We're hiring a Senior DevOps Engineer! Come build with Sports Reference. Apply now.

Carson Palmer

Carson Hilton Palmer

Position: QB Throws: Right

6-5, 235lb (196cm, 106kg)

Born: December 27, 1979 in Fresno, CA

College: USC (College Stats)

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 107 (92nd overall since 1960)

High School: Santa Margarita Catholic (CA)

Draft: Cincinnati Bengals in the 1st round (1st overall) of the 2003 NFL Draft.

Relatives: Brother Jordan Palmer

3x Pro Bowl

Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free.

SUMMARY

Career

182

141

QBrec

92-88-1

Cmp%

62.5

Yds

46247

Y/A

7.3

294

Int

187

FantPt

2697.1

9/20 Klutch Sports Group has hired former Cardinals general manager Steve Keim as its new general manager, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Although Keim has not worked in the NFL since taking a leave
See More at ProFootballRumors.com

Passing

✨Upgraded✨

Regular Season

Playoffs

Passing Table
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	QBrec	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	TD%	Int	Int%	1D	Succ%	Lng	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate	QBR	Sk	Yds	Sk%	NY/A	ANY/A	4QC	GWD	AV	Awards
2004	25	CIN	NFL	QB	13	13	6-7-0	263	432	60.9	2897	18	4.2	18	4.2	140	43.1	76	6.7	5.66	11.0	222.8	77.3		25	178	5.47	5.95	4.96	2	3	8
2005	26	CIN	NFL	QB	16	16	11-5-0	345	509	67.8	3836	32	6.3	12	2.4	198	50.9	70	7.5	7.73	11.1	239.8	101.1		19	105	3.60	7.07	7.26	1	3	16	PB,AP MVP-5,AP OPoY-4
2006	27	CIN	NFL	QB	16	16	8-8-0	324	520	62.3	4035	28	5.4	13	2.5	200	48.2	74	7.8	7.71	12.5	252.2	93.9	67.1	36	233	6.47	6.84	6.79	2	3	14	PB,AP CPoY-3
2007	28	CIN	NFL	QB	16	16	7-9-0	373	575	64.9	4131	26	4.5	20	3.5	213	51.0	70	7.2	6.52	11.1	258.2	86.7	62.5	17	119	2.87	6.78	6.14	2	2	14
2008	29	CIN	NFL	QB	4	4	0-4-0	75	129	58.1	731	3	2.3	4	3.1	41	40.0	36	5.7	4.74	9.7	182.8	69.0	65.0	11	67	7.86	4.74	3.89	0	0	2
2009	30	CIN	NFL	QB	16	16	10-6-0	282	466	60.5	3094	21	4.5	13	2.8	159	46.3	73	6.6	6.29	11.0	193.4	83.6	58.6	26	213	5.28	5.86	5.52	3	5	10
2010	31	CIN	NFL	QB	16	16	4-12-0	362	586	61.8	3970	26	4.4	20	3.4	206	48.4	78	6.8	6.13	11.0	248.1	82.4	55.1	26	201	4.25	6.16	5.54	1	1	11
2011	32	OAK	NFL	QB	10	9	4-5-0	199	328	60.7	2753	13	4.0	16	4.9	123	47.2	78	8.4	6.99	13.8	275.3	80.5	53.5	17	119	4.93	7.63	6.30	0	1	8
2012	33	OAK	NFL	QB	15	15	4-11-0	345	565	61.1	4018	22	3.9	14	2.5	188	44.0	64	7.1	6.78	11.6	267.9	85.3	46.6	26	199	4.40	6.46	6.14	2	2	10
2013	34	ARI	NFL	QB	16	16	10-6-0	362	572	63.3	4274	24	4.2	22	3.8	205	46.5	91	7.5	6.58	11.8	267.1	83.9	54.0	41	289	6.69	6.50	5.67	3	4	11
2014	35	ARI	NFL	QB	6	6	6-0-0	141	224	62.9	1626	11	4.9	3	1.3	82	43.8	80	7.3	7.64	11.5	271.0	95.6	56.8	9	59	3.86	6.73	7.09	2	2	4
2015	36	ARI	NFL	QB	16	16	13-3-0	342	537	63.7	4671	35	6.5	11	2.0	231	52.7	68	8.7	9.08	13.7	291.9	104.6	76.4	25	151	4.45	8.04	8.41	1	4	16	PB,AP-2,AP MVP-2,AP OPoY-4,AP CPoY-2
2016	37	ARI	NFL	QB	15	15	6-8-1	364	597	61.0	4233	26	4.4	14	2.3	220	46.9	80	7.1	6.91	11.6	282.2	87.2	52.9	40	281	6.28	6.20	6.03	1	3	12
2017	38	ARI	NFL	QB	7	7	3-4-0	164	267	61.4	1978	9	3.4	7	2.6	95	43.9	46	7.4	6.90	12.1	282.6	84.4	50.1	22	150	7.61	6.33	5.86	2	2	5
14 Yrs					182	181	92-88-1	3941	6307	62.5	46247	294	4.7	187	3.0	2301	47.4	91	7.3	6.93	11.7	254.1	87.9		340	2364	5.12	6.60	6.22	22	35	141
17 Game Avg					17	17	92-88-1	368	589	62.5	4320	27	4.7	17	3.0	215	47.4	91	7.3	6.93	11.7	254.1	87.9		32	221	5.12	6.60	6.22	2	3	13

