Bio
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Debut
- 1985
- Draft
- 1985Rd 2, Pk 9
- College
- Concordia University Irvine
- Comeback Player of the Year
- 1992
Bio
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Debut
- 1985
- Draft
- 1985Rd 2, Pk 9
- College
- Concordia University Irvine
- Comeback Player of the Year
- 1992
Stats
Totals
Career regular season
- GP
- 161
- CMP
- 2,429
- ATT
- 4,289
- CMP%
- 56.6
- YDS
- 29,979
- AVG
- 7.0
- TD
- 207
- INT
- 134
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 |  PHI | 6 | 34 | 81 | 42.0 | 548 | 6.8 | 1 | 8 |
| 1986 | PHI | 15 | 111 | 209 | 53.1 | 1,391 | 6.7 | 8 | 7 |
| 1987 | PHI | 12 | 223 | 406 | 54.9 | 2,786 | 6.9 | 23 | 12 |
| 1988 | PHI | 16 | 301 | 560 | 53.8 | 3,808 | 6.8 | 24 | 16 |
| 1989 | PHI | 16 | 290 | 532 | 54.5 | 3,400 | 6.4 | 21 | 15 |
| 1990 | PHI | 16 | 271 | 465 | 58.3 | 3,466 | 7.5 | 30 | 13 |
| 1991 | PHI | 1 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | PHI | 15 | 233 | 384 | 60.7 | 2,775 | 7.2 | 19 | 11 |
| 1993 | PHI | 4 | 76 | 110 | 69.1 | 850 | 7.7 | 5 | 5 |
| 1994 | PHI | 14 | 265 | 490 | 54.1 | 3,229 | 6.6 | 16 | 13 |
| 1995 | PHI | 7 | 69 | 121 | 57.0 | 605 | 5.0 | 3 | 5 |
| 1997 | MIN | 6 | 44 | 88 | 50.0 | 501 | 5.7 | 6 | 4 |
| 1998 | MIN | 15 | 259 | 425 | 60.9 | 3,704 | 8.7 | 34 | 10 |
| 1999 | MIN | 6 | 124 | 200 | 62.0 | 1,475 | 7.4 | 8 | 9 |
| 2000 | DAL | 6 | 74 | 125 | 59.2 | 849 | 6.8 | 6 | 4 |
| 2001 | BAL | 6 | 54 | 89 | 60.7 | 573 | 6.4 | 3 | 2 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 12
- CMP
- 192
- ATT
- 365
- CMP%
- 52.6
- YDS
- 2,426
- AVG
- 6.6
- TD
- 12
- INT
- 9
Per game
Career regular season
- GP
- 161
- CMP
- 15.1
- ATT
- 26.6
- CMP%
- 56.6
- YDS
- 186.2
- AVG
- 7.0
- TD
- 1.3
- 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | PHI | 6 | 5.7 | 13.5 | 42.0 | 91.3 | 6.8 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| 1986 | PHI | 15 | 7.4 | 13.9 | 53.1 | 92.7 | 6.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 1987 | PHI | 12 | 18.6 | 33.8 | 54.9 | 232.2 | 6.9 | 1.9 | 1 |
| 1988 | PHI | 16 | 18.8 | 35 | 53.8 | 238 | 6.8 | 1.5 | 1 |
| 1989 | PHI | 16 | 18.1 | 33.3 | 54.5 | 212.5 | 6.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 |
| 1990 | PHI | 16 | 16.9 | 29.1 | 58.3 | 216.6 | 7.5 | 1.9 | 0.8 |
| 1991 | PHI | 1 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | PHI | 15 | 15.5 | 25.6 | 60.7 | 185 | 7.2 | 1.3 | 0.7 |
| 1993 | PHI | 4 | 19 | 27.5 | 69.1 | 212.5 | 7.7 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| 1994 | PHI | 14 | 18.9 | 35 | 54.1 | 230.6 | 6.6 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| 1995 | PHI | 7 | 9.9 | 17.3 | 57.0 | 86.4 | 5.0 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| 1997 | MIN | 6 | 7.3 | 14.7 | 50.0 | 83.5 | 5.7 | 1 | 0.7 |
| 1998 | MIN | 15 | 17.3 | 28.3 | 60.9 | 246.9 | 8.7 | 2.3 | 0.7 |
| 1999 | MIN | 6 | 20.7 | 33.3 | 62.0 | 245.8 | 7.4 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
| 2000 | DAL | 6 | 12.3 | 20.8 | 59.2 | 141.5 | 6.8 | 1 | 0.7 |
| 2001 | BAL | 6 | 9 | 14.8 | 60.7 | 95.5 | 6.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
What were Randall Cunningham's career stats?
Randall Cunningham played 16 seasons for the Eagles, the Vikings, the Cowboys and the Ravens. He completed 2,429 of 4,289 passes for 29,979 yards, 207 touchdowns and 134 interceptions. His best season was 1988: 3,808 passing yards, 24 passing touchdowns and 16 interceptions thrown.
League leaderboards and awards
16 seasons, 8 postseasons, 1985 to 2001
Randall Cunningham led the NFL in passer rating (1998); finished top 10 in a stat 3 times.
Awards
All-time career rank
- 47th in passing yards (29,979)
- 39th in passing touchdowns (207)
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 Yards: 1998 (5th)
- Passing Touchdowns: 1998 (2nd)
- Passer Rating: 1998 (1st)
Among qualified NFL players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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