Chicago Cardinals (1950-1959) / St. Louis Cardinals (1960-1987) / Phoenix Cardinals (1988-1993) / Arizona Cardinals (1994-2024)
| Name stint | Tenure [Year – Week (Game)] | |||||
| Starting QB | First Start | Last Start | GS | Reason for Change From | * | Record |
| Jim Hardy | 1950 – 2 (1) | 1950 – 5 (4) | 4 | 1 | 1-3 | |
| Frank Tripucka | 1950 – 6 (5) | 1950 – 7 (6) | 2 | concussion | 2-0 | |
| Hardy 2 | 1950 – 8 (7) | 1950 – 13 (12) | 6 | “retired” | 2-4 | |
| Tripucka 2 | 1951 – 1 (1) | 1951 – 2 (2) | 2 | separated shoulder | 1-1 | |
| Charlie Trippi | 1951 – 3 (3) | 1951 – 5 (5) | 3 | ineffective; Hardy signed out of retirement |
0-3 | |
| Hardy 3 | 1951 – 6 (6) | 1951 – 7 (7) | 2 | injured | 0-2 | |
| Trippi 2 | 1951 – 8 (8) | 1951 – 9 (9) | 2 | 1-1 | ||
| Hardy 4 | 1951 – 10 (10) | 1951 – 10 (10) | 1 | 0-1 | ||
| Trippi 3 | 1951 – 11 (11) | 1951 – 11 (11) | 1 | 0-1 | ||
| Hardy 5 | 1951 – 12 (12) | 1951 – 12 (12) | 1 | traded to Lions | 1-0 | |
| Tripucka 3 | 1952 – 1 (1) | 1952 – 1 (1) | 1 | 0-1 | ||
| Trippi 4 | 1952 – 2 (2) | 1952 – 8 (8) | 7 | injured | 3-4 | |
| Don Panciera | 1952 – 9 (9) | 1952 – 9 (9) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Trippi 5 | 1952 – 10 (10) | 1952 – 12 (12) | 3 | moved to halfback | 1-2 | |
| Ray Nagel | 1953 – 1 (1) | 1953 – 1 (1) | 1 | 0-1 | ||
| Jim Root | 1953 – 2 (2) | 1953 – 3 (3) | 2 | 0-2 | ||
| Nagel 2 | 1953 – 4 (4) | 1953 – 4 (4) | 1 | released; became coach and scout |
0-1 | |
| Steve Romanik | 1953 – 5 (5) | 1953 – 7 (7) | 3 | injured shoulder | 0-3 | |
| Root 2 | 1953 – 8 (8) | 1953 – 11 (11) | 4 | 0-3-1 | ||
| Romanik 2 | 1953 – 12 (12) | 1953 – 12 (12) | 1 | 1-0 | ||
| Lamar McHan | 1954 – 1 (1) | 1954 – 8 (8) | 8 | injured neck vertebra | 1-7 | |
| Romanik 3 | 1954 – 9 (9) | 1954 – 9 (9) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
| McHan 2 | 1954 – 10 (10) | 1955 – 8 (8) | 11 | ineffective | 3-7-1 | |
| Ogden Compton | 1955 – 9 (9) | 1955 – 9 (9) | 1 | 0-1 | ||
| McHan 3 | 1955 – 10 (10) | 1956 – 8 (8) | 11 | suspended by team | 2 | 6-5 |
| Root 3 | 1956 – 9 (9) | 1956 – 10 (10) | 2 | * | 1-1 | |
| McHan 4 | 1956 – 11 (11) | 1958 – 2 (2) | 16 | 5-11 | ||
| M.C. Reynolds | 1958 – 3 (3) | 1958 – 4 (4) | 2 | 1-1 | ||
| McHan 5 | 1958 – 5 (5) | 1958 – 6 (6) | 2 | 0-1-1 | ||
| Reynolds 2 | 1958 – 7 (7) | 1958 – 7 (7) | 1 | 0-1 | ||
| McHan 6 | 1958 – 8 (8) | 1958 – 12 (12) | 5 | traded to Packers | 0-5 | |
| King Hill | 1959 – 1 (1) | 1959 – 4 (4) | 4 | injured arm | 1-3 | |
| John Roach | 1959 – 5 (5) | 1959 – 5 (5) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Hill 2 | 1959 – 6 (6) | 1960 – 1 (1) | 8 | ineffective | 3 | 2-6 |
| Roach 2 | 1960 – 2 (2) | 1960 – 4 (4) | 3 | ineffective; Izo drafted 1960 #2 overall |
0-3 | |
| George Izo | 1960 – 5 (5) | 1960 – 5 (5) | 1 | injured knee | 1-0 | |
| Roach 3 | 1960 – 6 (6) | 1960 – 13 (12) | 7 | traded to Browns; Cardinals signed Etcheverry from CFL Montreal Alouettes |
4-2-1 | |
| Sam Etcheverry | 1961 – 1 (1) | 1961 – 5 (5) | 5 | ineffective; sore shoulder |
2-3 | |
| Ralph Guglielmi | 1961 – 6 (6) | 1961 – 9 (9) | 4 | ineffective | 2-2 | |
| Etcheverry 2 | 1961 – 10 (10) | 1961 – 11 (11) | 2 | ineffective | 0-2 | |
| Guglielmi 2 | 1961 – 12 (12) | 1961 – 12 (12) | 1 | ineffective; Cardinals coach Frank Ivy resigned after game |
1-0 | |
| Etcheverry 3 | 1961 – 13 (13) | 1962 – 4 (4) | 6 | ineffective | 3-3 | |
| Charley Johnson | 1962 – 5 (5) | 1965 – 5 (5) | 43 | bruised left shoulder | 25-15-3 | |
| Buddy Humphrey | 1965 – 6 (6) | 1965 – 6 (6) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Johnson 2 | 1965 – 7 (7) | 1965 – 9 (9) | 3 | bruised left shoulder | 1-2 | |
| Humphrey 2 | 1965 – 10 (10) | 1965 – 10 (10) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Johnson 3 | 1965 – 11 (11) | 1965 – 13 (13) | 3 | separated left shoulder | 0-3 | |
| Humphrey 3 | 1965 – 14 (14) | 1965 – 14 (14) | 1 | released in 1966 preseason | * | 0-1 |
| Johnson 4 | 1966 – 1 (1) | 1966 – 9 (9) | 9 | torn ligaments in right knee | 7-1-1 | |
| Terry Nofsinger | 1966 – 10 (10) | 1966 – 15 (14) | 5 | traded to Falcons; Johnson called up to active duty by Army |
4 | 1-4 |
| Jim Hart | 1967 – 1 (1) | 1968 – 2 (2) | 16 | ineffective | 6-9-1 | |
| Johnson 5 | 1968 – 3 (3) | 1968 – 4 (4) | 2 | ineffective | 1-1 | |
| Hart 2 | 1968 – 5 (5) | 1968 – 14 (14) | 10 | Johnson returned from Army duty | 8-1-1 | |
| Johnson 6 | 1969 – 1 (1) | 1969 – 2 (2) | 2 | 1-1 | ||
| Hart 3 | 1969 – 3 (3) | 1969 – 4 (4) | 2 | 1-1 | ||
| Johnson 7 | 1969 – 5 (5) | 1969 – 10 (10) | 6 | 1-4-1 | ||
| Hart 4 | 1969 – 11 (11) | 1969 – 12 (12) | 2 | 1-1 | ||
| Johnson 8 | 1969 – 13 (13) | 1969 – 14 (14) | 2 | traded to Oilers in 1970 offseason | 0-2 | |
| Hart 5 | 1970 – 1 (1) | 1971 – 1 (1) | 15 | ineffective | 8-6-1 | |
| Pete Beathard | 1971 – 2 (2) | 1971 – 6 (6) | 5 | ineffective | 2-3 | |
| Hart 6 | 1971 – 7 (7) | 1971 – 14 (14) | 8 | lost 1972 training camp battle | 2-5-1 | |
| Tim Van Galder | 1972 – 1 (1) | 1972 – 3 (3) | 3 | injured hip | 1-2 | |
| Gary Cuozzo | 1972 – 4 (4) | 1972 – 5 (5) | 2 | ineffective | 1-1 | |
| Hart 7 | 1972 – 6 (6) | 1972 – 6 (6) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Van Galder 2 | 1972 – 7 (7) | 1972 – 8 (8) | 2 | ineffective | 0-1-1 | |
| Cuozzo 2 | 1972 – 9 (9) | 1972 – 12 (12) | 4 | ineffective | 0-4 | |
| Hart 8 | 1972 – 13 (13) | 1973 – 12 (12) | 14 | hyperextended right elbow | 5-8-1 | |
| Gary Keithley | 1973 – 13 (13) | 1973 – 14 (14) | 2 | * | 1-1 | |
| Hart 9 | 1974 – 1 (1) | 1978 – 7 (7) | 65 | separated shoulder | 38-27 | |
| Steve Pisarkiewicz | 1978 – 8 (8) | 1978 – 8 (8) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Hart 10 | 1978 – 9 (9) | 1979 – 13 (13) | 21 | owner Bill Bidwell demanded Pisarkiewicz start | 5 | 9-12 |
| Pisarkiewicz 2 | 1979 – 14 (14) | 1979 – 16 (16) | 3 | released in 1980 preseason | * | 2-1 |
| Hart 11 | 1980 – 1 (1) | 1980 – 15 (15) | 15 | cracked ribs | 5-10 | |
| Mike Loyd | 1980 – 16 (16) | 1980 – 16 (16) | 1 | released in 1981 preseason | 6* | 0-1 |
| Hart 12 | 1981 – 1 (1) | 1981 – 1 (1) | 1 | bruised knee | 0-1 | |
| Neil Lomax | 1981 – 2 (2) | 1981 – 2 (2) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Hart 13 | 1981 – 3 (3) | 1981 – 10 (10) | 8 | ineffective | 3-5 | |
