List of Seattle Seahawks starting quarterbacks

Russell Wilson (2012–2021)

These quarterbacks have started at least one game for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League. They are listed in order of the date of each player's first start at quarterback for the Seahawks.

## Starting quarterbacks

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Tarvaris Jackson (2011) Matt Hasselbeck (2001–2010) Warren Moon (1997–1998) Jim Zorn (1976–1984)

The number of games they started during the season is listed to the right:

### Regular season

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Season(s) | Quarterback(s) | References

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1976 | Jim Zorn (14) | [1]
1977 | Jim Zorn (10) / Steve Myer (4) | [2]
1978 | Jim Zorn (16) | [3]
1979 | [4]
1980 | [5]
1981 | Jim Zorn (13) / Dave Krieg (3) | [6]
1982 | Jim Zorn (7) / Dave Krieg (2) | [7]
1983 | Dave Krieg (8) / Jim Zorn (8) | [8]
1984 | Dave Krieg (16) | [9]
1985 | [10]
1986 | Dave Krieg (14) / Gale Gilbert (2) | [11]
1987 | Dave Krieg (12) / Bruce Mathison (2) / Jeff Kemp (1) | [12]
1988 | Dave Krieg (9) / Kelly Stouffer (6) / Jeff Kemp (1) | [13]
1989 | Dave Krieg (14) / Kelly Stouffer (2) | [14]
1990 | Dave Krieg (16) | [15]
1991 | Dave Krieg (9) / Jeff Kemp (5) / Dan McGwire (1) / Kelly Stouffer (1) | [16]
1992 | Stan Gelbaugh (8) / Kelly Stouffer (7) / Dan McGwire (1) | [17]
1993 | Rick Mirer (16) | [18]
1994 | Rick Mirer (13) / Dan McGwire (3) | [19]
1995 | Rick Mirer (13) / John Friesz (3) | [20]
1996 | Rick Mirer (9) / John Friesz (6) / Stan Gelbaugh (1) | [21]
1997 | Warren Moon (14) / Jon Kitna (1) / John Friesz (1) | [22]
1998 | Warren Moon (10) / Jon Kitna (5) / John Friesz (1) | [23]
1999 | Jon Kitna (15) / Glenn Foley (1) | [24]
2000 | Jon Kitna (12) / Brock Huard (4) | [25]
2001 | Matt Hasselbeck (12) / Trent Dilfer (4) | [26]
2002 | Matt Hasselbeck (10) / Trent Dilfer (6) | [27]
2003 | Matt Hasselbeck (16) | [28]
2004 | Matt Hasselbeck (14) / Trent Dilfer (2) | [29]
2005 | Matt Hasselbeck (16) | [30]
2006 | Matt Hasselbeck (12) / Seneca Wallace (4) | [31]
2007 | Matt Hasselbeck (16) | [32]
2008 | Seneca Wallace (8) / Matt Hasselbeck (7) / Charlie Frye (1) | [33]
2009 | Matt Hasselbeck (14) / Seneca Wallace (2) | [34]
2010 | Matt Hasselbeck (14) / Charlie Whitehurst (2) | [35]
2011 | Tarvaris Jackson (14) / Charlie Whitehurst (2) | [36]
2012 | Russell Wilson (16) | [37]
2013 | [38]
2014 | [39]
2015 | [40]
2016 | [41]
2017 | [42]
2018 | [43]
2019 | [44]
2020 | [45]
2021 | Russell Wilson (14) / Geno Smith (3) | [46]
2022 | Geno Smith (17) |
2023 | Geno Smith (15) / Drew Lock (2) |

### Postseason

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Season | Quarterback(s) | Ref(s)

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1983 | Dave Krieg (2–1) | [47]
1984 | Dave Krieg (1–1) | [47]
1987 | Dave Krieg (0–1) | [47]
1988 | [47]
1999 | Jon Kitna (0–1) | [48]
2003 | Matt Hasselbeck (0–1) | [49]
2004 | [49]
2005 | Matt Hasselbeck (2–1) | [49]
2006 | Matt Hasselbeck (1–1) | [49]
2007 | [49]
2010 | [49]
2012 | Russell Wilson (1–1) | [50]
2013 | Russell Wilson (3–0) | [50]
2014 | Russell Wilson (2–1) | [50]
2015 | Russell Wilson (1–1) | [50]
2016 | [50]
2018 | Russell Wilson (0–1) | [50]
2019 | Russell Wilson (1–1) | [50]
2020 | Russell Wilson (0–1) | [50]
2022 | Geno Smith (0–1) |

## Most games as starting quarterback

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These quarterbacks have the most starts for the Seahawks in regular season games (through the 2023 season).

Name  |

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GP  | Games played
GS  | Games started
W  | Number of wins as starting quarterback
L  | Number of losses as starting quarterback
T  | Number of ties as starting quarterback
Pct  | Winning percentage as starting quarterback
Name  | Period  | GP  | GS  | W  | L  | T  | %

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Russell Wilson | 2012–2021 | 158 | 158 | 104 | 53 | 1 | .658
Matt Hasselbeck | 2001–2010 | 138 | 131 | 69 | 62 | — | .527
Dave Krieg | 1980–1991 | 129 | 119 | 70 | 49 | — | .588
Jim Zorn | 1976–1984 | 126 | 100 | 40 | 60 | — | .400
Rick Mirer | 1993–1996 | 55 | 51 | 20 | 31 | — | .392
Geno Smith | 2021 - Present  | 37  | 35  | 18  | 17  | —  | .514
Jon Kitna | 1997–2000 | 39 | 33 | 18 | 15 | — | .545

