Bio
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Debut
- 1983
- College
- UC Davis
Bio
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Debut
- 1983
- College
- UC Davis
Stats
Totals
Career regular season
- GP
- 129
- CMP
- 2,110
- ATT
- 3,602
- CMP%
- 58.6
- YDS
- 25,094
- AVG
- 7.0
- TD
- 128
- INT
- 98
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 |  NYJ | 10 | 116 | 203 | 57.1 | 1,402 | 6.9 | 6 | 7 |
| 1985 | NYJ | 16 | 297 | 488 | 60.9 | 3,888 | 8.0 | 25 | 8 |
| 1986 | NYJ | 15 | 300 | 482 | 62.2 | 3,690 | 7.7 | 25 | 20 |
| 1987 | NYJ | 12 | 234 | 393 | 59.5 | 2,696 | 6.9 | 13 | 8 |
| 1988 | NYJ | 14 | 236 | 424 | 55.7 | 2,567 | 6.1 | 15 | 7 |
| 1989 | NYJ | 15 | 288 | 477 | 60.4 | 3,346 | 7.0 | 12 | 18 |
| 1990 | NYJ | 16 | 226 | 411 | 55.0 | 2,855 | 6.9 | 13 | 10 |
| 1991 | NYJ | 16 | 287 | 489 | 58.7 | 3,300 | 6.7 | 10 | 11 |
| 1992 | NYJ | 10 | 55 | 98 | 56.1 | 642 | 6.6 | 5 | 6 |
| 1993 | PHI | 5 | 71 | 137 | 51.8 | 708 | 5.2 | 4 | 3 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 3
- CMP
- 45
- ATT
- 67
- CMP%
- 67.2
- YDS
- 504
- AVG
- 7.5
- TD
- 2
- INT
- 4
Per game
Career regular season
- GP
- 129
- CMP
- 16.4
- ATT
- 27.9
- CMP%
- 58.6
- YDS
- 194.5
- 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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | NYJ | 10 | 11.6 | 20.3 | 57.1 | 140.2 | 6.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| 1985 | NYJ | 16 | 18.6 | 30.5 | 60.9 | 243 | 8.0 | 1.6 | 0.5 |
| 1986 | NYJ | 15 | 20 | 32.1 | 62.2 | 246 | 7.7 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
| 1987 | NYJ | 12 | 19.5 | 32.8 | 59.5 | 224.7 | 6.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 |
| 1988 | NYJ | 14 | 16.9 | 30.3 | 55.7 | 183.4 | 6.1 | 1.1 | 0.5 |
| 1989 | NYJ | 15 | 19.2 | 31.8 | 60.4 | 223.1 | 7.0 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
| 1990 | NYJ | 16 | 14.1 | 25.7 | 55.0 | 178.4 | 6.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| 1991 | NYJ | 16 | 17.9 | 30.6 | 58.7 | 206.3 | 6.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| 1992 | NYJ | 10 | 5.5 | 9.8 | 56.1 | 64.2 | 6.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| 1993 | PHI | 5 | 14.2 | 27.4 | 51.8 | 141.6 | 5.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
What were Kenneth John O'Brien Jr.'s career stats?
Kenneth John O'Brien Jr. played 10 seasons for the Jets and the Eagles. He completed 2,110 of 3,602 passes for 25,094 yards, 128 touchdowns and 98 interceptions. His best season was 1985: 3,888 passing yards, 25 passing touchdowns and 8 interceptions thrown.
League leaderboards and awards
10 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1984 to 1993
All-time career rank
- 60th in passing yards (25,094)
- 70th in passing touchdowns (128)
Among the 2,508 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
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