List of Chicago Bears starting quarterbacks

These 84 quarterbacks have started at least one game for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. They are listed in order of the date of each player's first start at quarterback for the Bears.

Regular season

Justin Fields (2021–present)
Mitchell Trubisky (2017–2020)
Jay Cutler, who holds multiple Bears franchise passing records (2009–2016)
Kyle Orton started 15 games in 2008
Rex Grossman, who played for the Bears in Super Bowl XLI in 2006 (2003–2008)
Jim McMahon, who won the Bears' only Super Bowl in 1985 (1982–1988)
Season(s) Quarterback (games) References
1920 * Pard Pearce (8) / Jimmy Conzelman (3)
1921 * Pard Pearce (8)
1922 * Joey Sternaman (11)
1923 * Johnny Bryan (12)
1924 * Joey Sternaman (9)
1925 * Joey Sternaman (17)
1926 * Milton Romney (16) / Paddy Driscoll (16)
1927 * Paddy Driscoll (10)
1928 * Joey Sternaman (11) / Paddy Driscoll (12)
1929 * Joey Sternaman (12) / Paddy Driscoll (9)
1930 * Carl Brumbaugh (12)
1931 * Carl Brumbaugh (9)
1932 * Keith Molesworth (14)
1933 * Carl Brumbaugh (9) / Keith Molesworth (9)
1934 * Carl Brumbaugh (12) / Keith Molesworth (3)
1935 * Bernie Masterson (11)
1936 * Bernie Masterson (9) / Carl Brumbaugh (3)
1937 * Bernie Masterson (5) / Gene Ronzani (3)
1938 * Bernie Masterson (3) / Ray Buivid (6)
1939 * Sid Luckman (7) / Bernie Masterson (7)
1940 * Sid Luckman (7) / Bernie Masterson (2)
1941 Sid Luckman (11)
1942 Sid Luckman (10) / Charlie O'Rourke (1)
1943 Sid Luckman (9) / Bob Snyder (1)
1944 Sid Luckman (7) / Gene Ronzani (2) / Johnny Long (1)
1945 Sid Luckman (9) / Gene Ronzani (1)
1946 Sid Luckman (5) / Tom Farris (3) / Noah Mullins (3)
1947 Sid Luckman (7) / Mike Jarmoluk (3) / Mike Holovak (2)
1948 Sid Luckman (8) / Johnny Lujack (3) / Bobby Layne (1)
1949 Johnny Lujack (8) / Sid Luckman (2) / George Blanda (2)
1950 Johnny Lujack (12)
1951 Johnny Lujack (6) / Steve Romanik (6)
1952 Bob Williams (7) / Steve Romanik (3) / George Blanda (2)
1953 George Blanda (12)
1954 George Blanda (7) / Zeke Bratkowski (5)
1955 Ed Brown (12)
1956 Ed Brown (12)
1957 Ed Brown (8) / Zeke Bratkowski (4)
1958 Ed Brown (11) / Zeke Bratkowski (1)
1959 Ed Brown (10) / Zeke Bratkowski (2)
1960 Ed Brown (11) / Zeke Bratkowski (1)
1961 Billy Wade (9) / Ed Brown (5)
1962 Billy Wade (14)
1963 Billy Wade (14)
1964 Billy Wade (10) / Rudy Bukich (4)
1965 Rudy Bukich (12) / Billy Wade (2)
1966 Rudy Bukich (14)
1967 Jack Concannon (12) / Larry Rakestraw (2)
1968 Jack Concannon (7) / Virgil Carter (5) / Larry Rakestraw (2)
1969 Bobby Douglass (7) / Jack Concannon (5) / Virgil Carter (2)
1970 Jack Concannon (13) / Bobby Douglass (1)
1971 Bobby Douglass (7) / Kent Nix (4) / Jack Concannon (3)
1972 Bobby Douglass (14)
1973 Bobby Douglass (12) / Gary Huff (2)
1974 Gary Huff (11) / Bobby Douglass (3)
1975 Gary Huff (9) / Bob Avellini (4) / Bobby Douglass (1)
1976 Bob Avellini (14)
1977 Bob Avellini (14)
1978 Bob Avellini (12) / Mike Phipps (4)
1979 Mike Phipps (10) / Vince Evans (3) / Bob Avellini (3)
1980 Vince Evans (10) / Mike Phipps (6)
1981 Vince Evans (16)
1982 Jim McMahon (7) / Bob Avellini (2)
1983 Jim McMahon (13) / Vince Evans (3)
1984 Jim McMahon (9) / Steve Fuller (4) / Rusty Lisch (1) / Bob Avellini (1) / Greg Landry (1)
1985 Jim McMahon (11) / Steve Fuller (5)
1986 Mike Tomczak (7) / Jim McMahon (6) / Steve Fuller (2) / Doug Flutie (1)
1987 Jim McMahon (6) / Mike Tomczak (6) / Mike Hohensee (2) / Steve Bradley (1)
1988 Jim McMahon (9) / Mike Tomczak (5) / Jim Harbaugh (2)
1989 Mike Tomczak (11) / Jim Harbaugh (5)
1990 Jim Harbaugh (14) / Mike Tomczak (2)
1991 Jim Harbaugh (16)
1992 Jim Harbaugh (13) / Peter Tom Willis (2) / Will Furrer (1)
1993 Jim Harbaugh (15) / Peter Tom Willis (1)
1994 Steve Walsh (11) / Erik Kramer (5)
1995 Erik Kramer (16)
1996 Dave Krieg (12) / Erik Kramer (4)
1997 Erik Kramer (13) / Rick Mirer (3)
1998 Erik Kramer (8) / Steve Stenstrom (7) / Moses Moreno (1)
1999 Shane Matthews (7) / Cade McNown (6) / Jim Miller (3)
2000 Cade McNown (9) / Shane Matthews (5) / Jim Miller (2)
2001 Jim Miller (13) / Shane Matthews (3)
2002 Jim Miller (8) / Chris Chandler (7) / Henry Burris (1)
2003 Kordell Stewart (7) / Chris Chandler (6)/ Rex Grossman (3)
2004 Craig Krenzel (5) / Chad Hutchinson (5)/ Jonathan Quinn (3) / Rex Grossman (3)
2005 Kyle Orton (15) / Rex Grossman (1)
2006 Rex Grossman (16)
2007 Rex Grossman (7) / Brian Griese (6) / Kyle Orton (3)
2008 Kyle Orton (15) / Rex Grossman (1)
2009 Jay Cutler (16)
2010 Jay Cutler (15) / Todd Collins (1)
2011 Jay Cutler (10) / Caleb Hanie (4) / Josh McCown (2)
2012 Jay Cutler (15) / Jason Campbell (1)
2013 Jay Cutler (11) / Josh McCown (5)
2014 Jay Cutler (15) / Jimmy Clausen (1)
2015 Jay Cutler (15) / Jimmy Clausen (1)
2016 Matt Barkley (6) / Jay Cutler (5) / Brian Hoyer (5)
2017 Mitchell Trubisky (12) / Mike Glennon (4)
2018 Mitchell Trubisky (14) / Chase Daniel (2)
2019 Mitchell Trubisky (15) / Chase Daniel (1)
2020 Mitchell Trubisky (9) / Nick Foles (7)
2021 Justin Fields (10) / Andy Dalton (6) / Nick Foles (1)
2022 Justin Fields (15) / Trevor Siemian (1) / Nathan Peterman (1)
2023 Justin Fields (6) / Tyson Bagent (2)
  • * – Indicates that the number of starts is not known for that year for each quarterback

