Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 1986
- Draft
- 1986Rd 3, Pk 12
- College
- UL Monroe
Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 1986
- Draft
- 1986Rd 3, Pk 12
- College
- UL Monroe
Stats
Totals
Career regular season
- GP
- 99
- CMP
- 1,207
- ATT
- 2,212
- CMP%
- 54.6
- YDS
- 14,445
- AVG
- 6.5
- TD
- 81
- INT
- 78
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 |  PIT | 2 | 21 | 60 | 35.0 | 291 | 4.8 | 0 | 2 |
| 1987 | PIT | 2 | 4 | 12 | 33.3 | 20 | 1.7 | 0 | 3 |
| 1988 | PIT | 13 | 175 | 370 | 47.3 | 2,634 | 7.1 | 11 | 14 |
| 1989 | PIT | 14 | 187 | 342 | 54.7 | 2,365 | 6.9 | 9 | 10 |
| 1990 | PIT | 16 | 223 | 387 | 57.6 | 2,725 | 7.0 | 20 | 14 |
| 1991 | PIT | 8 | 103 | 190 | 54.2 | 1,350 | 7.1 | 9 | 9 |
| 1992 | PIT | 6 | 63 | 116 | 54.3 | 719 | 6.2 | 2 | 5 |
| 1993 | PHI | 10 | 181 | 309 | 58.6 | 1,905 | 6.2 | 14 | 5 |
| 1994 | PHI | 7 | 51 | 76 | 67.1 | 507 | 6.7 | 2 | 1 |
| 1995 | NYJ | 9 | 93 | 170 | 54.7 | 726 | 4.3 | 4 | 8 |
| 1997 | DEN | 1 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 48 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | DEN | 7 | 78 | 131 | 59.5 | 986 | 7.5 | 10 | 3 |
| 1999 | DEN | 2 | 12 | 20 | 60.0 | 87 | 4.3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2000 | MIN | 2 | 10 | 20 | 50.0 | 82 | 4.1 | 0 | 1 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 4
- CMP
- 34
- ATT
- 62
- CMP%
- 54.8
- YDS
- 356
- AVG
- 5.7
- TD
- 1
- INT
- 0
Per game
Career regular season
- GP
- 99
- CMP
- 12.2
- ATT
- 22.3
- CMP%
- 54.6
- YDS
- 145.9
- AVG
- 6.5
- TD
- 0.8
- INT
- 0.8
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | PIT | 2 | 10.5 | 30 | 35.0 | 145.5 | 4.8 | 0 | 1 |
| 1987 | PIT | 2 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 10 | 1.7 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 1988 | PIT | 13 | 13.5 | 28.5 | 47.3 | 202.6 | 7.1 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
| 1989 | PIT | 14 | 13.4 | 24.4 | 54.7 | 168.9 | 6.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| 1990 | PIT | 16 | 13.9 | 24.2 | 57.6 | 170.3 | 7.0 | 1.3 | 0.9 |
| 1991 | PIT | 8 | 12.9 | 23.8 | 54.2 | 168.8 | 7.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| 1992 | PIT | 6 | 10.5 | 19.3 | 54.3 | 119.8 | 6.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| 1993 | PHI | 10 | 18.1 | 30.9 | 58.6 | 190.5 | 6.2 | 1.4 | 0.5 |
| 1994 | PHI | 7 | 7.3 | 10.9 | 67.1 | 72.4 | 6.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| 1995 | NYJ | 9 | 10.3 | 18.9 | 54.7 | 80.7 | 4.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
| 1997 | DEN | 1 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 48 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | DEN | 7 | 11.1 | 18.7 | 59.5 | 140.9 | 7.5 | 1.4 | 0.4 |
| 1999 | DEN | 2 | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 43.5 | 4.3 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 2000 | MIN | 2 | 5 | 10 | 50.0 | 41 | 4.1 | 0 | 0.5 |
What were Bubby Brister's career stats?
Bubby Brister played 14 seasons for the Steelers, the Eagles, the Jets, the Broncos and the Vikings. He completed 1,207 of 2,212 passes for 14,445 yards, 81 touchdowns and 78 interceptions. His best season was 1990: 2,725 passing yards, 20 passing touchdowns and 14 interceptions thrown.
League leaderboards and awards
14 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1986 to 2000
Bubby Brister finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.
Championships ×2
- 1997 Super Bowl with the Denver Broncos
- 1998 Super Bowl with the Denver Broncos
All-time career rank
- 118th in passing yards (14,445)
- 113th in passing touchdowns (81)
Among the 2,510 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Passer Rating: 1993 (7th)
Among qualified NFL players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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