CIN (7 Yrs)					97	97	46-51-0	2024	3217	62.9	22694	154	4.8	100	3.1	1157	47.9	78	7.1	6.61	11.2	234.0	86.9		160	1116	4.74	6.39	5.97	11	17	75
ARI (5 Yrs)					60	60	38-21-1	1373	2197	62.5	16782	105	4.8	57	2.6	833	47.5	91	7.6	7.43	12.2	279.7	91.1	50.1	137	930	5.87	6.79	6.59	9	15	48
OAK (2 Yrs)					25	24	8-16-0	544	893	60.9	6771	35	3.9	30	3.4	311	45.2	78	7.6	6.85	12.4	270.8	83.5	46.6	43	318	4.59	6.89	6.20	2	3	18

Passing Table
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	QBrec	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	TD%	Int	Int%	1D	Succ%	Lng	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate	Sk	Yds	Sk%	NY/A	ANY/A	4QC	GWD
2005	26	CIN	NFL	QB	1	1	0-1-0	1	1	100.0	66	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	100.0	66	66.0	66.00	66.0	66.0	118.7	0	0	0.00	66.00	66.00	0	0

2009	30	CIN	NFL	QB	1	1	0-1-0	18	36	50.0	146	1	2.8	1	2.8	7	38.5	19	4.1	3.36	8.1	146.0	58.3	3	36	7.69	2.82	2.18	0	0

2015	36	ARI	NFL	QB	2	2	1-1-0	48	81	59.3	584	4	4.9	6	7.4	31	46.0	75	7.2	4.86	12.2	292.0	67.1	6	29	6.90	6.38	4.20	1	1
3 Yrs					4	4	1-3-0	67	118	56.8	796	5	4.2	7	5.9	39	44.1	75	6.7	4.92	11.9	199.0	66.9	9	65	7.09	5.76	4.06	1	1
17 Game Avg					17	17	1-3-0	285	502	56.8	3383	21	4.2	30	5.9	166	44.1	75	6.7	4.92	11.9	199.0	66.9	38	276	7.09	5.76	4.06	4	4

CIN (2 Yrs)					2	2	0-2-0	19	37	51.4	212	1	2.7	1	2.7	8	40.0	66	5.7	5.05	11.2	106.0	66.5	3	36	7.50	4.40	3.78	0	0
ARI (1 Yr)					2	2	1-1-0	48	81	59.3	584	4	4.9	6	7.4	31	46.0	75	7.2	4.86	12.2	292.0	67.1	6	29	6.90	6.38	4.20	1	1

for the free Pro Football Reference newsletter and get scores, news and notes in your inbox every day.

