Carson Palmer
Position: QB
Height: 6-5 Weight: 230 lbs.
Born: December 27, 1979 in Fresno, CA
College: USC (school history) (Palmer college stats)
Drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 1st round (1st overall) of the 2003 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 69 (651st overall since 1950)
2-time Pro Bowler (fine print)
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| All-Time Rank: #713. Dick Bass… #714. Boyd Dowler… #715. Jeff Garcia… #716. CARSON PALMER… #717. Billy Cannon… #718. Ken Harvey… #719. Billy Ray Sr. Smith… |
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | QBrec | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Sk | Yds | 4QC | GWD | AV | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 25 | CIN | QB | 9 | 13 | 13 | 6-7-0 | 263 | 432 | 60.9 | 2897 | 18 | 4.2 | 18 | 4.2 | 76 | 6.7 | 5.7 | 11.0 | 222.8 | 77.3 | 25 | 178 | 5.9 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 2005* | 26 | CIN | QB | 9 | 16 | 16 | 11-5-0 | 345 | 509 | 67.8 | 3836 | 32 | 6.3 | 12 | 2.4 | 70 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 11.1 | 239.8 | 101.1 | 19 | 105 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 3.6 | 1 | 3 | 17 |
| 2006* | 27 | CIN | QB | 9 | 16 | 16 | 8-8-0 | 324 | 520 | 62.3 | 4035 | 28 | 5.4 | 13 | 2.5 | 74 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 12.5 | 252.2 | 93.9 | 36 | 233 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 2 | 3 | 15 |
| 2007 | 28 | CIN | QB | 9 | 16 | 16 | 7-9-0 | 373 | 575 | 64.9 | 4131 | 26 | 4.5 | 20 | 3.5 | 70 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 11.1 | 258.2 | 86.7 | 17 | 119 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 2.9 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| 2008 | 29 | CIN | qb | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0-4-0 | 75 | 129 | 58.1 | 731 | 3 | 2.3 | 4 | 3.1 | 36 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 9.7 | 182.8 | 69.0 | 11 | 67 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 7.9 | 2 | ||
| 2009 | 30 | CIN | QB | 9 | 16 | 16 | 10-6-0 | 282 | 466 | 60.5 | 3094 | 21 | 4.5 | 13 | 2.8 | 73 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 11.0 | 193.4 | 83.6 | 26 | 213 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 2010 | 31 | CIN | QB | 9 | 16 | 16 | 4-12-0 | 362 | 586 | 61.8 | 3970 | 26 | 4.4 | 20 | 3.4 | 78 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 11.0 | 248.1 | 82.4 | 26 | 201 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 2011 | 32 | OAK | QB | 3 | 10 | 9 | 4-5-0 | 199 | 328 | 60.7 | 2753 | 13 | 4.0 | 16 | 4.9 | 78 | 8.4 | 7.0 | 13.8 | 275.3 | 80.5 | 17 | 119 | 7.6 | 6.3 | 4.9 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Career | 107 | 106 | 50-56-0 | 2223 | 3545 | 62.7 | 25447 | 167 | 4.7 | 116 | 3.3 | 78 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 11.4 | 237.8 | 86.3 | 177 | 1235 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 4.8 | 11 | 18 | 85 | ||||
| 7 yrs | CIN | 97 | 97 | 46-51-0 | 2024 | 3217 | 62.9 | 22694 | 154 | 4.8 | 100 | 3.1 | 78 | 7.1 | 6.6 | 11.2 | 234.0 | 86.9 | 160 | 1116 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 11 | 17 | 77 | |||
| 1 yr | OAK | 10 | 9 | 4-5-0 | 199 | 328 | 60.7 | 2753 | 13 | 4.0 | 16 | 4.9 | 78 | 8.4 | 7.0 | 13.8 | 275.3 | 80.5 | 17 | 119 | 7.6 | 6.3 | 4.9 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
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+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 25 | CIN | QB | 9 | 13 | 13 | 6-7-0 | 432 | 98 | 100 | 93 | 95 | 105 | 101 | 83 | 108 | 96 |
| 2005* | 26 | CIN | QB | 9 | 16 | 16 | 11-5-0 | 509 | 111 | 117 | 117 | 121 | 127 | 126 | 113 | 120 | 125 |
| 2006* | 27 | CIN | QB | 9 | 16 | 16 | 8-8-0 | 520 | 118 | 115 | 119 | 117 | 107 | 116 | 110 | 100 | 117 |
| 2007 | 28 | CIN | QB | 9 | 16 | 16 | 7-9-0 | 575 | 106 | 113 | 103 | 108 | 115 | 106 | 93 | 121 | 106 |
| 2008 | 29 | CIN | qb | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0-4-0 | 129 | 76 | 76 | 80 | 80 | 90 | 81 | 98 | 87 | 83 |
| 2009 | 30 | CIN | QB | 9 | 16 | 16 | 10-6-0 | 466 | 94 | 94 | 98 | 98 | 99 | 105 | 102 | 106 | 100 |
| 2010 | 31 | CIN | QB | 9 | 16 | 16 | 4-12-0 | 586 | 95 | 99 | 95 | 97 | 104 | 102 | 94 | 115 | 98 |
| 2011 | 32 | OAK | QB | 3 | 10 | 9 | 4-5-0 | 328 | |||||||||
| Career | 107 | 106 | 50-56-0 | 3545 |
| Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | ||||||
