Ken Stabler
Kenneth Michael Stabler "The Snake"
Born: December 25, 1945
Foley, AL USA
Deceased: July 8, 2015
Position: QB
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 215
College: Alabama
High School: Foley (AL)
Career: 1970-1984
Drafted: 1968 in Round 2, #52 overall by the Oakland Raiders
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2016
Ken Stabler played from 1970 to 1984 during his career with the Houston Oilers, New Orleans Saints and Oakland Raiders. Stabler threw for 27,938 yards in his career, completing 2,270 of 3,793 passes with 194 touchdowns and 222 interceptions. He also ran for 93 yards in 118 attempts with 4 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 7 | 2 | 28.6 | 52 | 7.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 14.3 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 18.5 |
| 1971 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 48 | 24 | 50.0 | 268 | 5.6 | 1 | 2.1 | 4 | 8.3 | 23 | 4 | 37 | 39.2 |
| 1972 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 74 | 44 | 59.5 | 524 | 7.1 | 4 | 5.4 | 3 | 4.1 | 22 | 8 | 75 | 82.3 |
| 1973 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 260 | 163 | 62.7 | 1997 | 7.7 | 14 | 5.4 | 10 | 3.8 | 80 | 34 | 261 | 88.3 |
| 1974 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 310 | 178 | 57.4 | 2469 | 8.0 | 26 | 8.4 | 12 | 3.9 | 67 | 18 | 141 | 94.9 |
| 1975 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 293 | 171 | 58.4 | 2296 | 7.8 | 16 | 5.5 | 24 | 8.2 | 53 | 19 | 202 | 67.4 |
| 1976 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 291 | 194 | 66.7 | 2737 | 9.4 | 27 | 9.3 | 17 | 5.8 | 88 | 19 | 203 | 103.4 |
| 1977 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 294 | 169 | 57.5 | 2176 | 7.4 | 20 | 6.8 | 20 | 6.8 | 44 | 16 | 141 | 75.2 |
| 1978 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 406 | 237 | 58.4 | 2944 | 7.3 | 16 | 3.9 | 30 | 7.4 | 49 | 37 | 347 | 63.3 |
| 1979 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 498 | 304 | 61.0 | 3615 | 7.3 | 26 | 5.2 | 22 | 4.4 | 66 | 34 | 284 | 82.2 |
| 1980 | NFL Houston Oilers | 457 | 293 | 64.1 | 3202 | 7.0 | 13 | 2.8 | 28 | 6.1 | 79 | 27 | 264 | 68.7 |
| 1981 | NFL Houston Oilers | 285 | 165 | 57.9 | 1988 | 7.0 | 14 | 4.9 | 18 | 6.3 | 71 | 29 | 254 | 69.5 |
| 1982 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 189 | 117 | 61.9 | 1343 | 7.1 | 6 | 3.2 | 10 | 5.3 | 48 | 13 | 106 | 71.8 |
| 1983 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 311 | 176 | 56.6 | 1988 | 6.4 | 9 | 2.9 | 18 | 5.8 | 48 | 18 | 159 | 61.4 |
| 1984 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 70 | 33 | 47.1 | 339 | 4.8 | 2 | 2.9 | 5 | 7.1 | 29 | 5 | 40 | 41.3 |
| Totals | 3793 | 2270 | 59.8 | 27938 | 7.4 | 194 | 5.1 | 222 | 5.9 | 88 | 281 | 2514 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 4 | 29 | 7.2 | 18 | 2 |
| 1972 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 15 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 21 | 101 | 4.8 | 13 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 12 | -2 | -0.2 | 6 | 1 |
| 1975 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 6 | -5 | -0.8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 7 | -2 | -0.3 | 5 | 1 |
| 1977 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 16 | -4 | -0.2 | 13 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL Houston Oilers | 15 | -22 | -1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL Houston Oilers | 10 | -3 | -0.3 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 3 | -4 | -1.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 9 | -14 | -1.6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Totals | 118 | 93 | 0.8 | 18 | 4 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1971 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 1 | 1 | -10 | 0 | |||
| 1972 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1973 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 5 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1974 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 3 | 1 | -11 | 0 | |||
| 1975 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 4 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1976 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 5 | 1 | -5 | 0 | |||
| 1977 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 3 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1978 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 9 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1979 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 10 | 5 | -30 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1980 | NFL Houston Oilers | 7 | 2 | -16 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1981 | NFL Houston Oilers | 7 | 2 | -13 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1982 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1983 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1984 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 66 | 18 | -95 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1971 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1974 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1976 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 3 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 14 | 1 |
| 1972 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 14 | 1 |
| 1973 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 14 | 11 |
| 1974 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 14 | 13 |
| 1975 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 14 | 13 |
| 1976 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 12 | 12 |
| 1977 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 13 | 13 |
| 1978 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 16 | 16 |
| 1979 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 16 | 16 |
| 1980 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 16 | 16 |
| 1981 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 13 | 12 |
| 1982 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 8 | 8 |
| 1983 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 14 | 14 |
| 1984 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 3 | 0 |
Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame 2nd team All-1970s Team
1974 - AP MVP
1974 - AP Offensive Player of the Year
1974 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc. MVP
1976 - Bert Bell Award (Player of the Year)
Honors
1973 - Associated Press All-Conference (1st Team)
1973 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1974 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1974 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1974 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1974 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1974 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1974 - Associated Press All-Conference (1st Team)
1974 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1974 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1976 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1976 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1976 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1976 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1976 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1976 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1976 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
