Bio
- Height
- 6' 5"
- College
- USC
Bio
- Height
- 6' 5"
- College
- USC
Stats
Totals
Career regular season
- GP
- 40
- CMP
- 318
- ATT
- 577
- CMP%
- 55.1
- YDS
- 3,824
- AVG
- 6.6
- TD
- 19
- INT
- 19
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 |  IND | 2 | 8 | 12 | 66.7 | 68 | 5.7 | 0 | 2 |
| 1992 | MIN | 10 | 97 | 175 | 55.4 | 1,203 | 6.9 | 5 | 2 |
| 1993 | MIN | 11 | 115 | 195 | 59.0 | 1,413 | 7.2 | 9 | 6 |
| 1994 | MIN | 1 | 16 | 34 | 47.1 | 156 | 4.6 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | LAC | 16 | 82 | 161 | 50.9 | 984 | 6.1 | 5 | 8 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 4
- CMP
- 14
- ATT
- 44
- CMP%
- 31.8
- YDS
- 234
- AVG
- 5.3
- TD
- 0
- INT
- 3
Per game
Career regular season
- GP
- 40
- CMP
- 8.0
- ATT
- 14.4
- CMP%
- 55.1
- YDS
- 95.6
- AVG
- 6.6
- TD
- 0.5
- INT
- 0.5
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | IND | 2 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 34 | 5.7 | 0 | 1 |
| 1992 | MIN | 10 | 9.7 | 17.5 | 55.4 | 120.3 | 6.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| 1993 | MIN | 11 | 10.5 | 17.7 | 59.0 | 128.5 | 7.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| 1994 | MIN | 1 | 16 | 34 | 47.1 | 156 | 4.6 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | LAC | 16 | 5.1 | 10.1 | 50.9 | 61.5 | 6.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
What were Sean Salisbury's career stats?
Sean Salisbury played 5 seasons for the Colts, the Vikings and the Chargers. He completed 318 of 577 passes for 3,824 yards, 19 touchdowns and 19 interceptions. His best season was 1993: 1,413 passing yards, 9 passing touchdowns and 6 interceptions thrown.
League leaderboards and awards
5 seasons, 4 postseasons, 1987 to 1996
All-time career rank
- 205th in passing yards (3,824)
- 208th in passing touchdowns (19)
Among the 2,425 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
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