Kyle Orton stats

Last played for the Buffalo Bills, 2014

Quarterback · #18

Age 43 · 6' 4"

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Kyle Orton played 9 NFL seasons, 2005 to 2014.

Stats

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Totals

Career regular season

GP
87
CMP
1,613
ATT
2,712
CMP%
59.5
YDS
18,037
AVG
6.7
TD
101
INT
69

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.

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.
2005CHI1519036851.61,8695.1913
2007CHI3438053.84786.032
2008CHI1527246558.52,9726.41812
2009DEN1633654162.13,8027.02112
2010DEN1329349858.83,6537.3209
2011DEN/KC915025259.51,7587.099
2012DAL191090.0898.910
2013DAL3335164.73987.822
2014BUF1228744764.23,0186.81810

What the columns mean: CMP · CMP% · INT

Per game

Career regular season

GP
87
CMP
18.5
ATT
31.2
CMP%
59.5
YDS
207.3
AVG
6.7
TD
1.2
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.
2005CHI1512.724.551.6124.65.10.60.9
2007CHI314.326.753.8159.36.01.00.7
2008CHI1518.13158.5198.16.41.20.8
2009DEN1621.033.862.1237.67.01.30.8
2010DEN1322.538.358.8281.07.31.50.7
2011DEN/KC916.72859.5195.37.01.01.0
2012DAL19.01090.089.08.91.00.0
2013DAL311.01764.7132.77.80.70.7
2014BUF1223.937.364.2251.56.81.50.8

What the columns mean: CMP · CMP% · INT

Fantasy

Career regular season

GP
87
PPR
1,025.1
HALF
1,025.1
STD
1,025.1
PPG
11.8

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.

Ranked among NFL players with 4+ games that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Fantasy by season
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.
2005CHI1585.285.285.25.7
2007CHI327.027.027.09
2008CHI15183.8183.8183.812.3
2009DEN16219.2219.2219.213.7
2010DEN13211.9211.9211.916.3
2011DEN/KC989.689.689.610
2012DAL17.67.67.67.6
2013DAL320.720.720.76.9
2014BUF12180.1180.1180.115

What the columns mean: PPR · HALF · STD · PPG

Bio

Age
43 yearsNov 14, 1982
Height
6' 4"
Debut
2005
Birthplace
Altoona, IA
Draft
2005Rd 4, Pk 106
College
Purdue

Latest performance

Kyle Orton

Dec 28 · @ NE · W 17-9

CMP
16
ATT
23
YDS
176
TD
1
INT
0
RTG
106.4

His top receivers, 2014

Buffalo Bills's pass catchers by receiving yards.

Receiving lines of his club's top pass catchers
PlayerTGTSRECYDSTD
Sammy WatkinsWR128659826
Robert WoodsWR104656995
Fred JacksonRB90665011
Scott ChandlerTE70474973
Chris HoganWR61414264

2005 NFL combine

QB, 6'4", 233 lb · Purdue

His combine measurements and their percentile
MeasureResultPercentile
40-yard dash5.06s8th
Vertical jump26.5"5th
3-cone drill7.38s16th
20-yard shuttle4.52s11th

Percentile: the share of QBs measured at the combine since 2000 he beat. The 2005 combine

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentCMPATTYDSTDINT
Sun, Dec 28atNEW 17-9162317610
Sun, Dec 21atLVL 26-24324932932
Sun, Dec 14vsGBW 21-13142715801
Sun, Dec 07atDENL 24-17385735512
Sun, Nov 30vsCLEW 26-10173119012
Mon, Nov 24vsNYJW 38-3243223020

What were Kyle Orton's career stats?

Kyle Orton played 9 seasons for the Bears, the Broncos, the Cowboys and the Bills. He completed 1,613 of 2,712 passes for 18,037 yards, 101 touchdowns and 69 interceptions. His best season was 2009: 3,802 passing yards, 21 passing touchdowns and 12 interceptions thrown.

League leaderboards and awards

9 seasons, 2005 to 2014

Kyle Orton finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.

All-time career rank

  • 120th in passing yards (18,037)
  • 122nd in passing touchdowns (101)

Among the 2,842 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified NFL players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

Kyle Orton college stats

Kyle Orton played one season at Purdue Boilermakers (2004): 3,090 passing yards, 31 touchdown passes and 5 interceptions.

passing

Kyle Orton's college passing by season
SeasonSchoolCMPCMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver.ATTCMP%CMP%: Share of passes that were caught. The league average sits near 65%.YDSYDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.AVGAVG: Passing yards per throw, incompletions included. The league average sits near 7.TDTD: Touchdown passes thrown.INTINT: Passes thrown to the other team — lower is better.LNGSACKSACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.RTGRTG: Passer rating on the NFL's 0-158.3 scale, built from completion rate, yards, touchdowns and interceptions.
2004Purdue Boilermakers23638960.73,0907.93159722151.1

rushing

Kyle Orton's college rushing by season
SeasonSchoolCARCAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDSYDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.AVGAVG: Passing yards per throw, incompletions included. The league average sits near 7.TDTD: Touchdown passes thrown.LNG
2004Purdue Boilermakers801121.4323

scoring

Kyle Orton's college scoring by season
SeasonSchoolPASSRUSHRECREC: Passes caught.RETTDTD: Touchdown passes thrown.2PT2PT: Conversions run or caught from the two-yard line after a touchdown, worth two points instead of the kick's one.PATFGPTSPTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.
2004Purdue Boilermakers31300300018

punting

Kyle Orton's college punting by season
SeasonSchoolPUNTSAVGAVG: Passing yards per throw, incompletions included. The league average sits near 7.LNGYDSYDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.
2004Purdue Boilermakers1202020

College seasons as ESPN files them for the school he played for.

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