Alex Smith stats

Last played for the Washington Commanders, 2020

Quarterback · #11

Age 42 · 6' 4"

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Alex Smith played 14 NFL seasons, 2005 to 2020.

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Totals

Career regular season

GP
174
CMP
3,250
ATT
5,193
CMP%
62.6
YDS
35,650
AVG
6.9
TD
199
INT
109

Ranked among NFL players who qualify (CMP, YDS, TD: 4+ games, 100+ ATT; CMP%, AVG: 4+ games, 200+ ATT) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Totals by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver.ATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken.CMP%: Share of passes completed. The modern league average is around 65%.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.
2005SF98416550.98755.3111
2006SF1625744258.12,8906.51616
2007SF79419348.79144.724
2009SF1122537260.52,3506.31812
2010SF1120434259.62,3706.91410
2011SF1627344561.33,1447.1175
2012SF1015321870.21,7378.0135
2013KC1530850860.63,3136.5237
2014KC1530346465.33,2657.0186
2015KC1630747065.33,4867.4207
2016KC1532848967.13,5027.2158
2017KC1534150567.54,0428.0265
2018WSH1020532862.52,1806.6105
2020WSH816825266.71,5826.368

What the columns mean: CMP · CMP% · INT

Career Postseason

GP
7
CMP
156
ATT
253
CMP%
61.7
YDS
1,745
AVG
6.9
TD
14
INT
2

Per game

Career regular season

GP
174
CMP
18.7
ATT
29.8
CMP%
62.6
YDS
204.9
AVG
6.9
TD
1.1
INT
0.6

Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.

Per game by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver.ATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken.CMP%: Share of passes completed. The modern league average is around 65%.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.
2005SF99.318.350.997.25.30.11.2
2006SF1616.127.658.1180.66.51.01.0
2007SF713.427.648.7130.64.70.30.6
2009SF1120.533.860.5213.66.31.61.1
2010SF1118.531.159.6215.56.91.30.9
2011SF1617.127.861.3196.57.11.10.3
2012SF1015.321.870.2173.78.01.30.5
2013KC1520.533.960.6220.96.51.50.5
2014KC1520.230.965.3217.77.01.20.4
2015KC1619.229.465.3217.97.41.30.4
2016KC1521.932.667.1233.57.21.00.5
2017KC1522.733.767.5269.58.01.70.3
2018WSH1020.532.862.5218.06.61.00.5
2020WSH821.031.566.7197.86.30.81.0

What the columns mean: CMP · CMP% · INT

Fantasy

Career regular season

GP
174
PPR
2,346.8
HALF
2,345.3
STD
2,343.8
PPG
13.5

Fantasy points in ESPN’s default scoring, worked out here from the season lines: PPR with a point per catch, half-PPR with half, standard with none.

Ranked among NFL players with 4+ games that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Fantasy by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.PPR: Fantasy points with a point per catch — the scoring most leagues use.HALF: Fantasy points with half a point per catch.STD: Standard fantasy points: nothing for a catch, only yards, touchdowns and turnovers.PPG: PPR fantasy points per game played.
2005SF925.325.325.32.8
2006SF16168.3168.3168.310.5
2007SF745.545.545.56.5
2009SF11147.5147.0146.513.4
2010SF11136.8136.8136.812.4
2011SF16213.7213.7213.713.4
2012SF10124.7124.7124.712.5
2013KC15260.2259.7259.217.3
2014KC15222.0222.0222.014.8
2015KC16267.2267.2267.216.7
2016KC15226.8226.3225.815.1
2017KC15297.2297.2297.219.8
2018WSH10140.0140.0140.014
2020WSH871.671.671.68.9

What the columns mean: PPR · HALF · STD · PPG

Bio

Age
42 yearsMay 7, 1984
Height
6' 4"
Debut
2005
Birthplace
La Mesa, CA
Draft
2005Rd 1, Pk 1
College
Utah

Latest performance

Alex Smith

Jan 03 · @ PHI · W 20-14

CMP
22
ATT
32
YDS
162
TD
2
INT
2
RTG
75.3

His top receivers, 2020

Washington Commanders's pass catchers by receiving yards.

