Every Los Angeles Rams starting QB ever: Full list

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The Los Angeles Rams have a lengthy history dating back to the 1930s when they were the Cleveland Rams. After spending under a decade in Cleveland, the Rams relocated to Los Angeles in the 1940s where they stayed until the mid-1990s. From there, the Rams spent 10 years in St. Louis before moving back to Los Angeles in 2016.

During their storied history, the Rams have had plenty of guys serving as quarterback for the team. Younger fans might only know of Jared Goff and Matthew Stafford and Kurt Warner from the Greatest Show on Turf but the Rams have had plenty of talented quarterbacks such as Bob Waterfield, Norm Van Brocklin, Roman Gabriel, and Jim Everett.

Let's dive through every decade of quarterbacks for the Rams.

Rams starting quarterbacks from 1930 to 1939

Name (Time spent with Rams)

Starts this decade (Career starts with Rams)

Playoff starts this decade (Career playoff starts with Rams)

Bob Snyder (1937-1938)

12 (12)

0 (0)

Parker Hall (1939-1942)

11 (34)

0 (0)

The Cleveland Rams had two starting quarterbacks in the 1930s. Bob Snyder started for two seasons in Cleveland before paving the way to Parker Hall, who closed out the decade as the starter.

Rams starting quarterbacks from 1940 to 1949

Name (Time spent with Rams)

Starts this decade (Career starts with Rams)

Playoff starts this decade (Career playoff starts with Rams)

Parker Hall (1939-1942)

23 (34)

0 (0)

Jack Jacobs (1942, 1945)

4 (4)

0 (0)

Albie Reisz (1944-1946)

3 (3)

0 (0)

Bob Waterfield (1945-1952)

35 (57)

1 (3)

Jim Hardy (1946-1948)

3 (3)

0 (0)

Parker Hall began the decade as the starting quarterback and eventually Bob Waterfield took over as the main signal-caller. The Rams moved from Cleveland to Los Angeles in 1946, which was the second year of the Waterfield era.

Rams starting quarterbacks from 1950 to 1959

Name (Time spent with Rams)

Starts this decade (Career starts with Rams)

Playoff starts this decade (Career playoff starts with Rams)

Bob Waterfield (1945-1952)

22 (57)

2 (3)

Norm Van Brocklin (1949-1957)

65 (65)

3 (3)

Bill Wade (1954-1960)

30 (36)

0 (0)

Frank Ryan (1958-1961)

3 (11)

0 (0)

The Rams had four different quarterbacks during the 1950s, including two Pro Football Hall of Famers in Bob Waterfield and Norm Van Brocklin. Van Brocklin started the most games for the Rams in the 50s with 65 starts and also started the most playoff games with three under his belt.

Rams starting quarterbacks from 1960 to 1969

Name (Time spent with Rams)

Starts this decade (Career starts with Rams)

Playoff starts this decade (Career playoff starts with Rams)

Bill Wade (1954-1960)

6 (36)

0 (0)

Frank Ryan (1958-1961)

8 (11)

0 (0)

Buddy Humphrey (1959-1960)

1 (1)

0 (0)

Zeke Bratkowski (1961-1963)

24 (24)

0 (0)

Roman Gabriel (1962-1972)

79 (119)

2 (2)

Ron Miller (1962)

1 (1)

0 (0)

Terry Baker (1963-1965)

4 (4)

0 (0)

Bill Munson (1964-1967)

18 (18)

0 (0)

Eight different quarterbacks started games for the Rams in the 60s with the most notable name being Roman Gabriel. The Rams quarterback was crowned MVP of the league in 1969 after he threw for 24 touchdowns and only seven interceptions while rushing for another five scores with his legs.

Rams starting quarterbacks from 1970 to 1979

Name (Time spent with Rams)

Starts this decade (Career starts with Rams)

Playoff starts this decade (Career playoff starts with Rams)

Roman Gabriel (1962-1972)

40 (119)

0 (2)

Pete Beathard (1972)

2 (2)

0 (0)

John Hadl (1973-1974)

19 (19)

1 (1)

James Harris (1973-1976)

27 (27)

3 (3)

Ron Jaworski (1974-1976)

3 (3)

1 (1)

Pat Haden (1976-1980)

43 (55)

5 (5)

Joe Namath (1977)

4 (4)

0 (0)

Vince Ferragamo (1977-1984)

5 (44)

3 (6)

Jeff Rutledge (1979-1981)

1 (1)

0 (0)

The Rams had nine different starting signal-callers in the 1970s and while there are some big names here, funny enough, those big names weren't superstars while they were donning the blue and yellow. Roman Gabriel kicked the decade off as the starter and the Rams had three other quarterbacks start double-digit games for the team in the 70s.

Pat Haden started the most games for the Rams in the 70s with 43 starts under his belt. He also made five playoff starts for the Rams

Rams starting quarterbacks from 1980 to 1989

Name (Time spent with Rams)

Starts this decade (Career starts with Rams)

Playoff starts this decade (Career playoff starts with Rams)

Vince Ferragamo (1977-1984)

39 (44)

3 (6)

Pat Haden (1976-1980)

8 (55)

0 (5)

Dan Pastorini (1981)

5 (5)

0 (0)

Bert Jones (1982)

4 (4)

0 (0)

Jeff Kemp (1981-1985)

14 (14)

1 (1)

Dieter Brock (1985)

15 (15)

2 (2)

Steve Barkowski (1986)

6 (6)

0 (0)

Jim Everett (1986-1993)

48 (105)

5 (5)

Steve Dils (1984-1987)

9 (9)

0 (0)

The two big names here are Vince Ferragamo and Jim Everett, both of whom served as the Rams starting quarterback for multiple seasons. Everett started five playoff games for Los Angeles while Ferragamo made three playoff starts for the team in the 1980s.

