Bart Starr vs Len Dawson

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Bart Starr and Len Dawson compared on their NFL careers: Bart Starr played 16 seasons, 1956 to 1971, Len Dawson 19 seasons, 1957 to 1975. Bart Starr has 24,718 passing yards to Len Dawson's 28,711. Bart Starr won 2 titles, Len Dawson won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Len Dawson leads in 2 of the 3 lines, Bart Starr in 1. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Bart Starr and Len Dawson career totals

196	GP	211
24,718	YDS	28,711, better
152	TD	239, better
7.8, better	AVG	7.7

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Bart Starr and Len Dawson postseason

10	GP	8
1,753, better	YDS	1,497
15, better	TD	7
8.2, better	AVG	8

Where each stands all time

Bart Starr and Len Dawson all-time places

81st (24,718)	Passing yards	61st (28,711), better
88th (152)	Passing touchdowns	34th (239), better

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

Bart Starr and Len Dawson titles and awards

2, better	Championships	1
1, better	MVP	—
2, better	Super Bowl MVP	1

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.

Bart Starr and Len Dawson season by season

1st	1956	325, better	2, better	3	1957	25	0	0, better
2nd	1957	1,489, better	8, better	10	1958	11	0	2, better
3rd	1958	875, better	3, better	12	1959	60	1	0, better
4th	1959	972, better	6, better	7	1960	23	0	0, better
5th	1960	1,358, better	4, better	8	1961	85	1	3, better
6th	1961	2,418	16	16, better	1962	2,759, better	29, better	17
7th	1962	2,438, better	12	9, better	1963	2,389	26, better	19
8th	1963	1,855	15	10, better	1964	2,879, better	30, better	18
9th	1964	2,144	15	4, better	1965	2,262, better	21, better	14
10th	1965	2,055	16	9, better	1966	2,527, better	26, better	10
11th	1966	2,257	14	3, better	1967	2,651, better	24, better	17
12th	1967	1,823	9	17	1968	2,109, better	17, better	9, better
13th	1968	1,617, better	15, better	8, better	1969	1,323	9	13
14th	1969	1,161	9	6, better	1970	1,876, better	13, better	14
15th	1970	1,645	8	13	1971	2,504, better	15, better	13
16th	1971	286	0	3, better	1972	1,835, better	13, better	12
17th	—	—	—	—	1973	725	2	5
18th	—	—	—	—	1974	1,573	7	13
19th	—	—	—	—	1975	1,095	5	4

What the columns mean: INT