| Lomax 2 | 1981 – 11 (11) | 1983 – 1 (1) | 17 | sprained right shoulder | 9-8 | |
| Hart 14 | 1983 – 2 (2) | 1983 – 2 (2) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Lomax 3 | 1983 – 3 (3) | 1983 – 3 (3) | 1 | sprained right shoulder | 0-1 | |
| Hart 15 | 1983 – 4 (4) | 1983 – 5 (5) | 2 | * | 1-1 | |
| Lomax 4 | 1983 – 6 (6) | 1986 – 9 (9) | 52 | ineffective | 23-28-1 | |
| Cliff Stoudt | 1986 – 10 (10) | 1986 – 11 (11) | 2 | ineffective | 0-2 | |
| Lomax 5 | 1986 – 12 (12) | 1987 – 2 (2) | 7 | strike | 3-3-1 | |
| Shawn Halloran | 1987 – 4 (3) | 1987 – 5 (4) | 2 | ineffective (2 of 7, 5 yards, interception) | 1-1 | |
| Sammy Garza | 1987 – 6 (5) | 1987 – 6 (5) | 1 | strike ended | 0-1 | |
| Lomax 6 | 1987 – 7 (6) | 1988 – 11 (11) | 21 | sprained left knee | 12-9 | |
| Stoudt 2 | 1988 – 12 (12) | 1988 – 13 (13) | 2 | * | 0-2 | |
| Lomax 7 | 1988 – 14 (14) | 1988 – 16 (16) | 3 | arthritis in left hip; Cardinals signed Hogeboom as Plan B free agent |
7 | 0-3 |
| Gary Hogeboom | 1989 – 1 (1) | 1989 – 5 (5) | 5 | sore right elbow | 2-3 | |
| Tom Tupa | 1989 – 6 (6) | 1989 – 6 (6) | 1 | ineffective (6 interceptions) | * | 0-1 |
| Hogeboom 2 | 1989 – 7 (7) | 1989 – 11 (11) | 5 | coach Gene Stallings fired; interim coach Hank Kuhlmann decided to give Tupa a start |
3-2 | |
| Tupa 2 | 1989 – 12 (12) | 1989 – 12 (12) | 1 | ineffective | 0-1 | |
| Hogeboom 3 | 1989 – 13 (13) | 1989 – 14 (14) | 2 | ineffective; fractured right index finger |
0-2 | |
| Timm Rosenbach | 1989 – 15 (15) | 1989 – 15 (15) | 1 | ineffective | 0-1 | |
| Hogeboom 4 | 1989 – 16 (16) | 1989 – 16 (16) | 1 | lost as Plan B free agent | 0-1 | |
| Rosenbach 2 | 1990 – 1 (1) | 1990 – 17 (16) | 16 | torn right ACL in 1991 preseason | 5-11 | |
| Tupa 3 | 1991 – 1 (1) | 1991 – 11 (11) | 11 | ineffective | 4-7 | |
| Stan Gelbaugh | 1991 – 12 (12) | 1991 – 15 (14) | 3 | sore right elbow | 0-3 | |
| Chris Chandler | 1991 – 16 (15) | 1991 – 17 (16) | 2 | * | 0-2 | |
| Rosenbach 3 | 1992 – 1 (1) | 1992 – 2 (2) | 2 | separated right shoulder | 0-2 | |
| Chandler 2 | 1992 – 3 (3) | 1992 – 12 (11) | 9 | separated rib cartilage | 3-6 | |
| Rosenbach 4 | 1992 – 13 (12) | 1992 – 13 (12) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Chandler 3 | 1992 – 14 (13) | 1992 – 17 (16) | 4 | sprained left ankle in 1993 training camp | 1-3 | |
| Steve Beuerlein | 1993 – 1 (1) | 1993 – 9 (8) | 8 | injured right knee | 2-6 | |
| Chandler 4 | 1993 – 10 (9) | 1993 – 11 (10) | 2 | * | 1-1 | |
| Beuerlein 2 | 1993 – 13 (11) | 1994 – 2 (2) | 8 | ineffective | 4-4 | |
| Jim McMahon | 1994 – 3 (3) | 1994 – 3 (3) | 1 | injured legs; ineffective |
0-1 | |
| Jay Schroeder | 1994 – 5 (4) | 1994 – 6 (5) | 2 | ineffective | 1-1 | |
| Beuerlein 3 | 1994 – 7 (6) | 1994 – 11 (10) | 5 | torn medial meniscus in left knee | 3-2 | |
| Schroeder 2 | 1994 – 12 (11) | 1994 – 17 (16) | 6 | retired; Cardinals signed Krieg as free agent |
4-2 | |
| Dave Krieg | 1995 – 1 (1) | 1995 – 17 (16) | 16 | Cardinals signed Esiason as free agent; Krieg released |
4-12 | |
| Boomer Esiason | 1996 – 1 (1) | 1996 – 3 (3) | 3 | ineffective | 0-3 | |
| Kent Graham | 1996 – 4 (4) | 1996 – 10 (9) | 6 | sprained left knee | 3-3 | |
| Esiason 2 | 1996 – 11 (10) | 1996 – 15 (14) | 5 | ineffective | 8 | 3-2 |
| Graham 2 | 1996 – 16 (15) | 1997 – 7 (6) | 8 | injured right ankle | 2-6 | |
| Stoney Case | 1997 – 8 (7) | 1997 – 8 (7) | 1 | ineffective; Plummer 1997 2nd rounder |
0-1 | |
| Jake Plummer | 1997 – 9 (8) | 1999 – 6 (6) | 33 | broken right ring finger | 15-18 | |
| Dave M. Brown | 1999 – 8 (7) | 1999 – 12 (11) | 5 | * | 3-2 | |
| Plummer 2 | 1999 – 13 (12) | 2000 – 12 (11) | 16 | bruised ribs | 4-12 | |
| Brown 2 | 2000 – 13 (12) | 2000 – 13 (12) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Plummer 3 | 2000 – 14 (13) | 2000 – 14 (13) | 1 | bruised ribs | 0-1 | |
| Brown 3 | 2000 – 15 (14) | 2000 – 15 (14) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Plummer 4 | 2000 – 16 (15) | 2002 – 17 (16) | 34 | signed with Broncos as free agent; Cardinals signed Blake as free agent |
12-22 | |
| Jeff Blake | 2003 – 1 (1) | 2003 – 14 (13) | 13 | ineffective; Cardinals wanted to evaluate McCown |
3-10 | |
| Josh McCown | 2003 – 15 (14) | 2004 – 10 (9) | 12 | ineffective | 5-7 | |
| Shaun King | 2004 – 11 (10) | 2004 – 12 (11) | 2 | ineffective | 0-2 | |
| John Navarre | 2004 – 13 (12) | 2004 – 13 (12) | 1 | broken right ring finger | 0-1 | |
| McCown 2 | 2004 – 14 (13) | 2004 – 17 (16) | 4 | Cardinals signed Warner as free agent | 2-2 | |
| Kurt Warner | 2005 – 1 (1) | 2005 – 3 (3) | 3 | strained groin | 0-3 | |
| McCown 3 | 2005 – 4 (4) | 2005 – 8 (7) | 4 | ineffective | 2-2 | |
| Warner 2 | 2005 – 9 (8) | 2005 – 15 (14) | 7 | injured right MCL | 2-5 | |
| McCown 4 | 2005 – 16 (15) | 2005 – 17 (16) | 2 | signed with Lions as free agent | * | 1-1 |
| Warner 3 | 2006 – 1 (1) | 2006 – 4 (4) | 4 | ineffective (10 fumbles, 5 interceptions in 4 games); Leinart 2006 #10 overall |
1-3 | |
| Matt Leinart | 2006 – 5 (5) | 2006 – 16 (15) | 11 | sprained left shoulder | 4-7 | |
| Warner 4 | 2006 – 17 (16) | 2006 – 17 (16) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Leinart 2 | 2007 – 1 (1) | 2007 – 5 (5) | 5 | broken collarbone | 3-2 | |
| Warner 5 | 2007 – 6 (6) | 2009 – 11 (10) | 41 | eye sensitivity | 24-17 | |
| Leinart 3 | 2009 – 12 (11) | 2009 – 12 (11) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Warner 6 | 2009 – 13 (12) | 2009 – D (18) | 7 | retired | 4-3 | |
| Derek Anderson | 2010 – 1 (1) | 2010 – 4 (4) | 4 | ineffective | 2-2 | |
| Max Hall | 2010 – 5 (5) | 2010 – 8 (7) | 3 | ineffective | 1-2 | |
| Anderson 2 | 2010 – 9 (8) | 2010 – 13 (12) | 5 | ineffective | 0-5 | |
| John Skelton | 2010 – 14 (13) | 2010 – 17 (16) | 4 | Cardinals traded with Eagles for Kolb | 2-2 | |
| Kevin Kolb | 2011 – 1 (1) | 2011 – 8 (7) | 7 | turf toe | 1-6 | |
| Skelton 2 | 2011 – 9 (8) | 2011 – 12 (11) | 4 | * | 3-1 | |
| Kolb 2 | 2011 – 13 (12) | 2011 – 14 (13) | 2 | concussion | 2-0 | |
| Skelton 3 | 2011 – 15 (14) | 2012 – 1 (1) | 4 | sprained right ankle | * | 3-1 |
| Kolb 3 | 2012 – 2 (2) | 2012 – 6 (6) | 5 | damaged rib cartilage | 3-2 | |
