El Pac Carnegie wrote:
Didn't Marino throw for 4k plus in his 1st 3 full seasons as a starter?
Yes he did
Year Team G W Comp Att Pct Yds YPA Long Td Int Rate RAtt RYds RAvg RTd
1983 Miami 11 7 173 296 58.4 2210 7.5 85 20 6 96.0 28 45 1.6 2
1984 Miami 16 14 362† 564† 64.2 5,084* 9.0† 80 48† 17 108.9 28 -7 -0.3 0
1985 Miami 16 12 336† 567 59.3 4,137† 7.3 73 30† 21 84.1 26 -24 -0.9 0
1986 Miami 16 8 378† 623† 60.7 4,746† 7.6 85 44† 23 92.5 12 -3 -0.3 0
1987 Miami 13 7 263 444 59.2 3,245 7.3 59 26 13 89.2 12 -5 -0.4 1