Alex Smith vs Chad Pennington

Alex SmithChad Pennington

Alex Smith and Chad Pennington compared on their NFL careers: Alex Smith played 14 seasons, 2005 to 2020, Chad Pennington 11 seasons, 2000 to 2010. Alex Smith has 35,650 passing yards to Chad Pennington's 17,823.

Who has the better career numbers?

Alex Smith and Chad Pennington career totals
174GP89
35,650YDS17,823
199TD102
6.9AVG7.2

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Alex Smith and Chad Pennington postseason
7GP6
1,745YDS1,418
14TD8
6.9AVG6.6

Where each stands all time

Alex Smith and Chad Pennington all-time places
31st (35,650)Passing yards92nd (17,823)
41st (199)Passing touchdowns92nd (102)

Among the NFL players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Alex Smith: 0 championships; none on file
  • Chad Pennington: 0 championships; Comeback Player of the Year ×2

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Alex Smith and Chad Pennington season by season
YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.
1st200587511120006710
2nd20062,890161620019210
3rd20079142420023,120226
4th20092,350181220032,1391312
5th20102,370141020042,673169
6th20113,144175200553023
7th20121,73713520063,3521716
8th20133,31323720071,765109
9th20143,26518620083,653197
10th20153,486207200941312
11th20163,50215820101900
12th20174,042265————
13th20182,180105————
14th20201,58268————

What the columns mean: INT