Ok, some of us seem to have different views of how Siemian's first year stacks up compared to other first year starters. Since the "new passing rules" keep being thrown up, I chose 2007 as the starting point, so we have a decade of first year starters to compare Siemian to.
So, here's where Siemian ranks in all the major categories among the 45 QBs that had their first year starting in the last decade as either rookies or second year players. To be clear, some of the names on this list of 45 QBs are: Prescott, Bridgewater, Wilson, Foles, Cutler, Wentz, Mariota, Ryan, Flacco, Newton, Winston, Car, Luck, Stafford, Ryan and others.
Siemian's rank (out of 45 first year starters over last decade) in each category (stats compiled using database at: https://www.pro-football-reference.com)
Rating = 11th
Yards = 10th
Y/Attemp = 15th
Y/Game = 4th
TDs = 14th (tie)
INT% = 6th
Wins = 10th (tie)
4th QTR Comebacks 4th (tie)
300 Yrd Games = 3rd (tie)
Completion % = 19th
Passer Rating
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Rank - Player Rate
1 - Nick Foles 119.2
2 - Dak Prescott 104.9
3 - Robert Griffin 102.4
4 - Russell Wilson 100
5 - Cody Kessler 92.3
6 - Marcus Mariota 91.5
7 - Jay Cutler 88.1
8 - Matt Ryan 87.7
9 - Teddy Bridgewater 85.2
10 - Austin Davis 85.1
11 - Trevor Siemian 84.6
12 - Cam Newton 84.5
13 - Jameis Winston 84.2
14 - Mike Glennon 83.9
15 - Derek Anderson 82.5
16 - Andy Dalton 80.4
17 - Joe Flacco 80.3
18 - Carson Wentz 79.3
19 - Case Keenum 78.2
20 - EJ Manuel 77.7
21 - Jason Campbell 77.6
22 - JaMarcus Russell 77.1
23 - Derek Carr 76.6
24 - Andrew Luck 76.5
25 - Sam Bradford 76.5
26 - Ryan Tannehill 76.1
27 - Tyler Thigpen 76
28 - Chad Henne 75.2
29 - Colt McCoy 74.5
30 - Jake Locker 74
31 - Tim Tebow 72.9
32 - Brandon Weeden 72.6
33 - Vince Young 71.1
34 - Tarvaris Jackson 70.8
35 - Trent Edwards 70.4
36 - Christian Ponder 70.1
37 - Blake Bortles 69.5
38 - Curtis Painter 66.6
39 - Geno Smith 66.5
40 - Blaine Gabbert 65.4
41 - Mark Sanchez 63
42 - Matthew Stafford 61
43 - Kellen Clemens 60.9
44 - Josh Freeman 59.8
45 - Jimmy Clausen 58.4
Yards
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Rank - Player Yds
1 - Andrew Luck 4374
2 - Cam Newton 4051
3 - Jameis Winston 4042
4 - Derek Anderson 3787
5 - Carson Wentz 3782
6 - Dak Prescott 3667
7 - Sam Bradford 3512
8 - Jay Cutler 3497
9 - Matt Ryan 3440
10 - Trevor Siemian 3401
11 - Andy Dalton 3398
12 - Brandon Weeden 3385
13 - Ryan Tannehill 3294
14 - Derek Carr 3270
15 - Robert Griffin 3200
16 - Russell Wilson 3118
17 - Geno Smith 3046
18 - Joe Flacco 2971
19 - Teddy Bridgewater 2919
20 - Blake Bortles 2908
21 - Nick Foles 2891
22 - Chad Henne 2878
23 - Marcus Mariota 2818
24 - Jason Campbell 2700
25 - Mike Glennon 2608
26 - Tyler Thigpen 2608
27 - Vince Young 2546
28 - Mark Sanchez 2444
29 - JaMarcus Russell 2423
30 - Matthew Stafford 2267
31 - Blaine Gabbert 2214
32 - Jake Locker 2176
33 - Austin Davis 2001
34 - EJ Manuel 1972
35 - Tarvaris Jackson 1911
36 - Josh Freeman 1855
37 - Christian Ponder 1853
38 - Case Keenum 1760
39 - Tim Tebow 1729
40 - Trent Edwards 1630
41 - Colt McCoy 1576
42 - Jimmy Clausen 1558
43 - Curtis Painter 1541
44 - Kellen Clemens 1529
45 - Cody Kessler 1380
Yards per attempt
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Rank - Player Y/A
1 - Nick Foles 9.12
2 - Robert Griffin 8.14
3 - Dak Prescott 7.99
4 - Matt Ryan 7.93
5 - Russell Wilson 7.93
6 - Cam Newton 7.84
7 - Marcus Mariota 7.62
8 - Jameis Winston 7.56
9 - Jay Cutler 7.49
10 - Teddy Bridgewater 7.26
11 - Derek Anderson 7.19
12 - Colt McCoy 7.1
13 - Cody Kessler 7.08
14 - Austin Davis 7.05
15 - Trevor Siemian 7
16 - Andrew Luck 6.98
17 - Case Keenum 6.96
18 - Joe Flacco 6.94
19 - Jake Locker 6.93
20 - Geno Smith 6.88
21 - Ryan Tannehill 6.81
22 - Mark Sanchez 6.71
23 - Vince Young 6.66
