Phil Simms stats

Last played for the New York Giants, 1993

Quarterback

Age 72 · 6' 3"

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Phil Simms played 14 NFL seasons, 1979 to 1993.

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Totals

Career regular season

GP
164
CMP
2,576
ATT
4,647
CMP%
55.4
YDS
33,462
AVG
7.2
TD
199
INT
157

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.
1979NYG1213426550.61,7436.61314
1980NYG1319340248.02,3215.81519
1981NYG1017231654.42,0316.4119
1983NYG271353.813010.001
1984NYG1628653353.74,0447.62218
1985NYG1627549555.63,8297.72220
1986NYG1625946855.33,4877.52122
1987NYG916328257.82,2307.9179
1988NYG1526347954.93,3597.02111
1989NYG1522840556.33,0617.61414
1990NYG1418431159.22,2847.3154
1991NYG68214158.29937.084
1992NYG48313760.69126.753
1993NYG1624740061.83,0387.6159

What the columns mean: CMP · CMP% · INT

Career Postseason

GP
10
CMP
157
ATT
279
CMP%
56.3
YDS
1,679
AVG
6.0
TD
10
INT
6

Per game

Career regular season

GP
164
CMP
15.7
ATT
28.3
CMP%
55.4
YDS
204.0
AVG
7.2
TD
1.2
INT
1.0

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.
1979NYG1211.222.150.6145.36.61.11.2
1980NYG1314.830.948.0178.55.81.21.5
1981NYG1017.231.654.4203.16.41.10.9
1983NYG23.56.553.865.010.00.00.5
1984NYG1617.933.353.7252.87.61.41.1
1985NYG1617.230.955.6239.37.71.41.3
1986NYG1616.229.355.3217.97.51.31.4
1987NYG918.131.357.8247.87.91.91.0
1988NYG1517.531.954.9223.97.01.40.7
1989NYG1515.22756.3204.17.60.90.9
1990NYG1413.122.259.2163.17.31.10.3
1991NYG613.723.558.2165.57.01.30.7
1992NYG420.834.360.6228.06.71.30.8
1993NYG1615.42561.8189.97.60.90.6

What the columns mean: CMP · CMP% · INT

Fantasy

Career regular season

GP
164
PPR
1,982.4
HALF
1,981.4
STD
1,980.4
PPG
12.1

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.
1979NYG12116.3116.3116.39.7
1980NYG13139.8139.8139.810.8
1981NYG10111.4111.4111.411.1
1983NYG23.23.23.21.6
1984NYG16232.3231.8231.314.5
1985NYG16214.4214.4214.413.4
1986NYG16192.7192.7192.712
1987NYG9143.6143.6143.616
1988NYG15211.6211.6211.614.1
1989NYG15170.5170.5170.511.4
1990NYG14155.5155.5155.511.1
1991NYG673.973.973.912.3
1992NYG452.252.252.213
1993NYG16165.0164.5164.010.3

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

Bio

Age
72 yearsNov 3, 1954
Height
6' 3"
Debut
1979
Birthplace
Lebanon, KY
College
Morehead State
Super Bowl MVP
1986

His top receivers, 1993

New York Giants's pass catchers by receiving yards.

Receiving lines of his club's top pass catchers
PlayerTGTSRECYDSTD
Mark JacksonWR0587084
Chris CallowayWR0355133
Mike SherrardWR0244332
Ed McCaffreyWR0273352
David MeggettRB0383190

What were Phil Simms's career stats?

Phil Simms played 14 seasons for the Giants. He completed 2,576 of 4,647 passes for 33,462 yards, 199 touchdowns and 157 interceptions. His best season was 1984: 4,044 passing yards, 22 passing touchdowns and 18 interceptions thrown.

League leaderboards and awards

14 seasons, 5 postseasons, 1979 to 1993

Phil Simms finished top 10 in a stat 2 times.

Championships ×2

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 42nd in passing yards (33,462)
  • 52nd in passing touchdowns (199)

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.

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