| Skelton 4 | 2012 – 7 (7) | 2012 – 11 (10) | 4 | ineffective | 0-4 | |
| Ryan Lindley | 2012 – 12 (11) | 2012 – 13 (12) | 2 | ineffective | 0-2 | |
| Skelton 5 | 2012 – 14 (13) | 2012 – 14 (13) | 1 | ineffective (lost 58-0) | 0-1 | |
| Lindley 2 | 2012 – 15 (14) | 2012 – 16 (15) | 2 | ineffective | 1-1 | |
| Brian Hoyer | 2012 – 17 (16) | 2012 – 17 (16) | 1 | Cardinals traded with Raiders for Palmer; Hoyer released |
0-1 | |
| Carson Palmer | 2013 – 1 (1) | 2014 – 1 (1) | 17 | injured right shoulder | 11-6 | |
| Drew Stanton | 2014 – 2 (2) | 2014 – 5 (4) | 3 | * | 2-1 | |
| Palmer 2 | 2014 – 6 (5) | 2014 – 10 (9) | 5 | torn left ACL | 5-0 | |
| Stanton 2 | 2014 – 11 (10) | 2014 – 15 (14) | 5 | sprained right MCL and ACL | 3-2 | |
| Lindley 3 | 2014 – 16 (15) | 2014 – WC (17) | 3 | * | 0-3 | |
| Palmer 3 | 2015 – 1 (1) | 2016 – 4 (4) | 22 | concussion | 15-7 | |
| Stanton 3 | 2016 – 5 (5) | 2016 – 5 (5) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
| Palmer 4 | 2016 – 6 (6) | 2017 – 7 (7) | 18 | broken left arm | 8-9-1 | |
| Stanton 4 | 2017 – 9 (8) | 2017 – 10 (9) | 2 | sprained right knee | 1-1 | |
| Blaine Gabbert | 2017 – 11 (10) | 2017 – 15 (14) | 5 | ineffective | 2-3 | |
| Stanton 5 | 2017 – 16 (15) | 2017 – 17 (16) | 2 | signed with Browns as free agent; Bradford signed as free agent |
2-0 | |
| Sam Bradford | 2018 – 1 (1) | 2018 – 3 (3) | 3 | ineffective; Rosen drafted #10 overall | 0-3 | |
| Josh Rosen | 2018 – 4 (4) | 2018 – 17 (16) | 13 | traded to Dolphins; Murray drafted #1 overall | 3-8 | |
| Kyler Murray | 2019 – 1 (1) | 2021 – 8 (8) | 40 | sprained left ankle | 20-19-1 | |
| Colt McCoy | 2021 – 9 (9) | 2021 – 11 (11) | 3 | * | 2-1 | |
| Murray 2 | 2021 – 13 (12) | 2022 – 9 (9) | 16 | strained hamstring | 5-11 | |
| McCoy 2 | 2022 – 10 (10) | 2022 – 11 (11) | 2 | * | 1-1 | |
| Murray 2 | 2022 – 12 (12) | 2022 – 14 (13) | 2 | torn left ACL | 0-2 | |
| McCoy 3 | 2022 – 15 (14) | 2022 – 15 (14) | 1 | concussion | 0-1 | |
| Trace McSorley | 2022 – 16 (15) | 2022 – 16 (15) | 1 | ineffective | 0-1 | |
| David Blough | 2022 – 17 (16) | 2022 – 18 (17) | 2 | 0-2 | ||
| Joshua Dobbs | 2023 – 1 (1) | 2023 – 8 (8) | 8 | traded to Vikings | 1-7 | |
| Clayton Tune | 2023 – 9 (9) | 2023 – 9 (9) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Murray 3 | 2023 – 10 (10) | 2024 – 14 (13) | 21 | 9-12 | ||
7* Normal starter returned from injury/rest.
1 Hardy was benched midway through the third quarter of the Week 2 game of the Eagles after throwing four interceptions and fumbling three times. Backup Frank Tripucka injured his knee three plays later; Hardy re-entered and threw four more interceptions.
2 McHan suspended two games and fined $3,000 for saying “he didn’t feel like playing” during 1956 Week 8 loss to Steelers. Associated Press, November 21, 1956: “A reliable source said that McHan refused plays that were sent into the game Sunday; that he had gone against instructions from the bench before; and that at one stage of the game Sunday he refused to return to the field and only menacing gestures from teammates on the sidelines forced him in.”
3 Roach relieved in the second half and threw four touchdowns.
4 Johnson’s two-year Army hitch started in July 1967. He spent the next two years commuting from his chemical research job in Virginia to St. Louis for every Wednesday practice and Sunday game.
5 Coach Bud Wilkinson refused Bidwell’s request to change quarterbacks and was fired.
6 Loyd was benched at halftime after being sacked 6 times while completing none of his 9 passes. He never played another down in the NFL.
7 Lomax retired before the 1990 season without playing again.
8 Esiason would have earned between $300,000 and $350,000 in incentives had he played the final two games of the season.
Los Angeles Rams (1950-1994; 2016-2024) / St. Louis Rams (1995-2015)
| Name stint | Tenure [Year – Week (Game)] | |||||
| Starting QB | First Start | Last Start | GS | Reason for Change From | * | Record |
| Norm Van Brocklin | 1950 – 1 (1) | 1950 – 1 (1) | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | |
| Bob Waterfield | 1950 – 2 (2) | 1950 – 4 (4) | 3 | 1 | 2-1 | |
| Van Brocklin 2 | 1950 – 5 (5) | 1950 – 9 (9) | 5 | 1 | 5-0 | |
| Waterfield 2 | 1950 – 10 (10) | 1950 – 12 (12) | 3 | 1 | 2-1 | |
| Van Brocklin 3 | 1950 – D (13) | 1950 – D (13) | 1 | 1 | 1-0 | |
| Waterfield 3 | 1950 – C (14) | 1950 – C (14) | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | |
| Van Brocklin 4 | 1951 – 1 (1) | 1951 – 2 (2) | 2 | 1 | 1-1 | |
| Waterfield 4 | 1951 – 3 (3) | 1952 – 2 (2) | 13 | 1 | 8-5 | |
| Van Brocklin 5 | 1952 – 3 (3) | 1952 – 3 (3) | 1 | 1 | 1-0 | |
| Waterfield 5 | 1952 – 4 (4) | 1952 – 5 (5) | 2 | 1 | 1-1 | |
| Van Brocklin 6 | 1952 – 6 (6) | 1952 – 6 (6) | 1 | 1 | 1-0 | |
| Waterfield 6 | 1952 – 7 (7) | 1952 – 7 (7) | 1 | 1 | 1-0 | |
| Van Brocklin 7 | 1952 – 8 (8) | 1952 – 11 (11) | 4 | 1 | 4-0 | |
| Waterfield 7 | 1952 – 12 (12) | 1952 – 12 (12) | 1 | 1 | 1-0 | |
| Van Brocklin 8 | 1952 – D (13) | 1954 – 10 (10) | 23 | 13-8-2 | ||
| Billy Wade | 1954 – 11 (11) | 1954 – 11 (11) | 1 | 0-1 | ||
| Van Brocklin 9 | 1954 – 12 (12) | 1956 – 1 (1) | 15 | ineffective | 2 | 10-4-1 |
| Wade 2 | 1956 – 2 (2) | 1956 – 2 (2) | 1 | 0-1 | ||
| Van Brocklin 10 | 1956 – 3 (3) | 1956 – 3 (3) | 1 | ineffective | 0-1 | |
| Wade 3 | 1956 – 4 (4) | 1956 – 5 (5) | 2 | 0-2 | ||
| Van Brocklin 11 | 1956 – 6 (6) | 1956 – 6 (6) | 1 | ineffective | 0-1 | |
| Wade 4 | 1956 – 7 (7) | 1956 – 11 (11) | 5 | 2-3 | ||
| Van Brocklin 12 | 1956 – 12 (12) | 1957 – 12 (12) | 13 | “retired”; traded to Eagles |
7-6 | |
| Wade 5 | 1958 – 1 (1) | 1959 – 1 (1) | 13 | strained ligaments in knee | 8-5 | |
| Frank Ryan | 1959 – 2 (2) | 1959 – 2 (2) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Wade 6 | 1959 – 3 (3) | 1959 – 7 (7) | 5 | 2-3 | ||
| Ryan 2 | 1959 – 8 (8) | 1959 – 9 (9) | 2 | 0-2 | ||
| Wade 7 | 1959 – 10 (10) | 1960 – 3 (3) | 6 | 0-6 | ||
| Buddy Humphrey | 1960 – 4 (4) | 1960 – 4 (4) | 1 | 0-1 | ||
| Ryan 3 | 1960 – 5 (5) | 1960 – 8 (8) | 4 | 2-1-1 | ||
| Wade 8 | 1960 – 9 (9) | 1960 – 11 (10) | 2 | 1-1 | ||
| Ryan 4 | 1960 – 12 (11) | 1960 – 12 (11) | 1 | injured | 1-0 | |
| Wade 9 | 1960 – 13 (12) | 1960 – 13 (12) | 1 | Wade traded to Bears for Bratkowski in 1961 offseason | 0-1 | |
