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Billy Kilmer

William Orland Kilmer Jr.

Position: QB-HB
Height: 6-0    Weight: 204 lbs.
Born: September 5, 1939 in Topeka, KS
College: UCLA

Career AV: 67 (650th overall since 1950)

1-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

Drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the 1st round (11th overall) of the 1961 NFL Draft.
Drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the 5th round (39th overall) of the 1961 AFL Draft.

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Passing

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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% AV
1961 22 SFO 17 11 0 19 34 55.9 286 0 0.0 4 11.8 28 8.4 3.1 15.1 26.0 44.1 2
1962 23 SFO LH 17 12 10 8 13 61.5 191 1 7.7 3 23.1 73 14.7 5.8 23.9 15.9 91.5 6
1964 25 SFO 17 10 0 8 14 57.1 92 1 7.1 1 7.1 24 6.6 4.8 11.5 9.2 71.1 1
1966 27 SFO 17 6 0 5 16 31.3 84 0 0.0 1 6.3 26 5.3 2.4 16.8 14.0 24.0 1
1967 28 NOR qb 17 10 4 0-4-0 97 204 47.5 1341 6 2.9 11 5.4 96 6.6 4.7 13.8 134.1 56.4 2
1968 29 NOR QB 17 12 11 4-7-0 167 315 53.0 2060 15 4.8 17 5.4 51 6.5 5.1 12.3 171.7 66.9 6
1969 30 NOR QB 17 14 14 5-9-0 193 360 53.6 2532 20 5.6 17 4.7 52 7.0 6.0 13.1 180.9 74.9 22 212 6.1 5.1 5.8 8
1970 31 NOR QB 17 13 11 2-9-0 135 237 57.0 1557 6 2.5 17 7.2 46 6.6 3.8 11.5 119.8 55.5 19 155 5.5 3.0 7.4 3
1971 32 WAS QB 17 14 13 8-4-1 166 306 54.2 2221 13 4.2 13 4.2 71 7.3 6.2 13.4 158.6 74.0 16 110 6.6 5.5 5.0 10
1972* 33 WAS QB 17 12 10 7-3-0 120 225 53.3 1648 19 8.4 11 4.9 89 7.3 6.8 13.7 137.3 84.8 9 67 6.8 6.3 3.8 10
1973 34 WAS QB 17 10 10 7-3-0 122 227 53.7 1656 14 6.2 9 4.0 64 7.3 6.7 13.6 165.6 81.3 15 88 6.5 6.0 6.2 9
1974 35 WAS QB 17 11 10 7-3-0 137 234 58.5 1632 10 4.3 6 2.6 51 7.0 6.7 11.9 148.4 83.5 13 96 6.2 5.9 5.3 9
1975 36 WAS QB 17 12 12 8-4-0 178 346 51.4 2440 23 6.6 16 4.6 96 7.1 6.3 13.7 203.3 77.2 23 138 6.2 5.5 6.2 10
1976 37 WAS QB 17 10 9 7-2-0 108 206 52.4 1252 12 5.8 10 4.9 53 6.1 5.1 11.6 125.2 70.3 15 125 5.1 4.1 6.8 5
1977 38 WAS QB 17 8 8 5-3-0 99 201 49.3 1187 8 4.0 7 3.5 59 5.9 5.1 12.0 148.4 66.5 22 180 4.5 3.8 9.9 5
1978 39 WAS 17 5 2 1-1-0 23 46 50.0 316 4 8.7 3 6.5 50 6.9 5.7 13.7 63.2 74.2 4 22 5.9 4.8 8.0 1
Career 170 124 61-52-1 1585 2984 53.1 20495 152 5.1 146 4.9 96 6.9 5.7 12.9 120.6 71.6 158 1193 6.1 5.0 5.0 88
8 yrs WAS 82 74 50-23-1 953 1791 53.2 12352 103 5.8 75 4.2 96 6.9 6.2 13.0 150.6 76.9 117 826 6.0 5.4 6.1 59
4 yrs NOR 49 40 11-29-0 592 1116 53.0 7490 47 4.2 62 5.6 96 6.7 5.1 12.7 152.9 65.1 41 367 5.8 4.3 6.4 19
4 yrs SFO 39 10 40 77 51.9 653 2 2.6 9 11.7 73 8.5 3.7 16.3 16.7 49.8 10

Playoff Record as Starting QB: 1971 (0-1), 1972 (2-1), 1973 (0-1), 1974 (0-1), 1976 (0-1)

