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Jim Kelly

James Edward Kelly

Position: QB
Height: 6-3    Weight: 217 lbs.
Throws: Right

Born: February 14, 1960 in Pittsburgh, PA
College: Miami (FL)   (school history)
Drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the 1st round (14th overall) of the 1983 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 102 (126th overall since 1950)
5-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 2002

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Fine Details  · Last updated May 22, 2013 9:25AM
All-Time Rank: #143. Sonny Jurgensen… #144. Elvin Bethea… #145. Lemar Parrish… #146. JIM KELLY… #147. Y.A. Tittle… #148. Cornell Green… #149. Charley Taylor… 

Passing

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk% 4QC GWD AV
1986 26 BUF QB 12 16 16 4-12-0 285 480 59.4 3593 22 4.6 17 3.5 84 7.5 6.8 12.6 224.6 83.3 43 330 6.24 5.62 8.2 12
1987* 27 BUF QB 12 12 12 6-6-0 250 419 59.7 2798 19 4.5 11 2.6 47 6.7 6.4 11.2 233.2 83.8 27 239 5.74 5.48 6.1 2 2 9
1988* 28 BUF QB 12 16 16 12-4-0 269 452 59.5 3380 15 3.3 17 3.8 66 7.5 6.4 12.6 211.3 78.2 30 229 6.54 5.57 6.2 3 5 13
1989 29 BUF QB 12 13 13 6-7-0 228 391 58.3 3130 25 6.4 18 4.6 78 8.0 7.2 13.7 240.8 86.2 30 216 6.92 6.19 7.1 2 2 12
1990* 30 BUF QB 12 14 14 12-2-0 219 346 63.3 2829 24 6.9 9 2.6 71 8.2 8.4 12.9 202.1 101.2 20 158 7.30 7.50 5.5 1 1 14
1991*+ 31 BUF QB 12 15 15 13-2-0 304 474 64.1 3844 33 7.0 17 3.6 77 8.1 7.9 12.6 256.3 97.6 31 227 7.16 6.95 6.1 3 4 16
1992* 32 BUF QB 12 16 16 11-5-0 269 462 58.2 3457 23 5.0 19 4.1 65 7.5 6.6 12.9 216.1 81.2 20 145 6.87 6.05 4.1 3 3 14
1993 33 BUF QB 12 16 16 12-4-0 288 470 61.3 3382 18 3.8 18 3.8 65 7.2 6.2 11.7 211.4 79.9 25 171 6.49 5.58 5.1 4 5 12
1994 34 BUF QB 12 14 14 7-7-0 285 448 63.6 3114 22 4.9 17 3.8 83 7.0 6.2 10.9 222.4 84.6 34 244 5.95 5.28 7.1 0 1 11
1995 35 BUF QB 12 15 15 10-5-0 255 458 55.7 3130 22 4.8 13 2.8 77 6.8 6.5 12.3 208.7 81.1 26 181 6.09 5.79 5.4 1 2 10
1996 36 BUF QB 12 13 13 8-5-0 222 379 58.6 2810 14 3.7 19 5.0 67 7.4 5.9 12.7 216.2 73.2 37 287 6.06 4.68 8.9 3 4 7
Career 160 160 101-59-0 2874 4779 60.1 35467 237 5.0 175 3.7 84 7.4 6.8 12.3 221.7 84.4 323 2427 6.48 5.86 6.3 22 29 130

Playoff Record as Starting QB: 1988 (1-1), 1989 (0-1), 1990 (2-1), 1991 (2-1), 1992 (1-1), 1993 (2-1), 1995 (1-1), 1996 (0-1)
Playoff Comebacks: 1993 (1)
Playoff Game-Winning Drives: 1993 (1)

Comeback and game-winning drive numbers are based on research by Scott Kacsmar, as described in parts I, II, and III on the blog.

