Joe MontanaKansas City Chiefs · #16
Joe Montana is a Hall of Fame quarterback who spent most of his career with the San Francisco 49ers before finishing with the Kansas City Chiefs. He won four Super Bowls, was a three-time Super Bowl MVP and a two-time NFL MVP, and is regarded as one of the greatest clutch performers in football history.
Joe Montana — 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 Joe Montana stands
Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.
Joe Montana — every number, three levels deep
Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.
How the model sees Joe Montana
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.
Joe Montana career stats, season by season
| Season | G | Cmp% | Yds | TD | INT | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 16 | 56.5 | 96 | 1 | 0 | 81.1 |
| 1980 | 15 | 64.5 | 1,795 | 15 | 9 | 87.8 |
| 1981 SB MVP | 16 | 63.7 | 3,565 | 19 | 12 | 88.4 |
| 1982 | 9 | 61.6 | 2,613 | 17 | 11 | 88.0 |
| 1983 | 16 | 64.5 | 3,910 | 26 | 12 | 94.6 |
| 1984 SB MVP | 16 | 64.6 | 3,630 | 28 | 10 | 102.9 |
| 1985 | 15 | 61.3 | 3,653 | 27 | 13 | 91.3 |
| 1986 | 8 | 62.2 | 2,236 | 8 | 9 | 80.7 |
| 1987 | 13 | 66.8 | 3,054 | 31 | 13 | 102.1 |
| 1988 SB | 14 | 59.9 | 2,981 | 18 | 10 | 87.9 |
| 1989 SB MVP | 13 | 70.2 | 3,521 | 26 | 8 | 112.4 |
| 1990 MVP | 15 | 61.7 | 3,944 | 26 | 16 | 89.0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 71.4 | 126 | 2 | 0 | 118.4 |
| 1993 | 11 | 60.7 | 2,144 | 13 | 7 | 87.4 |
| 1994 | 14 | 60.6 | 3,283 | 16 | 9 | 83.6 |
| Career | 192 | 40,551 | 273 | 139 |
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Are the Kansas City Chiefs built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
The Ballad of Joe Montana
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
The beginning
Joe Montana, 'Joe Cool,' quarterbacked the San Francisco 49ers to four Super Bowl titles and was named MVP of three of them, never throwing an interception in a Super Bowl.
Turning pro
Drafted 1979, Round 3 (#82 overall) as a Quarterback.
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1979 Cotton Bowl 'Chicken Soup Game' comeback at Notre Dame
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'The Catch' to Dwight Clark to reach his first Super Bowl after the 1981 season
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92-yard game-winning drive in Super Bowl XXIII
Off the court
- Height
- 6'2"
- Weight
- 200 lb
- Draft
- 1979, Round 3 (#82 overall)
- Born
- New Eagle, Pennsylvania
- Age
- 70
- Jersey
- #16
After retiring, Montana settled in Northern California with his wife Jennifer and their four children. He has been active in business and venture-capital investing and remains a frequent presence at 49ers celebrations.
Calm and unflappable under pressure, Montana earned the nickname 'Joe Cool' for his poise in game-deciding moments.
Joe Montana — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Joe Montana, answered.
