This is the last Sunday of the year and as 2020 ends I've decide to start something new. From time to time on this blog I will write a post that features statistics in some way. I was thinking about publishing them on Saturdays and calling it Staturday but I decided instead to call it Stats Sunday. It won't be every Sunday. But when I have a stats based post I will try to publish it on a Sunday.
The Bears beat Jacksonville today to stay alive in the Playoff picture. gula The game was Mitchell Trubisky's 49th start during the regular season. It was his 29th win in 49 starts for a winning percentage of .592. This got me to thinking.
This blog began over 11 years ago on December 12 2009. Since then the Bears have played 177 regular season games. They have won 82 of these games and lost 95 for a winning percentage of .462. During that time, the Bears have started 12 different quarterbacks and only one has a better winning percentage in games they started than Trubisky. This is the forgettable Todd Collins who won his only game as a starter for the Bears but was benched in the 3rd quarter in favor of Caleb Hanie. While Collins illustrates that one's winning percentage as a starter is not always indicative of performance, when related to a larger body of work than a handful of games there is certainly relevance to be gleaned.
| Player | Year(s) Started | Wins | Losses | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Collins | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Mitchell Trubisky | 2017-2020 | 29 | 20 | .592 |
| Josh McCown | 2011.2013 | 3 | 3 | .500 |
| Jay Cutler | 2009-2016 | 44 | 46 | .489 |
| Nick Foles | 2020 | 2 | 5 | .286 |
| Mike Glennon | 2017 | 1 | 3 | .250 |
| Brian Hoyer | 2016 | 1 | 4 | .200 |
| Matt Barkley | 2016 | 1 | 5 | .167 |
| Jason Campbell | 2012 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Chase Daniel | 2018,2019 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Jimmy Clausen | 2014,2015 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Caleb Hanie | 2011 | 0 | 4 | .000 |
