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QB · #12

Jim Kelly

Position: Quarterback
Height / Weight: 6' 3", 226 lbs
Born: 14/2/1960 in Pittsburgh, PA
Age: 66
College: Miami
Draft: Undrafted
Experience: 11th Season
Status: Inactive

Play style & archetype

Based on 2026 play-by-play data.

Archetype

Limited sample

11 NFL seasons and 35,467 career passing yards. Best year: 3,844 in 1991.

Career statistics

Regular season, by year and team. Career bests are highlighted.

Passing

Season	Team	GP	CMP	ATT	CMP%	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	LNG	SACK	RTG
1986	BUF	16	285	480	59.4	3,593	7.5	22	17	84	43	83.3
1987	BUF	12	250	419	59.7	2,798	6.7	19	11	47	27	83.8
1988	BUF	16	269	452	59.5	3,380	7.5	15	17	66	30	78.2
1989	BUF	13	228	391	58.3	3,130	8.0	25	18	78	30	86.2
1990	BUF	14	219	346	63.3	2,829	8.2	24	9	71	20	101.2
1991	BUF	15	304	474	64.1	3,844	8.1	33	17	77	31	97.6
1992	BUF	16	269	462	58.2	3,457	7.5	23	19	65	20	81.2
1993	BUF	16	288	470	61.3	3,382	7.2	18	18	65	25	79.9
1994	BUF	14	285	448	63.6	3,114	7.0	22	17	83	34	84.6
1995	BUF	15	255	458	55.7	3,130	6.8	22	13	77	26	81.1
1996	BUF	13	222	379	58.6	2,810	7.4	14	19	67	37	73.2
Career		160	2874	4779	60.1	35,467	7.4	237	175	84	323	84.4

Rushing

Season	Team	GP	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	FUM	LST
1986	BUF	16	41	199	4.9	0	20	0	0	0
1987	BUF	12	29	133	4.6	0	24	0	0	0
1988	BUF	16	35	154	4.4	0	20	0	0	0
1989	BUF	13	29	137	4.7	2	19	0	0	0
1990	BUF	14	22	63	2.9	0	15	0	0	0
1991	BUF	15	20	45	2.3	1	12	5	0	0
1992	BUF	16	31	53	1.7	1	10	4	3	1
1993	BUF	16	36	102	2.8	0	17	6	3	0
1994	BUF	14	25	77	3.1	1	18	5	4	0
1995	BUF	15	17	20	1.2	0	17	3	0	0
1996	BUF	13	19	66	3.5	2	22	8	0	0
Career		160	304	1,049	3.5	7	24	31	10	1

Receiving

Season	Team	GP	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	FUM	LST
1987	BUF	12	1	0	35	35.0	0	35	0	0	0
1988	BUF	16	1	0	5	5.0	0	5	0	0	0
Career		160	2	0	40	20.0	0	35	0	0	0

Scoring

Season	Team	GP	PASS	RUSH	REC	RET	TD	2PT	PAT	FG	PTS
1986	BUF	16	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1987	BUF	12	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1988	BUF	16	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1989	BUF	13	25	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	12
1990	BUF	14	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1991	BUF	15	33	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	6
1992	BUF	16	23	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	6
1993	BUF	16	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1994	BUF	14	22	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	6
1995	BUF	15	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1996	BUF	13	14	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	12
Career		160	237	7	0	0	7	0	0	0	42

Jim Kelly — bio & career stats