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Dan Pastorini

Dante Anthony Pastorini Jr.

Position: QB
Height: 6-2    Weight: 208 lbs.
Born: May 26, 1949 in Sonora, CA
College: Santa Clara

Career AV: 55 (1109th overall since 1950)

1-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

Drafted by the Houston Oilers in the 1st round (3rd overall) of the 1971 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
1971 22 HOU QB 7 14 13 4-4-0 127 270 47.0 1702 7 2.6 21 7.8 62 6.3 3.3 13.4 121.6 43.8 20 152 5.3 2.6 6.9 5
1972 23 HOU QB 7 14 12 1-11-0 144 299 48.2 1711 7 2.3 12 4.0 82 5.7 4.4 11.9 122.2 57.1 37 310 4.2 3.0 11.0 6
1973 24 HOU QB 7 14 10 0-10-0 154 290 53.1 1482 5 1.7 17 5.9 50 5.1 2.8 9.6 105.9 49.0 30 313 3.7 1.6 9.4 2
1974 25 HOU QB 7 11 10 6-4-0 140 247 56.7 1571 10 4.0 10 4.0 65 6.4 5.3 11.2 142.8 72.4 23 225 5.0 4.1 8.5 7
1975* 26 HOU QB 7 14 14 10-4-0 163 342 47.7 2053 14 4.1 16 4.7 77 6.0 4.7 12.6 146.6 61.0 24 210 5.0 3.8 6.6 10
1976 27 HOU QB 7 13 10 4-6-0 167 309 54.0 1795 10 3.2 10 3.2 67 5.8 5.0 10.7 138.1 68.6 24 234 4.7 3.9 7.2 6
1977 28 HOU QB 7 14 12 8-4-0 169 319 53.0 1987 13 4.1 18 5.6 85 6.2 4.5 11.8 141.9 62.3 20 198 5.3 3.7 5.9 11
1978 29 HOU QB 7 16 16 10-6-0 199 368 54.1 2473 16 4.3 17 4.6 80 6.7 5.5 12.4 154.6 70.4 15 123 6.1 5.0 3.9 11
1979 30 HOU QB 7 15 15 10-5-0 163 324 50.3 2090 14 4.3 18 5.6 55 6.5 4.8 12.8 139.3 62.1 29 212 5.3 3.8 8.2 8
1980 31 OAK qb 7 5 5 2-3-0 66 130 50.8 932 5 3.8 8 6.2 56 7.2 5.2 14.1 186.4 61.4 10 103 5.9 4.1 7.1 3
1981 32 RAM qb 10 7 5 1-4-0 64 152 42.1 719 2 1.3 14 9.2 46 4.7 0.8 11.2 102.7 22.9 14 149 3.4 -0.1 8.4 -5
1983 34 PHI 6 3 0 0 5 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0
Career 140 122 56-61-0 1556 3055 50.9 18515 103 3.4 161 5.3 85 6.1 4.4 11.9 132.3 59.1 246 2229 4.9 3.4 7.5 64
9 yrs OTI 125 112 53-54-0 1426 2768 51.5 16864 96 3.5 139 5.0 85 6.1 4.5 11.8 134.9 61.0 222 1977 5.0 3.5 7.4 66
1 yr PHI 3 0 0 5 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0
1 yr RAI 5 5 2-3-0 66 130 50.8 932 5 3.8 8 6.2 56 7.2 5.2 14.1 186.4 61.4 10 103 5.9 4.1 7.1 3
1 yr RAM 7 5 1-4-0 64 152 42.1 719 2 1.3 14 9.2 46 4.7 0.8 11.2 102.7 22.9 14 149 3.4 -0.1 8.4 -5

Playoff Record as Starting QB: 1978 (2-1), 1979 (1-1)

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+
1971 22 HOU QB 7 14 13 4-4-0 270 92 97 80 84 87 83 79 105 77
1972 23 HOU QB 7 14 12 1-11-0 299 83 78 93 89 90 82 114 85 92
1973 24 HOU QB 7 14 10 0-10-0 290 72 71 74 73 103 78 93 94 81
1974 25 HOU QB 7 11 10 6-4-0 247 96 94 103 101 114 99 112 99 108
1975* 26 HOU QB 7 14 14 10-4-0 342 91 95 96 98 87 100 104 110 95
1976 27 HOU QB 7 13 10 4-6-0 309 87 91 100 101 106 92 120 108 104
1977 28 HOU QB 7 14 12 8-4-0 319 93 99 94 97 102 101 96 115 97
1978 29 HOU QB 7 16 16 10-6-0 368 100 112 104 112 103 104 106 124 106
1979 30 HOU QB 7 15 15 10-5-0 324 91 91 90 90 86 102 91 95 88
1980 31 OAK qb 7 5 5 2-3-0 130 104 100 91 89 85 95 77 99 83
1981 32 RAM qb 10 7 5 1-4-0 152 52 47 29 28 55 65 35 91 26
Career 140 122 56-61-0 3055 88 90 90 91 95 93 97 103 91

