Fran Tarkenton stats

Last played for the Minnesota Vikings, 1978

Quarterback

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Fran Tarkenton played 18 NFL seasons, 1961 to 1978.

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Totals

Career regular season

GP
246
CMP
3,686
ATT
6,467
CMP%
57.0
YDS
47,003
AVG
7.3
TD
342
INT
266
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.
1961MIN1415728056.11,9977.11817
1962MIN1416332949.52,5957.92225
1963MIN1417029757.22,3117.81515
1964MIN1417130655.92,5068.22211
1965MIN1417132952.02,6097.91911
1966MIN1419235853.62,5617.21716
1967NYG1420437754.13,0888.22919
1968NYG1418233754.02,5557.62112
1969NYG1422040953.82,9187.1238
1970NYG1421938956.32,7777.11912
1971NYG1322638658.52,5676.71121
1972MIN1421537856.92,6517.01813
1973MIN1416927461.72,1137.7157
1974MIN1319935156.72,5987.41712
1975MIN1427342564.22,9947.02513
1976MIN1325541261.92,9617.2178
1977MIN915525860.11,7346.7914
1978MIN1634557260.33,4686.12532

What the columns mean: CMP · CMP% · INT

Career Postseason

GP
11
CMP
149
ATT
292
CMP%
51.0
YDS
1,803
AVG
6.2
TD
11
INT
17

Per game

Career regular season

GP
246
CMP
15.0
ATT
26.3
CMP%
57.0
YDS
191.1
AVG
7.3
TD
1.4
INT
1.1

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.
1961MIN1411.22056.1142.67.11.31.2
1962MIN1411.623.549.5185.47.91.61.8
1963MIN1412.121.257.2165.17.81.11.1
1964MIN1412.221.955.9179.08.21.60.8
1965MIN1412.223.552.0186.47.91.40.8
1966MIN1413.725.653.6182.97.21.21.1
1967NYG1414.626.954.1220.68.22.11.4
1968NYG1413.024.154.0182.57.61.50.9
1969NYG1415.729.253.8208.47.11.60.6
1970NYG1415.627.856.3198.47.11.40.9
1971NYG1317.429.758.5197.56.70.81.6
1972MIN1415.42756.9189.47.01.30.9
1973MIN1412.119.661.7150.97.71.10.5
1974MIN1315.32756.7199.87.41.30.9
1975MIN1419.530.464.2213.97.01.80.9
1976MIN1319.631.761.9227.87.21.30.6
1977MIN917.228.760.1192.76.71.01.6
1978MIN1621.635.860.3216.86.11.62.0

What the columns mean: CMP · CMP% · INT

Fantasy

Career regular season

GP
246
PPR
3,275.4
HALF
3,275.4
STD
3,275.4
PPG
13.3

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.

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.
1961MIN14178.7178.7178.712.8
1962MIN14189.9189.9189.913.6
1963MIN14144.6144.6144.610.3
1964MIN14211.2211.2211.215.1
1965MIN14200.0200.0200.014.3
1966MIN14200.0200.0200.014.3
1967NYG14244.1244.1244.117.4
1968NYG14210.3210.3210.315
1969NYG14209.9209.9209.915
1970NYG14198.7198.7198.714.2
1971NYG13133.8133.8133.810.3
1972MIN14170.0170.0170.012.1
1973MIN14156.7156.7156.711.2
1974MIN13171.9171.9171.913.2
1975MIN14216.6216.6216.615.5
1976MIN13180.9180.9180.913.9
1977MIN978.078.078.08.7
1978MIN16180.1180.1180.111.3

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

Bio

Experience
18 yearsDebut 1961
MVP
1975
Offensive Player of the Year
1975

His top receivers, 1978

Minnesota Vikings's pass catchers by receiving yards.

Receiving lines of his club's top pass catchers
PlayerTGTSRECYDSTD
Sammy WhiteWR112537419
Chuck ForemanRB89613962

What were Fran Tarkenton's career stats?

Fran Tarkenton played 18 seasons for the Vikings and the Giants. He completed 3,686 of 6,467 passes for 47,003 yards, 342 touchdowns and 266 interceptions. His best season was 1978: 3,468 passing yards, 25 passing touchdowns and 32 interceptions thrown.

League leaderboards and awards

18 seasons, 5 postseasons, 1961 to 1978

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 16th in passing yards (47,003)
  • 13th in passing touchdowns (342)

Among the 2,854 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

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