While perhaps best known as a running QB, when Ham retired, he was in the top ten in both passing yards (40,534) and rushing (8043). Ham joined Edmonton in 1987, taking over as the #1 QB in 1988, and playing six season withs Edmonton until 1992. Ham had two one thousand yard rushing seasons, with 1005 in 1989 and 1096 yards in 1990. Ham missed a third one thousand yards season in 1991 by two yards. 1989, was Ham's best season as he was named to the Western and All-Canadian All-Star teams and was named the Outstanding Player in the CFL. In January of 1993, Ham was traded to Toronto in a blockbuster deal. Ham spent only one season in Toronto before becoming a free agent and signing with the expansion CFL team in Baltimore. Ham won his second Grey Cup with Baltimore in 1995 (the other coming in his rookie season in Edmonton), in a game he was named the most valuable player. Ham then came North to Montreal when the Baltimore team relocated after the 1995 season. Ham spent four years in Montreal (1996-1999), putting up some of his best numbers for pass completion percentage and helping to tutor Anthony Calvillo to take over as the Montreal QB. Tracy Ham was elected to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2010.
Tracy Ham in the Canadian Football Hall of Fame
| Year | Team | GP | PA | PC | % | Yds | TD | Int | Sacked | Yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | EDM | 5 | 36 | 15 | 41.7 | 231 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 1988 | EDM | 14 | 339 | 185 | 54.6 | 2840 | 14 | 15 | ||
| 1989 | EDM | 18 | 517 | 268 | 51.8 | 4366 | 30 | 18 | ||
| 1990 | EDM | 18 | 559 | 286 | 51 | 4286 | 36 | 24 | ||
| 1991 | EDM | 17 | 454 | 242 | 53.3 | 3862 | 31 | 16 | ||
| 1992 | EDM | 18 | 428 | 221 | 51.6 | 3655 | 30 | 13 | ||
| 1993 | TOR | 18 | 302 | 146 | 48.3 | 2147 | 8 | 11 | ||
| 1994 | BALT | 18 | 519 | 280 | 53.9 | 4348 | 30 | 13 | ||
| 1995 | BALT | 18 | 395 | 232 | 58.7 | 3357 | 21 | 14 | ||
| 1996 | MON | 17 | 396 | 229 | 57.8 | 3313 | 28 | 10 | ||
| 1997 | MON | 18 | 460 | 261 | 56.7 | 3687 | 23 | 12 | ||
| 1998 | MON | 18 | 320 | 178 | 54.6 | 2511 | 21 | 12 | ||
| 1999 | MON | 18 | 212 | 128 | 60.4 | 1931 | 11 | 3 |
| Year | Team | TC | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | EDM | 9 | 56 | 6.2 | 1 | 20 |
| 1988 | EDM | 86 | 628 | 7.3 | 5 | 44 |
| 1989 | EDM | 125 | 1005 | 8 | 10 | 55 |
| 1990 | EDM | 136 | 1096 | 8.1 | 5 | 32 |
| 1991 | EDM | 125 | 998 | 8 | 7 | 42 |
| 1992 | EDM | 92 | 855 | 7.1 | 5 | 45 |
| 1993 | TOR | 72 | 605 | 8.4 | 7 | 42 |
| 1994 | BALT | 76 | 613 | 8.1 | 4 | 80 |
| 1995 | BALT | 83 | 610 | 7.3 | 4 | 45 |
| 1996 | MON | 74 | 604 | 8.2 | 4 | 57 |
| 1997 | MON | 82 | 584 | 7.1 | 6 | 41 |
| 1998 | MON | 55 | 378 | 6.9 | 1 | 22 |
| 1999 | MON | 44 | 211 | 4.8 | 3 | 16 |
| Year | Team | F | FL | OFR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | EDM | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| 1989 | EDM | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 1990 | EDM | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | EDM | 14 | 10 | 5 |
| 1992 | EDM | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | TOR | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | BALT | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| 1995 | BALT | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | MON | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 1997 | MON | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 1998 | MON | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | MON | 5 | 4 | 0 |
