Strong Arm Tactics:
A History and Statistical Analysis of the Professional Quarterback
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Strong Arm Tactics: A History and Statistical Analysis of the Professional Quarterback |
Quarterback Sacked Rates
Both pocket passers and scramblers take a beating and are represented on the list of quarterbacks who have been sacked the most since the mid-1960s when "sacked" began to be counted. I added quarterback sacks and pass attempts and then divided that by sacks to get a sack rate for all quarterbacks who had been sacked at least 100 times through the 2006 season. In the book, I listed those who were sacked on at least 10.6% of pass plays. Here are the rest of the quarterbacks listed from lowest rate to highest.
Data Table
| Quarterback | Sacked | Passes | Sacked % |
Incomplete Data |
| Dan Marino | 270 | 8358 | 3.1% | |
| Doug Williams | 84 | 2507 | 3.2% | |
| Peyton Manning | 170 | 4890 | 3.4% | |
| Mark Rypien | 97 | 2613 | 3.6% | |
| Joey Harrington | 92 | 2190 | 4.0% | |
| Bill Nelsen | 61 | 1314 | 4.4% | * |
| Drew Brees | 110 | 2363 | 4.4% | |
| Jeff Garcia | 139 | 2973 | 4.5% | |
| Mike Tomczak | 114 | 2337 | 4.7% | |
| Doug Flutie | 107 | 2151 | 4.7% | |
| Joe Namath | 150 | 2951 | 4.8% | * |
| Daryle Lamonica | 72 | 1407 | 4.9% | * |
| Brett Favre | 424 | 8223 | 4.9% | |
| Eli Manning | 66 | 1276 | 4.9% | |
| Jim Everett | 257 | 4923 | 5.0% | |
| Elvis Grbac | 129 | 2445 | 5.0% | |
| Bobby Hebert | 165 | 3121 | 5.0% | |
| Eric Kramer | 122 | 2299 | 5.0% | |
| Carson Palmer | 80 | 1461 | 5.2% | |
| Troy Aikman | 259 | 4715 | 5.2% | |
| Jim Hart | 243 | 4362 | 5.3% | * |
| Norm Snead | 233 | 4161 | 5.3% | * |
| Steve McNair | 243 | 4339 | 5.3% | |
| Byron Leftwich | 76 | 1344 | 5.4% | |
| Dan Fouts | 319 | 5604 | 5.4% | |
| Brad Johnson | 242 | 4237 | 5.4% | |
| Stan Humphries | 144 | 2516 | 5.4% | |
| John Hadl | 209 | 3640 | 5.4% | * |
| Jake Delhomme | 112 | 1934 | 5.5% | |
| Kerry Collins | 300 | 5172 | 5.5% | |
| Joe Montana | 313 | 5391 | 5.5% | |
| Steve DeBerg | 296 | 5024 | 5.6% | |
| Tom Brady | 182 | 3064 | 5.6% | |
| Jack Trudeau | 103 | 1699 | 5.7% | |
| Boomer Esiason | 318 | 5205 | 5.8% | |
| Vinny Testaverde | 408 | 6529 | 5.9% | |
| Roman Gabriel | 168 | 2667 | 5.9% | * |
| Gus Frerotte | 167 | 2635 | 6.0% | |
| Chad Pennington | 106 | 1659 | 6.0% | |
| Brian Sipe | 224 | 3439 | 6.1% | |
| Jake Plummer | 284 | 4350 | 6.1% | |
| Scott Mitchell | 155 | 2346 | 6.2% | |
| Jay Fiedler | 114 | 1717 | 6.2% | |
| Bill Munson | 74 | 1103 | 6.3% | * |
| Warren Moon | 458 | 6823 | 6.3% | |
| Jim Kelly | 323 | 4779 | 6.3% | |
| Jim Zorn | 213 | 3149 | 6.3% | |
| Joe Ferguson | 312 | 4579 | 6.4% | |
| Tommy Kramer | 249 | 3651 | 6.4% | |
| Jon Kitna | 236 | 3433 | 6.4% | |
| Billy Kilmer | 202 | 2907 | 6.5% | |
| Drew Bledsoe | 467 | 6717 | 6.5% | |
| Trent Green | 246 | 3527 | 6.5% | |
| Steve Grogan | 252 | 3593 | 6.6% | |
| John Elway | 516 | 7250 | 6.6% | |
| Steve Spurrier | 82 | 1151 | 6.7% | |
| Rich Gannon | 302 | 4206 | 6.7% | |
| Brian Griese | 169 | 2350 | 6.7% | |
| Kordell Stewart | 170 | 2358 | 6.7% | |