Advanced Passing

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Att Y/A+ NY/A+ AY/A+ ANY/A+ Cmp%+ TD%+ Int%+ Sack%+ Rate+
1986 26 BUF QB 12 16 16 4-12-0 480 111 108 111 109 116 104 107 98 112
1987* 27 BUF QB 12 12 12 6-6-0 419 94 97 105 106 116 104 119 108 112
1988* 28 BUF QB 12 16 16 12-4-0 452 110 111 105 106 114 91 102 106 104
1989 29 BUF QB 12 13 13 6-7-0 391 121 118 114 113 110 128 89 100 114
1990* 30 BUF QB 12 14 14 12-2-0 346 126 125 132 131 126 134 115 110 135
1991*+ 31 BUF QB 12 15 15 13-2-0 474 125 123 125 123 126 136 100 107 129
1992* 32 BUF QB 12 16 16 11-5-0 462 113 118 109 113 102 116 91 118 107
1993 33 BUF QB 12 16 16 12-4-0 470 108 111 103 106 110 101 93 111 104
1994 34 BUF QB 12 14 14 7-7-0 448 104 101 102 99 117 114 90 95 109
1995 35 BUF QB 12 15 15 10-5-0 458 102 104 107 107 92 111 106 105 104
1996 36 BUF QB 12 13 13 8-5-0 379 117 106 97 91 105 97 71 86 93
Career 160 160 101-59-0 4779 112 111 110 109 112 112 99 104 111

Rushing & Receiving

Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
1986 26 BUF QB 12 16 16 41 199 0 20 4.9 12.4 2.6 199 0 7
1987* 27 BUF QB 12 12 12 29 133 0 24 4.6 11.1 2.4 1 35 35.0 0 35 0.1 2.9 168 0 6
1988* 28 BUF QB 12 16 16 35 154 0 20 4.4 9.6 2.2 1 5 5.0 0 5 0.1 0.3 159 0 5
1989 29 BUF QB 12 13 13 29 137 2 19 4.7 10.5 2.2 137 2 6
1990* 30 BUF QB 12 14 14 22 63 0 15 2.9 4.5 1.6 63 0 4
1991*+ 31 BUF QB 12 15 15 20 45 1 12 2.3 3.0 1.3 45 1 6
1992* 32 BUF QB 12 16 16 31 53 1 10 1.7 3.3 1.9 53 1 8
1993 33 BUF QB 12 16 16 36 102 0 17 2.8 6.4 2.3 102 0 7
1994 34 BUF QB 12 14 14 25 77 1 18 3.1 5.5 1.8 77 1 11
1995 35 BUF QB 12 15 15 17 20 0 17 1.2 1.3 1.1 20 0 7
1996 36 BUF QB 12 13 13 19 66 2 22 3.5 5.1 1.5 66 2 9
Career 160 160 304 1049 7 24 3.5 6.6 1.9 2 40 20.0 0 35 0.0 0.3 1089 7 76

Defense & Fumbles

Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1986 26 BUF QB 12 16 16 0 7 2 0 0
1987* 27 BUF QB 12 12 12 0 6 2 0 0
1988* 28 BUF QB 12 16 16 0 5 0 0 0
1989 29 BUF QB 12 13 13 0 6 3 -6 0
1990* 30 BUF QB 12 14 14 0 4 2 -8 0
1991*+ 31 BUF QB 12 15 15 0 6 2 -4 0
1992* 32 BUF QB 12 16 16 0 8 0 -18 0
1993 33 BUF QB 12 16 16 0 7 3 -17 0
1994 34 BUF QB 12 14 14 0 11 2 -19 0
1995 35 BUF QB 12 15 15 0 7 2 0 0
1996 36 BUF QB 12 13 13 0 9 0 0 0
Career 160 160 0 76 18 -72 0

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1989 29 BUF QB 12 13 13 2 2 12
1991*+ 31 BUF QB 12 15 15 1 1 6
1992* 32 BUF QB 12 16 16 1 1 6
1994 34 BUF QB 12 14 14 1 1 6
1996 36 BUF QB 12 13 13 2 2 12
Career 160 160 7 7 42