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
1971 22 HOU QB 7 14 13 75 3044 62 0 40.6
1972 23 HOU QB 7 14 12 82 3381 63 1 41.2
1973 24 HOU QB 7 14 10 27 1087 59 0 40.3
1975* 26 HOU QB 7 14 14 62 2447 68 0 39.5
1976 27 HOU QB 7 13 10 70 2571 74 0 36.7
1977 28 HOU QB 7 14 12 1 0.0%
Career 140 122 1 0.0% 316 12530 74 1 39.7

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
1971 22 HOU QB 7 14 13 26 140 3 27 5.4 10.0 1.9 140 3 3
1972 23 HOU QB 7 14 12 38 205 2 17 5.4 14.6 2.7 205 2 6
1973 24 HOU QB 7 14 10 31 102 0 17 3.3 7.3 2.2 102 0 17
1974 25 HOU QB 7 11 10 24 -6 0 7 -0.3 -0.5 2.2 -6 0 8
1975* 26 HOU QB 7 14 14 23 97 1 19 4.2 6.9 1.6 97 1 3
1976 27 HOU QB 7 13 10 11 45 0 11 4.1 3.5 0.8 45 0 6
1977 28 HOU QB 7 14 12 18 39 2 15 2.2 2.8 1.3 39 2 7
1978 29 HOU QB 7 16 16 18 11 0 11 0.6 0.7 1.1 11 0 5
1979 30 HOU QB 7 15 15 15 23 0 14 1.5 1.5 1.0 23 0 6
1980 31 OAK qb 7 5 5 4 24 0 10 6.0 4.8 0.8 24 0 3
1981 32 RAM qb 10 7 5 7 5 0 13 0.7 0.7 1.0 5 0 4
1983 34 PHI 6 3 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0 0 1
Career 140 122 216 685 8 27 3.2 4.9 1.5 685 8 69
9 yrs OTI 125 112 204 656 8 27 3.2 5.2 1.6 656 8 61
1 yr PHI 3 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0 0 1
1 yr RAI 5 5 4 24 0 10 6.0 4.8 0.8 24 0 3
1 yr RAM 7 5 7 5 0 13 0.7 0.7 1.0 5 0 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
1971 22 HOU QB 7 14 13 3 3 0 0
1972 23 HOU QB 7 14 12 6 2 -10 0
1973 24 HOU QB 7 14 10 17 3 -37 0
1974 25 HOU QB 7 11 10 8 4 -17 0
1975* 26 HOU QB 7 14 14 3 4 0 0
1976 27 HOU QB 7 13 10 6 0 0 0
1977 28 HOU QB 7 14 12 7 4 -2 0
1978 29 HOU QB 7 16 16 5 1 -19 0
1979 30 HOU QB 7 15 15 6 3 0 0
1980 31 OAK qb 7 5 5 3 0 0 0
1981 32 RAM qb 10 7 5 4 1 -2 0
1983 34 PHI 6 3 0 1 1 0 0
Career 140 122 69 26 -87 0
9 yrs OTI 125 112 61 24 -85 0
1 yr PHI 3 0 1 1 0 0
1 yr RAI 5 5 3 0 0 0
1 yr RAM 7 5 4 1 -2 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
1971 22 HOU QB 7 14 13 3 3 18
1972 23 HOU QB 7 14 12 2 2 12
1975* 26 HOU QB 7 14 14 1 1 6
1977 28 HOU QB 7 14 12 2 2 12
Career 140 122 8 8 48