Advanced Passing

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Att Y/A+ NY/A+ AY/A+ ANY/A+ Cmp%+ TD%+ Int%+ Sack%+ Rate+
1967 28 NOR qb 17 10 4 0-4-0 204 94 93 85 82 100 89
1968 29 NOR QB 17 12 11 4-7-0 315 92 -71 94 -3 105 97 99 148 98
1969 30 NOR QB 17 14 14 5-9-0 360 103 109 106 108 106 108 104 112 107
1970 31 NOR QB 17 13 11 2-9-0 237 97 98 86 87 117 81 84 103 89
1971 32 WAS QB 17 14 13 8-4-1 306 109 116 111 115 109 100 111 114 110
1972* 33 WAS QB 17 12 10 7-3-0 225 111 121 119 124 105 140 105 121 122
1973 34 WAS QB 17 10 10 7-3-0 227 113 118 119 122 105 118 113 110 118
1974 35 WAS QB 17 11 10 7-3-0 234 107 114 117 121 120 101 126 117 119
1975 36 WAS QB 17 12 12 8-4-0 346 107 113 111 115 97 123 105 112 111
1976 37 WAS QB 17 10 9 7-2-0 206 92 97 100 103 101 116 104 111 106
1977 38 WAS QB 17 8 8 5-3-0 201 88 87 101 99 91 100 119 93 102
Career 170 124 61-52-1 2984 102 109 105 111 104 106 106 111 107

Rushing & Receiving

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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
1961 22 SFO 17 11 0 96 509 10 31 5.3 46.3 8.7 509 10 8
1962 23 SFO LH 17 12 10 93 478 5 35 5.1 39.8 7.8 16 152 9.5 1 70 1.3 12.7 630 6 5
1964 25 SFO 17 10 0 36 113 0 14 3.1 11.3 3.6 11 136 12.4 0 35 1.1 13.6 249 0 3
1966 27 SFO 17 6 0 3 23 0 13 7.7 3.8 0.5 23 0 0
1967 28 NOR qb 17 10 4 20 142 1 31 7.1 14.2 2.0 142 1 5
1968 29 NOR QB 17 12 11 21 97 2 22 4.6 8.1 1.8 97 2 5
1969 30 NOR QB 17 14 14 11 18 0 12 1.6 1.3 0.8 18 0 5
1970 31 NOR QB 17 13 11 12 42 0 15 3.5 3.2 0.9 42 0 4
1971 32 WAS QB 17 14 13 17 5 2 3 0.3 0.4 1.2 5 2 2
1972* 33 WAS QB 17 12 10 3 -3 0 1 -1.0 -0.3 0.3 -3 0 1
1973 34 WAS QB 17 10 10 9 10 0 5 1.1 1.0 0.9 10 0 6
1974 35 WAS QB 17 11 10 6 27 0 10 4.5 2.5 0.5 27 0 3
1975 36 WAS QB 17 12 12 11 34 1 11 3.1 2.8 0.9 34 1 3
1976 37 WAS QB 17 10 9 13 -7 0 2 -0.5 -0.7 1.3 -7 0 3
1977 38 WAS QB 17 8 8 10 20 0 12 2.0 2.5 1.3 20 0 4
1978 39 WAS 17 5 2 1 1 0 1 1.0 0.2 0.2 1 0 1
Career 170 124 362 1509 21 35 4.2 8.9 2.1 27 288 10.7 1 70 0.2 1.7 1797 22 58
8 yrs WAS 82 74 70 87 3 12 1.2 1.1 0.9 87 3 23
4 yrs NOR 49 40 64 299 3 31 4.7 6.1 1.3 299 3 19
4 yrs SFO 39 10 228 1123 15 35 4.9 28.8 5.8 27 288 10.7 1 70 0.7 7.4 1411 16 16

Kicking & Punting

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0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
1961 22 SFO 17 11 0 9 364 64 0 40.4
1966 27 SFO 17 6 0 7 234 45 0 33.4
Career 170 124 16 598 64 0 37.4

Defense & Fumbles

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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
1961 22 SFO 17 11 0 8 0 0 0
1962 23 SFO LH 17 12 10 5 1 0 0
1964 25 SFO 17 10 0 3 1 0 0
1967 28 NOR qb 17 10 4 5 2 0 0
1968 29 NOR QB 17 12 11 5 1 0 0
1969 30 NOR QB 17 14 14 5 1 0 0
1970 31 NOR QB 17 13 11 4 1 -10 0
1971 32 WAS QB 17 14 13 2 2 -3 0
1972* 33 WAS QB 17 12 10 1 0 0 0
1973 34 WAS QB 17 10 10 6 2 -18 0
1974 35 WAS QB 17 11 10 3 1 0 0
1975 36 WAS QB 17 12 12 3 1 -6 0
1976 37 WAS QB 17 10 9 3 2 -3 0
1977 38 WAS QB 17 8 8 4 0 0 0
1978 39 WAS 17 5 2 1 1 0 0
Career 170 124 58 16 -40 0
8 yrs WAS 82 74 23 9 -30 0
4 yrs NOR 49 40 19 5 -10 0
4 yrs SFO 39 10 16 2 0 0