Similar Players

What does "similar" mean?
NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Jim Plunkett, Bernie Kosar, Marc Bulger, Ben Roethlisberger, Norm Snead, Ken O'Brien, Joe Namath*, Steve Grogan, John Elway*, Joe Ferguson
4 Jim Plunkett, Ben Roethlisberger, Bob Griese*, Ken O'Brien, John Elway*, Warren Moon*, Aaron Brooks, Tom Brady, Doug Williams, Jay Cutler
5 Ben Roethlisberger, Ken O'Brien, Aaron Brooks, John Elway*, Bob Griese*, Bernie Kosar, Joe Namath*, Steve Grogan, Doug Williams, Marc Bulger
6 Steve Grogan, Drew Bledsoe, Aaron Brooks, Jim Zorn, Ben Roethlisberger, John Elway*, Tom Brady, Joe Namath*, Johnny Unitas*, Ken Anderson
7 Johnny Unitas*, Tom Brady, Drew Bledsoe, Steve Grogan, Ken Anderson, John Elway*, Boomer Esiason, Dan Marino*, Mark Brunell, Warren Moon*
8 John Elway*, Johnny Unitas*, Drew Bledsoe, Mark Brunell, Dan Marino*, Warren Moon*, Fran Tarkenton*, Ken Anderson, Boomer Esiason, Steve Grogan
9 John Elway*, Mark Brunell, Fran Tarkenton*, Warren Moon*, Johnny Unitas*, Ken Anderson, Donovan McNabb, Dan Marino*, Troy Aikman*, Steve Grogan
10 Warren Moon*, John Elway*, Fran Tarkenton*, Donovan McNabb, Drew Bledsoe, Bob Griese*, Mark Brunell, Troy Aikman*, Johnny Unitas*, Ken Anderson
11 John Elway*, Warren Moon*, Bob Griese*, Fran Tarkenton*, Donovan McNabb, Drew Bledsoe, Troy Aikman*, Terry Bradshaw*, Ken Anderson, Boomer Esiason
Career Mark Brunell, Donovan McNabb, Terry Bradshaw*, Drew Bledsoe, Troy Aikman*, Steve McNair, Bob Griese*, Jim Everett, Boomer Esiason, Joe Namath*

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

Pro Bowls
1987
1988
1990
1991
1992

First-Team All-Pro
1991

Approximate Value
Career 130 (160)

Approximate Value (Weighted)
Career 102 (126)

Passes Completed
1986 NFL 285 (4)
1987 NFL 250 (4)
1988 NFL 269 (6)
1991 NFL 304 (4)
1992 NFL 269 (5)
1993 NFL 288 (5)
1994 NFL 285 (10)
Career 2874 (19)

Pass Attempts
1986 NFL 480 (8)
1987 NFL 419 (4)
1988 NFL 452 (8)
1991 NFL 474 (9)
1992 NFL 462 (6)
1993 NFL 470 (7)
Career 4779 (22)

Passing Yds
1986 NFL 3593 (6)
1987 NFL 2798 (8)
1988 NFL 3380 (6)
1991 NFL 3844 (3)
1992 NFL 3457 (3)
1993 NFL 3382 (5)
Career 35467 (18)

Passing TD
1986 NFL 22 (5)
1987 NFL 19 (8)
1989 NFL 25 (5)
1990 NFL 24 (4)
1991 NFL 33 (1/31)
1992 NFL 23 (3)
1993 NFL 18 (6)
1994 NFL 22 (6)
1995 NFL 22 (10)
Career 237 (20)

Passer Rating
1986 NFL 83.3 (8)
1987 NFL 83.8 (10)
1989 NFL 86.2 (6)
1990 NFL 101.2 (1/49)
1991 NFL 97.6 (3/80)
1992 NFL 81.2 (10)
1994 NFL 84.6 (7)
Career 84.4 (27)

Long Pass
1986 NFL 84 (3)
1989 NFL 78 (9)
1994 NFL 83 (8)
1995 NFL 77 (9)

Passes Intercepted
1986 NFL 17 (10)
1988 NFL 17 (6)
1989 NFL 18 (6)
1991 NFL 17 (5)
1992 NFL 19 (1)
1993 NFL 18 (4)
1994 NFL 17 (6)
1996 NFL 19 (4)
Career 175 (38)

Sacked
1986 NFL 43 (6)
1987 NFL 27 (7)
1991 NFL 31 (10)
1994 NFL 34 (6)
1996 NFL 37 (6)
Career 323 (28)

Sacked Yds Lost
1986 NFL 330 (8/85)
1987 NFL 239 (6)
1991 NFL 227 (8)
1994 NFL 244 (5)
1996 NFL 287 (2)
Career 2427 (27)

Passing Yds/Game
1986 NFL 224.6 (10)
1987 NFL 233.2 (10)
1989 NFL 240.8 (6)
1991 NFL 256.3 (2)
1992 NFL 216.1 (5)
1993 NFL 211.4 (8)
1996 NFL 216.2 (10)
Career 221.7 (25)

Yds/Pass Att
1986 NFL 7.5 (8)
1988 NFL 7.5 (7)
1989 NFL 8.0 (3)
1990 NFL 8.2 (2)
1991 NFL 8.1 (3)
1992 NFL 7.5 (3)
1993 NFL 7.2 (9)
1996 NFL 7.4 (5)
Career 7.4 (34)