Similar Players

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NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Steve Walsh, Mickey Slaughter, Randy Johnson, Karl Sweetan, Dick Wood, Tarvaris Jackson, Elvis Grbac, Steve Bartkowski, Patrick Ramsey, Dan Fouts*
4 Jeff George, Bart Starr*, Steve Bartkowski, Roman Gabriel, Elvis Grbac, Phil Simms, Adrian Burk, Jim Ninowski, Dennis Shaw, Randy Johnson
5 Dan Fouts*, Jeff George, Kerry Collins, Rick Mirer, Joey Harrington, Archie Manning, Jon Kitna, Rodney Peete, John Brodie, Adrian Burk
6 Rodney Peete, Joey Harrington, John Brodie, Pat Haden, Lamar McHan, David Woodley, Don Meredith, Jon Kitna, Charley Johnson, Kerry Collins
7 Trent Dilfer, Rodney Peete, Jeff George, Kerry Collins, Jim McMahon, Adrian Burk, Archie Manning, Bill Kenney, Jim Hart, John Hadl
8 Jeff George, Kerry Collins, Jim Hart, Ed Brown, Neil O'Donnell, Chris Miller, Steve Bartkowski, John Hadl, Jim McMahon, Trent Dilfer
9 Neil O'Donnell, Kerry Collins, Chris Miller, Eddie LeBaron, Norm Snead, Jim Hart, Jeff George, Vinny Testaverde, John Hadl, Bill Kenney
10 Neil O'Donnell, Eddie LeBaron, Ed Brown, Jeff George, Chris Miller, Jim McMahon, Kerry Collins, Chris Chandler, Billy Wade, Brian Griese
11 Neil O'Donnell, Steve DeBerg, Jim McMahon, Ed Brown, Chris Miller, Billy Wade, Jack Kemp, Brian Griese, Jeff George, Chris Chandler
12 Neil O'Donnell, Jeff Hostetler, Steve DeBerg, Chris Miller, Craig Morton, Trent Dilfer, Charley Johnson, Jack Kemp, Ed Brown, Chris Chandler
Career Jeff Hostetler, Neil O'Donnell, Chris Miller, Jack Kemp, Wade Wilson, Trent Dilfer, Ed Brown, Brian Griese, Lynn Dickey, Jeff George

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1975

Passes Completed

1973 NFL 154 (9)
1977 NFL 169 (6)
Career 1556 (87)

Pass Attempts

1973 NFL 290 (7)
1975 NFL 342 (9)
1977 NFL 319 (7)
Career 3055 (78)

Passing Yds

Career 18515 (96)

Passing TD

1977 NFL 13 (10)
1978 NFL 16 (8)
Career 103 (107)

Passer Rating

1974 NFL 72.4 (10)
Career 59.1 (194)

Long Pass

1972 NFL 82 (6)
1975 NFL 77 (8)
1977 NFL 85 (4)
1978 NFL 80 (3)

Passes Intercepted

1971 NFL 21 (6)
1973 NFL 17 (3)
1975 NFL 16 (9)
1977 NFL 18 (8)
Career 161 (44)

Sacked

1972 NFL 37 (6)
1973 NFL 30 (7)
Career 246 (58)

Sacked Yds Lost

1972 NFL 310 (5)
1973 NFL 313 (3)
1974 NFL 225 (10)
Career 2229 (32)

Passing Yds/Game

Career 132.3 (149)

Yds/Pass Cmp

1971 NFL 13.4 (10)
Career 11.9 (151)

Pass Attempts/Game

1973 NFL 20.7 (10)
Career 21.8 (119)

Punts

1971 NFL 75 (8)
1972 NFL 82 (1)
Career 316 (128)

Punting Yds

1971 NFL 3044 (9)
1972 NFL 3381 (2)
Career 12530 (134)

Long Punt

1971 NFL 62 (8)
1972 NFL 63 (9)
1975 NFL 68 (4)
1976 NFL 74 (2/96)

Punts Blocked

1972 NFL 1 (4)

Fumbles

1973 NFL 17 (1/7)
1974 NFL 8 (7)
Career 69 (50)

Fumbles Recovered

1974 NFL 4 (4)
1975 NFL 4 (9)
1977 NFL 4 (5)
Career 26 (32)

Adj Yds/Pass Att

Career 4.36 (184)

Net Yds/Pass Att

1978 NFL 6.14 (8)
Career 4.93 (173)

Adj Net Yds/Pass Att

1978 NFL 4.97 (7)
Career 3.36 (174)

Passes Completed/Game

1974 NFL 12.7 (10)
1976 NFL 12.8 (10)
Career 11.1 (138)

Pass Completion %

1974 NFL 56.7% (8)
1977 NFL 53.0% (9)
Career 50.9% (176)

Pass Intercept. %

1972 NFL 4.0% (7)
1976 NFL 3.2% (5)
Career 5.3% (158)

Passing TD %

1978 NFL 4.3% (10)
Career 3.4% (182)

Sack %

1975 NFL 6.56% (8)
1976 NFL 7.21% (9)
1977 NFL 5.90% (6)
1978 NFL 3.92% (1)
Career 7.45% (105)

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

Fantasy

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Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1971 22 14 QB 100 18
1972 23 14 QB 119 22
1973 24 14 QB 65 24
1974 25 11 QB 102 19
1975 26 14 QB 150 13 10 56
1976 27 13 QB 116 17
1977 28 14 QB 137 15
1978 29 16 QB 162 14
1979 30 15 QB 134 23
1980 31 5 QB 54 33
1981 32 7 QB 13 49
1983 34 3 QB 68
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