Warren MoonKansas City Chiefs · #1
Warren Moon threw for 49,325 yards and 291 touchdowns in 17 NFL seasons after winning five straight Grey Cups in the CFL, made nine Pro Bowls, and in 2006 became the first Black quarterback inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Warren Moon — 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 Warren Moon stands
Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.
Warren Moon — every number, three levels deep
Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.
How the model sees Warren Moon
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.
Warren Moon career stats, season by season
| Season | G | Cmp% | Yds | TD | INT | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 16 | 57.6 | 3,338 | 12 | 14 | 76.9 |
| 1985 | 14 | 53.1 | 2,709 | 15 | 19 | 68.5 |
| 1986 | 15 | 52.5 | 3,489 | 13 | 26 | 62.3 |
| 1987 | 12 | 50.0 | 2,806 | 21 | 18 | 74.2 |
| 1988 | 11 | 54.4 | 2,327 | 17 | 8 | 88.4 |
| 1989 | 16 | 60.3 | 3,631 | 23 | 14 | 88.9 |
| 1990 OPOY | 15 | 62.0 | 4,689 | 33 | 13 | 96.8 |
| 1991 | 16 | 61.7 | 4,690 | 23 | 21 | 81.7 |
| 1992 | 11 | 64.7 | 2,521 | 18 | 12 | 89.3 |
| 1993 | 15 | 58.3 | 3,485 | 21 | 21 | 75.2 |
| 1994 | 15 | 61.7 | 4,264 | 18 | 19 | 79.9 |
| 1995 | 16 | 62.2 | 4,228 | 33 | 14 | 91.5 |
| 1996 | 8 | 54.3 | 1,610 | 7 | 9 | 68.7 |
| 1997 | 15 | 59.3 | 3,678 | 25 | 16 | 83.7 |
| 1998 | 10 | 56.2 | 1,632 | 11 | 8 | 76.6 |
| 1999 | 1 | 33.3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 57.6 |
| 2000 | 2 | 44.1 | 208 | 1 | 1 | 61.9 |
| Career | 208 | 49,325 | 291 | 233 |
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 Warren Moon
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
The beginning
Warren Moon was a trailblazing passer who starred in the Canadian Football League before a prolific NFL career made him the first Black quarterback inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Turning pro
Drafted Undrafted as a Quarterback.
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Won five consecutive Grey Cups with Edmonton before entering the NFL.
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Signed with the Houston Oilers in 1984 and became a run-and-shoot star.
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Named 1990 Offensive Player of the Year after a 4,689-yard season.
Off the court
- Height
- 6'3"
- Weight
- 218 lb
- Draft
- Undrafted
- Born
- Los Angeles, California
- Age
- 70
- Jersey
- #1
Moon founded the Crescent Moon Foundation to support education and mentorship and became a broadcaster and mentor to later generations of quarterbacks. His career is frequently cited as a pivotal moment in opening the position to Black players.
Poised, strong-armed, and quietly determined, Moon persevered through racial barriers to build one of the most productive careers at the position on two sides of the border.
Warren Moon — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Warren Moon, answered.