Yds/Pass Cmp
1989 NFL 13.7 (3)
1990 NFL 12.9 (9)
1991 NFL 12.6 (6)
1992 NFL 12.9 (3)
1995 NFL 12.3 (7)
1996 NFL 12.7 (4)
Career 12.3 (118)

Pass Attempts/Game
1987 NFL 34.9 (4)
1991 NFL 31.6 (4)
1992 NFL 28.9 (9)
1994 NFL 32.0 (10)
Career 29.9 (38)

Adj Yds/Pass Att
1986 NFL 6.81 (9)
1989 NFL 7.21 (6)
1990 NFL 8.39 (2/55)
1991 NFL 7.89 (3/97)
Career 6.77 (24)

Net Yds/Pass Att
1988 NFL 6.54 (8)
1989 NFL 6.92 (6)
1990 NFL 7.30 (2/71)
1991 NFL 7.16 (3/98)
1992 NFL 6.87 (3)
1993 NFL 6.49 (9)
Career 6.48 (20)

Adj Net Yds/Pass Att
1989 NFL 6.19 (6)
1990 NFL 7.50 (2/50)
1991 NFL 6.95 (3)
1992 NFL 6.05 (7)
Career 5.86 (26)

Passes Completed/Game
1986 NFL 17.8 (7)
1987 NFL 20.8 (3)
1991 NFL 20.3 (2)
1992 NFL 16.8 (7)
1993 NFL 18.0 (8)
1994 NFL 20.4 (8)
Career 18.0 (32)

Pass Completion %
1986 NFL 59.4% (7)
1987 NFL 59.7% (4)
1988 NFL 59.5% (5)
1989 NFL 58.3% (10)
1990 NFL 63.3% (1)
1991 NFL 64.1% (4)
1993 NFL 61.3% (8)
1994 NFL 63.6% (4)
Career 60.1% (35)

Pass Intercept. %
1986 NFL 3.5% (10)
1987 NFL 2.6% (4)
1990 NFL 2.6% (7)
Career 3.7% (101)

Passing TD %
1986 NFL 4.6% (8)
1989 NFL 6.4% (2)
1990 NFL 6.9% (1)
1991 NFL 7.0% (1)
1992 NFL 5.0% (4)
1994 NFL 4.9% (4)
1995 NFL 4.8% (8)
Career 5.0% (54)

Sack %
1988 NFL 6.22% (10)
1990 NFL 5.46% (8)
1992 NFL 4.15% (2)
1993 NFL 5.05% (6)
Career 6.33% (71)

Game-Winning Drives
1988 NFL 5 (1/29)
1991 NFL 4 (6/78)
1992 NFL 3 (4)
1993 NFL 5 (1/29)
1996 NFL 4 (2/78)
Career 29 (14)

Comebacks
1987 NFL 2 (9)
1988 NFL 3 (1/100)
1989 NFL 2 (10)
1991 NFL 3 (3/100)
1992 NFL 3 (2/100)
1993 NFL 4 (1/33)
1996 NFL 3 (3/100)
Career 22 (15)

Total Offense
1986 NFL 3462 (6)
1987 NFL 2692 (9)
1988 NFL 3305 (7)
1991 NFL 3662 (3)
1992 NFL 3365 (4)
1993 NFL 3313 (6)
Career 34089 (17)

Playoff Games
Career 17 (140)

Playoff Games Started
Career 17 (63)

Fumbles
1994 NFL 11 (2)
1996 NFL 9 (8)
Career 76 (40)

Fumbles Recovered
Career 18 (132)

All-Pro Teams

Year Team Level Voters
19902nd TeamAll-Conf.UPI
19902nd TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19911st TeamAll-Conf.Pro Football Weekly
19911st TeamAll-Conf.UPI
19911st TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19911st TeamAll-NFLPro Football Writers
19911st TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19911st TeamAll-NFLPro Football Weekly
19911st TeamAll-NFLSporting News
19922nd TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press

Fantasy

Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1986 26 16 QB 262 66 6 20
1987 27 12 QB 221 57 9 22
1988 28 16 QB 207 13
1989 29 13 QB 265 31 9 46
1990 30 14 QB 245 32 9 34
1991 31 15 QB 328 150 1 3
1992 32 16 QB 250 55 5 23
1993 33 16 QB 217 14 8 57
1994 34 14 QB 236 25 11 52
1995 35 15 QB 233 13
1996 36 13 QB 177 19
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