List of Los Angeles Chargers starting quarterbacks
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Philip Rivers (2006–2019)
These quarterbacks have started at least one game for the National Football League (NFL)'s Los Angeles Chargers or its predecessor, the San Diego Chargers. They are listed in order of the date of each player's first start at quarterback for the team.
Starting quarterbacks[]
Dan Fouts (1973–1987)
The number of games they started during the season is listed to the right:
Regular season[]
| Season(s) | Quarterback(s) |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles Chargers 1960 | |
| 1960 (AFL) | Jack Kemp (12) / Bob Clatterbuck (2) |
| San Diego Chargers 1961–2016 | |
| 1961 (AFL) | Jack Kemp (14) |
| 1962 (AFL) | John Hadl (10) / Dick Wood (2) / Jack Kemp (2) |
| 1963 (AFL) | Tobin Rote (14) |
| 1964(AFL) | John Hadl (9) / Tobin Rote (5) |
| 1965 (AFL) | John Hadl (14) |
| 1966 (AFL) | John Hadl (13) / Steve Tensi (1) |
| 1967 (AFL) | John Hadl (14) |
| 1968 (AFL) | John Hadl (14) |
| 1969 (AFL) | John Hadl (10) / Marty Domres (4) |
| 1970 (NFL) | John Hadl (12) / Marty Domres (2) |
| 1971 | John Hadl (14) |
| 1972 | John Hadl (14) |
| 1973 | Dan Fouts (6) / Wayne Clark (4) / Johnny Unitas (4) |
| 1974 | Dan Fouts (11) / Jesse Freitas (3) |
| 1975 | Dan Fouts (9) / Jesse Freitas (4) / Virgil Carter (1) |
| 1976 | Dan Fouts (13) / Clint Longley (1) |
| 1977 | James Harris (9) / Dan Fouts (4) / Cliff Olander (1) |
| 1978 | Dan Fouts (14) / James Harris (2) |
| 1979 | Dan Fouts (16) |
| 1980 | Dan Fouts (16) |
| 1981 | Dan Fouts (16) |
| 1982 | Dan Fouts (9) |
| 1983 | Dan Fouts (10) / Ed Luther (6) |
| 1984 | Dan Fouts (13) / Ed Luther (3) |
| 1985 | Dan Fouts (12) /Mark Herrmann (4) |
| 1986 | Dan Fouts (12) / Tom Flick (3) / Mark Herrmann (1) |
| 1987 | Dan Fouts (10) / Rick Neuheisel (2) / Mark Herrmann (2) / Mike Kelley (1) |
| 1988 | Mark Malone (8) / Babe Laufenberg (6) / Mark Vlasic (2) |
| 1989 | Jim McMahon (11) / Billy Joe Tolliver (5) |
| 1990 | Billy Joe Tolliver (14) / Mark Vlasic (1) / John Friesz (1) |
| 1991 | John Friesz (16) |
| 1992 | Stan Humphries (15) / Bob Gagliano (1) |
| 1993 | Stan Humphries (10) / John Friesz (6) |
| 1994 | Stan Humphries (15) / Gale Gilbert (1) |
| 1995 | Stan Humphries (15) / Gale Gilbert (1) |
| 1996 | Stan Humphries (13) / Sean Salisbury (3) |
| 1997 | Stan Humphries (8) / Craig Whelihan (7) / Jim Everett (1) |
| 1998 | Ryan Leaf (9) / Craig Whelihan (7) |
| 1999 | Jim Harbaugh (12) / Erik Kramer (4) |
| 2000 | Ryan Leaf (9) / Jim Harbaugh (5) / Moses Moreno (2) |
| 2001 | Doug Flutie (16) |
| 2002 | Drew Brees (16) |
| 2003 | Drew Brees (11) / Doug Flutie (5) |
| 2004 | Drew Brees (15) / Doug Flutie (1) |
| 2005 | Drew Brees (16) |
| 2006 | Philip Rivers (16) |
| 2007 | Philip Rivers (16) |
| 2008 | Philip Rivers (16) |
| 2009 | Philip Rivers (16) |
| 2010 | Philip Rivers (16) |
| 2011 | Philip Rivers (16) |
| 2012 | Philip Rivers (16) |
| 2013 | Philip Rivers (16) |
| 2014 | Philip Rivers (16) |
| 2015 | Philip Rivers (16) |
| 2016 | Philip Rivers (16) |
| Los Angeles Chargers 2017–present | |
| 2017 | Philip Rivers (16) |
| 2018 | Philip Rivers (16) |
| 2019 | Philip Rivers (16) |
| 2020 | Justin Herbert (15) / Tyrod Taylor (1) |
| 2021 | Justin Herbert (13) |
Post-season records[]
| Season | Quarterback(s) |
|---|---|
| 1960 (AFL) | Jack Kemp (0–1) |
| 1961 (AFL) | Jack Kemp (0–1) |
| 1963 (AFL) | Tobin Rote (1–0) |
| 1964 (AFL) | Tobin Rote (0–1) |
| 1965 (AFL) | John Hadl (0–1) |
| 1979 | Dan Fouts (0–1) |
| 1980 | Dan Fouts (1–1) |
| 1981 | Dan Fouts (1–1) |
| 1982 | Dan Fouts (1–1) |
| 1992 | Stan Humphries (1–1) |
| 1994 | Stan Humphries (2–1) |
| 1995 | Stan Humphries (0–1) |
| 2004 | Drew Brees (0–1) |
| 2006 | Philip Rivers (0–1) |
| 2007 | Philip Rivers (2–1) |
| 2008 | Philip Rivers (1–1) |
| 2009 | Philip Rivers (0–1) |
| 2013 | Philip Rivers (1–1) |
| 2018 | Philip Rivers (1–1) |
Most games as starting quarterback[]
These quarterbacks have the most starts for the Chargers in regular season games (through the 2019 NFL season).
| 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 | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Rivers | 2004–2019 | 228 | 224 | 123 | 101 | — | .549 |
| Dan Fouts | 1973–1987 | 181 | 171 | 86 | 84 | 1 | .506 |
| John Hadl | 1962–1972 | 154 | 123 | 59 | 55 | 9 | .516 |
| Stan Humphries | 1992–1997 | 79 | 76 | 47 | 29 | — | .618 |
| Drew Brees | 2001–2005 | 59 | 58 | 30 | 28 | — | .517 |
Team career passing records[]
(Through the 2019 NFL season)
| Name | Comp | Att | % | Yds | TD | Int |
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| Philip Rivers | 4,908 | 7,591 | 64.7 | 59,271 | 397 | 198 |
| Dan Fouts | 3,297 | 5,604 | 58.8 | 43,040 | 254 | 242 |
| John Hadl | 1,824 | 3,640 | 50.1 | 26,938 | 201 | 211 |
| Stan Humphries | 1,335 | 2,350 | 56.8 | 16,085 | 85 | 73 |
| Drew Brees | 1,125 | 1,809 | 62.2 | 12,348 | 80 | 53 |
See also[]
- List of American Football League players
- List of NFL starting quarterbacks
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