It's also available for basketball, baseball and hockey.

Adjusted Passing

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Adjusted Passing Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	QBrec	Att	Y/A+	NY/A+	AY/A+	ANY/A+	Cmp%+	TD%+	Int%+	Sack%+	Rate+	AV	Awards
2004	25	CIN	QB	9	13	13	6-7-0	432	98	100	93	95	105	101	83	108	96	8
2005*	26	CIN	QB	9	16	16	11-5-0	509	111	117	117	121	127	126	113	120	125	16	AP OPoY-4, AP MVP-5, PB
2006*	27	CIN	QB	9	16	16	8-8-0	520	118	115	119	117	107	116	110	100	117	14	AP CPoY-3, PB
2007	28	CIN	QB	9	16	16	7-9-0	575	106	113	103	108	115	106	93	121	106	14
2008	29	CIN	QB	9	4	4	0-4-0	129	76	76	80	80	90	81	98	87	83	2
2009	30	CIN	QB	9	16	16	10-6-0	466	94	94	98	98	99	105	102	106	100	10
2010	31	CIN	QB	9	16	16	4-12-0	586	95	99	95	97	104	102	94	115	98	11
2011	32	OAK	QB	3	10	9	4-5-0	328	126	127	104	106	100	96	66	110	95	8
2012	33	OAK	QB	3	15	15	4-11-0	565	100	104	100	103	101	95	105	117	100	10
2013	34	ARI	QB	3	16	16	10-6-0	572	108	105	97	96	106	98	79	98	96	11
2014	35	ARI	QB	3	6	6	6-0-0	224	102	109	110	114	103	105	121	119	110	4
2015*	36	ARI	QB	3	16	16	13-3-0	537	136	138	131	133	103	125	106	113	122	16	AP OPoY-4, AP MVP-2, AP CPoY-2, AP2, PB
2016	37	ARI	QB	3	15	15	6-8-1	597	99	98	99	98	93	100	100	98	98	12
2017	38	ARI	QB	3	7	7	3-4-0	267	105	100	99	96	93	88	95	90	93	5
Career					182	181	92-88-1	6307										141

Player News

Fantasy

Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free.

Rushing & Receiving

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Playoffs

Rushing & Receiving Table
					Games		Rushing									Receiving												Total Yds
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	1D	Succ%	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	1D	Succ%	Lng	R/G	Y/G	Ctch%	Y/Tgt	Touch	Y/Tch	YScm	RRTD	Fmb
2004	25	CIN	QB	9	13	13	18	47	1	5	38.9	14	2.6	3.6	1.4					0								18	2.6	47	1	2
2005*	26	CIN	QB	9	16	16	34	41	1	6	29.4	14	1.2	2.6	2.1					0								34	1.2	41	1	5
2006*	27	CIN	QB	9	16	16	26	37	0	6	34.6	11	1.4	2.3	1.6					0								26	1.4	37	0	15
2007	28	CIN	QB	9	16	16	24	10	0	3	16.7	10	0.4	0.6	1.5					0								24	0.4	10	0	5
2008	29	CIN	QB	9	4	4	6	38	0	2	66.7	15	6.3	9.5	1.5					0								6	6.3	38	0	2
2009	30	CIN	QB	9	16	16	39	93	3	13	41.0	15	2.4	5.8	2.4					0								39	2.4	93	3	6
2010	31	CIN	QB	9	16	16	32	50	0	6	31.3	9	1.6	3.1	2.0					0								32	1.6	50	0	7
2011	32	OAK	QB	3	10	9	16	20	1	5	31.3	10	1.3	2.0	1.6					0								16	1.3	20	1	2
2012	33	OAK	QB	3	15	15	18	36	1	7	50.0	9	2.0	2.4	1.2					0								18	2.0	36	1	7
2013	34	ARI	QB	3	16	16	27	3	0	1	3.7	10	0.1	0.2	1.7					0								27	0.1	3	0	6
2014	35	ARI	QB	3	6	6	8	25	0	1	25.0	12	3.1	4.2	1.3	1	0	0		0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0%	0.0	8	3.1	25	0	3
2015*	36	ARI	QB	3	16	16	25	24	1	5	16.0	12	1.0	1.5	1.6					0								25	1.0	24	1	6
2016	37	ARI	QB	3	15	15	14	38	0	3	42.9	16	2.7	2.5	0.9					0								14	2.7	38	0	14
2017	38	ARI	QB	3	7	7	14	12	0	5	35.7	4	0.9	1.7	2.0					0								14	0.9	12	0	2
Career					182	181	301	474	8	68	30.6	16	1.6	2.6	1.7	1	0	0		0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0%	0.0	301	1.6	474	8	82
7 yrs		CIN			97	97	179	316	5	41	33.5	15	1.8	3.3	1.8					0								179	1.8	316	5	42
5 yrs		ARI			60	60	88	102	1	15	20.5	16	1.2	1.7	1.5	1	0	0		0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0%	0.0	88	1.2	102	1	31
2 yrs		OAK			25	24	34	56	2	12	41.2	10	1.6	2.2	1.4					0								34	1.6	56	2	9

