Joe Namath

Bio

HT

6-2

WT

220 lbs

DRAFT

1965 R1-P1 (NYJ)

NYJ ACQN

1965 AFL Draft

DOB

May 31, 1943

POB

Beaver Falls, PA

HS

Beaver Falls (PA)

COLLEGE

Alabama

Teams

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New York Jets

1965-1976

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Los Angeles Rams

1977

The Joe Namath team profile page at Jets X-Factor provides New York Jets stats, bio, records, awards, and more about the organization’s legendary quarterback.

Honors

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Super Bowl 3

Champion & MVP (NYJ)

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AFL MVP

AP, UFI & TSN AFL MVP: 1968

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AFL ROY

AP, UFI & TSN AFL Rookie of the Year

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Comeback POY

PFWA Comeback Player of the Year: 1973

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All-Decade

AFL Hall of Fame 1st TM All-1960s

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Hall of Fame

Pro Football Hall of Fame Inductee: 1985

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Retired Number

New York Jets Retired Number: 12

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Ring of Honor

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Career Highlights

Honors:

  • 4-time AFL All-Star (1965, 1967-69)
  • Pro Bowl (1972)
  • First-Team All-AFL (1968)
  • 3-time Second-Team All-AFL (1966-67, 1969)
  • 3-time Passing Yards Leader (1966-67, 1972)
  • Passing Touchdowns Leader (1972)
  • Second-Team All-Pro (1972)
  • NFL Comeback Player of the Year (1974)
  • No. 12 retired by Jets, New York Jets Ring of Honor
  • 1965 AFL Rookie of the Year, AFL All-Time Team
  • Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 1985, Super Bowl III MVP

Jets all-time regular season ranks:

  • 1st in passing yards (27,057)
  • 1st in passing touchdowns (170)
  • 2nd in passes completed (1,836, trailing Ken O’Brien’s 2,039)
  • 4th in Pro-Football-Reference’s Approximate Value (112)
  • 32nd in games played (136)

Jets all-time playoff ranks:

  • 5th in passing yards (636)
  • 5th in completions (50)
  • 6th in passing touchdowns (3)

Jets single-season ranks:

  • Most passing yards (4,007, 1967)
  • 10th-most passing yards (3,379, 1966)
  • 3rd-most passing touchdowns (26, 1967)
  • 3rd-best passing touchdown rate, minimum 300 pass attempts (5.9%, 1972)
  • 6th-best passing touchdown rate, minimum 300 pass attempts (5.5%, 1974)
  • T-7th-best passing touchdown rate, minimum 300 pass attempts (5.3%, 1969)
  • T-7th-best passing touchdown rate, minimum 300 pass attempts (5.3%, 1967)
  • T-7th-best passing touchdown rate, minimum 300 pass attempts (5.3%, 1965)
  • Best Y/A, minimum 300 pass attempts (8.7, 1972)
  • 2nd-best Y/A, minimum 300 pass attempts (8.3, 1968)
  • 3rd-best Y/A, minimum 300 pass attempts (8.2, 1967)

Jets single-game (regular season or playoff) ranks:

  • Most passing yards (496, Week 2 of 1972, W 44-34 @ BAL)
  • Most yards per completion, minimum 15 completions (33.1, Week 2 of 1972, W 44-34 @ BAL)
  • Best Y/A, minimum anywhere from 13 to 28 pass attempts (17.7, Week 2 of 1972, W 44-34 @ BAL)
  • T-2nd-most passing touchdowns (5, Week 3 of 1966, W 52-12 vs. HOU)
  • T-6th-most passing touchdowns (4, Week 4 of 1968, L 35-37 @ BUF)
  • 9th-most passing yards (415, Week 5 of 1967, W 29-27 vs. MIA)
  • 10th-most passing yards (403, Week 13 of 1972, L 16-24 @ OAK)
  • 11th-most passing yards (399, Week 4 of 1967, W 38-24 @ DEN)
  • 12th-most passing yards (397, Week 5 of 1970, L 22-29 vs. BAL)

Miscellaneous Jets records:

  • Most regular season games played among QB (136)
  • Most pick-sixes (28, which is 20 more than any other Jet)
  • Most fourth-quarter comebacks (15)
  • Most QB wins (60)
  • Most QB losses (61)
  • 2nd-most game-winning drives (15, trailing Ken O’Brien’s 16)
  • 1st in career yards per pass attempt relative to league average, out of 17 quarterbacks with 500+ career attempts with Jets (110 – 100 is average)
  • 3rd in career passer rating relative to league average, out of 17 quarterbacks with 500+ career attempts with Jets (102 – 100 is average). Trails Ken O’Brien (108) and Chad Pennington (112)

CAREER STATS

Joe Namath HeadshotGAMESRECORDCOMP%PASS YDSPASS TDINTRATERUSH YDSRUSH TD
Jets Regular Season13660-61-450.227,05717021565.81357
Regular Season14062-63-450.127,66317322065.51407
Playoffs32-142.76413454.8150

PASSING BY SEASON

YearTmGGSQBrecCmpAttCmp%YdsTDTD%IntInt%LngY/AAY/AY/CY/GRateSkYdsSk%NY/AANY/A4QCGWD
1965New York Jets Logo, 1964-19661393-5-116434048.22220185.3154.4626.55.613.5170.868.7131303.75.925.03
1966New York Jets Logo, 1964-196614135-6-223247149.33379194275.7777.25.414.6241.462.67661.56.935.1842
1967New York Jets Logo, 1967-196914148-5-125849152.54007265.3285.7758.26.715.5286.273.82626157.255.8112
1968New York Jets Logo, 1967-1969141411-3-018738049.23147153.9174.5878.37.116.8224.872.1151123.87.686.5133
1969New York Jets Logo, 1967-1969141410-4-018536151.22734195.3174.7607.66.514.8195.374.3131173.575.9723
1970New York Jets Logo, 1967-1969551-4-09017950.3125952.8126.77274.614251.854.76633.26.464.09
1971New York Jets Logo, 1967-1969432-1-0285947.553758.5610.2749.16.219.2134.368.20009.16.22
1972New York Jets Logo, 1967-196913137-6-0162324502816195.9216.5838.76.917.4216.672.5111013.38.16.4222
1973New York Jets Logo, 1967-1969652-3-06813351.196653.864.5637.3614.216168.7109776.084.89
1974New York Jets Logo, 1967-196914147-7-019136152.92616205.5226.1897.25.613.7186.969.41919556.374.8233
1975New York Jets Logo, 1967-196914133-10-015732648.22286154.6288.69174.114.6163.351272537.65.763.04
1976New York Jets Logo, 1967-19691181-7-011423049.6109041.7167354.729.699.139.9161506.53.821.22
1977Los Angeles Rams Logo 1970-78442-2-05010746.760632.854.7425.74.112.1151.554.57766.14.653.2

PLAYOFFS PASSING BY SEASON

YearTmGGSQBrecCmpAttCmp%YdsTDTD%IntInt%LngY/AAY/AY/CY/GRateSkYdsSk%NY/AANY/A4QCGWD
1968New York Jets Logo, 1967-1969222-0367746.847233.911.3526.16.313.123674.24214.95.575.7511
1969New York Jets Logo, 1967-1969110-11440351690037.5184.20.912.116917.62164.83.640.43