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1961 22 SFO 17 11 0 10 10 60
1962 23 SFO LH 17 12 10 5 1 6 36
1967 28 NOR qb 17 10 4 1 1 6
1968 29 NOR QB 17 12 11 2 2 12
1971 32 WAS QB 17 14 13 2 2 12
1975 36 WAS QB 17 12 12 1 1 6
Career 170 124 21 1 22 132
8 yrs WAS 82 74 3 3 18
4 yrs NOR 49 40 3 3 18
4 yrs SFO 39 10 15 1 16 96

Similar Players

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NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Todd Collins, Al Woodall, King Hill, Bobby Douglass, Jack Scarbath, Jim Harbaugh, Charlie Frye, John Stofa, Jim Root, Babe Parilli
4 Al Woodall, David Garrard, Todd Collins, Jack Scarbath, Marty Domres, Doug Johnson, King Hill, John Stofa, Jack Concannon, Joe Reed
5 Todd Collins, Jack Scarbath, Doug Johnson, Kent Graham, Jim Root, Kent Nix, Gary Kerkorian, Tarvaris Jackson, Charlie Frye, Tim Rattay
6 Gary Kerkorian, John Stofa, Todd Collins, Jack Scarbath, Kent Nix, Doug Johnson, Seneca Wallace, Tom Owen, Ted Marchibroda, Bobby Scott
7 John Stofa, Kent Nix, Jack Thompson, Danny Kanell, Joe Reed, Gary Kerkorian, David Klingler, Tim Rattay, M.C. Reynolds, Bob Davis
8 Marty Domres, Steve Tensi, Al Woodall, Mickey Slaughter, Dick Shiner, Steve Walsh, Matt Cavanaugh, Danny Kanell, Karl Sweetan, Joe Reed
9 Steve Walsh, Al Dorow, Scott Hunter, Earl Morrall, Zeke Bratkowski, Rob Johnson, John Friesz, Jack Concannon, Jack Trudeau, Pete Beathard
10 Al Dorow, Lynn Dickey, Jack Trudeau, Jack Concannon, Pete Beathard, Zeke Bratkowski, Randy Johnson, Steve Walsh, John Friesz, Scott Hunter
11 Rick Mirer, Lynn Dickey, Mike Phipps, Charlie Batch, Tom Flores, Rich Gannon, Bobby Douglass, Mike Pagel, Jack Concannon, Joey Harrington
12 Bubby Brister, Tony Banks, Bob Berry, Mike Phipps, Gary Danielson, Earl Morrall, Rich Gannon, Lynn Dickey, Wade Wilson, Bill Munson
13 Chris Miller, Bill Munson, Wade Wilson, Jeff Hostetler, Gus Frerotte, Trent Dilfer, Bubby Brister, Tony Banks, Gary Danielson, Bob Berry
14 Neil O'Donnell, Chris Miller, Jack Kemp, Jeff Hostetler, Wade Wilson, Dan Pastorini, Trent Dilfer, Milt Plum, Lynn Dickey, Bill Kenney
15 Neil O'Donnell, Craig Morton, Jack Kemp, Billy Wade, Bobby Hebert, Dan Pastorini, Ed Brown, Lynn Dickey, Milt Plum, Jeff Hostetler
16 Neil O'Donnell, Craig Morton, Jack Kemp, Charley Johnson, Jim McMahon, Billy Wade, Babe Parilli, Brad Johnson, Bobby Hebert, Dan Pastorini
Career Charley Johnson, Neil O'Donnell, Jack Kemp, Jim Harbaugh, Babe Parilli, Chris Chandler, Craig Morton, Kerry Collins, Jim McMahon, Billy Wade

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1972

Passes Completed

1968 NFL 167 (7)
1969 NFL 193 (5)
1971 NFL 166 (8)
1975 NFL 178 (8)
Career 1585 (85)

Pass Attempts

1968 NFL 315 (7)
1969 NFL 360 (5)
1971 NFL 306 (8)
1975 NFL 346 (6)
Career 2984 (82)

Passing Yds

1968 NFL 2060 (8)
1969 NFL 2532 (7)
1971 NFL 2221 (9)
1975 NFL 2440 (6)
Career 20495 (87)

Passing TD

1968 NFL 15 (9)
1969 NFL 20 (6)
1971 NFL 13 (10)
1972 NFL 19 (1)
1973 NFL 14 (9)
1975 NFL 23 (3)
Career 152 (69)

Passer Rating

1968 NFL 66.9 (9)
1969 NFL 74.9 (7)
1971 NFL 74.0 (8)
1972 NFL 84.8 (1)
1973 NFL 81.3 (7)
1974 NFL 83.5 (5)
1975 NFL 77.2 (7)
Career 71.6 (132)

