List of San Francisco 49ers starting quarterbacks - wikipedia List of San Francisco 49ers starting quarterbacks NFL lists Current season 2017 season. Quarterbacks Starting quarterbacks by touchdowns / touchdowns ( playoffs ) / yardage / 5000 yard seasons / completion by team BUF MIA NE NYJ BAL CIN CLE PIT HOU IND JAX TEN DEN KC LAC OAK DAL NYG PHI WAS CHI DET GB MIN ATL CAR NO TB ARI LAR SF SEA Most wins Playoff records Most consecutive starts Most consecutive games with touchdown pass Win -- loss records 2012 Other lists Most consecutive starts ( and games played ) Brett Favre 's career achievements Peyton Manning 's career achievements Colin Kaepernick ( 2012 -- 2016 ) These quarterbacks have started at least one game for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League. They are listed in order of the date of each player 's first start at quarterback for the 49ers. Contents 1 Starting quarterbacks 1.1 Regular season 1.2 Postseason 2 Most games as starting quarterback 3 Team career passing records 4 See also Starting quarterbacks Blaine Gabbert ( 2015 -- 2016 ) Troy Smith ( 2010 ) J.T. O'Sullivan ( 2008 ) Shaun Hill ( 2007 -- 2009 ) Trent Dilfer ( 2007 ) Alex Smith ( 2005 -- 2007, 2009 -- 2012 ) Steve Young ( 1987 -- 1999 ) Joe Montana ( 1979 -- 1990 ) John Brodie ( 1957 -- 1973 ) Y.A. Tittle ( 1951 -- 1960 ) The number of games they started during the season is listed to the right in parentheses. Regular season Season ( s ) Quarterback ( s ) 2017 Brian Hoyer ( 6 ) / C.J. Beathard ( 1 ) 2016 Blaine Gabbert ( 5 ) / Colin Kaepernick ( 11 ) 2015 Colin Kaepernick ( 8 ) / Blaine Gabbert ( 8 ) 2014 Colin Kaepernick ( 16 ) 2013 Colin Kaepernick ( 16 ) 2012 Alex Smith ( 9 ) / Colin Kaepernick ( 7 ) 2011 Alex Smith ( 16 ) Alex Smith ( 10 ) / Troy Smith ( 6 ) 2009 Alex Smith ( 10 ) / Shaun Hill ( 6 ) 2008 Shaun Hill ( 8 ) / J.T. O'Sullivan ( 8 ) 2007 Alex Smith ( 7 ) / Trent Dilfer ( 6 ) / Shaun Hill ( 2 ) / Chris Weinke ( 1 ) 2006 Alex Smith ( 16 ) 2005 Alex Smith ( 7 ) / Tim Rattay ( 4 ) / Ken Dorsey ( 3 ) / Cody Pickett ( 2 ) Tim Rattay ( 9 ) / Ken Dorsey ( 7 ) 2003 Jeff Garcia ( 13 ) / Tim Rattay ( 3 ) 2002 Jeff Garcia ( 16 ) 2001 Jeff Garcia ( 16 ) 2000 Jeff Garcia ( 16 ) 1999 Jeff Garcia ( 10 ) / Steve Stenstrom ( 3 ) / Steve Young ( 3 ) 1998 Steve Young ( 15 ) / Ty Detmer ( 1 ) 1997 Steve Young ( 15 ) / Jim Druckenmiller ( 1 ) Steve Young ( 12 ) / Elvis Grbac ( 4 ) 1995 Steve Young ( 11 ) / Elvis Grbac ( 5 ) 1994 Steve Young ( 16 ) 1993 Steve Young ( 16 ) 1992 Steve Young ( 16 ) 1991 Steve Young ( 10 ) / Steve Bono ( 6 ) 1990 Joe Montana ( 15 ) / Steve Young ( 1 ) 1989 Joe Montana ( 13 ) / Steve Young ( 3 ) 1988 Joe Montana ( 13 ) / Steve Young ( 3 ) Joe Montana ( 11 ) / Steve Young ( 3 ) / Bob Gagliano ( 1 ) 1986 Joe Montana ( 8 ) / Jeff Kemp ( 6 ) / Mike Moroski ( 2 ) 1985 Joe Montana ( 15 ) / Matt Cavanaugh ( 1 ) 1984 Joe Montana ( 15 ) / Matt Cavanaugh ( 1 ) Joe Montana ( 16 ) 1982 Joe Montana ( 9 ) 1981 Joe Montana ( 16 ) 1980 Steve DeBerg ( 9 ) / Joe Montana ( 7 ) 1979 Steve DeBerg ( 15 ) / Joe Montana ( 1 ) 1978 Steve DeBerg ( 11 ) / Scott Bull ( 5 ) 1977 Jim Plunkett ( 14 ) 1976 Jim Plunkett ( 12 ) / Scott Bull ( 2 ) Norm Snead ( 7 ) / Steve Spurrier ( 6 ) / Tom Owen ( 1 ) Tom Owen ( 7 ) / Joe Reed ( 4 ) / Dennis Morrison ( 2 ) / Norm Snead ( 1 ) 1973 John Brodie ( 6 ) / Steve Spurrier ( 5 ) / Joe Reed ( 3 ) 1972 Steve Spurrier ( 9 ) / John Brodie ( 5 ) 1971 John Brodie ( 14 ) 1970 John Brodie ( 14 ) 1969 John Brodie ( 10 ) / Steve Spurrier ( 4 ) 1968 John Brodie ( 14 ) 1967 John Brodie ( 10 ) / George Mira ( 2 ) / Steve Spurrier ( 2 ) 1966 John Brodie ( 13 ) / George Mira ( 1 ) 1965 John Brodie ( 13 ) / George Mira ( 1 ) 1964 John Brodie ( 12 ) / George Mira ( 2 ) 1963 Lamar McHan ( 9 ) / John Brodie ( 3 ) / Bob Waters ( 2 ) 1962 John Brodie ( 14 ) 1961 John Brodie ( 14 ) 1960 John Brodie ( 8 ) / Y.A. Tittle ( 4 ) 1959 Y.A. Tittle ( 10 ) / John Brodie ( 2 ) 1958 Y.A. Tittle ( 6 ) / John Brodie ( 6 ) 1957 Y.A. Tittle ( 11 ) / John Brodie ( 1 ) 1956 Y.A. Tittle ( 8 ) / Earl Morrall ( 4 ) 1955 Y.A. Tittle ( 12 ) 1954 Y.A. Tittle ( 11 ) / Jim Cason ( 1 ) 1953 Y.A. Tittle ( 10 ) / Jim Powers ( 2 ) 1952 Frankie Albert ( 7 ) / Y.A. Tittle ( 5 ) 1951 Frankie Albert ( 11 ) / Y.A. Tittle ( 1 ) 1950 Frankie Albert ( 12 ) 1949 Frankie Albert 1948 Frankie Albert 1947 Frankie Albert 1946 Frankie Albert Postseason In the NFL era ( since 1950 season ) Season Quarterback ( s ) 1957 Y.A. Tittle ( 0 - 1 ) 1970 John Brodie ( 1 - 1 ) 1971 John Brodie ( 1 - 1 ) 1972 John Brodie ( 0 - 1 ) 1981 Joe Montana ( 3 - 0 ) Joe Montana ( 1 - 1 ) 1984 Joe Montana ( 3 - 0 ) 1985 Joe Montana ( 0 - 1 ) 1986 Joe Montana ( 0 - 1 ) Joe Montana ( 0 - 1 ) 1988 Joe Montana ( 3 - 0 ) 1989 Joe Montana ( 3 - 0 ) 1990 Joe Montana ( 1 - 1 ) 1992 Steve Young ( 1 - 1 ) 1993 Steve Young ( 1 - 1 ) 1994 Steve Young ( 3 - 0 ) 1995 Steve Young ( 0 - 1 ) Steve Young ( 1 - 1 ) 1997 Steve Young ( 1 - 1 ) 1998 Steve Young ( 1 - 1 ) 2001 Jeff Garcia ( 0 - 1 ) 2002 Jeff Garcia ( 1 - 1 ) 2011 Alex Smith ( 1 - 1 ) 2012 Colin Kaepernick ( 2 - 1 ) 2013 Colin Kaepernick ( 2 - 1 ) Most games as starting quarterback These quarterbacks have the most starts for the 49ers in regular season games in the NFL era ( since 1950 season ). Name GP Games played GS Games started Number of wins as starting quarterback Number of losses as starting quarterback Number of ties as starting quarterback Pct Winning Percentage as starting quarterback Name Period GP GS % Brodie, John 1957 - 1973 201 159 74 77 8. 491 Montana, Joe 1979 - 1992 167 139 100 39 -. 719 Young, Steve 1987 - 1999 150 124 91 33 -. 734 Tittle, Y.A. 1951 - 1960 112 79 46 31. 595 Smith, Alex 2005 - 2012 80 75 38 36. 513 Garcia, Jeff 1999 - 2003 74 71 35 36 -. 493 Team career passing records In the NFL era ( since 1950 season ) Name Comp Att % Yds TD Int Montana, Joe 2,929 4,600 63.7 % 35,124 244 123 Brodie, John 2,469 4,491 55.0 % 31,548 214 224 Young, Steve 2,400 3,648 65.8 % 29,907 221 86 Garcia, Jeff 1,449 2,360 61.4 % 16,408 113 56 Smith, Alex 1,290 2,177 59.3 % 14,280 81 63 Tittle, Y.A. 1,226 2,194 55.9 % 16,016 108 134 See also Lists of NFL starting quarterbacks San Francisco 49ers Founded in 1946 Based and headquartered in Santa Clara, California Franchise Franchise Team history Coaches Players Seasons Logo and uniform history Starting quarterbacks Draft history Broadcasters Stadiums Kezar Stadium Candlestick Park Levi 's Stadium Culture Sourdough Sam San Francisco Gold Rush West Coast offense KGO KNBR Lore The Catch Joe Cool Million Dollar Backfield Snowball Game Harbaugh Bowl Rivalries Los Angeles Rams Seattle Seahawks Dallas Cowboys New York Giants Key figures Eddie DeBartolo Denise DeBartolo York Jed York John York Gideon Yu Division championships ( 19 ) 1970 1971 1972 1981 1984 1986 1988 1989 1990 1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 2002 2011 2012 