QB Stats Definitions

Yards Per Attempt (YPA)

This stat measures the passing yards gained per pass attempted by the player. It is an effective stat because it rewards player for completing passes for more yardage. If two players both complete the same percentage of their passes and attempt the same number of passes, yards per attempt will reward the player who gains more yardage on those passes.

Completion Percentage (Comp %)

This is the traditional way to measure a quarterback’s accuracy. Simply divide the number of completions by the number of attempts. It is an effective statistic, but does ignore the yardage gained on the throws. A quarterback is rewarded the same for a completion for no gain as he is for a pass for 40 yards.

Attempts Per Touchdown (A/TD)

A simple statistic that measures the number of pass attempts a player accumulates per touchdown thrown. It is effective to compare players who play in more or less pass heavy schemes, instead of counting touchdowns cumulatively or per game we measure the number of pass attempts a player needs to throw a touchdown.

Attempts Per Interception (A/Int)

A simple statistic that measures the number of pass attempts a player accumulates per interception thrown. It is effective to compare players who play in more or less pass heavy schemes, instead of counting interceptions cumulatively or per game we measure the number of pass attempts a player throw before throwing an interception.

Yards Per Carry (YPC)

Same as with running backs, this stat measure the yards a player gains rushing per rushing attempt. Quarterbacks in college are charged with negative rushing yardage on sacks making it difficult to get a big number here. The dual threat quarterback will add a little value with a good number, but so will quarterbacks who avoid sacks with in pocket mobility and getting rid of the ball quickly and take less negative yardage.

QB Score (QBS)

Our own score assigned to quarterbacks based on their statistical performance. The QB Score is calculated by combining various statistics and assigns a value for a quarterback’s overall performance to make it easier to compare players overall. A score of around 60 would be considered average. There is no maximum score, but anything over 70 is good and under 50 is a poor score.

QBS vs Avg

We use this to measure how effective a quarterback was that season. It factors the Quarterback’s QB Score and compares it to the combined average of players against the teams he played, excluding the quarterback in questions own stats. This way we can reward a player who played against tougher competition as the average will be lower against those teams.