List of Detroit Lions starting quarterbacks

These quarterbacks have started for the National Football League's Detroit Lions. They are listed in order of the date of each player's first start at quarterback for the Lions.

Regular season

List of all Detroit Lions starting quarterbacks. The number of games they started during the season is listed to the right:

Season(s)	Quarterback(s)
2015	Matthew Stafford (16)
2014	Matthew Stafford (16)
2013	Matthew Stafford (16)
2012	Matthew Stafford (16)
2011	Matthew Stafford (16)
2010	Shaun Hill (10) / Matthew Stafford (3) / Drew Stanton (3)
2009	Matthew Stafford (10) / Daunte Culpepper (5) / Drew Stanton (1)
2008	Dan Orlovsky (7) / Daunte Culpepper (5) / Jon Kitna (4)
2007	Jon Kitna (16)
2006	Jon Kitna (16)
2005	Joey Harrington (11) / Jeff Garcia (5)
2004	Joey Harrington (16)
2003	Joey Harrington (16)
2002	Joey Harrington (12) / Mike McMahon (4)
2001	Charlie Batch (9) / Ty Detmer (4) / Mike McMahon (3)
2000	Charlie Batch (15) / Stoney Case (1)
1999	Charlie Batch (10) / Gus Frerotte (6)
1998	Charlie Batch (12) / Frank Reich (2) / Scott Mitchell (2)
1997	Scott Mitchell (16)
1996	Scott Mitchell (14) / Don Majkowski (2)
1995	Scott Mitchell (16)
1994	Scott Mitchell (9) / Dave Krieg (7)
1993	Rodney Peete (10) / Erik Kramer (4) / Andre Ware (2)
1992	Rodney Peete (10) / Erik Kramer (3) / Andre Ware (3)
1991	Rodney Peete (8) / Erik Kramer (8)
1990	Rodney Peete (11) / Bob Gagliano (4) / Andre Ware (1)
1989	Rodney Peete (8) / Bob Gagliano (7) / Eric Hipple (1)
1988	Rusty Hilger (9) / Chuck Long (7)
1987	Chuck Long (12) / Todd Hons (3)
1986	Eric Hipple (10) / Joe Ferguson (4) / Chuck Long (2)
1985	Eric Hipple (15) / Joe Ferguson (1)
1984	Gary Danielson (14) / John Witkowski (1) / Eric Hipple (1)
1983	Eric Hipple (16)
1982	Gary Danielson (5) / Eric Hipple (4)
1981	Eric Hipple (10) / Gary Danielson (4) / Jeff Komlo (2)
1980	Gary Danielson (16)
1979	Jeff Komlo (16)
1978	Gary Danielson (11) / Greg Landry (5)
1977	Greg Landry (11) / Gary Danielson (2) / Joe Reed (1)
1976	Greg Landry (12) / Joe Reed (2)
1975	Joe Reed (8) / Bill Munson (3) / Greg Landry (3)
1974	Greg Landry (14)
1973	Greg Landry (7) / Bill Munson (7)
1972	Greg Landry (14)
1971	Greg Landry (14)
1970	Bill Munson (8) / Greg Landry (6)
1969	Bill Munson (7) / Greg Landry (7)
1968	Bill Munson (12) / Greg Landry (2)
1967	Karl Sweetan (8) / Milt Plum (6)
1966	Karl Sweetan (8) / Milt Plum (6)
1965	Milt Plum (11) / George Izo (3)
1964	Milt Plum (11) / Earl Morrall (3)
1963	Earl Morrall (11) / Milt Plum (3)
1962	Milt Plum (14)
1961	Jim Ninowski (8) / Earl Morrall (6)
1960	Jim Ninowski (10) / Earl Morrall (2)
1959	Tobin Rote (7) / Earl Morrall (5)
1958	Tobin Rote (11) / Bobby Layne (1)
1957	Bobby Layne (8) / Tobin Rote (4)
1956	Bobby Layne (12)
1955	Bobby Layne (10) / Harry Gilmer (2)
1954	Bobby Layne (8) / Tom Dublinski (4)
1953	Bobby Layne (11) / Tom Dublinski (1)
1952	Bobby Layne (11) / Jim Hardy (1)
1951	Bobby Layne (12)
1950	Bobby Layne (12)
1949	Fred Enke (7) / Frank Tripucka (4) / Clyde LeForce (1)
1948	Fred Enke (10) / Clyde LeForce (2)
1947	Clyde LeForce
1946	Dave Ryan
1945	Chuck Fenenbock
1944	Frank Sinkwich
1943	Frank Sinkwich
1942	Harry Hopp
1941	Byron "Whizzer" White
1940	Byron "Whizzer" White
1939	Dwight Sloan
1938	Vern Huffman
1937	Dutch Clark
1936	Dutch Clark
1935	Dutch Clark
1934	Dutch Clark
1933	Glenn Presnell
1932	Dutch Clark
1931	Glenn Presnell
1930	Chuck Bennett

Detroit Lions

Formerly the Portsmouth Spartans (1930–1933)
Founded in 1930
Based in Detroit, Michigan
Headquartered in Allen Park, Michigan

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League: National Football League
Conference: National Football Conference
Division: North Division

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Seasons (87)

1930s	1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939

1940s	1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949

1950s	1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959

1960s	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969

1970s	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

1980s	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

1990s	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

2000s	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

2010s	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Portsmouth Spartans / Detroit Lions starting quarterbacks

Chuck Bennett (1930)
Glenn Presnell (1931–1933)
Dutch Clark (1932–1937)
Vern Huffman (1938)
Dwight Sloan (1939)
Byron White (1940–1941)
Harry Hopp (1942)
Frank Sinkwich (1943–1944)
Chuck Fenenbock (1945)
Dave Ryan (1946)
Clyde LeForce (1947–1949)
Fred Enke (1948–1949)
Frank Tripucka (1949)
Bobby Layne (1950–1958)
Jim Hardy (1952)
Tom Dublinski (1953–1954)
Harry Gilmer (1955)
Tobin Rote (1957–1959)
Earl Morrall (1959–1961, 1963–1964)
Jim Ninowski (1960–1961)
Milt Plum (1962–1967)
George Izo (1965)
Karl Sweetan (1966–1967)
Bill Munson (1968–1970, 1973–1975)
Greg Landry (1968–1978)
Joe Reed (1975–1977, 1979)
Gary Danielson (1977–1978, 1980–1982, 1984)
Jeff Komlo (1979, 1981)
Eric Hipple (1981–1986, 1989)
John Witkowski (1984)
Joe Ferguson (1985–1986)
Chuck Long (1986–1988)
Todd Hons (1987)
Rusty Hilger (1988)
Bob Gagliano (1989–1990)
Rodney Peete (1989–1993)
Andre Ware (1990, 1992–1993)
Erik Kramer (1991–1993)
Dave Krieg (1994)
Scott Mitchell (1994–1998)
Don Majkowski (1996)
Charlie Batch (1998–2001)
Frank Reich (1998)
Gus Frerotte (1999)
Stoney Case (2000)
Ty Detmer (2001)
Mike McMahon (2001–2002)
Joey Harrington (2002–2005)
Jeff Garcia (2005)
Jon Kitna (2006–2008)
Dan Orlovsky (2008)
Daunte Culpepper (2008–2009)
Matthew Stafford (2009–present)
Drew Stanton (2009–2010)
Shaun Hill (2010)

Current starting quarterbacks in the National Football League (as of Week 17 of the 2015 NFL season)

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