Ben Roethlisberger vs John Elway

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Ben Roethlisberger and John Elway compared on their NFL careers: Ben Roethlisberger played 18 seasons, 2004 to 2021, John Elway 16 seasons, 1983 to 1998. Ben Roethlisberger has 64,088 passing yards to John Elway's 51,475. Ben Roethlisberger won 2 titles, John Elway won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Ben Roethlisberger leads in 3 of the 3 lines, John Elway in 0. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Ben Roethlisberger and John Elway career totals

249	GP	234
64,088, better	YDS	51,475
418, better	TD	300
7.6, better	AVG	7.1

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Ben Roethlisberger and John Elway postseason

23	GP	22
5,972, better	YDS	4,964
36, better	TD	27
7.6	AVG	7.6

Where each stands all time

Ben Roethlisberger and John Elway all-time places

7th (64,088), better	Passing yards	12th (51,475)
9th (418), better	Passing touchdowns	15th (300)

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

Ben Roethlisberger and John Elway titles and awards

2	Championships	2
—	MVP	1, better
—	Super Bowl MVP	1, better
1, better	Offensive Rookie of the Year	—

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.

Ben Roethlisberger and John Elway season by season

1st	2004	2,621, better	17, better	11, better	1983	1,663	7	14
2nd	2005	2,385	17	9, better	1984	2,598, better	18, better	15
3rd	2006	3,513	18	23	1985	3,891, better	22, better	23
4th	2007	3,154	32, better	11, better	1986	3,485, better	19	13
5th	2008	3,301, better	17	15	1987	3,198	19, better	12, better
6th	2009	4,328, better	26, better	12, better	1988	3,309	17	19
7th	2010	3,200, better	17	5, better	1989	3,051	18, better	18
8th	2011	4,077, better	21, better	14	1990	3,526	15	14
9th	2012	3,265, better	26, better	8, better	1991	3,253	13	12
10th	2013	4,261, better	28, better	14, better	1992	2,242	10	17
11th	2014	4,952, better	32, better	9, better	1993	4,030	25	10
12th	2015	3,938, better	21, better	16	1994	3,490	16	10, better
13th	2016	3,819	29, better	13, better	1995	3,970, better	26	14
14th	2017	4,251, better	28, better	14	1996	3,328	26	14
15th	2018	5,129, better	34, better	16	1997	3,635	27	11, better
16th	2019	351	0	1, better	1998	2,806, better	22, better	10
17th	2020	3,803	33	10	—	—	—	—
18th	2021	3,740	22	10	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: INT