Postseason

Season(s) Quarterback(s)
1921 Pard Pearce*
1932 Carl Brumbaugh (1–0)**
1933 Carl Brumbaugh (1–0)
1934 Carl Brumbaugh (0–1)
1937 Bernie Masterson (0–1)
1940 Sid Luckman (1–0)
1941 Sid Luckman (2–0)
1942 Sid Luckman (0–1)
1943 Sid Luckman (1–0)
1946 Sid Luckman (1–0)
1950 Johnny Lujack (0–1)
1956 Ed Brown (0–1)
1963 Billy Wade (1–0)
1977 Bob Avellini (0–1)
1979 Mike Phipps (0–1)
1984 Steve Fuller (1–1)
1985 Jim McMahon (3–0)
1986 Doug Flutie (0–1)
1987 Jim McMahon (0–1)
1988 Mike Tomczak (1–0) / Jim McMahon (0–1)
1990 Mike Tomczak (1–1)
1991 Jim Harbaugh (0–1)
1994 Steve Walsh (1–1)
2001 Jim Miller (0–1)
2005 Rex Grossman (0–1)
2006 Rex Grossman (2–1)
2010 Jay Cutler (1–1)
2018 Mitchell Trubisky (0–1)
2020 Mitchell Trubisky (0–1)

Team career passing records

Through the 2020 NFL Season

Name Comp Att % Yds TD Int
Jay Cutler 2,020 3,271 61.8 23,443 154 109
Jim Harbaugh 1,023 1,759 58.2 11,567 50 56
Mitchell Trubisky 1,010 1,577 64.1 10,609 64 37
Erik Kramer 913 1,557 58.6 10,582 63 45
Sid Luckman 904 1,744 51.8 14,686 137 132
Jim McMahon 874 1,513 57.8 11,203 67 56

See also


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