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.
Season(s) | Quarterback(s) |
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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) |
These quarterbacks have the most starts for the Bears in regular season games (through the 2023 NFL 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 |
% | Winning percentage as starting quarterback |
Name | Period | GP | GS | W | L | T | % |
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Jay Cutler | 2009 - 2016 | 102 | 102 | 51 | 51 | — | .500 |
Ed Brown | 1955 - 1961 | 98 | 66 | 39 | 25 | 2 | .591 |
Jim Harbaugh | 1988 - 1993 | 89 | 65 | 35 | 30 | — | .538 |
Sid Luckman* | 1939 - 1949 | 128 | 61 | — | — | — | — |
Jim McMahon | 1982 - 1988 | 66 | 61 | 46 | 15 | — | .754 |
Mitchell Trubisky | 2017 - 2020 | 51 | 50 | 29 | 21 | — | .580 |
* – Indicates that the quarterbacks career record is unknown
Through the 2020 NFL Season
Name | Comp | Att | % | Yds | TD | Int |
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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 |
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