Bio
- Height
- 6' 5"
- Debut
- 1986
- Draft
- 1986Rd 1, Pk 3
- College
- Purdue
Bio
- Height
- 6' 5"
- Debut
- 1986
- Draft
- 1986Rd 1, Pk 3
- College
- Purdue
Stats
Totals
Career regular season
- GP
- 158
- CMP
- 2,841
- ATT
- 4,923
- CMP%
- 57.7
- YDS
- 34,837
- AVG
- 7.1
- TD
- 203
- INT
- 175
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 |  LAR | 6 | 73 | 147 | 49.7 | 1,018 | 6.9 | 8 | 8 |
| 1987 | LAR | 11 | 162 | 302 | 53.6 | 2,064 | 6.8 | 10 | 13 |
| 1988 | LAR | 16 | 308 | 517 | 59.6 | 3,964 | 7.7 | 31 | 18 |
| 1989 | LAR | 16 | 304 | 518 | 58.7 | 4,310 | 8.3 | 29 | 17 |
| 1990 | LAR | 16 | 307 | 554 | 55.4 | 3,989 | 7.2 | 23 | 17 |
| 1991 | LAR | 16 | 277 | 490 | 56.5 | 3,438 | 7.0 | 11 | 20 |
| 1992 | LAR | 16 | 281 | 475 | 59.2 | 3,323 | 7.0 | 22 | 18 |
| 1993 | LAR | 10 | 135 | 274 | 49.3 | 1,652 | 6.0 | 8 | 12 |
| 1994 | NO | 16 | 346 | 540 | 64.1 | 3,855 | 7.1 | 22 | 18 |
| 1995 | NO | 16 | 345 | 567 | 60.8 | 3,970 | 7.0 | 26 | 14 |
| 1996 | NO | 15 | 267 | 464 | 57.5 | 2,797 | 6.0 | 12 | 16 |
| 1997 | LAC | 4 | 36 | 75 | 48.0 | 457 | 6.1 | 1 | 4 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 5
- CMP
- 87
- ATT
- 176
- CMP%
- 49.4
- YDS
- 1,120
- AVG
- 6.4
- TD
- 7
- INT
- 11
Per game
Career regular season
- GP
- 158
- CMP
- 18.0
- ATT
- 31.2
- CMP%
- 57.7
- YDS
- 220.5
- AVG
- 7.1
- TD
- 1.3
- 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.
| 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 | LAR | 6 | 12.2 | 24.5 | 49.7 | 169.7 | 6.9 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| 1987 | LAR | 11 | 14.7 | 27.5 | 53.6 | 187.6 | 6.8 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
| 1988 | LAR | 16 | 19.3 | 32.3 | 59.6 | 247.8 | 7.7 | 1.9 | 1.1 |
| 1989 | LAR | 16 | 19 | 32.4 | 58.7 | 269.4 | 8.3 | 1.8 | 1.1 |
| 1990 | LAR | 16 | 19.2 | 34.6 | 55.4 | 249.3 | 7.2 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
| 1991 | LAR | 16 | 17.3 | 30.6 | 56.5 | 214.9 | 7.0 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| 1992 | LAR | 16 | 17.6 | 29.7 | 59.2 | 207.7 | 7.0 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
| 1993 | LAR | 10 | 13.5 | 27.4 | 49.3 | 165.2 | 6.0 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
| 1994 | NO | 16 | 21.6 | 33.8 | 64.1 | 240.9 | 7.1 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
| 1995 | NO | 16 | 21.6 | 35.4 | 60.8 | 248.1 | 7.0 | 1.6 | 0.9 |
| 1996 | NO | 15 | 17.8 | 30.9 | 57.5 | 186.5 | 6.0 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
| 1997 | LAC | 4 | 9 | 18.8 | 48.0 | 114.3 | 6.1 | 0.3 | 1 |
What were Jim Everett's career stats?
Jim Everett played 12 seasons for the Rams, the Saints and the Chargers. He completed 2,841 of 4,923 passes for 34,837 yards, 203 touchdowns and 175 interceptions. His best season was 1989: 4,310 passing yards, 29 passing touchdowns and 17 interceptions thrown.
League leaderboards and awards
12 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1986 to 1997
Jim Everett finished top 10 in a stat 5 times.
All-time career rank
- 36th in passing yards (34,837)
- 40th in passing touchdowns (203)
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: 1994 (6th), 1995 (5th)
- Passing Touchdowns: 1994 (6th), 1995 (6th)
- Passer Rating: 1994 (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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