Conference championships ( 6 ) 1981 1984 1988 1989 1994 2012 League championships ( 5 ) 1981 ( XVI ) 1984 ( XIX ) 1988 ( XXIII ) 1989 ( XXIV ) 1994 ( XXIX ) Retired numbers 8 12 16 34 37 39 70 58 70 80 87 BW Mr. D Current league affiliations League : National Football League ( 1950 -- present ) Conference : National Football Conference Division : West Division Former league affiliation All - America Football Conference ( 1946 -- 1949 ) Seasons ( 72 ) 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Championship seasons in bold San Francisco 49ers starting quarterbacks Frankie Albert ( 1946 -- 1952 ) Y.A. Tittle ( 1951 -- 1960 ) Jim Powers ( 1953 ) Jim Cason ( 1954 ) Earl Morrall ( 1956 ) John Brodie ( 1957 -- 1973 ) Lamar McHan ( 1963 ) Bob Waters ( 1963 ) George Mira ( 1964 -- 1967 ) Steve Spurrier ( 1967, 1969, 1972 -- 1973, 1975 ) Joe Reed ( 1973 -- 1974 ) Tom Owen ( 1974 -- 1975 ) Dennis Morrison ( 1974 ) Norm Snead ( 1974 -- 1975 ) Jim Plunkett ( 1976 -- 1977 ) Scott Bull ( 1976, 1978 ) Steve DeBerg ( 1978 -- 1980 ) Joe Montana ( 1979 -- 1990 ) Matt Cavanaugh ( 1984 -- 1985 ) Jeff Kemp ( 1986 ) Mike Moroski ( 1986 ) Steve Young ( 1987 -- 1999 ) Bob Gagliano ( 1987 ) Steve Bono ( 1991 ) Elvis Grbac ( 1995 -- 1996 ) Jim Druckenmiller ( 1997 ) Ty Detmer ( 1998 ) Steve Stenstrom ( 1999 ) Jeff Garcia ( 1999 -- 2003 ) Tim Rattay ( 2003 -- 2005 ) Ken Dorsey ( 2004 -- 2005 ) Alex Smith ( 2005 -- 2007, 2009 -- 2012 ) Cody Pickett ( 2005 ) Trent Dilfer ( 2007 ) Shaun Hill ( 2007 -- 2009 ) Chris Weinke ( 2007 ) J.T. O'Sullivan ( 2008 ) Troy Smith ( 2010 ) Colin Kaepernick ( 2012 -- 2016 ) Blaine Gabbert ( 2015 -- 2016 ) Brian Hoyer ( 2017 ) C.J. Beathard ( 2017 -- present ) List of starting quarterbacks in the National Football League ( as of Week 7 of the 2017 NFL season ) American Football Conference AFC East AFC North AFC South AFC West Tyrod Taylor ( Buffalo Bills ) Jay Cutler ( Miami Dolphins ) Tom Brady ( New England Patriots ) Josh McCown ( New York Jets ) Joe Flacco ( Baltimore Ravens ) Andy Dalton ( Cincinnati Bengals ) DeShone Kizer ( Cleveland Browns ) Ben Roethlisberger ( Pittsburgh Steelers ) Deshaun Watson ( Houston Texans ) Jacoby Brissett ( Indianapolis Colts ) Blake Bortles ( Jacksonville Jaguars ) Marcus Mariota ( Tennessee Titans ) Trevor Siemian ( Denver Broncos ) Alex Smith ( Kansas City Chiefs ) Derek Carr ( Oakland Raiders ) Philip Rivers ( Los Angeles Chargers ) National Football Conference NFC East NFC North NFC South NFC West Dak Prescott ( Dallas Cowboys ) Eli Manning ( New York Giants ) Carson Wentz ( Philadelphia Eagles ) Kirk Cousins ( Washington Redskins ) Mitchell Trubisky ( Chicago Bears ) Matthew Stafford ( Detroit Lions ) Brett Hundley ( Green Bay Packers ) Case Keenum ( Minnesota Vikings ) Matt Ryan ( Atlanta Falcons ) Cam Newton ( Carolina Panthers ) Drew Brees ( New Orleans Saints ) Jameis Winston ( Tampa Bay Buccaneers ) Carson Palmer ( Arizona Cardinals ) Jared Goff ( Los Angeles Rams ) C.J. Beathard ( San Francisco 49ers ) Russell Wilson ( Seattle Seahawks ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_San_Francisco_49ers_starting_quarterbacks&oldid=806467113 '' Categories : Lists of National Football League quarterbacks San Francisco 49ers players San Francisco 49ers lists Talk Contents About Wikipedia Italiano Edit links This page was last edited on 22 October 2017, at 06 : 05. About Wikipedia

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