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Tommy Kramer

Thomas Francis Kramer

Position: QB
Height: 6-2    Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: March 7, 1955 in San Antonio, TX
College: Rice

Career AV: 70 (571st overall since 1950)

1-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

Drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the 1st round (27th overall) of the 1977 NFL 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
1977 22 MIN 9 6 1 0-1-0 30 57 52.6 425 5 8.8 4 7.0 69 7.5 6.1 14.2 70.8 77.0 6 45 6.0 4.8 9.5 2
1978 23 MIN 9 4 0 5 16 31.3 50 0 0.0 1 6.3 19 3.1 0.3 10.0 12.5 15.1 1 11 2.3 -0.4 5.9 0
1979 24 MIN QB 9 16 16 7-9-0 315 566 55.7 3397 23 4.1 24 4.2 55 6.0 4.9 10.8 212.3 69.3 36 249 5.2 4.2 6.0 10
1980 25 MIN QB 9 15 15 8-7-0 299 522 57.3 3582 19 3.6 23 4.4 76 6.9 5.6 12.0 238.8 72.2 37 214 6.0 4.9 6.6 12
1981 26 MIN QB 9 14 14 7-7-0 322 593 54.3 3912 26 4.4 24 4.0 63 6.6 5.7 12.1 279.4 72.6 19 149 6.1 5.2 3.1 10
1982 27 MIN QB 9 9 9 5-4-0 176 308 57.1 2037 15 4.9 12 3.9 65 6.6 5.8 11.6 226.3 77.3 21 130 5.8 5.1 6.4 11
1983 28 MIN 9 3 3 2-1-0 55 82 67.1 550 3 3.7 4 4.9 49 6.7 5.2 10.0 183.3 77.8 3 27 6.2 4.7 3.5 2
1984 29 MIN QB 9 9 9 2-7-0 124 236 52.5 1678 9 3.8 10 4.2 70 7.1 6.0 13.5 186.4 70.6 24 145 5.9 4.9 9.2 5
1985 30 MIN QB 9 15 15 6-9-0 277 506 54.7 3522 19 3.8 26 5.1 57 7.0 5.4 12.7 234.8 67.8 39 255 6.0 4.5 7.2 11
1986* 31 MIN QB 9 13 13 7-6-0 208 372 55.9 3000 24 6.5 10 2.7 76 8.1 8.1 14.4 230.8 92.6 31 178 7.0 7.1 7.7 13
1987 32 MIN qb 9 6 5 3-2-0 40 81 49.4 452 4 4.9 3 3.7 40 5.6 4.9 11.3 75.3 67.5 7 35 4.7 4.1 8.0 2
1988 33 MIN qb 9 10 6 4-2-0 83 173 48.0 1264 5 2.9 9 5.2 47 7.3 5.5 15.2 126.4 60.5 11 62 6.5 4.9 6.0 4
1989 34 MIN 9 8 4 3-1-0 77 136 56.6 906 7 5.1 7 5.1 39 6.7 5.4 11.8 113.3 72.7 12 75 5.6 4.4 8.1 3
1990 35 NOR 9 1 0 1 3 33.3 2 0 0.0 1 33.3 2 0.7 -14.3 2.0 2.0 2.8 2 11 -1.8 -10.8 40.0 0
Career 129 110 54-56-0 2012 3651 55.1 24777 159 4.4 158 4.3 76 6.8 5.7 12.3 192.1 72.8 249 1586 5.9 4.9 6.4 85
13 yrs MIN 128 110 54-56-0 2011 3648 55.1 24775 159 4.4 157 4.3 76 6.8 5.7 12.3 193.6 72.9 247 1575 6.0 5.0 6.3 85
1 yr NOR 1 0 1 3 33.3 2 0 0.0 1 33.3 2 0.7 -14.3 2.0 2.0 2.8 2 11 -1.8 -10.8 40.0 0

Playoff Record as Starting QB: 1980 (0-1), 1982 (1-1), 1987 (1-0)

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+
1977 22 MIN 9 6 1 0-1-0 57 114 111 111 110 101 148 82 95 114
1979 24 MIN QB 9 16 16 7-9-0 566 81 89 91 95 103 98 107 110 99
1980 25 MIN QB 9 15 15 8-7-0 522 98 102 97 100 108 92 101 103 100
1981 26 MIN QB 9 14 14 7-7-0 593 91 104 97 105 95 102 105 124 99
1982 27 MIN QB 9 9 9 5-4-0 308 91 97 98 102 104 108 105 106 104
1983 28 MIN 9 3 3 2-1-0 82 92 105 90 97 133 94 92 127 103
1984 29 MIN QB 9 9 9 2-7-0 236 100 100 99 99 88 95 99 94 95
1985 30 MIN QB 9 15 15 6-9-0 506 98 103 91 95 97 96 86 106 91
1986* 31 MIN QB 9 13 13 7-6-0 372 124 124 129 129 103 125 119 101 124
1987 32 MIN qb 9 6 5 3-2-0 81 71 77 85 88 82 109 104 96 91
1988 33 MIN qb 9 10 6 4-2-0 173 106 111 93 97 77 86 82 107 82
1989 34 MIN 9 8 4 3-1-0 136 92 92 90 90 104 113 81 93 97
Career 129 110 54-56-0 3651 96 102 98 102 100 102 100 107 100

