Ben Roethlisberger vs Matthew Stafford

Ben RoethlisbergerMatthew Stafford

Ben Roethlisberger and Matthew Stafford compared on their NFL careers: Ben Roethlisberger played 18 seasons, 2004 to 2021, Matthew Stafford 18 seasons, 2009 to 2026. Ben Roethlisberger has 64,088 passing yards to Matthew Stafford's 64,998. Ben Roethlisberger won 2 titles, Matthew Stafford won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Ben Roethlisberger and Matthew Stafford career totals
249GP241
64,088YDS64,998
418TD427
7.6AVG7.4

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Ben Roethlisberger and Matthew Stafford postseason
23GP13
5,972YDS3,932
36TD25
7.6AVG8.1

Where each stands all time

Ben Roethlisberger and Matthew Stafford all-time places
7th (64,088)Passing yards6th (64,998)
9th (418)Passing touchdowns6th (427)

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: 2 championships; Offensive Rookie of the Year
  • Matthew Stafford: 1 championship; Comeback Player of the Year, MVP

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 Matthew Stafford 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.
1st20042,621171120092,2671320
2nd20052,385179201053561
3rd20063,513182320115,0384116
4th20073,154321120124,9672017
5th20083,301171520134,6502919
6th20094,328261220144,2572212
7th20103,20017520154,2623213
8th20114,077211420164,3272410
9th20123,26526820174,4462910
10th20134,261281420183,7772111
11th20144,95232920192,499195
12th20153,938211620204,0842610
13th20163,819291320214,8864117
14th20174,251281420222,087108
15th20185,129341620233,9652411
16th20193510120243,762208
17th20203,803331020254,707468
18th20213,7402210202648242

What the columns mean: INT