Regular season and playoffs
| Year | Team | Games | Att | Cmp | Cmp% | Pass Yds | Pass TD | INT | Sacks | Y/A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NO | 11 | 159 | 82 | 51.6 | 1058 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 6.7 | 46.1 |
| 1983 | NO | 8 | 112 | 66 | 58.9 | 770 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 6.9 | 68.7 |
| 1984 | NO | 5 | 93 | 51 | 54.8 | 647 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7.0 | 83.9 |
| 1985 | NO | 10 | 293 | 145 | 49.5 | 1843 | 11 | 15 | 39 | 6.3 | 60.7 |
| 1986 | NO | 14 | 342 | 189 | 55.3 | 2353 | 10 | 17 | 22 | 6.9 | 65.8 |
| 1987 | NO | 5 | 36 | 15 | 41.7 | 263 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7.3 | 62.6 |
| 1988 | NO | 1 | 16 | 5 | 31.2 | 73 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.6 | 21.1 |