Receiving lines of his club's top pass catchers
PlayerTGTSRECYDSTD
Terry McLaurinWR134871,1184
J.D. McKissicRB110805892
Steven SimsWR37272651
Antonio GibsonRB44362470
Dontrelle InmanWR28181632

2005 NFL combine

QB, 6'4", 217 lb · Utah

His combine measurements and their percentile
MeasureResultPercentile
40-yard dash4.71s71st
Vertical jump32"55th
Broad jump9' 5"58th
3-cone drill6.82s92nd
20-yard shuttle3.96s99th

Percentile: the share of QBs measured at the combine since 2000 he beat. The 2005 combine

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentCMPATTYDSTDINT
Sun, Jan 03atPHIW 20-14223216222
Sun, Dec 13atSFW 23-158195701
Mon, Dec 07atPITW 23-17314629610
Thu, Nov 26atDALW 41-16192614911
Sun, Nov 22vsCINW 20-9172516611
Sun, Nov 15atDETL 30-27385539000

What were Alex Smith's career stats?

Alex Smith played 14 seasons for the 49ers, the Chiefs and the Commanders. He completed 3,250 of 5,193 passes for 35,650 yards, 199 touchdowns and 109 interceptions. His best season was 2017: 4,042 passing yards, 26 passing touchdowns and 5 interceptions thrown.

League leaderboards and awards

14 seasons, 6 postseasons, 2005 to 2020

Alex Smith led the NFL in passer rating (2017); finished top 10 in a stat 6 times.

All-time career rank

  • 34th in passing yards (35,650)
  • 52nd in passing touchdowns (199)

Among the 2,842 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified NFL players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

Alex Smith college stats

Alex Smith played one season at Utah Utes (2004): 2,952 passing yards, 32 touchdown passes and 4 interceptions.

passing

Alex Smith's college passing by season
SeasonSchoolCMPCMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver.ATTCMP%CMP%: Share of passes that were caught. The league average sits near 65%.YDSYDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.AVGAVG: Passing yards per throw, incompletions included. The league average sits near 7.TDTD: Touchdown passes thrown.INTINT: Passes thrown to the other team — lower is better.LNGSACKSACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.RTGRTG: Passer rating on the NFL's 0-158.3 scale, built from completion rate, yards, touchdowns and interceptions.
2004Utah Utes21431767.52,9529.33247818176.5

rushing

Alex Smith's college rushing by season
SeasonSchoolCARCAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDSYDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.AVGAVG: Passing yards per throw, incompletions included. The league average sits near 7.TDTD: Touchdown passes thrown.LNG
2004Utah Utes1356314.71070

receiving

Alex Smith's college receiving by season
SeasonSchoolRECREC: Passes caught.YDSYDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.AVGAVG: Passing yards per throw, incompletions included. The league average sits near 7.TDTD: Touchdown passes thrown.LNG
2004Utah Utes22110.5021

defensive

Alex Smith's college defensive by season
SeasonSchoolTOTTOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLOSOLO: Tackles made alone, with no teammate sharing the credit.ASTAST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PDPD: Passes the defender broke up or deflected.SACKSACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.FFFF: Times the defender knocked the ball loose, whoever recovered it.INTINT: Passes thrown to the other team — lower is better.YDSYDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.TDTD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2004Utah Utes211000000

scoring

Alex Smith's college scoring by season
SeasonSchoolPASSRUSHRECREC: Passes caught.RETTDTD: Touchdown passes thrown.2PT2PT: Conversions run or caught from the two-yard line after a touchdown, worth two points instead of the kick's one.PATFGPTSPTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.
2004Utah Utes3210001000060

College seasons as ESPN files them for the school he played for.

More on Alex Smith

Playoff games

Alex Smith played 10 games across 6 NFL postseasons — 4 won, 6 lost.

Alex Smith's line in each playoff game
YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.
2017TENL 22-2126420
2016PITL 18-1617211
2015HOUW 30-019011
2015NEL 27-2024610
2013INDL 45-4437840
2012GBW 45-31000
2012ATLW 28-24000
2012BALL 34-31000
2011NOW 36-3229930
2011NYGL 20-17 OT19620

What the columns mean: INT

Totals, from NFL game logs since the 1994 postseason — earlier games are not counted.