My own personal curiosity: QB stats for #12, #14, #17

by millzners on Jan 7, 2009 11:18 AM EST Comment 31 comments

I was curious, so I thought I'd present the stats here since I was going to the trouble anyway:

		Passing
		QBRat	Att	Comp	Pct	Yds	Y/G	Y/A	TD	Int
Clark	2008	143.4	321	192	59.8	2592	199.4	8.1	19	6
#14	2007	124.2	402	234	58.2	2651	203.9	6.6	19	10
#14	2006	111.9	386	208	53.9	2424	186.5	6.3	11	8
Robinson	2005	127.2	311	162	52.1	2350	195.8	7.6	17	10
Collins	1994	172.9	264	176	66.7	2,679	223.25	10.1	21	7

		Rush
		Rush	Yds	Y/G	Avg	TD
Clark	2008	79	282	21.7	3.6	10
#14	2007	48	-13	-1	-0.3	0
#14	2006	39	-88	-6.8	-2.3	0
Robinson	2005	163	806	67.2	4.9	11

		Sack
		Sack	YdsL	Yds/A
Clark	2008	11	-85	-7.7
#14	2007	20	-131	-6.6
#14	2006	19	-165	-8.7
Robinson	2005	12	-88	-7.3

		TOTALS
		Yds	TD	Yds/A
Clark	2008	2789	29	6.8
#14	2007	2507	19	5.3
#14	2006	2171	11	4.9
Robinson	2005	3068	28	6.3

The Total Yds/A is something I calculated, total yards for the season divided by all passing attempts, rushing attempts and sacks; it's kind of a measure of how efficient each player was on each play. For fun I threw in Collins for passing stats. Comments?

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Interesting

Interesting comparison, but I do have a question. How experienced was the O-line for #14? Was it the same group of guys that protected Clark this season. If so, I’d consider that category irrelevant. A young line is usually not that good, so the QB usually hits the turf more often. Thoughts?

by MrBrianPSU on Jan 7, 2009 11:35 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

I completely agree

It’s hard to look bad when you have All-Americans blocking for you, 4-year starters catching for you, and a hell of a RB taking the pressure off of the passing game…

I think the purest stat of all of these is the Int , shows good decision making and Clark’s was excellent all season long.

by millzners on Jan 7, 2009 11:44 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Not to mention

DC17 didn’t stare down his receivers ala #14.

by cjapsu on Jan 7, 2009 11:58 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

ahhh yes... the 'I'm falling in love' look... so Ron Powlus of him

I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member

by TheMightyErik on Jan 8, 2009 3:12 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I played on the same high school team with Ron

And I followed his career at ND. I don’t remember him staring down receivers, but admittedly I was a scrub and I didn’t think about those things back then.

by PaOhWi on Jan 8, 2009 6:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Good 'ole Berwick...

BullDogs & Coach Curry…

" We need MORE cowbell !"

by BlueWhiteLife on Jan 8, 2009 8:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

No Mills?

Kevin @ Black Shoe Diaries

by Kevin HD on Jan 7, 2009 12:25 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

If he includes Mills, he will have to include safeties as part of our offensive strategy.

Cool comparison though, I am excited for next year! Just think if we could have had Mrob for one more.

We just needed a couple players, a couple people to buy in to the fact and we were able to do it. --A.Q. Shipley

by psu on Jan 7, 2009 12:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I was going to until I looked at the data, and Mills is tough b/c he split a lot of snaps with MRob in 2004, so those stats aren’t as consistent, and due to the fact that you can’t quantify the reason one took the snap instead of the other, the data is almost completely irelevant when compared to one starting QB for a whole season.

by millzners on Jan 7, 2009 1:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, I figured as much.

That, and by his senior season he hand no shoulders left.

Kevin @ Black Shoe Diaries

by Kevin HD on Jan 7, 2009 1:06 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Plus he was throwing to Mark Rubin and a bunch of stiffs

"They haven't played us yet."

by ReadingRambler on Jan 7, 2009 1:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Well

Mark Rubin was totally one of the stiffs.

"I honestly think the "Spread HD" is going to work pretty well, and we’ll be just fine this year". - 8-27-2008

by jesse. on Jan 7, 2009 1:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah

But I said Mark Rubin and a bunch of stiffs because I can’t remember the names of any of the other stiffs.

"They haven't played us yet."

by ReadingRambler on Jan 7, 2009 1:44 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

The sack statistics really stand out.

by borisborisboris on Jan 7, 2009 1:09 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, thought so too

I think if it was Next Year Clark and This Year Line, his 11 could be much, much smaller. Oline next year has me more curious than all other components.

pax et amor

by jtothep on Jan 7, 2009 1:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Wow; that WAS fun

Thanks for including the Collins 94 stats in the 1st group. Fascinating altogether. Thanks for posting.

That’s some goodlooking production from DC. I expect he’ll continue to grow in the non-statistical-measurables Composure and Leadership, as well. Real leadership, not just the woofing of said leadership. He’ll continue to figure things out.

pax et amor

by jtothep on Jan 7, 2009 1:46 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

only thing missing

fumbles

they weren’t on yahoo/rivals stats and i don’t know where to find them. If someone does, please let me know and i’ll add it.

i believe clark’s fumbles will stick out, but i don’t know

by millzners on Jan 7, 2009 2:00 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I found it

We just needed a couple players, a couple people to buy in to the fact and we were able to do it. --A.Q. Shipley

by psu on Jan 7, 2009 2:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

and here

We just needed a couple players, a couple people to buy in to the fact and we were able to do it. --A.Q. Shipley

by psu on Jan 7, 2009 2:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Just look at him

The eyes of a warrior!

"They haven't played us yet."

by ReadingRambler on Jan 7, 2009 3:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

hmm....

PSU Softball

by QBsneak12 on Jan 7, 2009 4:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

The "maybe if a grow a beard they won't realize i'm actually Anthony Morelli" Photo

PSU Softball

by QBsneak12 on Jan 7, 2009 4:44 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Even Lord Zug does not want to look at QB 14

PSU Softball

by QBsneak12 on Jan 7, 2009 4:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

The ultimate One-Two Punch....Line that is

PSU Softball

by QBsneak12 on Jan 7, 2009 4:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

he just looks terrified

by amandakt on Jan 7, 2009 5:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

stop stop stop

I give! I give! I’ll tell you whatever you want to know!!

by queler on Jan 7, 2009 3:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

no shiite... I give! I give!

This is what they would do at Guantanamo if they wanted info from a Penn Stater. I feel as though I need some serious PTSD therapy after viewing that line of pics

I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member

by TheMightyErik on Jan 8, 2009 3:15 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Didn't we recover that one?

"I honestly think the "Spread HD" is going to work pretty well, and we’ll be just fine this year". - 8-27-2008

by jesse. on Jan 8, 2009 9:21 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

the ohio state one

"I honestly think the "Spread HD" is going to work pretty well, and we’ll be just fine this year". - 8-27-2008

by jesse. on Jan 8, 2009 9:22 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Rush yards and Sacks

#14’s sacks were drive-killers, either setting up awful second/third-and-long situations or blowing conversion chances on third down. And the total lack of a rushing threat from him made it much easier for defenses to contain the offense. The completion percent and total yards may not show it, but the difference between 14 and MRob/Clark is considerable.

by JBusinger on Jan 7, 2009 4:01 PM EST reply actions 0 recs