| Zeke Bratkowski | 1961 – 1 (1) | 1961 – 6 (6) | 6 | 1-5 | ||
| Ryan 5 | 1961 – 7 (7) | 1961 – 9 (9) | 3 | 2-1 | ||
| Bratkowski 2 | 1961 – 10 (10) | 1962 – 9 (9) | 14 | ineffective | 2-12 | |
| Ron Miller | 1962 – 10 (10) | 1962 – 10 (10) | 1 | ineffective | 0-1 | |
| Roman Gabriel | 1962 – 11 (11) | 1962 – 14 (14) | 4 | Baker drafted #1 overall | 0-3-1 | |
| Terry Baker | 1963 – 1 (1) | 1963 – 1 (1) | 1 | ineffective | 0-1 | |
| Bratkowski 3 | 1963 – 2 (2) | 1963 – 5 (5) | 4 | ineffective | 0-4 | |
| Gabriel 2 | 1963 – 6 (6) | 1963 – 14 (14) | 9 | Gabriel injured knee in 1964 preseason; Munson drafted #7 overall |
5-4 | |
| Bill Munson | 1964 – 1 (1) | 1964 – 5 (5) | 5 | ineffective | 2-2-1 | |
| Gabriel 3 | 1964 – 6 (6) | 1964 – 11 (11) | 6 | ineffective | 3-3 | |
| Munson 2 | 1964 – 12 (12) | 1965 – 10 (10) | 13 | torn ligaments in right knee | 1-11-1 | |
| Gabriel 4 | 1965 – 11 (11) | 1972 – 1 (1) | 91 | right elbow tendinitis | 61-25-5 | |
| Pete Beathard | 1972 – 2 (2) | 1972 – 3 (3) | 2 | * | 0-1-1 | |
| Gabriel 5 | 1972 – 4 (4) | 1972 – 14 (14) | 11 | Rams traded with Chargers for Hadl; Gabriel traded to Eagles |
5-6 | |
| John Hadl | 1973 – 1 (1) | 1974 – 5 (5) | 20 | ineffective; traded to Packers after Week 6 |
15-5 | |
| James Harris | 1974 – 6 (6) | 1975 – 13 (13) | 24 | bruised shoulder | 19-5 | |
| Ron Jaworski | 1975 – 14 (14) | 1975 – D (15) | 2 | * | 2-0 | |
| Harris 2 | 1975 – C (16) | 1975 – C (16) | 1 | broke right thumb in 1976 preseason | 0-1 | |
| Jaworski 2 | 1976 – 1 (1) | 1976 – 1 (1) | 1 | fractured right shoulder | 1-0 | |
| Pat Haden | 1976 – 2 (2) | 1976 – 2 (2) | 1 | * | 0-0-1 | |
| Harris 3 | 1976 – 3 (3) | 1976 – 5 (5) | 3 | bruised right shoulder | 2-1 | |
| Haden 2 | 1976 – 6 (6) | 1976 – 6 (6) | 1 | concussion | 1-0 | |
| Jaworski 3 | 1976 – 7 (7) | 1976 – 7 (7) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
| Harris 4 | 1976 – 8 (8) | 1976 – 9 (9) | 2 | ineffective | 1-1 | |
| Haden 3 | 1976 – 10 (10) | 1976 – C (16) | 7 | Rams signed Namath as free agent; Harris traded to Chargers |
5-2 | |
| Joe Namath | 1977 – 1 (1) | 1977 – 4 (4) | 4 | injured left knee; ineffective |
2-2 | |
| Haden 4 | 1977 – 5 (5) | 1979 – 10 (10) | 39 | broken pinkie on right hand | 26-13 | |
| Jeff Rutledge | 1979 – 11 (11) | 1979 – 11 (11) | 1 | ineffective | 0-1 | |
| Vince Ferragamo | 1979 – 12 (12) | 1979 – SB (19) | 8 | * | 6-2 | |
| Haden 5 | 1980 – 1 (1) | 1980 – 1 (1) | 1 | broken thumb | 0-1 | |
| Ferragamo 2 | 1980 – 2 (2) | 1980 – WC (17) | 16 | signed with CFL Montreal Alouettes | * | 11-5 |
| Haden 6 | 1981 – 1 (1) | 1981 – 9 (9) | 9 | ineffective | 5-4 | |
| Dan Pastorini | 1981 – 10 (10) | 1981 – 12 (12) | 3 | ineffective | 0-3 | |
| Haden 7 | 1981 – 13 (13) | 1981 – 14 (14) | 2 | injured cartilage in right knee | 0-2 | |
| Pastorini 2 | 1981 – 15 (15) | 1981 – 16 (16) | 2 | released; Haden retired; Rams traded with Colts for Jones |
1-1 | |
| Bert Jones | 1982 – 1 (1) | 1982 – 12 (4) | 4 | pinch nerve in neck | 1-3 | |
| Ferragamo 3 | 1982 – 13 (5) | 1984 – 3 (3) | 26 | broken bone in right hand | 12-14 | |
| Jeff Kemp | 1984 – 4 (4) | 1984 – WC (17) | 14 | Brock signed as free agent from CFL Hamilton Tiger Cats | 9-5 | |
| Dieter Brock | 1985 – 1 (1) | 1985 – 9 (9) | 9 | kidney stone | 8-1 | |
| Kemp 2 | 1985 – 10 (10) | 1985 – 10 (10) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Brock 2 | 1985 – 11 (11) | 1985 – C (18) | 8 | injured knee in 1986 preseason | 4-4 | |
| Steve Bartkowski | 1986 – 1 (1) | 1986 – 4 (4) | 4 | injured right knee | 3-1 | |
| Steve Dils | 1986 – 5 (5) | 1986 – 5 (5) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
| Bartkowski 2 | 1986 – 6 (6) | 1986 – 7 (7) | 2 | injured right knee | 1-1 | |
| Dils 2 | 1986 – 8 (8) | 1986 – 11 (11) | 4 | ineffective; Everett 1986 #3 overall acquired in September from Oilers |
2-2 | |
| Jim Everett | 1986 – 12 (12) | 1987 – 2 (2) | 8 | strike | 3 | 3-5 |
| Dils 3 | 1987 – 4 (3) | 1987 – 6 (5) | 3 | strike ended | 1-2 | |
| Everett 2 | 1987 – 7 (6) | 1987 – 15 (14) | 9 | bone chip in right foot | 5-4 | |
| Dils 4 | 1987 – 16 (15) | 1987 – 16 (15) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Everett 3 | 1988 – 1 (1) | 1993 – 8 (7) | 91 | ineffective; dispute with front office |
39-52 | |
| T.J. Rubley | 1993 – 9 (8) | 1993 – 9 (8) | 1 | ineffective | 0-1 | |
| Everett 4 | 1993 – 11 (9) | 1993 – 12 (10) | 2 | ineffective; dispute with front office |
1-1 | |
| Rubley 2 | 1993 – 13 (11) | 1993 – 18 (16) | 6 | Everett traded to Saints; Rams signed Miller as free agent |
2-4 | |
| Chris Miller | 1994 – 1 (1) | 1994 – 3 (3) | 3 | sore ribs/pinched nerve in right shoulder | 1-2 | |
| Chris Chandler | 1994 – 4 (4) | 1994 – 5 (5) | 2 | * | 1-1 | |
| C. Miller 2 | 1994 – 6 (6) | 1994 – 8 (8) | 3 | concussion | 1-2 | |
| Chandler 2 | 1994 – 10 (9) | 1994 – 11 (10) | 2 | * | 1-1 | |
| C. Miller 3 | 1994 – 12 (11) | 1994 – 14 (13) | 3 | ineffective | 0-3 | |
| Chandler 3 | 1994 – 15 (14) | 1994 – 16 (15) | 2 | sore back | 0-2 | |
| C. Miller 4 | 1994 – 17 (16) | 1995 – 14 (13) | 14 | concussion | 7-7 | |
| Mark Rypien | 1995 – 15 (14) | 1995 – 17 (16) | 3 | Rams signed Walsh as free agent | 0-3 | |
| Steve Walsh | 1996 – 1 (1) | 1996 – 4 (3) | 3 | ineffective | 1-2 | |
| Tony Banks | 1996 – 5 (4) | 1998 – 15 (14) | 43 | injured knee | 14-29 | |
| Steve Bono | 1998 – 16 (15) | 1998 – 17 (16) | 2 | Rams signed Trent Green as free agent; Green tore ligaments in left knee during 1999 preseason |
0-2 | |
| Kurt Warner | 1999 – 1 (1) | 2000 – 8 (7) | 26 | broken pinkie on right hand | 22-4 | |
| Trent Green | 2000 – 9 (8) | 2000 – 13 (12) | 5 | * | 2-3 | |
| Warner 2 | 2000 – 14 (13) | 2002 – 4 (4) | 28 | broken pinkie on right hand | 18-10 | |
| Jamie Martin | 2002 – 5 (5) | 2002 – 5 (5) | 1 | bone bruise in left knee; ineffective |
0-1 | |
| Marc Bulger | 2002 – 6 (6) | 2002 – 11 (10) | 5 | sprained right index finger | * | 5-0 |
| Warner 3 | 2002 – 12 (11) | 2002 – 13 (12) | 2 | broken right hand | 0-2 | |
| Martin 2 | 2002 – 14 (13) | 2002 – 14 (13) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Bulger 2 | 2002 – 15 (14) | 2002 – 16 (15) | 2 | compression fractures in upper back | 1-1 | |