Rushing & Receiving Table
				Games		Rushing									Receiving												Total Yds
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	1D	Succ%	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	1D	Succ%	Lng	R/G	Y/G	Ctch%	Y/Tgt	Touch	Y/Tch	YScm	RRTD	Fmb
2009	30	CIN	QB	1	1	1	2	0	1	100.0	2	2.0	2.0	1.0					0								1	2.0	2	0	1
2015*	36	ARI	QB	2	2			0											0											0	3
Career				4	4	1	2	0	1	100.0	2	2.0	0.5	0.3					0								1	2.0	2	0	4
2 yrs		CIN		2	2	1	2	0	1	100.0	2	2.0	1.0	0.5					0								1	2.0	2	0	1
1 yr		ARI		2	2			0											0											0	3

Defense & Fumbles

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Playoffs

Defense & Fumbles Table
					Games		Def Interceptions					Fumbles						Tackles
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Comb	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sfty
2004	25	CIN	QB	9	13	13			0			0	2	0	0	0	0.0	1	1	0	0
2005*	26	CIN	QB	9	16	16			0			0	5	1	-2	0	0.0
2006*	27	CIN	QB	9	16	16			0			0	15	2	-9	0	0.0
2007	28	CIN	QB	9	16	16			0			0	5	2	-1	0	0.0
2008	29	CIN	QB	9	4	4			0			0	2	1	0	0	0.0
2009	30	CIN	QB	9	16	16			0			0	6	2	-12	0	0.0
2010	31	CIN	QB	9	16	16			0			0	7	3	-5	0	0.0
2011	32	OAK	QB	3	10	9			0			0	2	1	-1	0	0.0
2012	33	OAK	QB	3	15	15			0			0	7	2	-3	0	0.0
2013	34	ARI	QB	3	16	16			0			0	6	1	0	0	0.0
2014	35	ARI	QB	3	6	6			0			0	3	2	0	0	0.0
2015*	36	ARI	QB	3	16	16			0			0	6	1	-7	0	0.0
2016	37	ARI	QB	3	15	15			0			0	14	6	-21	0	0.0
2017	38	ARI	QB	3	7	7			0			0	2	2	-2	0	0.0
Career					182	181			0			0	82	26	-63	0	0.0	1	1	0	0	0
7 yrs		CIN			97	97			0			0	42	11	-29	0	0.0	1	1	0	0	0
5 yrs		ARI			60	60			0			0	31	12	-30	0	0.0
2 yrs		OAK			25	24			0			0	9	3	-4	0	0.0

Defense & Fumbles Table
				Games		Def Interceptions					Fumbles						Tackles
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Comb	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sfty
2009	30	CIN	QB	1	1			0			0	1	0	0	0	0.0
2015*	36	ARI	QB	2	2			0			0	3	1	0	0	0.0
Career				4	4			0			0	4	1	0	0	0.0
2 yrs		CIN		2	2			0			0	1	0	0	0	0.0
1 yr		ARI		2	2			0			0	3	1	0	0	0.0