24 - Andy Dalton 6.59
25 - JaMarcus Russell 6.58
26 - Brandon Weeden 6.55
27 - Tarvaris Jackson 6.5
28 - Jason Campbell 6.47
29 - EJ Manuel 6.44
30 - Josh Freeman 6.4
31 - Chad Henne 6.38
32 - Tim Tebow 6.38
33 - Christian Ponder 6.37
34 - Curtis Painter 6.34
35 - Mike Glennon 6.27
36 - Carson Wentz 6.23
37 - Tyler Thigpen 6.21
38 - Blake Bortles 6.12
39 - Kellen Clemens 6.12
40 - Trent Edwards 6.06
41 - Matthew Stafford 6.01
42 - Sam Bradford 5.95
43 - Derek Carr 5.46
44 - Blaine Gabbert 5.36
45 - Jimmy Clausen 5.21
Yards per game
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Rank - Player Y/G
1 - Andrew Luck 273.4
2 - Cam Newton 253.2
3 - Jameis Winston 252.6
4 - Trevor Siemian 242.9
5 - Derek Anderson 236.7
6 - Carson Wentz 236.4
7 - Marcus Mariota 234.8
8 - Dak Prescott 229.2
9 - Matthew Stafford 226.7
10 - Brandon Weeden 225.7
11 - Teddy Bridgewater 224.5
12 - Nick Foles 222.4
13 - Case Keenum 220
14 - Sam Bradford 219.5
15 - Jay Cutler 218.6
16 - Matt Ryan 215
17 - Robert Griffin 213.3
18 - Andy Dalton 212.4
19 - Jason Campbell 207.7
20 - Blake Bortles 207.7
21 - Ryan Tannehill 205.9
22 - Chad Henne 205.6
23 - Derek Carr 204.4
24 - Mike Glennon 200.6
25 - Austin Davis 200.1
26 - Jake Locker 197.8
27 - EJ Manuel 197.2
28 - Colt McCoy 197
29 - Russell Wilson 194.9
30 - Geno Smith 190.4
31 - Tyler Thigpen 186.3
32 - Joe Flacco 185.7
33 - Josh Freeman 185.5
34 - Curtis Painter 171.2
35 - Vince Young 169.7
36 - Christian Ponder 168.5
37 - Trent Edwards 163
38 - Mark Sanchez 162.9
39 - JaMarcus Russell 161.5
40 - Tarvaris Jackson 159.3
41 - Cody Kessler 153.3
42 - Kellen Clemens 152.9
43 - Blaine Gabbert 147.6
44 - Tim Tebow 123.5
45 - Jimmy Clausen 119.8
Touchdowns
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Rank - Player TD
1 - Derek Anderson 29
2 - Nick Foles 27
3 - Russell Wilson 26
4 - Andrew Luck 23
5 - Dak Prescott 23
6 - Jameis Winston 22
7 - Cam Newton 21
8 - Derek Carr 21
9 - Jay Cutler 20
10 - Robert Griffin 20
11 - Andy Dalton 20
12 - Marcus Mariota 19
13 - Mike Glennon 19
14 - Trevor Siemian 18
15 - Sam Bradford 18
16 - Tyler Thigpen 18
17 - Carson Wentz 16
18 - Matt Ryan 16
19 - Brandon Weeden 14
20 - Teddy Bridgewater 14
21 - Joe Flacco 14
22 - Matthew Stafford 13
23 - Christian Ponder 13
24 - JaMarcus Russell 13
25 - Jason Campbell 12
26 - Ryan Tannehill 12
27 - Chad Henne 12
28 - Austin Davis 12
29 - Geno Smith 12
30 - Mark Sanchez 12
31 - Blaine Gabbert 12
32 - Tim Tebow 12
33 - Blake Bortles 11
34 - EJ Manuel 11
35 - Jake Locker 10
36 - Josh Freeman 10
37 - Case Keenum 9
38 - Vince Young 9
39 - Tarvaris Jackson 9
40 - Trent Edwards 7
41 - Colt McCoy 6
42 - Curtis Painter 6
43 - Cody Kessler 6
44 - Kellen Clemens 5
45 - Jimmy Clausen 3
Interception %
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Rank - Player Int%
1 - Nick Foles 0.63
2 - Dak Prescott 0.87
3 - Cody Kessler 1.03
4 - Robert Griffin 1.27
5 - Derek Carr 2
6 - Trevor Siemian 2.06
7 - Mike Glennon 2.16
8 - JaMarcus Russell 2.17
9 - Tim Tebow 2.21
10 - Carson Wentz 2.31
11 - Case Keenum 2.37
12 - Andy Dalton 2.52
13 - Matt Ryan 2.53
14 - Sam Bradford 2.54
15 - Russell Wilson 2.54
16 - Jason Campbell 2.64
17 - Blaine Gabbert 2.66
18 - Ryan Tannehill 2.69
19 - Marcus Mariota 2.7
20 - Joe Flacco 2.8
21 - Jameis Winston 2.8
22 - Tyler Thigpen 2.86
23 - Andrew Luck 2.87
24 - EJ Manuel 2.94
25 - Trent Edwards 2.97
26 - Teddy Bridgewater 2.99
27 - Jay Cutler 3
28 - Jimmy Clausen 3.01
29 - Chad Henne 3.1
30 - Austin Davis 3.17
31 - Brandon Weeden 3.29
32 - Cam Newton 3.29
33 - Jake Locker 3.5
34 - Blake Bortles 3.58
35 - Derek Anderson 3.61
36 - Curtis Painter 3.7
37 - Kellen Clemens 4
38 - Colt McCoy 4.05
39 - Tarvaris Jackson 4.08
40 - Vince Young 4.45
41 - Christian Ponder 4.47
42 - Geno Smith 4.74
43 - Matthew Stafford 5.31
44 - Mark Sanchez 5.49
45 - Josh Freeman 6.21