| Scott Covington | 2002 – 17 (16) | 2002 – 17 (16) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
| Warner 4 | 2003 – 1 (1) | 2003 – 1 (1) | 1 | concussion | 0-1 | |
| Bulger 3 | 2003 – 2 (2) | 2004 – 13 (12) | 28 | injured right shoulder | 18-10 | |
| Chandler 4 | 2004 – 14 (13) | 2004 – 15 (14) | 2 | * | 0-2 | |
| Bulger 4 | 2004 – 16 (15) | 2005 – 6 (6) | 10 | injured right shoulder | 5-5 | |
| Martin 3 | 2005 – 7 (7) | 2005 – 8 (8) | 2 | * | 2-0 | |
| Bulger 5 | 2005 – 10 (9) | 2005 – 11 (10) | 2 | injured right shoulder/concussion | 0-2 | |
| Martin 4 | 2005 – 12 (11) | 2005 – 12 (11) | 1 | concussion | 1-0 | |
| Ryan Fitzpatrick | 2005 – 13 (12) | 2005 – 15 (14) | 3 | ineffective | 0-3 | |
| Martin 5 | 2005 – 16 (15) | 2005 – 17 (16) | 2 | * | 1-1 | |
| Bulger 6 | 2006 – 1 (1) | 2007 – 4 (4) | 20 | cracked ribs | 8-12 | |
| Gus Frerotte | 2007 – 5 (5) | 2007 – 6 (6) | 2 | * | 0-2 | |
| Bulger 7 | 2007 – 7 (7) | 2007 – 12 (11) | 5 | concussion | 2-3 | |
| Frerotte 2 | 2007 – 13 (12) | 2007 – 13 (12) | 1 | torn labrum in right shoulder | 1-0 | |
| Brock Berlin | 2007 – 14 (13) | 2007 – 14 (13) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Bulger 8 | 2007 – 15 (14) | 2008 – 3 (3) | 6 | ineffective | 0-6 | |
| Green 2 | 2008 – 4 (4) | 2008 – 4 (4) | 1 | ineffective | 0-1 | |
| Bulger 9 | 2008 – 6 (5) | 2009 – 3 (3) | 15 | bruised right rotator cuff | 2-13 | |
| Kyle Boller | 2009 – 4 (4) | 2009 – 5 (5) | 2 | * | 0-2 | |
| Bulger 10 | 2009 – 6 (6) | 2009 – 11 (10) | 5 | fractured left shin bone | 1-4 | |
| Boller 2 | 2009 – 12 (11) | 2009 – 13 (12) | 2 | sore thigh | 0-2 | |
| Keith Null | 2009 – 14 (13) | 2009 – 17 (16) | 4 | Bradford drafted #1 overall; Null waived in 2010 preseason; |
0-4 | |
| Sam Bradford | 2010 – 1 (1) | 2011 – 6 (5) | 21 | left high ankle sprain | 7-14 | |
| A.J. Feeley | 2011 – 7 (6) | 2011 – 8 (7) | 2 | * | 1-1 | |
| Bradford 2 | 2011 – 9 (8) | 2011 – 12 (11) | 4 | left high ankle sprain | 1-3 | |
| Feeley 2 | 2011 – 13 (12) | 2011 – 13 (12) | 1 | fractured right thumb | 0-1 | |
| Bradford 3 | 2011 – 14 (13) | 2011 – 14 (13) | 1 | left high ankle sprain | 0-1 | |
| Kellen Clemens | 2011 – 15 (14) | 2011 – 17 (16) | 3 | * | 0-3 | |
| Bradford 4 | 2012 – 1 (1) | 2013 – 7 (7) | 23 | torn left ACL | 10-12-1 | |
| Clemens 2 | 2013 – 8 (8) | 2013 – 17 (16) | 9 | signed with Chargers as free agent; Bradford re-tore left ACL in 2014 preseason |
4-5 | |
| Shaun Hill | 2014 – 1 (1) | 2014 – 1 (1) | 1 | strained left calf | 0-1 | |
| Austin Davis | 2014 – 2 (2) | 2014 – 10 (9) | 8 | ineffective | 3-5 | |
| Hill 2 | 2014 – 11 (10) | 2014 – 17 (16) | 7 | signed with Vikings as free agent; Bradford traded to Eagles for Foles |
3-4 | |
| Nick Foles | 2015 – 1 (1) | 2015 – 10 (9) | 9 | ineffective | 4-5 | |
| Case Keenum | 2015 – 11 (10) | 2015 – 11 (10) | 1 | concussion | 0-1 | |
| Foles 2 | 2015 – 12 (11) | 2015 – 13 (12) | 2 | * | 0-2 | |
| Keenum 2 | 2015 – 14 (13) | 2016 – 10 (9) | 13 | ineffective; Goff drafted #1 overall | 7-6 | |
| Jared Goff | 2016 – 11 (10) | 2017 – 16 (15) | 22 | Rams had clinched division | 11-11 | |
| Sean Mannion | 2017 – 17 (16) | 2017 – 17 (16) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Goff 2 | 2017 – WC (17) | 2020 – 16 (15) | 51 | broken right thumb | 33-18 | |
| John Wolford | 2020 – 17 (16) | 2020 – WC (17) | 2 | neck stinger | 2-0 | |
| Goff 3 | 2020 – D (18) | 2020 – D (18) | 1 | traded to Lions for Stafford | 0-1 | |
| Matthew Stafford | 2021 – 1 (1) | 2022 – 9 (8) | 29 | concussion | 19-10 | |
| Wolford 2 | 2022 – 10 (9) | 2022 – 10 (9) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Stafford 3 | 2022 – 11 (10) | 2022 – 11 (10) | 1 | neck/concussion protocol | 0-1 | |
| Bryce Perkins | 2022 – 12 (11) | 2022 – 12 (11) | 1 | ineffective | 0-1 | |
| Wolford 3 | 2022 – 13 (12) | 2022 – 14 (13) | 2 | benched after one drive for Mayfield, acquired off waivers two days earlier | 1-1 | |
| Baker Mayfield | 2022 – 15 (14) | 2022 – 18 (17) | 4 | * | 1-3 | |
| Stafford 4 | 2023 – 1 (1) | 2023 – 8 (8) | 8 | sprained right thumb | 3-5 | |
| Brett Rypien | 2023 – 9 (9) | 2023 – 9 (9) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Stafford 5 | 2023 – 11 (10) | 2023 – 17 (16) | 7 | largely meaningless game (Rams had clinched wild card) | 6-1 | |
| Carson Wentz | 2023 – 18 (17) | 2023 – 18 (17) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
| Stafford 6 | 2023 – WC (18) | 2024 – 14 (13) | 14 | 7-7 | ||
* Normal starter returned from injury/rest.
1 The Rams platooned Van Brocklin and Waterfield until Waterfield retired after the 1952 season.
2 Van Brocklin was benched after his first pass of the 1956 opener against the Eagles wobbled, was intercepted, and returned for a touchdown. It turned out that Van Brocklin’s arm was hit on the pass, but Rams coach Sid Gillman stuck with Wade for another week anyway.
3 Dils was one of a dozen Rams regulars who did not strike.
San Francisco 49ers (1950-2024)
| Name stint | Tenure [Year – Week (Game)] | |||||
| Starting QB | First Start | Last Start | GS | Reason for Change From | * | Record |
| Frankie Albert | 1950 – 1 (1) | 1951 – 11 (11) | 23 | 9-13-1 | ||
| Y.A. Tittle | 1951 – 12 (12) | 1951 – 12 (12) | 1 | 1-0 | ||
| Albert 2 | 1952 – 1 (1) | 1952 – 1 (1) | 1 | 1-0 | ||
| Tittle 2 | 1952 – 2 (2) | 1952 – 2 (2) | 1 | 1-0 | ||
| Albert 3 | 1952 – 3 (3) | 1952 – 3 (3) | 1 | 1-0 | ||
| Tittle 3 | 1952 – 4 (4) | 1952 – 4 (4) | 1 | 1-0 | ||
| Albert 4 | 1952 – 5 (5) | 1952 – 6 (6) | 2 | 1-1 | ||
| Tittle 4 | 1952 – 7 (7) | 1952 – 8 (8) | 2 | 1-1 | ||
| Albert 5 | 1952 – 9 (9) | 1952 – 9 (9) | 1 | 0-1 | ||
| Tittle 5 | 1952 – 10 (10) | 1952 – 10 (10) | 1 | 0-1 | ||
| Albert 6 | 1952 – 11 (11) | 1952 – 12 (12) | 2 | retired | 1-1 | |
| Tittle 6 | 1953 – 1 (1) | 1953 – 3 (3) | 3 | fractured cheekbone | 2-1 | |
| Jim Powers | 1953 – 4 (4) | 1953 – 5 (5) | 2 | * | 1-1 | |
| Tittle 7 | 1953 – 6 (6) | 1954 – 2 (2) | 9 | 7-1-1 | ||
| Jim Cason | 1954 – 3 (3) | 1954 – 3 (3) | 1 | 1-0 | ||
| Tittle 8 | 1954 – 4 (4) | 1956 – 4 (4) | 25 | 10-15 | ||
| Earl Morrall | 1956 – 5 (5) | 1956 – 8 (8) | 4 | 1-3 | ||
| Tittle 9 | 1956 – 9 (9) | 1957 – 11 (11) | 15 | pulled muscles in both legs | 10-4-1 | |
