Derek Anderson stats

Last played for the Buffalo Bills, 2018

Quarterback · #3

Age 43 · 6' 6"

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Derek Anderson played 13 NFL seasons, 2006 to 2018.

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Totals

Career regular season

GP
78
CMP
909
ATT
1,674
CMP%
54.3
YDS
10,878
AVG
6.5
TD
60
INT
64

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.
2006CLE56611756.47936.858
2007CLE1629852756.53,7877.22919
2008CLE1014228350.21,6155.798
2009CLE88118244.58884.9310
2010ARI1216932751.72,0656.3710
2011CAR2000.000.000
2012CAR244100.05814.500
2013CAR4000.000.000
2014CAR6659767.07017.250
2015CAR34666.7366.000
2016CAR5365367.94538.525
2017CAR32825.0172.100
2018BUF2427060.04656.604

What the columns mean: CMP · CMP% · INT

Career Postseason

GP
2
CMP
0
ATT
1
CMP%
0.0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0
INT
0

Per game

Career regular season

GP
78
CMP
11.7
ATT
21.5
CMP%
54.3
YDS
139.5
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.

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.
2006CLE513.223.456.4158.66.81.01.6
2007CLE1618.632.956.5236.77.21.81.2
2008CLE1014.228.350.2161.55.70.90.8
2009CLE810.122.844.5111.04.90.41.3
2010ARI1214.127.351.7172.16.30.60.8
2011CAR20.000.00.00.00.00.0
2012CAR22.02100.029.014.50.00.0
2013CAR40.000.00.00.00.00.0
2014CAR610.816.267.0116.87.20.80.0
2015CAR31.3266.712.06.00.00.0
2016CAR57.210.667.990.68.50.41.0
2017CAR30.72.725.05.72.10.00.0
2018BUF221.03560.0232.56.60.02.0

What the columns mean: CMP · CMP% · INT

Fantasy

Career regular season

GP
78
PPR
587.6
HALF
587.6
STD
587.6
PPG
7.5

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.
2006CLE538.438.438.47.7
2007CLE16252.5252.5252.515.8
2008CLE1088.188.188.18.8
2009CLE838.338.338.34.8
2010ARI1291.191.191.17.6
2011CAR2-0.2-0.2-0.2-0.1
2012CAR22.32.32.31.2
2013CAR40.00.00.00
2014CAR650.450.450.48.4
2015CAR31.21.21.20.4
2016CAR514.514.514.52.9
2017CAR30.50.50.50.2
2018BUF210.510.510.55.3

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

Bio

Age
43 yearsJun 15, 1983
Height
6' 6"
Debut
2005
Birthplace
Portland, OR
Draft
2005Rd 6, Pk 213
College
Oregon State

Latest performance

Derek Anderson

Oct 29 · vs NE · L 25-6

CMP
22
ATT
39
YDS
290
TD
0
INT
1
RTG
69.4

His top receivers, 2018

Buffalo Bills's pass catchers by receiving yards.

Receiving lines of his club's top pass catchers
PlayerTGTSRECYDSTD
Zay JonesWR102566527
LeSean McCoyRB46342380
Chris IvoryRB21132050
Charles ClayTE36211840
Patrick DiMarcoFB43620

2005 NFL combine

QB, 6'6", 242 lb · Oregon State

His combine measurements and their percentile
MeasureResultPercentile
40-yard dash5.03s10th
Vertical jump29"20th
Broad jump8' 7"10th
3-cone drill7.67s2nd
20-yard shuttle4.62s3rd

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

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentCMPATTYDSTDINT
Mon, Oct 29vsNEL 25-6223929001
Sun, Oct 21atINDL 37-5203117503
Sun, Jan 07atNOL 31-2601000
Sun, Dec 24vsTBW 22-1901000
Mon, Nov 13vsMIAW 45-2100000
Sun, Sep 24vsNOL 34-13271700

What were Derek Anderson's career stats?

Derek Anderson played 13 seasons for the Browns, the Cardinals, the Panthers and the Bills. He completed 909 of 1,674 passes for 10,878 yards, 60 touchdowns and 64 interceptions. His best season was 2007: 3,787 passing yards, 29 passing touchdowns and 19 interceptions thrown.

League leaderboards and awards

13 seasons, 3 postseasons, 2006 to 2018

Derek Anderson finished top 10 in a stat 2 times.

All-time career rank

  • 167th in passing yards (10,878)
  • 170th in passing touchdowns (60)

Among the 2,843 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.

Derek Anderson college stats

Derek Anderson played one season at Oregon State Beavers (2004): 3,615 passing yards, 29 touchdown passes and 17 interceptions.

passing

Derek Anderson'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.
2004Oregon State Beavers27951554.23,615729175537125.1

rushing

Derek Anderson'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
2004Oregon State Beavers75-152-2221

scoring

Derek Anderson'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.
2004Oregon State Beavers29200200012

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

More on Derek Anderson

Playoff games

Derek Anderson played 7 games across 4 NFL postseasons — 3 won, 4 lost.

Derek Anderson'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.
2017NOL 31-26000
2015SEAW 31-24000
2015ARIW 49-15000
2015DENL 24-10000
2014ARIW 27-16000
2014SEAL 31-17000
2013SFL 23-10000

What the columns mean: INT

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