## Team career passing records

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(Through the 2023 season)

Name  | Comp  | Att  | %  | Yds  | TD  | Int

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Russell Wilson | 3,079 | 4,735 | 65.0 | 37,059 | 292 | 87
Matt Hasselbeck | 2,559 | 4,250 | 60.2 | 29,434 | 174 | 128
Dave Krieg | 2,096 | 3,576 | 58.6 | 26,132 | 195 | 148
Jim Zorn | 1,593 | 2,990 | 53.3 | 20,122 | 107 | 133
Rick Mirer | 814 | 1,523 | 53.4 | 9,094 | 41 | 56
Geno Smith | 791  | 1,171  | 67.5  | 8,641  | 55  | 21
Jon Kitna | 658 | 1,130 | 58.2 | 7,552 | 49 | 45

## See also

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* List of NFL starting quarterbacks

## References and footnotes

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1. ^ "1976 Seattle Seahawks Statistics & Players". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
2. ^ "1977 Seattle Seahawks Statistics & Players". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
3. ^ "1978 Seattle Seahawks Statistics & Players". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
4. ^ "1979 Seattle Seahawks Statistics & Players". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
5. ^ "1980 Seattle Seahawks Statistics & Players". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
6. ^ "1981 Seattle Seahawks Statistics & Players". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
7. ^ "1982 Seattle Seahawks Statistics & Players". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
8. ^ "1983 Seattle Seahawks Statistics & Players". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
9. ^ "1984 Seattle Seahawks Statistics & Players". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
10. ^ "1985 Seattle Seahawks Statistics & Players". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
11. ^ "1986 Seattle Seahawks Statistics & Players". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
12. ^ "1987 Seattle Seahawks Statistics & Players". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
13. ^ "1988 Seattle Seahawks Statistics & Players". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
14. ^ "1989 Seattle Seahawks Statistics & Players". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
15. ^ "1990 Seattle Seahawks Statistics & Players". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
16. ^ "1991 Seattle Seahawks Statistics & Players". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
17. ^ "1992 Seattle Seahawks Statistics & Players". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
18. ^ "1993 Seattle Seahawks Statistics & Players". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
19. ^ "1994 Seattle Seahawks Statistics & Players". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
20. ^ "1995 Seattle Seahawks Statistics & Players". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
21. ^ "1996 Seattle Seahawks Statistics & Players". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
22. ^ "1997 Seattle Seahawks Statistics & Players". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
23. ^ "1998 Seattle Seahawks Statistics & Players". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
24. ^ "1999 Seattle Seahawks Statistics & Players". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
25. ^ "2000 Seattle Seahawks Statistics & Players". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
26. ^ "2001 Seattle Seahawks Statistics & Players". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
27. ^ "2002 Seattle Seahawks Statistics & Players". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
28. ^ "2003 Seattle Seahawks Statistics & Players". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
29. ^ "2004 Seattle Seahawks Statistics & Players". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
30. ^ "2005 Seattle Seahawks Statistics & Players". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
31. ^ "2010 Seattle Seahawks Statistics & Players". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
32. ^ "2007 Seattle Seahawks Statistics & Players". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
33. ^ "2010 Seattle Seahawks Statistics & Players". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
34. ^ "2010 Seattle Seahawks Statistics & Players". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
35. ^ "2010 Seattle Seahawks Statistics & Players". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
36. ^ "2011 Seattle Seahawks Statistics & Players". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
37. ^ "2012 Seattle Seahawks Statistics & Players". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 30, 2012.
38. ^ "2013 Seattle Seahawks Statistics & Players". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
39. ^ "2014 Seattle Seahawks Statistics & Players". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
40. ^ "2015 Seattle Seahawks Statistics & Players". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
41. ^ "2016 Seattle Seahawks Statistics & Players". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
42. ^ "2017 Seattle Seahawks Statistics & Players". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
43. ^ "2018 Seattle Seahawks Statistics & Players". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
44. ^ "2019 Seattle Seahawks Statistics & Players". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
45. ^ "2020 Seattle Seahawks Statistics & Players". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
46. ^ "2021 Seattle Seahawks Statistics & Players". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
47. ^ a b c d Dave Krieg. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
48. ^ Jon Kitna. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
49. ^ a b c d e f Matt Hasselbeck. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
50. ^ a b c d e f g h Russell Wilson. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 30, 2020.

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Seattle Seahawks

* Founded in 1976
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* Headquartered in Renton, Washington

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Stadiums|

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Lore|

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Rivalries|

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Conference championships (3)|

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* 2013 (XLVIII)

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* 12
* 45
* 71
* 80
* 96

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* League: National Football League
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Seattle Seahawks starting quarterbacks

* Jim Zorn (1976–1983)
* Steve Myer (1977)
* Dave Krieg (1981–1991)
* Gale Gilbert (1986)
* Bruce Mathison (1987)
* Jeff Kemp (1987–1988, 1991)
* Kelly Stouffer (1988–1989, 1991–1992)
* Stan Gelbaugh (1992, 1996)
* Dan McGwire (1991–1992, 1994)
* Rick Mirer (1993–1996)
* John Friesz (1995–1998)
* Warren Moon (1997–1998)
* Jon Kitna (1997–2000)
* Glenn Foley (1999)
* Brock Huard (2000)
* Matt Hasselbeck (2001–2010)
* Trent Dilfer (2001–2002, 2004)
* Seneca Wallace (2006, 2008–2009)
* Charlie Frye (2008)
* Charlie Whitehurst (2010–2011)
* Tarvaris Jackson (2011)
* Russell Wilson (2012–2021)
* Geno Smith (2021–present)
* Drew Lock (2023)

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