Joe Theismann stats

Last played for the Washington Commanders, 1985

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Totals

Career regular season

GP
167
CMP
2,044
ATT
3,602
CMP%
56.7
YDS
25,206
AVG
7.0
TD
160
INT
138
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.
1974WSH991181.814513.210
1975WSH14102245.5964.413
1976WSH147916348.51,0366.4810
1977WSH148418246.21,0976.079
1978WSH1618739047.92,5936.61318
1979WSH1623339559.02,7977.12013
1980WSH1626245457.72,9626.51716
1981WSH1629349659.13,5687.21920
1982WSH916125263.92,0338.1139
1983WSH1627645960.13,7148.12911
1984WSH1628347759.33,3917.12413
1985WSH1116730155.51,7745.9816

What the columns mean: CMP · CMP% · INT

Career Postseason

GP
10
CMP
128
ATT
211
CMP%
60.7
YDS
1,782
AVG
8.4
TD
11
INT
7

Per game

Career regular season

GP
167
CMP
12.2
ATT
21.6
CMP%
56.7
YDS
150.9
AVG
7.0
TD
1.0
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.
1974WSH91.01.281.816.113.20.10.0
1975WSH140.71.645.56.94.40.10.2
1976WSH145.611.648.574.06.40.60.7
1977WSH146.01346.278.46.00.50.6
1978WSH1611.724.447.9162.16.60.81.1
1979WSH1614.624.759.0174.87.11.30.8
1980WSH1616.428.457.7185.16.51.11.0
1981WSH1618.33159.1223.07.21.21.3
1982WSH917.92863.9225.98.11.41.0
1983WSH1617.328.760.1232.18.11.80.7
1984WSH1617.729.859.3211.97.11.50.8
1985WSH1115.227.455.5161.35.90.71.5

What the columns mean: CMP · CMP% · INT

Bio

Experience
15 yearsDebut 1971
MVP
1983
Offensive Player of the Year
1983

His top receivers, 1985

Washington Commanders's pass catchers by receiving yards.

Receiving lines of his club's top pass catchers
PlayerTGTSRECYDSTD
Art MonkWR0911,2262
Gary ClarkWR0729265
George RogersRB74290
John RigginsRB66180

What were Joe Theismann's career stats?

Joe Theismann played 12 seasons for the Commanders. He completed 2,044 of 3,602 passes for 25,206 yards, 160 touchdowns and 138 interceptions. His best season was 1983: 3,714 passing yards, 29 passing touchdowns and 11 interceptions thrown.

League leaderboards and awards

12 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1974 to 1985

Championships

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 77th in passing yards (25,206)
  • 83rd in passing touchdowns (160)

Among the 2,818 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

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