Long Pass

1967 NFL 96 (1/26)
1972 NFL 89 (3/97)
1975 NFL 96 (1/26)

Passes Intercepted

1968 NFL 17 (4)
1969 NFL 17 (4)
1970 NFL 17 (7)
1975 NFL 16 (9)
Career 146 (54)

Sacked

1969 NFL 22 (10)
Career 158 (99)

Sacked Yds Lost

1969 NFL 212 (8)
Career 1193 (90)

Passing Yds/Game

1968 NFL 171.7 (6)
1969 NFL 180.9 (8)
1973 NFL 165.6 (7)
1975 NFL 203.3 (4)
Career 120.6 (167)

Yds/Pass Att

1967 NFL 6.6 (10)
1968 NFL 6.5 (9)
1969 NFL 7.0 (8)
1971 NFL 7.3 (6)
1972 NFL 7.3 (6)
1973 NFL 7.3 (7)
1974 NFL 7.0 (10)
1975 NFL 7.1 (10)
Career 6.9 (99)

Yds/Pass Cmp

1967 NFL 13.8 (8)
1969 NFL 13.1 (9)
1971 NFL 13.4 (10)
1972 NFL 13.7 (8)
1973 NFL 13.6 (3)
1975 NFL 13.7 (7)
Career 12.9 (70)

Pass Attempts/Game

1968 NFL 26.3 (4)
1969 NFL 25.7 (6)
1973 NFL 22.7 (7)
1975 NFL 28.8 (3)
1977 NFL 25.1 (6)
Career 17.6 (172)

Rushing TD

1961 NFL 10 (2)

Yds/Rushing Att

1961 NFL 5.3 (5)
1962 NFL 5.1 (4)

Touchdowns

1961 NFL 10 (8)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1961 NFL 10 (8)

Long Punt

1961 NFL 64 (8)

Fumbles

1961 NFL 8 (7)
1967 NFL 5 (10)
Career 58 (85)

Fumbles Recovered

Career 16 (192)

Adj Yds/Pass Att

1969 NFL 6.02 (7)
1971 NFL 6.20 (7)
1972 NFL 6.81 (2)
1973 NFL 6.74 (8)
1974 NFL 6.68 (6)
1975 NFL 6.30 (8)
1977 NFL 5.13 (10)
Career 5.69 (121)

Net Yds/Pass Att

1969 NFL 6.07 (7)
1971 NFL 6.56 (5)
1972 NFL 6.76 (3)
1973 NFL 6.48 (3)
1974 NFL 6.22 (8)
1975 NFL 6.24 (8)
Career 5.99 (66)

Adj Net Yds/Pass Att

1969 NFL 5.12 (8)
1971 NFL 5.55 (6)
1972 NFL 6.26 (2)
1973 NFL 5.96 (3)
1974 NFL 5.94 (5)
1975 NFL 5.53 (7)
Career 5.08 (80)

Passes Completed/Game

1968 NFL 13.9 (3)
1969 NFL 13.8 (6)
1971 NFL 11.9 (9)
1973 NFL 12.2 (8)
1975 NFL 14.8 (4)
1977 NFL 12.4 (9)
Career 9.3 (166)

Pass Completion %

1968 NFL 53.0% (7)
1969 NFL 53.6% (7)
1970 NFL 57.0% (5)
1971 NFL 54.2% (8)
1972 NFL 53.3% (9)
1973 NFL 53.7% (8)
1974 NFL 58.5% (4)
Career 53.1% (142)

Pass Intercept. %

1967 NFL 5.4% (7)
1968 NFL 5.4% (8)
1969 NFL 4.7% (5)
1971 NFL 4.2% (6)
1973 NFL 4.0% (8)
1974 NFL 2.6% (3)
1975 NFL 4.6% (9)
1977 NFL 3.5% (7)
Career 4.9% (142)

Passing TD %

1968 NFL 4.8% (9)
1969 NFL 5.6% (5)
1972 NFL 8.4% (1/25)
1973 NFL 6.2% (4)
1975 NFL 6.6% (2)
1976 NFL 5.8% (4)
Career 5.1% (40)

Sack %

1969 NFL 5.76% (7)
1971 NFL 4.97% (5)
1972 NFL 3.85% (4)
1973 NFL 6.20% (5)
1974 NFL 5.26% (7)
1975 NFL 6.23% (7)
1976 NFL 6.79% (8)
Career 6.21% (59)

     
Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1972Associated Press: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
1975UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.

Fantasy

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Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1970 31 13 QB 68 27
1971 32 14 QB 153 22 11 53
1972 33 12 QB 158 13
1973 34 10 QB 133 14
1974 35 11 QB 116 14
1975 36 12 QB 213 86 6 15
1976 37 10 QB 101 22
1977 38 8 QB 83 23
1978 39 5 QB 31 36
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