Scoring Summary

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Scoring Summary Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	RshTD	AllTD	2PM	D2P	Pts	Pts/G
2004	25	CIN	QB	9	13	13	1	1			6	0.5
2005*	26	CIN	QB	9	16	16	1	1			6	0.4
2009	30	CIN	QB	9	16	16	3	3	1		20	1.3
2011	32	OAK	QB	3	10	9	1	1			6	0.6
2012	33	OAK	QB	3	15	15	1	1			6	0.4
2015*	36	ARI	QB	3	16	16	1	1			6	0.4
Career					182	181	8	8	1	0	50	.3
7 yrs		CIN			97	97	5	5	1	0	32	.3
5 yrs		ARI			60	60	1	1		0	6	.1
2 yrs		OAK			25	24	2	2		0	12	.5

Snap Counts

Since 2012

Regular Season

Snap Counts Table
					Games		Off.		Def.		ST
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Num	Pct	Num	Pct	Num	Pct
2012	33	OAK	QB	3	15	15	953	94%	0	0%	0	0%
2013	34	ARI	QB	3	16	16	1081	100%	0	0%	0	0%
2014	35	ARI	QB	3	6	6	409	98%	0	0%	0	0%
2015*	36	ARI	QB	3	16	16	1039	94%	0	0%	0	0%
2016	37	ARI	QB	3	15	15	1045	97%	0	0%	0	0%
2017	38	ARI	QB	3	7	7	459	95%	0	0%	0	0%
Career							4986		0		0
5 yrs		ARI			60	60	4033		0		0
1 yr		OAK			15	15	953		0		0

Similar Players

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Hall of Fame Monitor

PFR HOF Monitor: 55.37 (48th among QB, average HOF QB is 103.58)

All-Pro Teams

Combine Measurements

Trades

Trade data since 1994

Transactions

Transaction, fine, and suspension data since 2002

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Carson Palmer?

Carson Palmer is 44 years old.

When was Carson Palmer born?

Carson Palmer was born on December 27, 1979.

Where was Carson Palmer born?

Carson Palmer was born in Fresno, CA.

How tall is Carson Palmer?

Carson Palmer is 6-5 (196 cm) tall.

How much did Carson Palmer weigh when playing?

Carson Palmer weighed 235 lbs (106 kg) when playing.

Is Carson Palmer in the Hall of Fame?

Carson Palmer has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

How many games did Carson Palmer play?

Carson Palmer played 182 games over his career.

How many passing yards did Carson Palmer have?

Carson Palmer had 46,247 passing yards over his career.

How many touchdowns did Carson Palmer have?

Carson Palmer had 294 touchdowns over his career.

How many Super Bowls has Carson Palmer won?

Carson Palmer has never won a Super Bowl.

When did Carson Palmer retire?

Carson Palmer last played in 2017.

More Palmer Pages

Carson Palmer Overview

Game Logs

Splits

Fantasy

Touchdowns

Player Game Finder

Versus Finder

Starts

Passing Plays

Receiving Plays

2014

Rushing Plays

More Carson Palmer Pages at Sports Reference

College Football at Sports-Reference.com

Carson Palmer

Passing

Passing

Adjusted Passing

Player News

Fantasy

Rushing & Receiving

Rushing & Receiving

Defense & Fumbles

Defense & Fumbles

Scoring Summary

Snap Counts

Similar Players

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Hall of Fame Monitor

All-Pro Teams

Combine Measurements

Trades

Transactions

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Carson Palmer?

When was Carson Palmer born?

Where was Carson Palmer born?

How tall is Carson Palmer?

How much did Carson Palmer weigh when playing?

Is Carson Palmer in the Hall of Fame?

How many games did Carson Palmer play?

How many passing yards did Carson Palmer have?

How many touchdowns did Carson Palmer have?

How many Super Bowls has Carson Palmer won?

When did Carson Palmer retire?

More Palmer Pages

Full Site Menu

FAQs, Tip & Tricks