Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 1979
- Draft
- 1979Rd 1, Pk 7
- College
- Morehead State
- Super Bowl MVP
- 1986
Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 1979
- Draft
- 1979Rd 1, Pk 7
- College
- Morehead State
- Super Bowl MVP
- 1986
Stats
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.
| 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 |  NYG | 12 | 134 | 265 | 50.6 | 1,743 | 6.6 | 13 | 14 |
| 1980 | NYG | 13 | 193 | 402 | 48.0 | 2,321 | 5.8 | 15 | 19 |
| 1981 | NYG | 10 | 172 | 316 | 54.4 | 2,031 | 6.4 | 11 | 9 |
| 1983 | NYG | 2 | 7 | 13 | 53.8 | 130 | 10.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1984 | NYG | 16 | 286 | 533 | 53.7 | 4,044 | 7.6 | 22 | 18 |
| 1985 | NYG | 16 | 275 | 495 | 55.6 | 3,829 | 7.7 | 22 | 20 |
| 1986 | NYG | 16 | 259 | 468 | 55.3 | 3,487 | 7.5 | 21 | 22 |
| 1987 | NYG | 9 | 163 | 282 | 57.8 | 2,230 | 7.9 | 17 | 9 |
| 1988 | NYG | 15 | 263 | 479 | 54.9 | 3,359 | 7.0 | 21 | 11 |
| 1989 | NYG | 15 | 228 | 405 | 56.3 | 3,061 | 7.6 | 14 | 14 |
| 1990 | NYG | 14 | 184 | 311 | 59.2 | 2,284 | 7.3 | 15 | 4 |
| 1991 | NYG | 6 | 82 | 141 | 58.2 | 993 | 7.0 | 8 | 4 |
| 1992 | NYG | 4 | 83 | 137 | 60.6 | 912 | 6.7 | 5 | 3 |
| 1993 | NYG | 16 | 247 | 400 | 61.8 | 3,038 | 7.6 | 15 | 9 |
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.
| 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 | NYG | 12 | 11.2 | 22.1 | 50.6 | 145.3 | 6.6 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| 1980 | NYG | 13 | 14.8 | 30.9 | 48.0 | 178.5 | 5.8 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
| 1981 | NYG | 10 | 17.2 | 31.6 | 54.4 | 203.1 | 6.4 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| 1983 | NYG | 2 | 3.5 | 6.5 | 53.8 | 65 | 10.0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| 1984 | NYG | 16 | 17.9 | 33.3 | 53.7 | 252.8 | 7.6 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
| 1985 | NYG | 16 | 17.2 | 30.9 | 55.6 | 239.3 | 7.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| 1986 | NYG | 16 | 16.2 | 29.3 | 55.3 | 217.9 | 7.5 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| 1987 | NYG | 9 | 18.1 | 31.3 | 57.8 | 247.8 | 7.9 | 1.9 | 1 |
| 1988 | NYG | 15 | 17.5 | 31.9 | 54.9 | 223.9 | 7.0 | 1.4 | 0.7 |
| 1989 | NYG | 15 | 15.2 | 27 | 56.3 | 204.1 | 7.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| 1990 | NYG | 14 | 13.1 | 22.2 | 59.2 | 163.1 | 7.3 | 1.1 | 0.3 |
| 1991 | NYG | 6 | 13.7 | 23.5 | 58.2 | 165.5 | 7.0 | 1.3 | 0.7 |
| 1992 | NYG | 4 | 20.8 | 34.3 | 60.6 | 228 | 6.7 | 1.3 | 0.8 |
| 1993 | NYG | 16 | 15.4 | 25 | 61.8 | 189.9 | 7.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
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
- 1986 Super Bowl with the New York Giants
- 1990 Super Bowl with the New York Giants
Awards
All-time career rank
- 39th in passing yards (33,462)
- 41st in passing touchdowns (199)
Among the 2,425 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Passing Touchdowns: 1993 (10th)
- Passer Rating: 1993 (4th)
Among qualified NFL players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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