
97 | Ted Brown | MIN | 24 | 42 | 97 | 29 | 265.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
97 | Tony Reed | DEN | 26 | 42 | 97 | 29 | 265.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
97 | James Hadnot | KAN | 24 | 42 | 97 | 29 | 265.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
97 | Ron Springs | DAL | 25 | 42 | 97 | 29 | 265.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
97 | Henry Marshall | KAN | 27 | 42 | 97 | 29 | 265.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
102 | Dave Wilson | NOR | 22 | 36 | 103 | 29 | 271.00 | 1_3_0 | 1,058 | 1 | 11 | 46.10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1,059 | 1 | DNQ | |
103 | David Humm | BAL | 29 | 42 | 102 | 29 | 275.00 | 0_1_0 | 90 | 0 | 2 | 8.00 | 90 | 0 | DNQ | ||||
104 | Wade Wilson | MIN | 22 | 42 | 104 | 29 | 279.00 | 48 | 0 | 2 | 16.30 | 48 | 0 | DNQ | |||||
105 | Dan Pastorini | RAM | 32 | 37 | 107 | 29 | 280.00 | 1_4_0 | 719 | 2 | 14 | 22.90 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 724 | 2 | DNQ | |
106 | Bobby Scott | NOR | 32 | 42 | 105 | 29 | 281.00 | 0_1_0 | 245 | 1 | 5 | 28.20 | 245 | 1 | DNQ | ||||
107 | Rich Campbell | GNB | 23 | 42 | 106 | 29 | 283.00 | 168 | 0 | 4 | 27.50 | 168 | 0 | DNQ |