Regular season
These quarterbacks have started at least one game played for the New York Jets of the National Football League. They are listed in order of the date of each player's first start.
| Season | Quarterback(s) |
|---|---|
| 1968 | Joe Namath (2–0) |
| 1969 | Joe Namath (0–1) |
| 1981 | Richard Todd (0–1) |
| 1982 | Richard Todd (2–1) |
| 1985 | Ken O'Brien (0–1) |
| 1986 | Pat Ryan (1–1) |
| 1991 | Ken O'Brien (0–1) |
| 1998 | Vinny Testaverde (1–1) |
| 2001 | Vinny Testaverde (0–1) |
| 2002 | Chad Pennington (1–1) |
| 2004 | Chad Pennington (1–1) |
| 2006 | Chad Pennington (0–1) |
| 2009 | Mark Sanchez (2–1) |
| 2010 | Mark Sanchez (2–1) |
These quarterbacks have the most starts for the Jets in regular season games.
| 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 | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Namath | 1966–1976 | 136 | 125 | 60 | 61 | 4 | .496 |
| Ken O'Brien | 1984–1992 | 124 | 106 | 50 | 55 | 1 | .476 |
| Richard Todd | 1976–1983 | 102 | 94 | 42 | 51 | 1 | .452 |
| Mark Sanchez | 2009–2012 | 62 | 62 | 33 | 29 | — | .532 |
| Vinny Testaverde | 1998–2003, 2005 | 65 | 61 | 35 | 26 | — | .574 |
| Chad Pennington | 2000–2007 | 69 | 61 | 32 | 29 | — | .525 |
| Name | Comp | Att | % | Yds | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken O'Brien | 2,039 | 3,465 | 58.8 | 24,386 | 124 | 95 |
| Joe Namath | 1,836 | 3,655 | 50.2 | 27,057 | 170 | 215 |
| Richard Todd | 1,433 | 2,623 | 54.6 | 18,241 | 110 | 138 |
| Chad Pennington | 1,259 | 1,919 | 65.6 | 13,738 | 82 | 55 |
| Vinny Testaverde | 1,094 | 1,854 | 59.0 | 12,497 | 77 | 58 |
| Mark Sanchez | 1,028 | 1,867 | 55.1 | 12,092 | 68 | 69 |
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