Jim Plunkett stats
Bio
- Comeback Player of the Year
- 1980
Jim Plunkett played 15 NFL seasons, 1971 to 1986.
Stats
Totals
Career regular season
- GP
- 157
- CMP
- 1,943
- ATT
- 3,701
- CMP%
- 52.5
- YDS
- 25,882
- AVG
- 7.0
- TD
- 164
- INT
- 198
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 |  NE | 14 | 158 | 328 | 48.2 | 2,158 | 6.6 | 19 | 16 |
| 1972 | NE | 14 | 169 | 355 | 47.6 | 2,196 | 6.2 | 8 | 25 |
| 1973 | NE | 14 | 193 | 376 | 51.3 | 2,550 | 6.8 | 13 | 17 |
| 1974 | NE | 14 | 173 | 352 | 49.1 | 2,457 | 7.0 | 19 | 22 |
| 1975 | NE | 5 | 36 | 92 | 39.1 | 571 | 6.2 | 3 | 7 |
| 1976 |  SF | 12 | 126 | 243 | 51.9 | 1,592 | 6.6 | 13 | 16 |
| 1977 | SF | 14 | 128 | 248 | 51.6 | 1,693 | 6.8 | 9 | 14 |
| 1979 |  LV | 4 | 7 | 15 | 46.7 | 89 | 5.9 | 1 | 1 |
| 1980 | LV | 13 | 165 | 320 | 51.6 | 2,299 | 7.2 | 18 | 16 |
| 1981 | LV | 9 | 94 | 179 | 52.5 | 1,045 | 5.8 | 4 | 9 |
| 1982 | LV | 9 | 152 | 261 | 58.2 | 2,035 | 7.8 | 14 | 15 |
| 1983 | LV | 14 | 230 | 379 | 60.7 | 2,935 | 7.7 | 20 | 18 |
| 1984 | LV | 8 | 108 | 198 | 54.5 | 1,473 | 7.4 | 6 | 10 |
| 1985 | LV | 3 | 71 | 103 | 68.9 | 803 | 7.8 | 3 | 3 |
| 1986 | LV | 10 | 133 | 252 | 52.8 | 1,986 | 7.9 | 14 | 9 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 10
- CMP
- 162
- ATT
- 272
- CMP%
- 59.6
- YDS
- 2,293
- AVG
- 8.4
- TD
- 11
- INT
- 12
Per game
Career regular season
- GP
- 157
- CMP
- 12.4
- ATT
- 23.6
- CMP%
- 52.5
- YDS
- 164.9
- AVG
- 7.0
- TD
- 1.0
- INT
- 1.3
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, 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NE | 14 | 11.3 | 23.4 | 48.2 | 154.1 | 6.6 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
| 1972 | NE | 14 | 12.1 | 25.4 | 47.6 | 156.9 | 6.2 | 0.6 | 1.8 |
| 1973 | NE | 14 | 13.8 | 26.9 | 51.3 | 182.1 | 6.8 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
| 1974 | NE | 14 | 12.4 | 25.1 | 49.1 | 175.5 | 7.0 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| 1975 | NE | 5 | 7.2 | 18.4 | 39.1 | 114.2 | 6.2 | 0.6 | 1.4 |
| 1976 | SF | 12 | 10.5 | 20.3 | 51.9 | 132.7 | 6.6 | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| 1977 | SF | 14 | 9.1 | 17.7 | 51.6 | 120.9 | 6.8 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
| 1979 | LV | 4 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 46.7 | 22.3 | 5.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| 1980 | LV | 13 | 12.7 | 24.6 | 51.6 | 176.8 | 7.2 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| 1981 | LV | 9 | 10.4 | 19.9 | 52.5 | 116.1 | 5.8 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
| 1982 | LV | 9 | 16.9 | 29 | 58.2 | 226.1 | 7.8 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| 1983 | LV | 14 | 16.4 | 27.1 | 60.7 | 209.6 | 7.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| 1984 | LV | 8 | 13.5 | 24.8 | 54.5 | 184.1 | 7.4 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
| 1985 | LV | 3 | 23.7 | 34.3 | 68.9 | 267.7 | 7.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 1986 | LV | 10 | 13.3 | 25.2 | 52.8 | 198.6 | 7.9 | 1.4 | 0.9 |
Fantasy
Career regular season
- GP
- 157
- PPR
- 1,512.9
- HALF
- 1,512.9
- STD
- 1,512.9
- PPG
- 9.6
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NE | 14 | 151.3 | 151.3 | 151.3 | 10.8 |
| 1972 | NE | 14 | 98.8 | 98.8 | 98.8 | 7.1 |
| 1973 | NE | 14 | 170.9 | 170.9 | 170.9 | 12.2 |
| 1974 | NE | 14 | 158.4 | 158.4 | 158.4 | 11.3 |
| 1975 | NE | 5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 5.5 |
| 1976 | SF | 12 | 93.2 | 93.2 | 93.2 | 7.8 |
| 1977 | SF | 14 | 88.8 | 88.8 | 88.8 | 6.3 |
| 1979 | LV | 4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 1.8 |
| 1980 | LV | 13 | 158.1 | 158.1 | 158.1 | 12.2 |
| 1981 | LV | 9 | 49.6 | 49.6 | 49.6 | 5.5 |
| 1982 | LV | 9 | 108.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 | 12 |
| 1983 | LV | 14 | 169.2 | 169.2 | 169.2 | 12.1 |
| 1984 | LV | 8 | 70.3 | 70.3 | 70.3 | 8.8 |
| 1985 | LV | 3 | 39.3 | 39.3 | 39.3 | 13.1 |
| 1986 | LV | 10 | 122.1 | 122.1 | 122.1 | 12.2 |
Bio
- Experience
- 16 yearsDebut 1971
- Comeback Player of the Year
- 1980
- Super Bowl MVP
- 1980
His top receivers, 1986
Las Vegas Raiders's pass catchers by receiving yards.
| Player | TGTS | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessie HesterWR | 0 | 23 | 632 | 6 |
| Marcus AllenRB | 0 | 46 | 453 | 2 |
| Napoleon McCallumRB | 0 | 13 | 103 | 0 |
| Trey JunkinTE | 0 | 2 | 38 | 0 |
What were Jim Plunkett's career stats?
Jim Plunkett played 15 seasons for the Patriots, the 49ers and the Raiders. He completed 1,943 of 3,701 passes for 25,882 yards, 164 touchdowns and 198 interceptions. His best season was 1983: 2,935 passing yards, 20 passing touchdowns and 18 interceptions thrown.
League leaderboards and awards
15 seasons, 4 postseasons, 1971 to 1986
Championships ×2
- 1980 Super Bowl with the Las Vegas Raiders
- 1983 Super Bowl with the Las Vegas Raiders
Awards
All-time career rank
- 73rd in passing yards (25,882)
- 76th in passing touchdowns (164)
Among the 2,853 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
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