Rams starting quarterbacks from 1990 to 1999

Name (Time spent with Rams)

Starts this decade (Career starts with Rams)

Playoff starts this decade (Career playoff starts with Rams)

Jim Everett (1986-1993)

57 (105)

0 (5)

T.J. Rubley (1993)

7 (7)

0 (0)

Chris Miller (1994-1995)

23 (23)

0 (0)

Chris Chandler (1994, 2004)

6 (8)

0 (0)

Mark Rypien (1995, 1997)

3 (3)

0 (0)

Tony Banks (1996-1998)

43 (43)

0 (0)

Steve Walsh (1996)

3 (3)

0 (0)

Steve Bono (1998)

2 (2)

0 (0)

Kurt Warner (1998-2003)

16 (50)

3 (7)

The Rams kicked off the 90s with one franchise quarterback and ended the 90s with another franchise quarterback. The franchise relocated to St. Louis in 1995 and the first quarterback after that move was Chris Miller, who started 23 games over two seasons. Kurt Warner joined the team in 1998 and led the team to a Super Bowl title in the 1999 season.

Rams starting quarterbacks from 2000 to 2009

Name (Time spent with Rams)

Starts this decade (Career starts with Rams)

Playoff starts this decade (Career playoff starts with Rams)

Kurt Warner (1998-2003)

34 (50)

4 (7)

Trent Green (2000, 2008)

6 (6)

0 (0)

Marc Bulger (2002-2009)

95 (95)

3 (3)

Jamie Martin (1996, 2001-2005)

7 (7)

0 (0)

Scott Covington (2002)

1 (1)

0 (0)

Chris Chandler (1994, 2004)

2 (8)

0 (0)

Ryan Fitzpatrick (2005-2006)

3 (3)

0 (0)

Gus Frerotte (2006-2007)

3 (3)

0 (0)

Brock Berlin (2007-2008)

1 (1)

0 (0)

Kyle Boller (2009)

4 (4)

0 (0)

Keith Null (2009)

4 (4)

0 (0)

Trent Green was on the Rams roster in the 90s but he never started a game for them, which worked out well for the organization considering how good Kurt Warner ended up being. Some other notable names here include Marc Bulger, who started 95 games and three playoff games for the Rams and Ryan Fitzpatrick, who kicked off his lengthy NFL career with the Rams.

Rams starting quarterbacks from 2010 to 2019

Name (Time spent with Rams)

Starts this decade (Career starts with Rams)

Playoff starts this decade (Career playoff starts with Rams)

Sam Bradford (2010-2013)

49 (49)

0 (0)

A.J. Feeley (2011)

3 (3)

0 (0)

Kellen Clemons (2011-2013)

12 (12)

0 (0)

Austin Davis (2014)

8 (8)

0 (0)

Shaun Hill (2014)

8 (8)

0 (0)

Nick Foles (2015)

11 (11)

0 (0)

Case Keenum (2015)

5 (5)

0 (0)

Jared Goff (2016-2020)

54 (69)

4 (5)

Sean Mannion (2015-2018)

1 (1)

0 (0)

The Rams owned the number one overall pick twice during the 2010s. The first time around came at the start of the decade and they spent that first pick on Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford, who spent four seasons with St. Louis. Bradford had a nice rookie year but couldn't stay healthy, eventually paving the way for them to go in another direction.

While the Rams weren't the worst team in the league in 2015, the franchise was relocating from St. Louis to Los Angeles beginning in 2016 so the organization swung for the fences. The Rams moved to the top pick in the 2016 draft and took California's Jared Goff, who helped lead the team to a Super Bowl appearance in the 2018 season.

Rams starting quarterbacks from 2020 to Present

Name (Time spent with Rams)

Starts this decade (Career starts with Rams)

Playoff starts this decade (Career playoff starts with Rams)

Jared Goff (2016-2020)

15 (69)

1 (5)

John Wolford (2020-2022)

4 (4)

1 (1)

Matthew Stafford (2021-Present)

41 (41)

5 (5)

Baker Mayfield (2022)

4 (4)

0 (0)

Bryce Perkins (2022)

1 (1)

0 (0)

Brett Rypien (2023)

1 (1)

0 (0)

Carson Wentz (2023)

1 (1)

0 (0)

Following the 2020 season, the Rams decided to go in another direction at quarterback. They swapped quarterbacks with the Lions, bringing Matthew Stafford to Los Angeles in the hopes of securing a Super Bowl title while the roster was still stacked.

Stafford delivered on that promise, winning a Super Bowl with the Rams in his first year with the team. The team had a Super Bowl hangover in 2022 that led to Baker Mayfield and Bryce Perkins having to start five games. Stafford also missed some time in 2023, which paved the way for Brett Rypien and Carson Wentz to start two games.

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