| Chris Miller | 209 | 2892 | 6.7% | |
| Billy Joe Tolliver | 125 | 1707 | 6.8% | |
| Charlie Johnson | 118 | 1605 | 6.8% | * |
| Jay Schroeder | 208 | 2808 | 6.9% | |
| Ken Stabler | 281 | 3793 | 6.9% | |
| Kent Graham | 100 | 1339 | 6.9% | |
| Kurt Warner | 190 | 2508 | 7.0% | |
| Matt Hasselbeck | 196 | 2576 | 7.1% | |
| Mike Pagel | 115 | 1509 | 7.1% | |
| Jeff Blake | 248 | 3241 | 7.1% | |
| Chris Chandler | 308 | 4005 | 7.1% | |
| Donovan McNabb | 255 | 3259 | 7.3% | |
| Marc Bulger | 165 | 2106 | 7.3% | |
| Bill Kenney | 191 | 2430 | 7.3% | |
| Terry Bradshaw | 307 | 3901 | 7.3% | |
| Trent Dilfer | 236 | 2953 | 7.4% | |
| Johnny Unitas | 230 | 2868 | 7.4% | * |
| Neil O'Donnell | 259 | 3229 | 7.4% | |
| Dan Pastorinin | 246 | 3055 | 7.5% | |
| Bernie Kosar | 273 | 3365 | 7.5% | |
| Danny White | 245 | 2950 | 7.7% | |
| Pat Haden | 115 | 1363 | 7.8% | |
| Mark Brunell | 389 | 4594 | 7.8% | |
| Ray Evans | 118 | 1390 | 7.8% | |
| Randy Wright | 96 | 1119 | 7.9% | |
| Gary Hogeboom | 114 | 1325 | 7.9% | |
| Steve Young | 358 | 4149 | 7.9% | |
| Mike Livingston | 152 | 1751 | 8.0% | |
| Bubby Brister | 193 | 2212 | 8.0% | |
| James Harris | 101 | 1149 | 8.1% | |
| Eddie LeBaron | 61 | 692 | 8.1% | * |
| Ron Jaworski | 363 | 4117 | 8.1% | |
| Fran Tarkenton | 572 | 6467 | 8.1% | |
| Jeff Hostetler | 207 | 2338 | 8.1% | |
| Don Majkowski | 169 | 1905 | 8.1% | |
| Ken Anderson | 398 | 4475 | 8.2% | |
| Richard Todd | 264 | 2967 | 8.2% | |
| Wade Wilson | 217 | 2428 | 8.2% | |
| Jeff George | 358 | 3967 | 8.3% | |
| Daunte Culpepper | 249 | 2741 | 8.3% | |
| Bert Jones | 232 | 2551 | 8.3% | |
| Mike Taliaferro | 74 | 806 | 8.4% | |
| Jim Harbaugh | 361 | 3918 | 8.4% | |
| Dave Krieg | 494 | 5311 | 8.5% | |
| Earl Morrall | 135 | 1447 | 8.5% | * |
| Joe Theismann | 340 | 3602 | 8.6% | |
| Gary Danielson | 183 | 1932 | 8.7% | |
| Lynn Dickey | 297 | 3125 | 8.7% | |
| Dave Wilson | 99 | 1039 | 8.7% | |
| Mike Phipps | 172 | 1799 | 8.7% | |
| Frank Ryan | 150 | 1565 | 8.7% | * |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 99 | 1032 | 8.8% | |
| Tim Couch | 166 | 1714 | 8.8% | |
| Rick Mirer | 199 | 2043 | 8.9% | |
| Bob Griese | 335 | 3429 | 8.9% | |
| Ken O'Brien | 353 | 3602 | 8.9% | |
| Steve Beuerlein | 332 | 3328 | 9.1% | |
| Jack Thompson | 85 | 845 | 9.1% | |
| Marc Wilson | 210 | 2081 | 9.2% | |
| David Whitehurst | 99 | 980 | 9.2% | |
| Phil Simms | 477 | 4647 | 9.3% | |
| Jim Plunkett | 380 | 3701 | 9.3% | |
| Steve Bartkowski | 356 | 3456 | 9.3% | |
| Eric Hipple | 160 | 1546 | 9.4% | |
| Rodney Peete | 244 | 2346 | 9.4% | |
| Alex Smith | 64 | 607 | 9.5% | |
| Roger Staubach | 313 | 2958 | 9.6% | |
| Charlie Batch | 152 | 1423 | 9.7% | |
| Craig Morton | 405 | 3786 | 9.7% | |
| Michael Vick | 187 | 1730 | 9.8% | |
| Archie Manning | 396 | 3642 | 9.8% | |
| Don Meredith | 252 | 2308 | 9.8% | |
| Len Dawson | 167 | 1510 | 10.0% | * |
| Dave Brown | 181 | 1634 | 10.0% | |
| Randall Cunningham | 484 | 4289 | 10.1% | |
| Tony Eason | 177 | 1564 | 10.2% | |
| Neil Lomax | 362 | 3153 | 10.3% | |
| Gary Wood | 46 | 400 | 10.3% |