| John Brodie | 1957 – 12 (12) | 1957 – 12 (12) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
| Tittle 10 | 1957 – D (13) | 1957 – D (13) | 1 | 0-1 | ||
| Brodie 2 | 1958 – 1 (1) | 1958 – 2 (2) | 2 | 1-1 | ||
| Tittle 11 | 1958 – 3 (3) | 1958 – 3 (3) | 1 | injured | 0-1 | |
| Brodie 3 | 1958 – 4 (4) | 1958 – 7 (7) | 4 | * | 2-2 | |
| Tittle 12 | 1958 – 8 (8) | 1959 – 9 (9) | 14 | injured right knee | 9-5 | |
| Brodie 4 | 1959 – 10 (10) | 1959 – 11 (11) | 2 | * | 1-1 | |
| Tittle 13 | 1959 – 12 (12) | 1960 – 3 (3) | 4 | 2-2 | ||
| Brodie 5 | 1960 – 4 (4) | 1960 – 5 (5) | 2 | 0-2 | ||
| Tittle 14 | 1960 – 6 (6) | 1960 – 6 (6) | 1 | pulled groin | 1-0 | |
| Brodie 6 | 1960 – 7 (7) | 1963 – 3 (3) | 37 | hairline fracture of right arm | 1 | 17-19-1 |
| Bob Waters | 1963 – 4 (4) | 1963 – 5 (5) | 2 | ineffective | 0-2 | |
| Lamar McHan | 1963 – 6 (6) | 1963 – 14 (14) | 9 | * | 2-7 | |
| Brodie 7 | 1964 – 1 (1) | 1964 – 8 (8) | 8 | ineffective (lost 37-7) | 2-6 | |
| George Mira | 1964 – 9 (9) | 1964 – 10 (10) | 2 | separated shoulder | 1-1 | |
| Brodie 8 | 1964 – 11 (11) | 1965 – 7 (7) | 11 | separated left shoulder | 4-7 | |
| Mira 2 | 1965 – 8 (8) | 1965 – 8 (8) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Brodie 9 | 1965 – 9 (9) | 1966 – 4 (3) | 9 | injured groin | 4-3-2 | |
| Mira 3 | 1966 – 5 (4) | 1966 – 5 (4) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
| Brodie 10 | 1966 – 6 (5) | 1967 – 10 (10) | 20 | ineffective; chance to evaluate rookie Spurrier |
10-9-1 | |
| Steve Spurrier | 1967 – 11 (11) | 1967 – 12 (12) | 2 | ineffective | 0-2 | |
| Mira 4 | 1967 – 13 (13) | 1967 – 14 (14) | 2 | lost 1968 training camp battle | 2-0 | |
| Brodie 11 | 1968 – 1 (1) | 1969 – 5 (5) | 19 | injured right elbow | 7-10-2 | |
| Spurrier 2 | 1969 – 6 (6) | 1969 – 7 (7) | 2 | * | 1-1 | |
| Brodie 12 | 1969 – 8 (8) | 1969 – 12 (12) | 5 | strained knee | 2-2-1 | |
| Spurrier 3 | 1969 – 13 (13) | 1969 – 14 (14) | 2 | * | 1-1 | |
| Brodie 13 | 1970 – 1 (1) | 1972 – 5 (5) | 37 | sprained ankle | 23-13-1 | |
| Spurrier 4 | 1972 – 6 (6) | 1972 – 14 (14) | 9 | * | 6-2-1 | |
| Brodie 14 | 1972 – D (15) | 1973 – 4 (4) | 5 | ineffective | 2-3 | |
| Spurrier 5 | 1973 – 5 (5) | 1973 – 7 (7) | 3 | ineffective | 2 | 1-2 |
| Brodie 15 | 1973 – 8 (8) | 1973 – 8 (8) | 1 | ineffective; coach Dick Nolan wanted to get Reed experience |
0-1 | |
| Joe Reed | 1973 – 9 (9) | 1973 – 11 (11) | 3 | ineffective | 1-2 | |
| Spurrier 6 | 1973 – 12 (12) | 1973 – 13 (13) | 2 | courtesy start for Brodie in final NFL game | 1-1 | |
| Brodie 16 | 1973 – 14 (14) | 1973 – 14 (14) | 1 | retired; Spurrier separated shoulder in 1974 preseason |
0-1 | |
| Reed 2 | 1974 – 1 (1) | 1974 – 3 (3) | 3 | ineffective | 2-1 | |
| Dennis Morrison | 1974 – 4 (4) | 1974 – 5 (5) | 2 | bruised ribs; ineffective |
0-2 | |
| Reed 3 | 1974 – 6 (6) | 1974 – 6 (6) | 1 | ineffective | 0-1 | |
| Tom Owen | 1974 – 7 (7) | 1974 – 7 (7) | 1 | ineffective | 0-1 | |
| Norm Snead | 1974 – 8 (8) | 1974 – 8 (8) | 1 | injured knee | 0-1 | |
| Owen 2 | 1974 – 9 (9) | 1974 – 14 (14) | 6 | * | 4-2 | |
| Snead 2 | 1975 – 1 (1) | 1975 – 7 (7) | 7 | ineffective | 3 | 2-5 |
| Spurrier 7 | 1975 – 8 (8) | 1975 – 13 (13) | 6 | ineffective | 3 | 3-3 |
| Owen 3 | 1975 – 14 (14) | 1975 – 14 (14) | 1 | 49ers traded Owen to Patriots for Plunkett | 0-1 | |
| Jim Plunkett | 1976 – 1 (1) | 1976 – 11 (11) | 11 | pulled ribcage muscle | 6-5 | |
| Scott Bull | 1976 – 12 (12) | 1976 – 12 (12) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
| Plunkett 2 | 1976 – 13 (13) | 1976 – 13 (13) | 1 | ineffective | 0-1 | |
| Bull 2 | 1976 – 14 (14) | 1976 – 14 (14) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
| Plunkett 3 | 1977 – 1 (1) | 1977 – 14 (14) | 14 | waived | 5-9 | |
| Steve DeBerg | 1978 – 1 (1) | 1978 – 10 (10) | 10 | ineffective | 1-9 | |
| Bull 3 | 1978 – 11 (11) | 1978 – 15 (15) | 5 | ineffective | 1-4 | |
| DeBerg 2 | 1978 – 16 (16) | 1979 – 13 (13) | 14 | 49ers 1-12; coach Bill Walsh wanted single-game look at Montana |
1-13 | |
| Joe Montana | 1979 – 14 (14) | 1979 – 14 (14) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| DeBerg 3 | 1979 – 15 (15) | 1980 – 6 (6) | 8 | ineffective | 4-4 | |
| Montana 2 | 1980 – 7 (7) | 1980 – 9 (9) | 3 | ineffective | 0-3 | |
| DeBerg 4 | 1980 – 10 (10) | 1980 – 12 (12) | 3 | ineffective | 1-2 | |
| Montana 3 | 1980 – 13 (13) | 1984 – 3 (3) | 53 | bruised ribs | 35-18 | |
| Matt Cavanaugh | 1984 – 4 (4) | 1984 – 4 (4) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
| Montana 4 | 1984 – 5 (5) | 1985 – 8 (8) | 23 | sore left shoulder | 18-5 | |
| Cavanaugh 2 | 1985 – 9 (9) | 1985 – 9 (9) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
| Montana 5 | 1985 – 10 (10) | 1986 – 1 (1) | 9 | herniated disk in neck | 6-3 | |
| Jeff Kemp | 1986 – 2 (2) | 1986 – 7 (7) | 6 | strained left hip | 3-2-1 | |
| Mike Moroski | 1986 – 8 (8) | 1986 – 9 (9) | 2 | * | 1-1 | |
| Montana 6 | 1986 – 10 (10) | 1987 – 2 (2) | 10 | strike | 6-4 | |
| Bob Gagliano | 1987 – 4 (3) | 1987 – 4 (3) | 1 | Montana crossed picket line two weeks early | 1-0 | |
| Montana 7 | 1987 – 5 (4) | 1987 – 9 (8) | 5 | bruised right index finger | 5-0 | |
| Steve Young | 1987 – 10 (9) | 1987 – 10 (9) | 1 | concussion | * | 0-1 |
| Montana 8 | 1987 – 11 (10) | 1987 – 14 (13) | 4 | pulled hamstring | 4-0 | |
| Young 2 | 1987 – 15 (14) | 1987 – 16 (15) | 2 | * | 2-0 | |
| Montana 9 | 1987 – D (16) | 1988 – 1 (1) | 2 | sore elbow | 1-1 | |
| Young 3 | 1988 – 2 (2) | 1988 – 2 (2) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
| Montana 10 | 1988 – 3 (3) | 1988 – 8 (8) | 6 | injured back | 3-3 | |
| Young 4 | 1988 – 9 (9) | 1988 – 10 (10) | 2 | * | 1-1 | |
| Montana 11 | 1988 – 11 (11) | 1989 – 5 (5) | 14 | sore elbow | 11-3 | |
| Young 5 | 1989 – 6 (6) | 1989 – 6 (6) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
| Montana 12 | 1989 – 7 (7) | 1989 – 7 (7) | 1 | sprained ligament in left knee | 1-0 | |
| Young 6 | 1989 – 8 (8) | 1989 – 8 (8) | 1 | sprained right knee/ankle | 1-0 | |
| Montana 13 | 1989 – 9 (9) | 1989 – 14 (14) | 6 | injured ribs | 5-1 | |
| Young 7 | 1989 – 15 (15) | 1989 – 15 (15) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
