Qbs Completion Pct. Td/int. Ratios
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On another thread the question of a QBs completion pct. and TD/INT ratio was at issue, and I noted that these vastly improved after the late 70s rules changes.
Here are those stats from all HOF QBs, and some certain or possible future HOFers. First the name, then the completion pct, then the TD/INT ratio:
Aikman 61.5, 165/141
Baugh 56.5, 187/203
Blanda 47.7, 236/277
Bradshaw 51.9, 212/210
Dawson 57.1, 239/183
Elway 56.9, 300/266
Fouts 58.8, 254/242
Graham 55.8, 174/135
Griese 56.2, 192/172
Jurgenson 57.1, 255/189
Kelly 60.1, 237/175
Layne 49.0, 196/243
Luckman 51.8, 137/132
Marino 59.4, 420/252
Moon 58.4, 291/233
Namath 50.1, 173/220
Starr 57.4, 152/138
Staubach 57.0, 153/109
Tarkenton 57.0, 342/266
Tittle 55.2, 242/248
Unitas 54.6, 290/253
Van Brocklin 53.6, 173/178
Waterfield 50.3, 97/128
Young 64.3, 232/107
And look at some certain or potential future HOFers:
Favre 62.0, 508/336
P. Manning 65.2, 436/209
Brady 63.7, 334/123
Brees 65.6, 324/165
McNabb 59.0, 234/117
E. Manning, 58.6, 211/144
Ben Roeth. 63.1, 191/108
Rodgers 65.7, 171/46
The completion pcts. and the TD/Int. ratios of the latter group that has played primarily in the 21st century seems to me to be exponentially higher overall than those of the first group.
Can you imagine how guys like Namath, Layne, Waterfield, Blanda and a few others would be viewed today with a barely 50% completion pct. and a vastly upside down TD/INT. ratio?
I mean, these guys would probably be considered better than them:
Derek Anderson 52.8, 53/55
Tim Couch 59.8 64/67
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On another thread the question of a QBs completion pct. and TD/INT ratio was at issue, and I noted that these vastly improved after the late 70s rules changes.
Here are those stats from all HOF QBs, and some certain or possible future HOFers. First the name, then the completion pct, then the TD/INT ratio:
Aikman 61.5, 165/141
Baugh 56.5, 187/203
Blanda 47.7, 236/277
Bradshaw 51.9, 212/210
Dawson 57.1, 239/183
Elway 56.9, 300/266
Fouts 58.8, 254/242
Graham 55.8, 174/135
Griese 56.2, 192/172
Jurgenson 57.1, 255/189
Kelly 60.1, 237/175
Layne 49.0, 196/243
Luckman 51.8, 137/132
Marino 59.4, 420/252
Moon 58.4, 291/233
Namath 50.1, 173/220
Starr 57.4, 152/138
Staubach 57.0, 153/109
Tarkenton 57.0, 342/266
Tittle 55.2, 242/248
Unitas 54.6, 290/253
Van Brocklin 53.6, 173/178
Waterfield 50.3, 97/128
Young 64.3, 232/107
And look at some certain or potential future HOFers:
Favre 62.0, 508/336
P. Manning 65.2, 436/209
Brady 63.7, 334/123
Brees 65.6, 324/165
McNabb 59.0, 234/117
E. Manning, 58.6, 211/144
Ben Roeth. 63.1, 191/108
Rodgers 65.7, 171/46
The completion pcts. and the TD/Int. ratios of the latter group that has played primarily in the 21st century seems to me to be exponentially higher overall than those of the first group.
Can you imagine how guys like Namath, Layne, Waterfield, Blanda and a few others would be viewed today with a barely 50% completion pct. and a vastly upside down TD/INT. ratio?
I mean, these guys would probably be considered better than them:
Derek Anderson 52.8, 53/55
Tim Couch 59.8 64/67
On another thread the question of a QBs completion pct. and TD/INT ratio was at issue, and I noted that these vastly improved after the late 70s rules changes.
Here are those stats from all HOF QBs, and some certain or possible future HOFers. First the name, then the completion pct, then the TD/INT ratio:
Aikman 61.5, 165/141
Baugh 56.5, 187/203
Blanda 47.7, 236/277
Bradshaw 51.9, 212/210
Dawson 57.1, 239/183
Elway 56.9, 300/266
Fouts 58.8, 254/242
Graham 55.8, 174/135
Griese 56.2, 192/172
Jurgenson 57.1, 255/189
Kelly 60.1, 237/175
Layne 49.0, 196/243
Luckman 51.8, 137/132
Marino 59.4, 420/252
Moon 58.4, 291/233
Namath 50.1, 173/220
Starr 57.4, 152/138
Staubach 57.0, 153/109
Tarkenton 57.0, 342/266
Tittle 55.2, 242/248
Unitas 54.6, 290/253
Van Brocklin 53.6, 173/178
Waterfield 50.3, 97/128
Young 64.3, 232/107
And look at some certain or potential future HOFers:
Favre 62.0, 508/336
P. Manning 65.2, 436/209
Brady 63.7, 334/123
Brees 65.6, 324/165
McNabb 59.0, 234/117
E. Manning, 58.6, 211/144
Ben Roeth. 63.1, 191/108
Rodgers 65.7, 171/46
The completion pcts. and the TD/Int. ratios of the latter group that has played primarily in the 21st century seems to me to be exponentially higher overall than those of the first group.
Can you imagine how guys like Namath, Layne, Waterfield, Blanda and a few others would be viewed today with a barely 50% completion pct. and a vastly upside down TD/INT. ratio?
I mean, these guys would probably be considered better than them:
Derek Anderson 52.8, 53/55
Tim Couch 59.8 64/67
The run game was much more prominent then, especially in scoring opportunities.
No doubt today's QB's are leaps and bounds ahead of the QBs of lore in terms of preparedness, athleticism and football knowledge. But a lot of those yesteryear QB's didn't have the same opportunities as those today do. Give Montana and Baughaccess to minicamps and clinics from adolescence, HD film at the touch of a button, super complex statistical breakdowns of each and every opposing defense and 6'5 WRs that run 4.3 40's, and I think the numbers would be slightly more even.
Each generation just stands on the shoulders of their predecessors.
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