Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 1979
- Draft
- 1979Rd 3, Pk 26
- College
- Notre Dame
- MVP
- 2x
- Super Bowl MVP
- 3x
- Comeback Player of the Year
- 1986
All awards (4)
- 2x MVP
- 3x Super Bowl MVP
- 1x Comeback Player of the Year
- 1x Offensive Player of the Year
Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 1979
- Draft
- 1979Rd 3, Pk 26
- College
- Notre Dame
- MVP
- 2x
- Super Bowl MVP
- 3x
- Comeback Player of the Year
- 1986
All awards (4)
- 2x MVP
- 3x Super Bowl MVP
- 1x Comeback Player of the Year
- 1x Offensive Player of the Year
Stats
Totals
Career regular season
- GP
- 192
- CMP
- 3,409
- ATT
- 5,391
- CMP%
- 63.2
- YDS
- 40,551
- AVG
- 7.5
- TD
- 273
- INT
- 139
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 |  SF | 16 | 13 | 23 | 56.5 | 96 | 4.2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | SF | 15 | 176 | 273 | 64.5 | 1,795 | 6.6 | 15 | 9 |
| 1981 | SF | 16 | 311 | 488 | 63.7 | 3,565 | 7.3 | 19 | 12 |
| 1982 | SF | 9 | 213 | 346 | 61.6 | 2,613 | 7.6 | 17 | 11 |
| 1983 | SF | 16 | 332 | 515 | 64.5 | 3,910 | 7.6 | 26 | 12 |
| 1984 | SF | 16 | 279 | 432 | 64.6 | 3,630 | 8.4 | 28 | 10 |
| 1985 | SF | 15 | 303 | 494 | 61.3 | 3,653 | 7.4 | 27 | 13 |
| 1986 | SF | 8 | 191 | 307 | 62.2 | 2,236 | 7.3 | 8 | 9 |
| 1987 | SF | 13 | 266 | 398 | 66.8 | 3,054 | 7.7 | 31 | 13 |
| 1988 | SF | 14 | 238 | 397 | 60.0 | 2,981 | 7.5 | 18 | 10 |
| 1989 | SF | 13 | 271 | 386 | 70.2 | 3,521 | 9.1 | 26 | 8 |
| 1990 | SF | 15 | 321 | 520 | 61.7 | 3,944 | 7.6 | 26 | 16 |
| 1992 | SF | 1 | 15 | 21 | 71.4 | 126 | 6.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | KC | 11 | 181 | 298 | 60.7 | 2,144 | 7.2 | 13 | 7 |
| 1994 | KC | 14 | 299 | 493 | 60.6 | 3,283 | 6.7 | 16 | 9 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 23
- CMP
- 460
- ATT
- 734
- CMP%
- 62.7
- YDS
- 5,772
- AVG
- 7.9
- TD
- 45
- INT
- 21
Per game
Career regular season
- GP
- 192
- CMP
- 17.8
- ATT
- 28.1
- CMP%
- 63.2
- YDS
- 211.2
- AVG
- 7.5
- TD
- 1.4
- INT
- 0.7
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | SF | 16 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 56.5 | 6 | 4.2 | 0.1 | 0 |
| 1980 | SF | 15 | 11.7 | 18.2 | 64.5 | 119.7 | 6.6 | 1 | 0.6 |
| 1981 | SF | 16 | 19.4 | 30.5 | 63.7 | 222.8 | 7.3 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
| 1982 | SF | 9 | 23.7 | 38.4 | 61.6 | 290.3 | 7.6 | 1.9 | 1.2 |
| 1983 | SF | 16 | 20.8 | 32.2 | 64.5 | 244.4 | 7.6 | 1.6 | 0.8 |
| 1984 | SF | 16 | 17.4 | 27 | 64.6 | 226.9 | 8.4 | 1.8 | 0.6 |
| 1985 | SF | 15 | 20.2 | 32.9 | 61.3 | 243.5 | 7.4 | 1.8 | 0.9 |
| 1986 | SF | 8 | 23.9 | 38.4 | 62.2 | 279.5 | 7.3 | 1 | 1.1 |
| 1987 | SF | 13 | 20.5 | 30.6 | 66.8 | 234.9 | 7.7 | 2.4 | 1 |
| 1988 | SF | 14 | 17 | 28.4 | 60.0 | 212.9 | 7.5 | 1.3 | 0.7 |
| 1989 | SF | 13 | 20.8 | 29.7 | 70.2 | 270.8 | 9.1 | 2 | 0.6 |
| 1990 | SF | 15 | 21.4 | 34.7 | 61.7 | 262.9 | 7.6 | 1.7 | 1.1 |
| 1992 | SF | 1 | 15 | 21 | 71.4 | 126 | 6.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | KC | 11 | 16.5 | 27.1 | 60.7 | 194.9 | 7.2 | 1.2 | 0.6 |
| 1994 | KC | 14 | 21.4 | 35.2 | 60.6 | 234.5 | 6.7 | 1.1 | 0.6 |
What were Joe Montana's career stats?
Joe Montana played 15 seasons for the 49ers and the Chiefs. He completed 3,409 of 5,391 passes for 40,551 yards, 273 touchdowns and 139 interceptions. His best season was 1990: 3,944 passing yards, 26 passing touchdowns and 16 interceptions thrown.
League leaderboards and awards
15 seasons, 11 postseasons, 1979 to 1994
Joe Montana finished top 10 in a stat 3 times.
Championships ×4
- 1981 Super Bowl with the San Francisco 49ers
- 1984 Super Bowl with the San Francisco 49ers
- 1988 Super Bowl with the San Francisco 49ers
- 1989 Super Bowl with the San Francisco 49ers
Awards
- Super Bowl MVP ×3: 1981, 1984, 1989
- NFL Comeback Player of the Year: 1986
- NFL Offensive Player of the Year: 1989
- NFL MVP ×2: 1989, 1990
All-time career rank
- 22nd in passing yards (40,551)
- 18th in passing touchdowns (273)
Among the 2,508 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 (10th)
- Passer Rating: 1993 (5th), 1994 (10th)
Among qualified NFL players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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