| Montana 14 | 1989 – 16 (16) | 1990 – 15 (14) | 18 | strained abdominal muscle | 17-1 | |
| Young 8 | 1990 – 16 (15) | 1990 – 16 (15) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Montana 15 | 1990 – 17 (16) | 1990 – C (18) | 3 | torn tendon in right elbow | 2-1 | |
| Young 9 | 1991 – 1 (1) | 1991 – 10 (9) | 9 | torn ligaments in left knee | 4-5 | |
| Steve Bono | 1991 – 11 (10) | 1991 – 16 (15) | 6 | sprained left knee | 5-1 | |
| Young 10 | 1991 – 17 (16) | 1995 – 7 (6) | 62 | bruised left (throwing) shoulder | 47-15 | |
| Elvis Grbac | 1995 – 8 (7) | 1995 – 12 (11) | 5 | * | 3-2 | |
| Young 11 | 1995 – 13 (12) | 1996 – 4 (3) | 9 | strained groin | 6-3 | |
| Grbac 2 | 1996 – 5 (4) | 1996 – 7 (6) | 3 | * | 2-1 | |
| Young 12 | 1996 – 8 (7) | 1996 – 11 (10) | 4 | concussion | 3-1 | |
| Grbac 3 | 1996 – 12 (11) | 1996 – 12 (11) | 1 | 4* | 1-0 | |
| Young 13 | 1996 – 13 (12) | 1997 – 1 (1) | 8 | concussion | 5-3 | |
| Jim Druckenmiller | 1997 – 2 (2) | 1997 – 2 (2) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
| Young 14 | 1997 – 3 (3) | 1998 – 9 (8) | 24 | strained abdominal muscle | 19-5 | |
| Ty Detmer | 1998 – 10 (9) | 1998 – 10 (9) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
| Young 15 | 1998 – 11 (10) | 1999 – 3 (3) | 12 | concussion | 8-4 | |
| Jeff Garcia | 1999 – 4 (4) | 1999 – 9 (8) | 5 | ineffective | 1-4 | |
| Steve Stenstrom | 1999 – 10 (9) | 1999 – 12 (11) | 3 | ineffective | 0-3 | |
| Garcia 2 | 1999 – 13 (12) | 2003 – 8 (8) | 64 | sprained left ankle | 33-31 | |
| Tim Rattay | 2003 – 9 (9) | 2003 – 12 (11) | 3 | * | 2-1 | |
| Garcia 3 | 2003 – 13 (12) | 2003 – 17 (16) | 5 | waived | 2-3 | |
| Rattay 2 | 2004 – 1 (1) | 2004 – 1 (1) | 1 | separated right shoulder | 0-1 | |
| Ken Dorsey | 2004 – 2 (2) | 2004 – 3 (3) | 2 | * | 0-2 | |
| Rattay 3 | 2004 – 4 (4) | 2004 – 6 (6) | 3 | injured right forearm | 1-2 | |
| Dorsey 2 | 2004 – 8 (7) | 2004 – 8 (7) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Rattay 4 | 2004 – 9 (8) | 2004 – 13 (12) | 5 | torn plantar fascia in right foot | 0-5 | |
| Dorsey 3 | 2004 – 14 (13) | 2004 – 17 (16) | 4 | * | 1-3 | |
| Rattay 5 | 2005 – 1 (1) | 2005 – 4 (4) | 4 | ineffective; Smith 2005 #1 overall |
1-3 | |
| Alex Smith | 2005 – 5 (5) | 2005 – 7 (6) | 2 | strained ligaments in right knee | 0-2 | |
| Dorsey 4 | 2005 – 8 (7) | 2005 – 8 (7) | 1 | sprained left ankle | 1-0 | |
| Cody Pickett | 2005 – 9 (8) | 2005 – 10 (9) | 2 | * | 0-2 | |
| Dorsey 5 | 2005 – 11 (10) | 2005 – 12 (11) | 2 | * | 0-2 | |
| A. Smith 2 | 2005 – 13 (12) | 2007 – 4 (4) | 25 | separated right shoulder | 11-14 | |
| Trent Dilfer | 2007 – 5 (5) | 2007 – 7 (6) | 2 | * | 0-2 | |
| A. Smith 3 | 2007 – 8 (7) | 2007 – 10 (9) | 3 | separated right shoulder; ineffective |
0-3 | |
| Dilfer 2 | 2007 – 11 (10) | 2007 – 14 (13) | 4 | concussion | 1-3 | |
| Shaun Hill | 2007 – 15 (14) | 2007 – 16 (15) | 2 | fractured vertebrae in back | 2-0 | |
| Chris Weinke | 2007 – 17 (16) | 2007 – 17 (16) | 1 | not re-signed | 0-1 | |
| J.T. O’Sullivan | 2008 – 1 (1) | 2008 – 8 (8) | 8 | ineffective | 2-6 | |
| Hill 2 | 2008 – 10 (9) | 2009 – 7 (6) | 14 | ineffective | 8-6 | |
| A. Smith 4 | 2009 – 8 (7) | 2010 – 7 (7) | 17 | separated left shoulder | 6-11 | |
| Troy Smith | 2010 – 8 (8) | 2010 – 13 (12) | 5 | ineffective | 3-2 | |
| A. Smith 5 | 2010 – 14 (13) | 2010 – 15 (14) | 2 | ineffective | 1-1 | |
| T. Smith 2 | 2010 – 16 (15) | 2010 – 16 (15) | 1 | ineffective | 0-1 | |
| A. Smith 6 | 2010 – 17 (16) | 2012 – 10 (9) | 28 | concussion | 21-6-1 | |
| Colin Kaepernick | 2012 – 11 (10) | 2015 – 8 (8) | 53 | ineffective | 31-22 | |
| Blaine Gabbert | 2015 – 9 (9) | 2016 – 5 (5) | 13 | ineffective | 4-9 | |
| Kaepernick 2 | 2016 – 6 (6) | 2016 – 17 (16) | 11 | player option declined; Hoyer signed as free agent | 1-10 | |
| Brian Hoyer |
2017 – 1 (1) | 2017 – 6 (6) | 6 | ineffective | 0-6 | |
| C.J. Beathard | 2017 – 7 (1) | 2017 – 12 (11) | 5 | left knee contusion; strained hip | 1-4 | |
| Jimmy Garoppolo | 2017 – 13 (1) | 2018 – 3 (3) | 8 | torn ACL in left knee | 6-2 | |
| Beathard 2 | 2018 – 4 (4) | 2018 – 8 (8) | 5 | sprained right wrist | 0-5 | |
| Nick Mullens | 2018 – 9 (9) | 2018 – 17 (16) | 8 | * | 3-5 | |
| Garoppolo 2 | 2019 – 1 (1) | 2020 – 2 (2) | 21 | sprained right ankle | 16-5 | |
| Mullens 2 | 2020 – 3 (3) | 2020 – 4 (4) | 2 | * | 1-1 | |
| Garoppolo 3 | 2020 – 5 (5) | 2020 – 8 (8) | 4 | sprained right ankle | 2-2 | |
| Mullens 3 | 2020 – 9 (9) | 2020 – 15 (14) | 6 | ineffective | 1-5 | |
| Beathard 3 | 2020 – 16 (15) | 2020 – 17 (16) | 2 | signed with Jaguars as free agent | * | 1-1 |
| Garoppolo 4 | 2021 – 1 (1) | 2021 – 4 (4) | 4 | injured right calf | 2-2 | |
| Trey Lance | 2021 – 5 (5) | 2021 – 5 (5) | 1 | sprained left knee | 0-1 | |
| Garoppolo 5 |
2021 – 7 (6) | 2021 – 16 (15) | 10 | torn ligament/chipped bone in right thumb | 6-4 | |
| Lance 2 |
2021 – 17 (16) | 2021 – 17 (16) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
| Garoppolo 6 |
2021 – 18 (17) | 2021 – C (20) | 4 | ineffective; Lance drafted #3 overall in 2021 | 3-1 | |
| Lance 3 |
2022 – 1 (1) | 2022 – 2 (2) | 2 | broken right ankle | 1-1 | |
| Garoppolo 7 |
2022 – 3 (3) | 2022 – 13 (12) | 10 | broken left foot | 7-3 | |
| Brock Purdy | 2022 – 14 (3) | 2023 – 17 (16) | 24 | meaningless game (49ers had already clinched home field) | 19-5 | |
| Sam Darnold | 2022 – 18 (17) | 2023 – 18 (17) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Purdy 2 |
2023 – D (18) | 2024 – 11 (10) | 13 | sore right shoulder | 7-6 | |
| Brandon Allen | 2024 – 12 (11) | 2024 – 12 (11) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Purdy 3 |
2024 – 13 (12) | 2024 – 14 (13) | 2 | 1-1 | ||
* Normal starter returned from injury/rest.
1 Brodie originally had broken his arm in an offseason car accident, not his first single-car accident to occur in the middle of the night.
2 Brodie had announced before Week 7 that he would be retiring after the season.
3 Pro Football Reference mistakenly lists Spurrier as the starter for Week 7 and Snead as the starter for Week 12.
4 San Francisco mayor Willie Brown called Grbac an “embarrassment to humankind” after Grbac’s two-interception relief appearance against the Cowboys in Week 11.
