List of New Orleans Saints starting quarterbacks
These quarterbacks have started at least one game for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. They are listed in order of the date of each player's first start at quarterback for the Saints.
The number of games they started during the season is listed to the right:
Regular season
Season | Quarterback | Notes |
1967 | Gary Cuozzo / Billy Kilmer | |
1968 | Billy Kilmer / Karl Sweetan | |
1969 | Billy Kilmer | |
1970 | Billy Kilmer / Edd Hargett | |
1971 | Archie Manning / Edd Hargett | |
1972 | Archie Manning | |
1973 | Archie Manning / Bobby Scott | |
1974 | Archie Manning / Larry Cipa / Bobby Scott | |
1975 | Archie Manning / Larry Cipa | |
1976 | Bobby Scott / Bobby Douglass | |
1977 | Archie Manning / Bobby Scott / Bobby Douglass | |
1978 | Archie Manning | |
1979 | Archie Manning | |
1980 | Archie Manning | |
1981 | Archie Manning / Dave Wilson / Bobby Scott | |
1982 | Ken Stabler / Guido Merkens | |
1983 | Ken Stabler / Dave Wilson | |
1984 | Richard Todd / Dave Wilson | |
1985 | Dave Wilson / Bobby Hebert | |
1986 | Dave Wilson / Bobby Hebert | |
1987 | Bobby Hebert / John Fourcade | |
1988 | Bobby Hebert | |
1989 | Bobby Hebert / John Fourcade | |
1990 | Steve Walsh / John Fourcade | |
1991 | Bobby Hebert / Steve Walsh | |
1992 | Bobby Hebert | |
1993 | Wade Wilson / Mike Buck / Steve Walsh | |
1994 | Jim Everett | |
1995 | Jim Everett | |
1996 | Jim Everett / Doug Nussmeier | |
1997 | Heath Shuler / Billy Joe Hobert / Danny Wuerffel / Doug Nussmeier | |
1998 | Kerry Collins / Danny Wuerffel / Billy Joe Tolliver / Billy Joe Hobert | |
1999 | Billy Joe Tolliver / Billy Joe Hobert / Jake Delhomme | |
2000 | Jeff Blake / Aaron Brooks | |
2001 | Aaron Brooks | |
2002 | Aaron Brooks | |
2003 | Aaron Brooks | |
2004 | Aaron Brooks | |
2005 | Aaron Brooks / Todd Bouman | |
2006 | Drew Brees | |
2007 | Drew Brees | |
2008 | Drew Brees | |
2009 | Drew Brees / Mark Brunell | |
2010 | Drew Brees | |
2011 | Drew Brees | |
2012 | Drew Brees | |
2013 | Drew Brees | |
2014 | Drew Brees | |
2015 | Drew Brees / Luke McCown | |
2016 | Drew Brees | |
2017 | Drew Brees | |
2018 | Drew Brees / Teddy Bridgewater | |
2019 | Drew Brees / Teddy Bridgewater |
Postseason
Season | Quarterback |
1987 | Bobby Hebert |
1990 | Steve Walsh |
1991 | Bobby Hebert |
1992 | Bobby Hebert |
2000 | Aaron Brooks |
2006 | Drew Brees |
2009 | Drew Brees |
2010 | Drew Brees |
2011 | Drew Brees |
2013 | Drew Brees |
2017 | Drew Brees |
2018 | Drew Brees |
2019 | Drew Brees |
Most games as starting quarterback
These quarterbacks have the most starts for the Saints in regular season games.Name | |
GP | Games played |
GS | Games started |
W | Number of wins as starting quarterback |
L | Number of losses as starting quarterback |
T | Number of ties as starting quarterback |
Pct | Winning percentage as starting quarterback |
Name | Period | GP | GS | W | L | T | % |
2006–present | 216 | 216 | 133 | 83 | — | .616 | |
1971–1982 | 134 | 129 | 35 | 91 | 3 | .283 | |
2000–2005 | 85 | 82 | 38 | 44 | — | .463 | |
1985–1992 | 78 | 75 | 49 | 26 | — | .653 | |
1994–1996 | 47 | 47 | 17 | 30 | — | .362 |
Team career passing records
Name | Comp | Att | % | Yds | TD | Int |
5,742 | 8,352 | 68.8 | 65,068 | 467 | 184 | |
1,849 | 3,335 | 55.4 | 21,734 | 115 | 156 | |
1,563 | 2,771 | 56.4 | 19,156 | 120 | 84 | |
1,202 | 2,055 | 58.5 | 14,630 | 85 | 75 | |
958 | 1,571 | 61.0 | 10,622 | 60 | 48 |