Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 1977
- College
- San José State
Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 1977
- College
- San José State
Stats
Totals
Career regular season
- GP
- 206
- CMP
- 2,874
- ATT
- 5,024
- CMP%
- 57.2
- YDS
- 34,241
- AVG
- 6.8
- TD
- 196
- INT
- 204
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 |  SF | 12 | 137 | 302 | 45.4 | 1,570 | 5.2 | 8 | 22 |
| 1979 | SF | 16 | 347 | 578 | 60.0 | 3,652 | 6.3 | 17 | 21 |
| 1980 | SF | 11 | 186 | 321 | 57.9 | 1,998 | 6.2 | 12 | 17 |
| 1981 |  DEN | 14 | 64 | 108 | 59.3 | 797 | 7.4 | 6 | 6 |
| 1982 | DEN | 9 | 131 | 223 | 58.7 | 1,405 | 6.3 | 7 | 11 |
| 1983 | DEN | 10 | 119 | 215 | 55.3 | 1,617 | 7.5 | 9 | 7 |
| 1984 |  TB | 16 | 308 | 509 | 60.5 | 3,554 | 7.0 | 19 | 18 |
| 1985 | TB | 11 | 197 | 370 | 53.2 | 2,488 | 6.7 | 19 | 18 |
| 1986 | TB | 16 | 50 | 96 | 52.1 | 610 | 6.4 | 5 | 12 |
| 1987 | TB | 12 | 159 | 275 | 57.8 | 1,891 | 6.9 | 14 | 7 |
| 1988 |  KC | 13 | 224 | 414 | 54.1 | 2,935 | 7.1 | 16 | 16 |
| 1989 | KC | 12 | 196 | 324 | 60.5 | 2,529 | 7.8 | 11 | 16 |
| 1990 | KC | 16 | 258 | 444 | 58.1 | 3,444 | 7.8 | 23 | 4 |
| 1991 | KC | 16 | 256 | 434 | 59.0 | 2,965 | 6.8 | 17 | 14 |
| 1992 | TB | 6 | 76 | 125 | 60.8 | 710 | 5.7 | 3 | 4 |
| 1993 |  TB/MIA | 5 | 136 | 227 | 59.9 | 1,707 | 7.5 | 7 | 10 |
| 1998 | ATL | 8 | 30 | 59 | 50.8 | 369 | 6.3 | 3 | 1 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 4
- CMP
- 45
- ATT
- 72
- CMP%
- 62.5
- YDS
- 511
- AVG
- 7.1
- TD
- 3
- INT
- 3
Per game
Career regular season
- GP
- 206
- CMP
- 14.0
- ATT
- 24.4
- CMP%
- 57.2
- YDS
- 166.2
- AVG
- 6.8
- TD
- 1.0
- 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | SF | 12 | 11.4 | 25.2 | 45.4 | 130.8 | 5.2 | 0.7 | 1.8 |
| 1979 | SF | 16 | 21.7 | 36.1 | 60.0 | 228.3 | 6.3 | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| 1980 | SF | 11 | 16.9 | 29.2 | 57.9 | 181.6 | 6.2 | 1.1 | 1.5 |
| 1981 | DEN | 14 | 4.6 | 7.7 | 59.3 | 56.9 | 7.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| 1982 | DEN | 9 | 14.6 | 24.8 | 58.7 | 156.1 | 6.3 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
| 1983 | DEN | 10 | 11.9 | 21.5 | 55.3 | 161.7 | 7.5 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| 1984 | TB | 16 | 19.3 | 31.8 | 60.5 | 222.1 | 7.0 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| 1985 | TB | 11 | 17.9 | 33.6 | 53.2 | 226.2 | 6.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| 1986 | TB | 16 | 3.1 | 6 | 52.1 | 38.1 | 6.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| 1987 | TB | 12 | 13.3 | 22.9 | 57.8 | 157.6 | 6.9 | 1.2 | 0.6 |
| 1988 | KC | 13 | 17.2 | 31.8 | 54.1 | 225.8 | 7.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| 1989 | KC | 12 | 16.3 | 27 | 60.5 | 210.8 | 7.8 | 0.9 | 1.3 |
| 1990 | KC | 16 | 16.1 | 27.8 | 58.1 | 215.3 | 7.8 | 1.4 | 0.3 |
| 1991 | KC | 16 | 16 | 27.1 | 59.0 | 185.3 | 6.8 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| 1992 | TB | 6 | 12.7 | 20.8 | 60.8 | 118.3 | 5.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
| 1993 | TB/MIA | 5 | 27.2 | 45.4 | 59.9 | 341.4 | 7.5 | 1.4 | 2 |
| 1998 | ATL | 8 | 3.8 | 7.4 | 50.8 | 46.1 | 6.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
What were Steve DeBerg's career stats?
ESPN's season-by-season log for Steve DeBerg covers 17 seasons with the 49ers, the Broncos, the Buccaneers, the Chiefs, the Dolphins and the Falcons; its career totals count every season. He completed 2,874 of 5,024 passes for 34,241 yards, 196 touchdowns and 204 interceptions. His best season was 1979: 3,652 passing yards, 17 passing touchdowns and 21 interceptions thrown.
League leaderboards and awards
17 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1978 to 1998
All-time career rank
- 37th in passing yards (34,241)
- 44th in passing touchdowns (196)
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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