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Jeff Garcia

QB (retired)

Jeff Garcia: facts drawn from the play-by-play.

FanIQ Research · May 10, 2026 · 6 facts, every one from the play-by-play

11-year career across SF, CLE, DET, PHI, TB, OAK. 26,894 career passing yards. 3x Pro Bowler. The CFL-to-NFL star.

Milestone

Career regular-season totals

Stat	Total
Games	131
Yards	26,894
TDs	168
INTs	90
Rush yds	2,237
Rush TDs	27

SF years (1999-03): franchise QB peak. CLE/DET (2004-05): journeyman. PHI/TB (2006-08): comeback specialist. OAK (2009): final stop.

Trend

Garcia career arc

Phase	Years	Highlight
SF	1999-2003	4,278 yds 2000
CLE	2004	1,731 yds in 11 GS
DET	2005	6 GS, brief
PHI	2006	5-1 as starter, McNabb relief
TB	2007-08	Pro Bowl 2007
OAK	2009	1 GS, end of career

SF years: 17,165 yards in 5 seasons. Post-SF: 9,729 yards in 6 seasons across 5 teams.

Split

Garcia career splits

Stop	Years	Yds	TDs
SF	1999-03	17,165	117
CLE	2004	1,731	10
DET	2005	937	3
PHI	2006	1,702	12
TB	2007-08	5,359	26

His passing yards per season shows a 3-year SF franchise-QB peak (2000-02) followed by a journeyman tail.

Garcia passing yards by season

Season	Pass yds

He won 3 Grey Cups in the CFL with Calgary (1995, 1998 MVP) before ever starting an NFL game. Few NFL Pro Bowlers come from that path.

Rare

Garcia CFL-to-NFL pipeline

Phase	Detail
CFL years	1994-1998 (Calgary)
Grey Cups	1995, 1998
CFL MVP	1998
NFL debut	1999 (age 29)
NFL Pro Bowls	3 (2000, 2001, 2002)

His 2007 TB Pro Bowl season (2,440 yds, 13 TDs in 13 starts) made him the only QB to make Pro Bowls with multiple teams (SF + TB) post-2000.

Comparison

Garcia Pro Bowl seasons

Year	Team	Yds	TDs
2000	SF	4,278	31
2001	SF	3,771	33
2002	SF	3,868	24
2007	TB	2,440	13

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