Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 1981
- College
- East Texas A&M
Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 1981
- College
- East Texas A&M
Stats
Totals
Career regular season
- GP
- 125
- CMP
- 1,391
- ATT
- 2,428
- CMP%
- 57.3
- YDS
- 17,283
- AVG
- 7.1
- TD
- 99
- INT
- 102
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 |  MIN | 3 | 6 | 13 | 46.2 | 48 | 3.7 | 0 | 2 |
| 1983 | MIN | 1 | 16 | 28 | 57.1 | 124 | 4.4 | 1 | 2 |
| 1984 | MIN | 8 | 102 | 195 | 52.3 | 1,019 | 5.2 | 5 | 11 |
| 1985 | MIN | 4 | 33 | 60 | 55.0 | 404 | 6.7 | 3 | 3 |
| 1986 | MIN | 9 | 80 | 143 | 55.9 | 1,165 | 8.1 | 7 | 5 |
| 1987 | MIN | 12 | 140 | 264 | 53.0 | 2,106 | 8.0 | 14 | 13 |
| 1988 | MIN | 14 | 204 | 332 | 61.4 | 2,746 | 8.3 | 15 | 9 |
| 1989 | MIN | 14 | 194 | 362 | 53.6 | 2,543 | 7.0 | 9 | 12 |
| 1990 | MIN | 6 | 82 | 146 | 56.2 | 1,155 | 7.9 | 9 | 8 |
| 1991 | MIN | 5 | 72 | 122 | 59.0 | 825 | 6.8 | 3 | 10 |
| 1992 | ATL | 9 | 111 | 163 | 68.1 | 1,366 | 8.4 | 13 | 4 |
| 1993 | NO | 14 | 221 | 388 | 57.0 | 2,457 | 6.3 | 12 | 15 |
| 1994 | NO | 4 | 20 | 28 | 71.4 | 172 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | DAL | 7 | 38 | 57 | 66.7 | 391 | 6.9 | 1 | 3 |
| 1996 | DAL | 3 | 8 | 18 | 44.4 | 79 | 4.4 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | DAL | 7 | 12 | 21 | 57.1 | 115 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | LV | 5 | 52 | 88 | 59.1 | 568 | 6.5 | 7 | 4 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 7
- CMP
- 99
- ATT
- 185
- CMP%
- 53.5
- YDS
- 1,322
- AVG
- 7.1
- TD
- 7
- INT
- 6
Per game
Career regular season
- GP
- 125
- CMP
- 11.1
- ATT
- 19.4
- CMP%
- 57.3
- YDS
- 138.3
- AVG
- 7.1
- TD
- 0.8
- 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | MIN | 3 | 2 | 4.3 | 46.2 | 16 | 3.7 | 0 | 0.7 |
| 1983 | MIN | 1 | 16 | 28 | 57.1 | 124 | 4.4 | 1 | 2 |
| 1984 | MIN | 8 | 12.8 | 24.4 | 52.3 | 127.4 | 5.2 | 0.6 | 1.4 |
| 1985 | MIN | 4 | 8.3 | 15 | 55.0 | 101 | 6.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| 1986 | MIN | 9 | 8.9 | 15.9 | 55.9 | 129.4 | 8.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| 1987 | MIN | 12 | 11.7 | 22 | 53.0 | 175.5 | 8.0 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| 1988 | MIN | 14 | 14.6 | 23.7 | 61.4 | 196.1 | 8.3 | 1.1 | 0.6 |
| 1989 | MIN | 14 | 13.9 | 25.9 | 53.6 | 181.6 | 7.0 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
| 1990 | MIN | 6 | 13.7 | 24.3 | 56.2 | 192.5 | 7.9 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
| 1991 | MIN | 5 | 14.4 | 24.4 | 59.0 | 165 | 6.8 | 0.6 | 2 |
| 1992 | ATL | 9 | 12.3 | 18.1 | 68.1 | 151.8 | 8.4 | 1.4 | 0.4 |
| 1993 | NO | 14 | 15.8 | 27.7 | 57.0 | 175.5 | 6.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| 1994 | NO | 4 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 43 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | DAL | 7 | 5.4 | 8.1 | 66.7 | 55.9 | 6.9 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| 1996 | DAL | 3 | 2.7 | 6 | 44.4 | 26.3 | 4.4 | 0 | 0.3 |
| 1997 | DAL | 7 | 1.7 | 3 | 57.1 | 16.4 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | LV | 5 | 10.4 | 17.6 | 59.1 | 113.6 | 6.5 | 1.4 | 0.8 |
What were Wade Wilson's career stats?
Wade Wilson played 17 seasons for the Vikings, the Falcons, the Saints, the Cowboys and the Raiders. He completed 1,391 of 2,428 passes for 17,283 yards, 99 touchdowns and 102 interceptions. His best season was 1988: 2,746 passing yards, 15 passing touchdowns and 9 interceptions thrown.
League leaderboards and awards
17 seasons, 4 postseasons, 1981 to 1998
Championships
- 1995 Super Bowl with the Dallas Cowboys
All-time career rank
- 96th in passing yards (17,283)
- 96th in passing touchdowns (99)
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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