Seattle Seahawks (1976-2024)
| Name stint | Tenure [Year – Week (Game)] | |||||
| Starting QB | First Start | Last Start | GS | Reason for Change From | * | Record |
| Jim Zorn | 1976 – 1 (1) | 1977 – 2 (2) | 16 | torn ligament in left knee | 2-14 | |
| Steve Myer | 1977 – 3 (3) | 1977 – 6 (6) | 4 | * | 1-3 | |
| Zorn 2 | 1977 – 7 (7) | 1981 – 13 (13) | 69 | broken left ankle | 30-39 | |
| Dave Krieg | 1981 – 14 (14) | 1982 – 2 (2) | 5 | coach Jack Patera fired during 1982 strike; Zorn promoted by interim coach Mike McCormack |
2-3 | |
| Zorn 3 | 1982 – 11 (3) | 1983 – 8 (8) | 15 | ineffective | 8-7 | |
| Krieg 2 | 1983 – 9 (9) | 1986 – 8 (8) | 53 | ineffective | 33-20 | |
| Gale Gilbert | 1986 – 9 (9) | 1986 – 10 (10) | 2 | ineffective | 0-2 | |
| Krieg 3 | 1986 – 11 (11) | 1987 – 2 (2) | 8 | strike | 6-2 | |
| Bruce Mathison | 1987 – 4 (3) | 1987 – 5 (4) | 2 | Kemp crossed picket line a week early | 1-1 | |
| Jeff Kemp | 1987 – 6 (5) | 1987 – 6 (5) | 1 | strike ended | * | 1-0 |
| Krieg 4 | 1987 – 7 (6) | 1988 – 3 (3) | 14 | separated shoulder | 8-6 | |
| Kemp 2 | 1988 – 4 (4) | 1988 – 4 (4) | 1 | ineffective (1 of 12, 6 yards, 3 interceptions) | 0-1 | |
| Kelly Stouffer | 1988 – 5 (5) | 1988 – 10 (10) | 6 | * | 3-3 | |
| Krieg 5 | 1988 – 11 (11) | 1989 – 10 (10) | 17 | ineffective | 8-9 | |
| Stouffer 2 | 1989 – 11 (11) | 1989 – 12 (12) | 2 | ineffective | 0-2 | |
| Krieg 6 | 1989 – 13 (13) | 1991 – 1 (1) | 21 | broken right thumb | 1 | 12-9 |
| Kemp 3 | 1991 – 2 (2) | 1991 – 4 (4) | 3 | ineffective | 1-2 | |
| Dan McGwire | 1991 – 5 (5) | 1991 – 5 (5) | 1 | inexperienced | 1-0 | |
| Kemp 4 | 1991 – 6 (6) | 1991 – 7 (7) | 2 | released | * | 1-1 |
| Krieg 7 | 1991 – 8 (8) | 1991 – 15 (14) | 7 | ineffective; team eliminated from playoffs |
3-4 | |
| Stouffer 3 | 1991 – 16 (15) | 1991 – 16 (15) | 1 | sprained knee | 0-1 | |
| Krieg 8 | 1991 – 17 (16) | 1991 – 17 (16) | 1 | signed as Plan B free agent with Chiefs | 1-0 | |
| Stouffer 4 | 1992 – 1 (1) | 1992 – 5 (5) | 5 | dislocated left shoulder | 1-4 | |
| McGwire 2 | 1992 – 6 (6) | 1992 – 6 (6) | 1 | separated left shoulder/damaged hip | 0-1 | |
| Stan Gelbaugh | 1992 – 7 (7) | 1992 – 11 (10) | 4 | * | 0-4 | |
| Stouffer 5 | 1992 – 12 (11) | 1992 – 13 (12) | 2 | ineffective | 1-1 | |
| Gelbaugh 2 | 1992 – 14 (13) | 1992 – 17 (16) | 4 | Seahawks drafted Mirer #2 overall | 0-4 | |
| Rick Mirer | 1993 – 1 (1) | 1994 – 14 (13) | 29 | fractured left thumb | 11-18 | |
| McGwire 3 | 1994 – 15 (14) | 1994 – 17 (16) | 3 | * | 1-2 | |
| Mirer 2 | 1995 – 1 (1) | 1995 – 8 (7) | 7 | ineffective | 2-5 | |
| John Friesz | 1995 – 9 (8) | 1995 – 9 (8) | 1 | separated left shoulder | 0-1 | |
| Mirer 3 | 1995 – 10 (9) | 1995 – 15 (14) | 6 | separated left shoulder | 5-1 | |
| Friesz 2 | 1995 – 16 (15) | 1995 – 17 (16) | 2 | Mirer reclaimed starting job in 1996 training camp | 1-1 | |
| Mirer 4 | 1996 – 1 (1) | 1996 – 5 (5) | 5 | ineffective | 1-4 | |
| Friesz 3 | 1996 – 6 (6) | 1996 – 12 (11) | 6 | broken right tibia | 4-2 | |
| Mirer 5 | 1996 – 13 (12) | 1996 – 16 (15) | 4 | bruised left knee | 1-3 | |
| Gelbaugh 3 | 1996 – 17 (16) | 1996 – 17 (16) | 1 | retired; Mirer traded to Bears |
1-0 | |
| Friesz 4 | 1997 – 1 (1) | 1997 – 1 (1) | 1 | broken right thumb | 0-1 | |
| Warren Moon | 1997 – 2 (2) | 1997 – 15 (14) | 13 | bruised ribs | 6-7 | |
| Jon Kitna | 1997 – 16 (15) | 1997 – 16 (15) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
| Moon 2 | 1997 – 17 (16) | 1998 – 6 (6) | 7 | cracked ribs | 4-3 | |
| Friesz 5 | 1998 – 8 (7) | 1998 – 8 (7) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
| Moon 3 | 1998 – 9 (8) | 1998 – 12 (11) | 4 | ineffective | 1-3 | |
| Kitna 2 | 1998 – 13 (12) | 1999 – 1 (1) | 6 | sprained right foot | 3-3 | |
| Glenn Foley | 1999 – 2 (2) | 1999 – 2 (2) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
| Kitna 3 | 1999 – 3 (3) | 2000 – 5 (5) | 20 | ineffective | 10-10 | |
| Brock Huard | 2000 – 6 (6) | 2000 – 8 (8) | 3 | concussion | 0-3 | |
| Kitna 4 | 2000 – 9 (9) | 2000 – 11 (11) | 3 | * | 2-1 | |
| Huard 2 | 2000 – 13 (12) | 2000 – 13 (12) | 1 | bruised kidney | 0-1 | |
| Kitna 5 | 2000 – 14 (13) | 2000 – 17 (16) | 4 | signed with Bengals as free agent | 2-2 | |
| Matt Hasselbeck | 2001 – 1 (1) | 2001 – 3 (3) | 3 | pulled groin | 1-2 | |
| Trent Dilfer | 2001 – 4 (4) | 2001 – 5 (5) | 2 | * | 2-0 | |
| Hasselbeck 2 | 2001 – 7 (6) | 2001 – 15 (14) | 9 | separated left shoulder | 4-5 | |
| Dilfer 2 | 2001 – 16 (15) | 2001 – 17 (16) | 2 | sprained right MCL in 2002 preseason | 2-0 | |
| Hasselbeck 3 | 2002 – 1 (1) | 2002 – 1 (1) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Dilfer 3 | 2002 – 2 (2) | 2002 – 8 (7) | 6 | torn right Achilles tendon | 2-4 | |
| Hasselbeck 4 | 2002 – 9 (8) | 2004 – 10 (9) | 35 | sore right thigh | 20-15 | |
| Dilfer 4 | 2004 – 11 (10) | 2004 – 11 (10) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
| Hasselbeck 5 | 2004 – 12 (11) | 2004 – 15 (14) | 4 | injured right elbow | 1-3 | |
| Dilfer 5 | 2004 – 16 (15) | 2004 – 16 (15) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
| Hasselbeck 6 | 2004 – 17 (16) | 2006 – 7 (6) | 27 | strained ligament in right knee | 20-7 | |
| Seneca Wallace | 2006 – 8 (7) | 2006 – 11 (10) | 4 | * | 2-2 | |
| Hasselbeck 7 | 2006 – 12 (11) | 2008 – 5 (4) | 30 | sore right knee | 2 | 16-14 |
| Charlie Frye | 2008 – 6 (5) | 2008 – 6 (5) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Wallace 2 | 2008 – 7 (6) | 2008 – 10 (9) | 4 | * | 1-3 | |
| Hasselbeck 8 | 2008 – 11 (10) | 2008 – 13 (12) | 3 | sore back | 0-3 | |
| Wallace 3 | 2008 – 14 (13) | 2008 – 17 (16) | 4 | * | 2-2 | |
| Hasselbeck 9 | 2009 – 1 (1) | 2009 – 2 (2) | 2 | broken rib | 1-1 | |
| Wallace 4 | 2009 – 3 (3) | 2009 – 4 (4) | 2 | * | 0-2 | |
| Hasselbeck 10 | 2009 – 5 (5) | 2010 – 8 (7) | 19 | concussion | 8-11 | |
| Charlie Whitehurst | 2010 – 9 (8) | 2010 – 9 (8) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Hasselbeck 11 | 2010 – 10 (9) | 2010 – 16 (15) | 7 | strained lower back | 2-5 | |
| Whitehurst 2 | 2010 – 17 (16) | 2010 – 17 (16) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
| Hasselbeck 12 | 2010 – WC (17) | 2010 – D (18) | 2 | signed with Titans as free agent | 1-1 | |
| Tarvaris Jackson | 2011 – 1 (1) | 2011 – 5 (5) | 5 | strained pectoral muscle | 2-3 | |
| Whitehurst 3 | 2011 – 7 (6) | 2011 – 8 (7) | 2 | * | 0-2 | |
| Jackson 2 | 2011 – 9 (8) | 2011 – 17 (16) | 9 | Wilson 2012 3rd rounder | 3 | 5-4 |
| Russell Wilson | 2012 – 1 (1) | 2021 – 5 (5) | 166 | injured middle finger on right hand | 108-57-1 | |
| Geno Smith | 2021 – 6 (6) | 2021 – 8 (8) | 3 | * | 1-2 | |
| Wilson 2 | 2021 – 10 (9) | 2021 – 18 (17) | 9 | traded to Broncos | 4-5 | |
| Smith 2 | 2022 – 1 (1) | 2023 – 13 (12) | 30 | injured groin | 15-15 | |
| Drew Lock | 2023 – 14 (13) | 2023 – 15 (14) | 2 | 1-1 | ||
| Smith 3 | 2023 – 16 (15) | 2024 – 14 (13) | 16 | 10-6 | ||
* Normal starter returned from injury/rest.
1 Stouffer separated his right shoulder during the 1991 preseason.
2 Backup QB Wallace missed the game with a sore right calf.
3 The Seahawks had signed the Packers’ Matt Flynn to a 3 year, $19.5 million free-agent contract, but Wilson beat him out in training camp. Flynn was traded to the Raiders for a 5th rounder the following offseason.