William Orland Kilmer Jr.
Position: QB-HB
Height: 6-0 Weight: 204 lbs.
Throws: Right
Born: September 5, 1939 in Topeka, KS
College: UCLA (school history)
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.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 74 (533rd overall since 1950)
1-time Pro Bowler (fine print)
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| All-Time Rank: #645. Houston Antwine… #646. Chad Clifton… #647. Jake Plummer… #648. BILLY KILMER… #649. Al Baker… #650. Robert Smith… #651. Jon Kolb… |
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | QBrec | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Sk | Yds | 4QC | GWD | AV | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 22 | SFO | 17 | 11 | 19 | 34 | 55.9 | 286 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 11.8 | 28 | 8.4 | 3.1 | 15.1 | 26.0 | 44.1 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 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 | 7 | ||||||||
| 1964 | 25 | SFO | 17 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 57.1 | 92 | 1 | 7.1 | 1 | 7.1 | 24 | 6.6 | 4.8 | 11.5 | 9.2 | 71.1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1966 | 27 | SFO | 17 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 31.3 | 84 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6.3 | 26 | 5.3 | 2.4 | 16.8 | 14.0 | 24.0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 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 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||
| 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 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |||||
| 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 | 6.07 | 5.12 | 5.8 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 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 | 5.48 | 2.96 | 7.4 | 2 | 1 | 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 | 6.56 | 5.55 | 5.0 | 1 | 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 | 6.76 | 6.26 | 3.8 | 1 | 2 | 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 | 6.48 | 5.96 | 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 | 6.22 | 5.94 | 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 | 6.24 | 5.53 | 6.2 | 2 | 4 | 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 | 5.10 | 4.15 | 6.8 | 3 | 4 | 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 | 4.52 | 3.82 | 9.9 | 5 | ||
| 1978 | 39 | WAS | qb | 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 | 5.88 | 4.78 | 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 | 6.14 | 5.02 | 5.0 | 14 | 16 | 99 | ||||
| 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 | 6.04 | 5.35 | 6.1 | 7 | 10 | 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 | 5.83 | 4.25 | 6.4 | 7 | 6 | 26 | |||
| 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 | 14 |
Comeback and game-winning drive numbers are based on research by Scott Kacsmar, as described in parts I, II, and III on the blog.
| 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 | 94 | 105 | 97 | 99 | 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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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | ||||||
| 1961 | 22 | SFO | 17 | 11 | 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 | 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 | 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 | qb | 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 | |||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1964 | 25 | SFO | 17 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1967 | 28 | NOR | qb | 17 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1968 | 29 | NOR | QB | 17 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1969 | 30 | NOR | QB | 17 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1970 | 31 | NOR | QB | 17 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1 | -10 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1971 | 32 | WAS | QB | 17 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1972* | 33 | WAS | QB | 17 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1973 | 34 | WAS | QB | 17 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 2 | -18 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1974 | 35 | WAS | QB | 17 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1975 | 36 | WAS | QB | 17 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -6 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1976 | 37 | WAS | QB | 17 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1977 | 38 | WAS | QB | 17 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1978 | 39 | WAS | qb | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Career | 170 | 124 | 0 | 58 | 16 | -40 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 8 yrs | WAS | 82 | 74 | 0 | 23 | 9 | -30 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 yrs | NOR | 49 | 40 | 0 | 19 | 5 | -10 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 yrs | SFO | 39 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 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 | 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 |
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| Year | Team | Level | Voters |
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| 1972 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Associated Press |
| 1972 | 2nd Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1975 | 2nd Team | All-Conf. | UPI |