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These quarterbacks have started for the National Football League's San Francisco 49ers. They are listed in order of the date of each player's first start at quarterback for the 49ers.

Regular season[]

List of all San Francisco 49ers starting quarterbacks: (The number of games they started during the season is listed to the right.)

Updated through 2012 Season
Season(s) Quarterback(s)
2012 Alex Smith (9) / Colin Kaepernick (7)
2011 Alex Smith (16)
2010 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)
2004 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)
1996 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)
1987 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)
1983 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)
1975 Norm Snead (7) / Steve Spurrier (6) / Tom Owen (1)
1974 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 (12)
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

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