Dan MarinoMiami Dolphins · #13
Dan Marino is a Hall of Fame quarterback who spent his entire 17-year career with the Miami Dolphins. The 1984 NFL MVP, he retired as the NFL's all-time leader in passing yards and touchdowns and is widely regarded as one of the greatest pure passers never to win a Super Bowl.
Dan Marino — the report card
Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.
Where Dan Marino stands
Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.
Dan Marino — every number, three levels deep
Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.
How the model sees Dan Marino
Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.
Dan Marino career stats, season by season
| Season | G | Cmp% | Yds | TD | INT | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 11 | 58.4 | 2,210 | 20 | 6 | 96.0 |
| 1984 MVP | 16 | 64.2 | 5,084 | 48 | 17 | 108.9 |
| 1985 | 16 | 59.9 | 4,137 | 30 | 21 | 84.1 |
| 1986 | 16 | 60.7 | 4,746 | 44 | 23 | 92.5 |
| 1987 | 12 | 60.2 | 3,245 | 26 | 13 | 89.2 |
| 1988 | 16 | 58.4 | 4,434 | 28 | 23 | 80.8 |
| 1989 | 16 | 58.7 | 3,997 | 24 | 22 | 76.9 |
| 1990 | 16 | 59.2 | 3,563 | 21 | 11 | 82.6 |
| 1991 | 16 | 59.3 | 3,970 | 25 | 13 | 85.8 |
| 1992 | 16 | 59.5 | 4,116 | 24 | 16 | 85.1 |
| 1993 | 5 | 56.3 | 1,218 | 8 | 3 | 95.9 |
| 1994 | 16 | 62.6 | 4,453 | 30 | 17 | 89.2 |
| 1995 | 14 | 60.6 | 3,668 | 24 | 15 | 90.8 |
| 1996 | 13 | 59.3 | 2,795 | 17 | 9 | 87.8 |
| 1997 | 16 | 61.9 | 3,780 | 16 | 11 | 80.7 |
| 1998 | 16 | 60.0 | 3,497 | 23 | 15 | 80.0 |
| 1999 | 11 | 55.9 | 2,448 | 12 | 17 | 67.4 |
| Career | 242 | 61,361 | 420 | 252 |
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Are the Miami Dolphins built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
The Ballad of Dan Marino
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
The beginning
Dan Marino owned nearly every major passing record when he retired, throwing for 61,361 yards and 420 touchdowns across 17 seasons, all with the Miami Dolphins, yet never won a Super Bowl.
Turning pro
Drafted 1983, Round 1 (#27 overall) as a Quarterback.
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Sixth quarterback drafted in the storied 1983 class
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Record-shattering 1984 MVP season (5,084 yards, 48 TD)
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The 1994 'Fake Spike' game against the Jets
Off the court
- Height
- 6'4"
- Weight
- 224 lb
- Draft
- 1983, Round 1 (#27 overall)
- Born
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Age
- 65
- Jersey
- #13
After football Marino became a longtime studio analyst on national NFL broadcasts and remained closely tied to Miami through the Dan Marino Foundation, which supports children with autism and other developmental disabilities. He also had a memorable cameo in the film 'Ace Ventura: Pet Detective.'
Marino was a confident, quick-triggered gunslinger famous for the fastest release of his generation and a fiery competitive streak.
Dan Marino — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Dan Marino, answered.