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
1977 22 MIN 9 6 1 10 3 0 8 0.3 0.5 1.7 3 0 3
1978 23 MIN 9 4 0 1 10 0 10 10.0 2.5 0.3 10 0 0
1979 24 MIN QB 9 16 16 32 138 1 20 4.3 8.6 2.0 141 1 9
1980 25 MIN QB 9 15 15 31 115 1 13 3.7 7.7 2.1 115 1 2
1981 26 MIN QB 9 14 14 10 13 0 8 1.3 0.9 0.7 13 0 8
1982 27 MIN QB 9 9 9 21 77 3 18 3.7 8.6 2.3 77 3 3
1983 28 MIN 9 3 3 8 3 0 8 0.4 1.0 2.7 3 0 2
1984 29 MIN QB 9 9 9 15 9 0 14 0.6 1.0 1.7 1 20 20.0 1 20 0.1 2.2 29 1 10
1985 30 MIN QB 9 15 15 27 54 0 11 2.0 3.6 1.8 54 0 9
1986* 31 MIN QB 9 13 13 23 48 1 13 2.1 3.7 1.8 48 1 7
1987 32 MIN qb 9 6 5 10 44 2 15 4.4 7.3 1.7 44 2 2
1988 33 MIN qb 9 10 6 14 8 0 5 0.6 0.8 1.4 8 0 3
1989 34 MIN 9 8 4 12 9 0 5 0.8 1.1 1.5 9 0 1
Career 129 110 214 531 8 20 2.5 4.1 1.7 1 23 23.0 1 20 0.0 0.2 554 9 59

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
1977 22 MIN 9 6 1 3 0 -3 0
1979 24 MIN QB 9 16 16 9 2 -6 0
1980 25 MIN QB 9 15 15 2 2 0 0
1981 26 MIN QB 9 14 14 8 3 0 0
1982 27 MIN QB 9 9 9 3 1 -21 0
1983 28 MIN 9 3 3 2 1 0 0
1984 29 MIN QB 9 9 9 10 3 -5 0
1985 30 MIN QB 9 15 15 9 0 -16 0
1986* 31 MIN QB 9 13 13 7 3 -3 0
1987 32 MIN qb 9 6 5 2 0 0 0
1988 33 MIN qb 9 10 6 3 0 -12 0
1989 34 MIN 9 8 4 1 0 -7 0
Career 129 110 59 15 -73 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
1979 24 MIN QB 9 16 16 1 1 6
1980 25 MIN QB 9 15 15 1 1 6
1982 27 MIN QB 9 9 9 3 3 18
1984 29 MIN QB 9 9 9 1 1 6
1986* 31 MIN QB 9 13 13 1 1 6
1987 32 MIN qb 9 6 5 2 2 12
Career 129 110 8 1 9 54

Similar Players

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NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Gary Danielson, Matt Robinson, Eric Hipple, Bubby Brister, Scott Brunner, Billy Joe Tolliver, Steve Pelluer, J.P. Losman, Brian Sipe, Alex Smith
4 Trent Green, Eric Hipple, Mike Phipps, Joe Kapp, Chad Pennington, Virgil Carter, Jason Campbell, Brad Johnson, Dave M. Brown, Bubby Brister
5 Trent Green, Chad Pennington, Richard Todd, Eddie LeBaron, Bubby Brister, Chris Miller, Jim Hart, Jim Harbaugh, Gus Frerotte, Trent Dilfer
6 Brian Griese, Richard Todd, Eddie LeBaron, Eli Manning, Jim Harbaugh, Bobby Hebert, Chris Miller, Dave Krieg, Matt Hasselbeck, David Carr
7 Chad Pennington, Dave Krieg, Stan Humphries, Jim Harbaugh, Brian Griese, Eddie LeBaron, Eric Hipple, Bobby Hebert, David Carr, Eli Manning
8 Chad Pennington, Brian Griese, Bobby Hebert, Bob Berry, David Carr, Jim Hart, Joe Theismann, Jim Harbaugh, Jon Kitna, Elvis Grbac
9 Bobby Hebert, Brian Griese, Chad Pennington, Jim Plunkett, Dave Krieg, Jim Hart, Jim Harbaugh, Eddie LeBaron, Stan Humphries, Joe Theismann
10 Dave Krieg, Bobby Hebert, Jim Harbaugh, Ken O'Brien, Jim Hart, Jim Plunkett, Ron Jaworski, Jeff George, Richard Todd, Daryle Lamonica
11 Bobby Hebert, Ken O'Brien, Ron Jaworski, Jon Kitna, Daryle Lamonica, Brian Sipe, Jim Plunkett, Dave Krieg, Jeff George, Brad Johnson
12 Bobby Hebert, Ken O'Brien, Jon Kitna, Jeff George, Richard Todd, Kerry Collins, Brian Sipe, Daryle Lamonica, Ron Jaworski, Dave Krieg
13 Bobby Hebert, Ken O'Brien, Jon Kitna, Jeff George, Kerry Collins, Steve Bartkowski, Brian Sipe, Ron Jaworski, Archie Manning, Richard Todd
14 Bobby Hebert, Ken O'Brien, Jon Kitna, Jeff George, Steve Bartkowski, Brian Sipe, Ron Jaworski, Richard Todd, Lynn Dickey, Daryle Lamonica
Career Bobby Hebert, Ken O'Brien, Jon Kitna, Jeff George, Lynn Dickey, Steve Bartkowski, Brian Sipe, Ron Jaworski, Richard Todd, Daryle Lamonica