| 2004 | 25 | CIN | QB | 9 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 47 | 1 | 14 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 47 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| 2005* | 26 | CIN | QB | 9 | 16 | 16 | 34 | 41 | 1 | 14 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 41 | 1 | 5 | |||||||
| 2006* | 27 | CIN | QB | 9 | 16 | 16 | 26 | 37 | 0 | 11 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 37 | 0 | 15 | |||||||
| 2007 | 28 | CIN | QB | 9 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 10 | 0 | 5 | |||||||
| 2008 | 29 | CIN | qb | 9 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 0 | 15 | 6.3 | 9.5 | 1.5 | 38 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
| 2009 | 30 | CIN | QB | 9 | 16 | 16 | 39 | 93 | 3 | 15 | 2.4 | 5.8 | 2.4 | 93 | 3 | 6 | |||||||
| 2010 | 31 | CIN | QB | 9 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 50 | 0 | 9 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 50 | 0 | 7 | |||||||
| 2011 | 32 | OAK | QB | 3 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 20 | 1 | 10 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 20 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Career | 107 | 106 | 195 | 336 | 6 | 15 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 336 | 6 | 44 | |||||||||||
| 7 yrs | CIN | 97 | 97 | 179 | 316 | 5 | 15 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 316 | 5 | 42 | ||||||||||
| 1 yr | OAK | 10 | 9 | 16 | 20 | 1 | 10 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 20 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 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 |
| 2004 | 25 | CIN | QB | 9 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2005* | 26 | CIN | QB | 9 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 1 | -2 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2006* | 27 | CIN | QB | 9 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 15 | 2 | -9 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2007 | 28 | CIN | QB | 9 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 2 | -1 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2008 | 29 | CIN | qb | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 2009 | 30 | CIN | QB | 9 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 2 | -12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| 2010 | 31 | CIN | QB | 9 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 3 | -5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||
| 2011 | 32 | OAK | QB | 3 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Career | 107 | 106 | 0 | 44 | 12 | -30 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 7 yrs | CIN | 97 | 97 | 0 | 42 | 11 | -29 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1 yr | OAK | 10 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 25 | CIN | QB | 9 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 2005* | 26 | CIN | QB | 9 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 2009 | 30 | CIN | QB | 9 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 20 | |||||||||
| 2010 | 31 | CIN | QB | 9 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 2011 | 32 | OAK | QB | 3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Career | 107 | 106 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 40 | |||||||||||||
| 7 yrs | CIN | 97 | 97 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 34 | ||||||||||||
| 1 yr | OAK | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| NumYrs | Players whose career was of similar quality and shape |
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| 3 | Aaron Brooks, Steve Grogan, Johnny Unitas*, Jim Zorn, Peyton Manning, Bernie Kosar, Dan Marino*, Jeff Garcia, Ken O'Brien, Jim Kelly* |
| 4 | Steve Grogan, Aaron Brooks, Jim Zorn, Joe Namath*, Peyton Manning, Jeff Garcia, Johnny Unitas*, Jim Kelly*, Ken Anderson, Jim Plunkett |
| 5 | Donovan McNabb, Ken Anderson, Troy Aikman*, Boomer Esiason, Randall Cunningham, Mark Brunell, Jim Everett, Michael Vick, Joe Montana*, Drew Brees |
| 6 | Drew Brees, Troy Aikman*, Steve McNair, Randall Cunningham, Joe Namath*, Jim Everett, Mark Brunell, Ken Anderson, Tom Brady, Joe Montana* |
| Career | Tony Romo, Eli Manning, Aaron Brooks, Michael Vick, David Garrard, Jake Delhomme, Scott Mitchell, Mark Rypien, Philip Rivers, Chad Pennington |
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