List of San Francisco 49ers starting quarterbacks

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

See also

• Lists of NFL starting quarterbacks