These quarterbacks have started at least one game for the National Football League (NFL)'s Los Angeles Chargers or its predecessor, the San Diego Chargers. They are listed in order of the date of each player's first start at quarterback for the team.
| Season(s) | Quarterback(s) |
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| Los Angeles Chargers 1960 |
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| 1960 (AFL) | Jack Kemp (12) / Bob Clatterbuck (2) |
| San Diego Chargers 1960–2016 |
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| 1961 (AFL) | Jack Kemp (14) |
| 1962 (AFL) | John Hadl (10) / Dick Wood (2) / Jack Kemp (2) |
| 1963 (AFL) | Tobin Rote (14) |
| 1964(AFL) | John Hadl (9) / Tobin Rote (5) |
| 1965 (AFL) | John Hadl (14) |
| 1966 (AFL) | John Hadl (13) / Steve Tensi (1) |
| 1967 (AFL) | John Hadl (14) |
| 1968 (AFL) | John Hadl (14) |
| 1969 (AFL) | John Hadl (10) / Marty Domres (4) |
| 1970 (NFL) | John Hadl (12) / Marty Domres (2) |
| 1971 | John Hadl (14) |
| 1972 | John Hadl (14) |
| 1973 | Dan Fouts (6) / Wayne Clark (4) / Johnny Unitas (4) |
| 1974 | Dan Fouts (11) / Jesse Freitas (3) |
| 1975 | Dan Fouts (9) / Jesse Freitas (4) / Virgil Carter (1) |
| 1976 | Dan Fouts (13) / Clint Longley (1) |
| 1977 | James Harris (9) / Dan Fouts (4) / Cliff Olander (1) |
| 1978 | Dan Fouts (14) / James Harris (2) |
| 1979 | Dan Fouts (16) |
| 1980 | Dan Fouts (16) |
| 1981 | Dan Fouts (16) |
| 1982 | Dan Fouts (9) |
| 1983 | Dan Fouts (10) / Ed Luther (6) |
| 1984 | Dan Fouts (13) / Ed Luther (3) |
| 1985 | Dan Fouts (12) /Mark Herrmann (4) |
| 1986 | Dan Fouts (12) / Tom Flick (3) / Mark Herrmann (1) |
| 1987 | Dan Fouts (10) / Rick Neuheisel (2) / Mark Herrmann (2) / Mike Kelley (1) |
| 1988 | Mark Malone (8) / Babe Laufenberg (6) / Mark Vlasic (2) |
| 1989 | Jim McMahon (11) / Billy Joe Tolliver (5) |
| 1990 | Billy Joe Tolliver (14) / Mark Vlasic (1) / John Friesz (1) |
| 1991 | John Friesz (16) |
| 1992 | Stan Humphries (15) / Bob Gagliano (1) |
| 1993 | Stan Humphries (10) / John Friesz (6) |
| 1994 | Stan Humphries (15) / Gale Gilbert (1) |
| 1995 | Stan Humphries (15) / Gale Gilbert (1) |
| 1996 | Stan Humphries (13) / Sean Salisbury (3) |
| 1997 | Stan Humphries (8) / Craig Whelihan (7) / Jim Everett (1) |
| 1998 | Ryan Leaf (9) / Craig Whelihan (7) |
| 1999 | Jim Harbaugh (12) / Erik Kramer (4) |
| 2000 | Ryan Leaf (9) / Jim Harbaugh (5) / Moses Moreno (2) |
| 2001 | Doug Flutie (16) |
| 2002 | Drew Brees (16) |
| 2003 | Drew Brees (11) / Doug Flutie (5) |
| 2004 | Drew Brees (15) / Doug Flutie (1) |
| 2005 | Drew Brees (16) |
| 2006 | Philip Rivers (16) |
| 2007 | Philip Rivers (16) |
| 2008 | Philip Rivers (16) |
| 2009 | Philip Rivers (16) |
| 2010 | Philip Rivers (16) |
| 2011 | Philip Rivers (16) |
| 2012 | Philip Rivers (16) |
| 2013 | Philip Rivers (16) |
| 2014 | Philip Rivers (16) |
| 2015 | Philip Rivers (16) |
| 2016 | Philip Rivers (16) |
| Los Angeles Chargers 2017–present |
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| 2017 | Philip Rivers (16) |
| 2018 | Philip Rivers (16) |
These quarterbacks have the most starts for the Chargers in regular season games (through the 2018 NFL season).