Bio
- Height
- 6' 5"
- Debut
- 1984
- Draft
- 1984Rd 2, Pk 10
- College
- Maryland
- MVP
- 1988
Bio
- Height
- 6' 5"
- Debut
- 1984
- Draft
- 1984Rd 2, Pk 10
- College
- Maryland
- MVP
- 1988
Stats
Totals
Career regular season
- GP
- 187
- CMP
- 2,969
- ATT
- 5,205
- CMP%
- 57.0
- YDS
- 37,920
- AVG
- 7.3
- TD
- 247
- INT
- 184
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.
| 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 for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 |  CIN | 10 | 51 | 102 | 50.0 | 530 | 5.2 | 3 | 3 |
| 1985 | CIN | 15 | 251 | 431 | 58.2 | 3,443 | 8.0 | 27 | 12 |
| 1986 | CIN | 16 | 273 | 469 | 58.2 | 3,959 | 8.4 | 24 | 17 |
| 1987 | CIN | 12 | 240 | 440 | 54.5 | 3,321 | 7.5 | 16 | 19 |
| 1988 | CIN | 16 | 223 | 388 | 57.5 | 3,572 | 9.2 | 28 | 14 |
| 1989 | CIN | 16 | 258 | 455 | 56.7 | 3,525 | 7.7 | 28 | 11 |
| 1990 | CIN | 16 | 224 | 402 | 55.7 | 3,031 | 7.5 | 24 | 22 |
| 1991 | CIN | 14 | 233 | 413 | 56.4 | 2,883 | 7.0 | 13 | 16 |
| 1992 | CIN | 12 | 144 | 278 | 51.8 | 1,407 | 5.1 | 11 | 15 |
| 1993 | NYJ | 16 | 288 | 473 | 60.9 | 3,421 | 7.2 | 16 | 11 |
| 1994 | NYJ | 15 | 255 | 440 | 58.0 | 2,782 | 6.3 | 17 | 13 |
| 1995 | NYJ | 12 | 221 | 389 | 56.8 | 2,275 | 5.8 | 16 | 15 |
| 1996 | ARI | 10 | 190 | 339 | 56.0 | 2,293 | 6.8 | 11 | 14 |
| 1997 | CIN | 7 | 118 | 186 | 63.4 | 1,478 | 7.9 | 13 | 2 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 5
- CMP
- 51
- ATT
- 99
- CMP%
- 51.5
- YDS
- 600
- AVG
- 6.1
- TD
- 4
- INT
- 3
Per game
Career regular season
- GP
- 187
- CMP
- 15.9
- ATT
- 27.8
- CMP%
- 57.0
- YDS
- 202.8
- AVG
- 7.3
- TD
- 1.3
- INT
- 1.0
Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.
| 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 for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | CIN | 10 | 5.1 | 10.2 | 50.0 | 53 | 5.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| 1985 | CIN | 15 | 16.7 | 28.7 | 58.2 | 229.5 | 8.0 | 1.8 | 0.8 |
| 1986 | CIN | 16 | 17.1 | 29.3 | 58.2 | 247.4 | 8.4 | 1.5 | 1.1 |
| 1987 | CIN | 12 | 20 | 36.7 | 54.5 | 276.8 | 7.5 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| 1988 | CIN | 16 | 13.9 | 24.3 | 57.5 | 223.3 | 9.2 | 1.8 | 0.9 |
| 1989 | CIN | 16 | 16.1 | 28.4 | 56.7 | 220.3 | 7.7 | 1.8 | 0.7 |
| 1990 | CIN | 16 | 14 | 25.1 | 55.7 | 189.4 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| 1991 | CIN | 14 | 16.6 | 29.5 | 56.4 | 205.9 | 7.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| 1992 | CIN | 12 | 12 | 23.2 | 51.8 | 117.3 | 5.1 | 0.9 | 1.3 |
| 1993 | NYJ | 16 | 18 | 29.6 | 60.9 | 213.8 | 7.2 | 1 | 0.7 |
| 1994 | NYJ | 15 | 17 | 29.3 | 58.0 | 185.5 | 6.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| 1995 | NYJ | 12 | 18.4 | 32.4 | 56.8 | 189.6 | 5.8 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| 1996 | ARI | 10 | 19 | 33.9 | 56.0 | 229.3 | 6.8 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
| 1997 | CIN | 7 | 16.9 | 26.6 | 63.4 | 211.1 | 7.9 | 1.9 | 0.3 |
What were Boomer Esiason's career stats?
Boomer Esiason played 14 seasons for the Bengals, the Jets and the Cardinals. He completed 2,969 of 5,205 passes for 37,920 yards, 247 touchdowns and 184 interceptions. His best season was 1986: 3,959 passing yards, 24 passing touchdowns and 17 interceptions thrown.
League leaderboards and awards
14 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1984 to 1997
Boomer Esiason finished top 10 in a stat 4 times.
Awards
All-time career rank
- 26th in passing yards (37,920)
- 28th in passing touchdowns (247)
Among the 2,425 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Passing Yards: 1993 (4th)
- Passing Touchdowns: 1993 (9th), 1994 (10th)
- Passer Rating: 1993 (8th)
Among qualified NFL players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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