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Awards

1986 NFL AP Comeback Player of the Year

Pro Bowls

1986

Passes Completed

1979 NFL 315 (3)
1980 NFL 299 (4)
1981 NFL 322 (2)
1982 NFL 176 (4)
1985 NFL 277 (6)
Career 2012 (54)

Pass Attempts

1979 NFL 566 (2/51)
1980 NFL 522 (3)
1981 NFL 593 (2/25)
1982 NFL 308 (4)
1985 NFL 506 (4)
Career 3651 (54)

Passing Yds

1979 NFL 3397 (9)
1980 NFL 3582 (4)
1981 NFL 3912 (2/92)
1982 NFL 2037 (7)
1985 NFL 3522 (8)
Career 24777 (59)

Passing TD

1979 NFL 23 (7)
1981 NFL 26 (4)
1982 NFL 15 (5)
1985 NFL 19 (10)
1986 NFL 24 (3)
Career 159 (63)

Passer Rating

1986 NFL 92.6 (1)
Career 72.8 (117)

Long Pass

1980 NFL 76 (8)
1982 NFL 65 (9)
1986 NFL 76 (10)

Passes Intercepted

1979 NFL 24 (3/56)
1980 NFL 23 (6/84)
1981 NFL 24 (2/56)
1982 NFL 12 (5)
1985 NFL 26 (1/26)
Career 158 (48)

Sacked

1979 NFL 36 (10)
1980 NFL 37 (7)
1985 NFL 39 (9)
Career 249 (55)

Sacked Yds Lost

Career 1586 (61)

Passing Yds/Game

1979 NFL 212.3 (9)
1980 NFL 238.8 (3)
1981 NFL 279.4 (2/30)
1982 NFL 226.3 (8)
1985 NFL 234.8 (7)
1986 NFL 230.8 (9)
Career 192.1 (46)

Yds/Pass Att

1986 NFL 8.1 (2)
Career 6.8 (121)

Yds/Pass Cmp

1984 NFL 13.5 (7)
1986 NFL 14.4 (4)
Career 12.3 (117)

Pass Attempts/Game

1979 NFL 35.4 (2/71)
1980 NFL 34.8 (2/95)
1981 NFL 42.4 (1/2)
1982 NFL 34.2 (4)
1985 NFL 33.7 (3)
Career 28.3 (36)

Fumbles

1985 NFL 9 (10)
Career 59 (82)

Adj Yds/Pass Att

1986 NFL 8.15 (1/55)
Career 5.71 (120)

Net Yds/Pass Att

1986 NFL 7.00 (3)
Career 5.95 (76)

Adj Net Yds/Pass Att

1986 NFL 7.08 (1/74)
Career 4.94 (96)

Passes Completed/Game

1979 NFL 19.7 (3)
1980 NFL 19.9 (3)
1981 NFL 23.0 (1/35)
1982 NFL 19.6 (4)
1985 NFL 18.5 (6)
Career 15.6 (51)

Pass Completion %

Career 55.1% (113)

Pass Intercept. %

1979 NFL 4.2% (10)
1986 NFL 2.7% (5)
Career 4.3% (122)

Passing TD %

1982 NFL 4.9% (9)
1986 NFL 6.5% (2)
Career 4.4% (80)

Sack %

1979 NFL 5.98% (8)
1981 NFL 3.10% (3/54)
1982 NFL 6.38% (9)
Career 6.38% (67)

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

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1986Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL

Fantasy

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Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1977 22 6 QB 39 32
1978 23 4 QB 1 59
1979 24 16 QB 246 39 9 38
1980 25 15 QB 229 12
1981 26 14 QB 266 31 6 49
1982 27 9 QB 173 74 4 21
1983 28 3 QB 32 43
1984 29 9 QB 110 27
1985 30 15 QB 208 13
1986 31 13 QB 255 59 7 29
1987 32 6 QB 52 41
1988 33 10 QB 63 35
1989 34 8 QB 65 36
1990 35 1 QB -2 68
1737 203