# List of Seattle Seahawks starting quarterbacks

These quarterbacks have started at least one game for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League. They are listed in order of the date of each player's first start at quarterback for the Seahawks.

## Starting quarterbacks

The number of games they started during the season is listed to the right:

### Regular season

| Season(s) | Quarterback(s) |
| 1976 | Jim Zorn (14) |
| 1977 | Jim Zorn (10) / Steve Myer (4) |
| 1978 | Jim Zorn (16) |
| 1979 | Jim Zorn (16) |
| 1980 | Jim Zorn (16) |
| 1981 | Jim Zorn (13) / Dave Krieg (3) |
| 1982 | Jim Zorn (7) / Dave Krieg (2) |
| 1983 | Dave Krieg (8) / Jim Zorn (8) |
| 1984 | Dave Krieg (16) |
| 1985 | Dave Krieg (16) |
| 1986 | Dave Krieg (14) / Gale Gilbert (2) |
| 1987 | Dave Krieg (12) / Bruce Mathison (2) / Jeff Kemp (1) |
| 1988 | Dave Krieg (9) / Kelly Stouffer (6) / Jeff Kemp (1) |
| 1989 | Dave Krieg (14) / Kelly Stouffer (2) |
| 1990 | Dave Krieg (16) |
| 1991 | Dave Krieg (9) / Jeff Kemp (5) / Dan McGwire (1) / Kelly Stouffer (1) |
| 1992 | Stan Gelbaugh (8) / Kelly Stouffer (7) / Dan McGwire (1) |
| 1993 | Rick Mirer (16) |
| 1994 | Rick Mirer (13) / Dan McGwire (3) |
| 1995 | Rick Mirer (13) / John Friesz (3) |
| 1996 | Rick Mirer (9) / John Friesz (6) / Stan Gelbaugh (1) |
| 1997 | Warren Moon (14) / Jon Kitna (1) / John Friesz (1) |
| 1998 | Warren Moon (10) / Jon Kitna (5) / John Friesz (1) |
| 1999 | Jon Kitna (15) / Glenn Foley (1) |
| 2000 | Jon Kitna (12) / Brock Huard (4) |
| 2001 | Matt Hasselbeck (12) / Trent Dilfer (4) |
| 2002 | Matt Hasselbeck (10) / Trent Dilfer (6) |
| 2003 | Matt Hasselbeck (16) |
| 2004 | Matt Hasselbeck (14) / Trent Dilfer (2) |
| 2005 | Matt Hasselbeck (16) |
| 2006 | Matt Hasselbeck (12) / Seneca Wallace (4) |
| 2007 | Matt Hasselbeck (16) |
| 2008 | Seneca Wallace (8) / Matt Hasselbeck (7) / Charlie Frye (1) |
| 2009 | Matt Hasselbeck (14) / Seneca Wallace (2) |
| 2010 | Matt Hasselbeck (14) / Charlie Whitehurst (2) |
| 2011 | Tarvaris Jackson (14) / Charlie Whitehurst (2) |
| 2012 | Russell Wilson (16) |
| 2013 | Russell Wilson (16) |
| 2014 | Russell Wilson (16) |
| 2015 | Russell Wilson (16) |
| 2016 | Russell Wilson (16) |
| 2017 | Russell Wilson (16) |
| 2018 | Russell Wilson (16) |
| 2019 | Russell Wilson (16) |
| 2020 | Russell Wilson (16) |
| 2021 | Russell Wilson (14) / Geno Smith (3) |
| 2022 | Geno Smith (17) |
| 2023 | Geno Smith (15) / Drew Lock (2) |
| 2024 | Geno Smith (17) |

### Postseason

| Season | Quarterback(s) |
| 1983 | Dave Krieg (2–1) |
| 1984 | Dave Krieg (1–1) |
| 1987 | Dave Krieg (0–1) |
| 1988 | Dave Krieg (0–1) |
| 1999 | Jon Kitna (0–1) |
| 2003 | Matt Hasselbeck (0–1) |
| 2004 | Matt Hasselbeck (0–1) |
| 2005 | Matt Hasselbeck (2–1) |
| 2006 | Matt Hasselbeck (1–1) |
| 2007 | Matt Hasselbeck (1–1) |
| 2010 | Matt Hasselbeck (1–1) |
| 2012 | Russell Wilson (1–1) |
| 2013 | Russell Wilson (3–0) |
| 2014 | Russell Wilson (2–1) |
| 2015 | Russell Wilson (1–1) |
| 2016 | Russell Wilson (1–1) |
| 2018 | Russell Wilson (0–1) |
| 2019 | Russell Wilson (1–1) |
| 2020 | Russell Wilson (0–1) |
| 2022 | Geno Smith (0–1) |

## Most games as starting quarterback

These quarterbacks have the most starts for the Seahawks in regular season games (through the 2024 season).
| Name | |
| 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 | % |
| Russell Wilson | 2012–2021 | 158 | 158 | 104 | 53 | 1 | .658 |
| Matt Hasselbeck | 2001–2010 | 138 | 131 | 69 | 62 | — | .527 |
| Dave Krieg | 1980–1991 | 129 | 119 | 70 | 49 | — | .588 |
| Jim Zorn | 1976–1984 | 126 | 100 | 40 | 60 | — | .400 |
| Geno Smith | 2021–present | 54 | 52 | 28 | 24 | — | .538 |
| Rick Mirer | 1993–1996 | 55 | 51 | 20 | 31 | — | .392 |
| Jon Kitna | 1997–2000 | 39 | 33 | 18 | 15 | — | .545 |

## Team career passing records

(Through the 2024 season)
| Name | Comp | Att | % | Yds | TD | Int |
| Russell Wilson | 3,079 | 4,735 | 65.0 | 37,059 | 292 | 87 |
| Matt Hasselbeck | 2,559 | 4,250 | 60.2 | 29,434 | 174 | 128 |
| Dave Krieg | 2,096 | 3,576 | 58.6 | 26,132 | 195 | 148 |
| Jim Zorn | 1,593 | 2,990 | 53.3 | 20,122 | 107 | 133 |
| Geno Smith | 1,198 | 1,749 | 68.5 | 12,961 | 76 | 36 |
| Rick Mirer | 814 | 1,523 | 53.4 | 9,094 | 41 | 56 |
| Jon Kitna | 658 | 1,130 | 58.2 | 7,552 | 49 | 45 |