Jim Plunkett
James William Plunkett Jr.
Born: December 5, 1947
San Jose, CA USA
Position: QB
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 220
College: Stanford
High School: William C. Overfelt (San Jose, CA); James Lick (San Jose, CA)
Career: 1971-1986
Drafted: 1971 in Round 1, #1 overall by the New England Patriots
Jim Plunkett played from 1971 to 1986 during his career with the Los Angeles Raiders, New England Patriots, Oakland Raiders and San Francisco 49ers. Plunkett threw for 25,882 yards in his career, completing 1,943 of 3,701 passes with 164 touchdowns and 198 interceptions. He also ran for 1,337 yards in 323 attempts with 14 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NFL New England Patriots | 328 | 158 | 48.2 | 2158 | 6.6 | 19 | 5.8 | 16 | 4.9 | 88 | 36 | 319 | 68.6 |
| 1972 | NFL New England Patriots | 355 | 169 | 47.6 | 2196 | 6.2 | 8 | 2.3 | 25 | 7.0 | 62 | 39 | 385 | 45.7 |
| 1973 | NFL New England Patriots | 376 | 193 | 51.3 | 2550 | 6.8 | 13 | 3.5 | 17 | 4.5 | 64 | 37 | 350 | 65.8 |
| 1974 | NFL New England Patriots | 352 | 173 | 49.1 | 2457 | 7.0 | 19 | 5.4 | 22 | 6.2 | 69 | 21 | 174 | 64.1 |
| 1975 | NFL New England Patriots | 92 | 36 | 39.1 | 571 | 6.2 | 3 | 3.3 | 7 | 7.6 | 76 | 13 | 89 | 39.7 |
| 1976 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 243 | 126 | 51.9 | 1592 | 6.6 | 13 | 5.3 | 16 | 6.6 | 85 | 26 | 249 | 63.0 |
| 1977 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 248 | 128 | 51.6 | 1693 | 6.8 | 9 | 3.6 | 14 | 5.6 | 47 | 30 | 242 | 62.1 |
| 1979 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 15 | 7 | 46.7 | 89 | 5.9 | 1 | 6.7 | 1 | 6.7 | 39 | 2 | 9 | 60.1 |
| 1980 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 320 | 165 | 51.6 | 2299 | 7.2 | 18 | 5.6 | 16 | 5.0 | 86 | 36 | 285 | 72.9 |
| 1981 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 179 | 94 | 52.5 | 1045 | 5.8 | 4 | 2.2 | 9 | 5.0 | 42 | 22 | 184 | 56.7 |
| 1982 | NFL Los Angeles Raiders | 261 | 152 | 58.2 | 2035 | 7.8 | 14 | 5.4 | 15 | 5.7 | 52 | 23 | 211 | 77.0 |
| 1983 | NFL Los Angeles Raiders | 379 | 230 | 60.7 | 2935 | 7.7 | 20 | 5.3 | 18 | 4.7 | 99 | 42 | 363 | 82.7 |
| 1984 | NFL Los Angeles Raiders | 198 | 108 | 54.5 | 1473 | 7.4 | 6 | 3.0 | 10 | 5.1 | 73 | 13 | 103 | 67.6 |
| 1985 | NFL Los Angeles Raiders | 103 | 71 | 68.9 | 803 | 7.8 | 3 | 2.9 | 3 | 2.9 | 41 | 13 | 101 | 89.6 |
| 1986 | NFL Los Angeles Raiders | 252 | 133 | 52.8 | 1986 | 7.9 | 14 | 5.6 | 9 | 3.6 | 81 | 27 | 215 | 82.5 |
| Totals | 3701 | 1943 | 52.5 | 25882 | 7.0 | 164 | 4.4 | 198 | 5.3 | 99 | 380 | 3279 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NFL New England Patriots | 45 | 210 | 4.7 | 16 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL New England Patriots | 36 | 230 | 6.4 | 21 | 1 |
| 1973 | NFL New England Patriots | 44 | 209 | 4.8 | 20 | 5 |
| 1974 | NFL New England Patriots | 30 | 161 | 5.4 | 37 | 2 |
| 1975 | NFL New England Patriots | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 5 | 1 |
| 1976 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 19 | 95 | 5.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 28 | 71 | 2.5 | 9 | 1 |
| 1979 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 15 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 28 | 141 | 5.0 | 17 | 2 |
| 1981 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 12 | 38 | 3.2 | 13 | 1 |
| 1982 | NFL Los Angeles Raiders | 15 | 6 | 0.4 | 10 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL Los Angeles Raiders | 26 | 78 | 3.0 | 20 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL Los Angeles Raiders | 16 | 14 | 0.9 | 9 | 1 |
| 1985 | NFL Los Angeles Raiders | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 7 | 0 |
| 1986 | NFL Los Angeles Raiders | 12 | 47 | 3.9 | 11 | 0 |
| Totals | 323 | 1337 | 4.1 | 37 | 14 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NFL New England Patriots | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1972 | NFL New England Patriots | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1973 | NFL New England Patriots | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1974 | NFL New England Patriots | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1975 | NFL New England Patriots | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1976 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1977 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1980 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 9 | 2 | -2 | 0 | |||
| 1981 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 3 | 1 | -6 | 0 | |||
| 1982 | NFL Los Angeles Raiders | 4 | 1 | -7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1983 | NFL Los Angeles Raiders | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1984 | NFL Los Angeles Raiders | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1985 | NFL Los Angeles Raiders | 6 | 1 | -5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1986 | NFL Los Angeles Raiders | 4 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 62 | 14 | -23 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1972 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1973 | NFL New England Patriots | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| 1974 | NFL New England Patriots | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1975 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1977 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1980 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1981 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1984 | NFL Los Angeles Raiders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NFL | New England Patriots | 14 | 14 |
| 1972 | NFL | New England Patriots | 14 | 14 |
| 1973 | NFL | New England Patriots | 14 | 14 |
| 1974 | NFL | New England Patriots | 14 | 14 |
| 1975 | NFL | New England Patriots | 5 | 5 |
| 1976 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 12 | 12 |
| 1977 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 14 | 14 |
| 1979 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 13 | 11 |
| 1981 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 9 | 7 |
| 1982 | NFL | Los Angeles Raiders | 9 | 9 |
| 1983 | NFL | Los Angeles Raiders | 14 | 13 |
| 1984 | NFL | Los Angeles Raiders | 8 | 6 |
| 1985 | NFL | Los Angeles Raiders | 3 | 3 |
| 1986 | NFL | Los Angeles Raiders | 10 | 8 |
Awards
1980 - AP Comeback Player of the Year
1980 - Super Bowl MVP
