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