Ben Roethlisberger vs Tom Brady

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Ben Roethlisberger and Tom Brady compared on their NFL careers: Ben Roethlisberger played 18 seasons, 2004 to 2021, Tom Brady 23 seasons, 2000 to 2022. Ben Roethlisberger has 64,088 passing yards to Tom Brady's 89,214. They have faced each other 12 times: Ben Roethlisberger's team won 3, Tom Brady's 9. In the playoffs Tom Brady leads 2-0. Ben Roethlisberger won 2 titles, Tom Brady won 7 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Tom Brady leads in 2 of the 3 lines, Ben Roethlisberger in 1. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Ben Roethlisberger and Tom Brady career totals
249GP335
64,088YDS89,214, better
418TD649, better
7.6, betterAVG7.4

Ben Roethlisberger vs Tom Brady head to head

They have faced each other 12 times: Ben Roethlisberger's team won 3, Tom Brady's 9. In the playoffs Tom Brady leads 2-0.

Ben Roethlisberger and Tom Brady, record against each other
Regular season1037, better
Playoffs202, better
Total1239, better
Ben Roethlisberger and Tom Brady, averages in their games against each other
23.8CMP25.6, better
37.6, betterATT36.9
286.2YDS318.3, better
1.8TD2.4, better
1.1INT0.4, better

Every game against each other

Ben Roethlisberger vs Tom Brady, every game
Sep 8, 2019PIT at NEL 33-327 CMP, 47 ATT, 276 YDS, 0 TD, 1 INT24 CMP, 36 ATT, 341 YDS, 3 TD, 0 INT
Dec 16, 2018NE at PITW 17-1022 CMP, 34 ATT, 235 YDS, 2 TD, 2 INT25 CMP, 36 ATT, 279 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
Dec 17, 2017NE at PITL 27-2422 CMP, 30 ATT, 281 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT22 CMP, 35 ATT, 298 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
Jan 22, 2017PIT at NE (playoffs)L 36-1731 CMP, 47 ATT, 314 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT32 CMP, 42 ATT, 384 YDS, 3 TD, 0 INT
Sep 10, 2015PIT at NEL 28-2126 CMP, 38 ATT, 351 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT25 CMP, 32 ATT, 288 YDS, 4 TD, 0 INT
Nov 3, 2013PIT at NEL 55-3128 CMP, 48 ATT, 400 YDS, 4 TD, 2 INT23 CMP, 33 ATT, 432 YDS, 4 TD, 0 INT
Oct 30, 2011NE at PITW 25-1736 CMP, 50 ATT, 365 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT24 CMP, 35 ATT, 198 YDS, 2 TD, 0 INT
Nov 14, 2010NE at PITL 39-2630 CMP, 49 ATT, 387 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT30 CMP, 43 ATT, 350 YDS, 3 TD, 0 INT
Dec 9, 2007PIT at NEL 34-1319 CMP, 32 ATT, 187 YDS, 1 TD, 0 INT32 CMP, 46 ATT, 399 YDS, 4 TD, 0 INT
Sep 25, 2005NE at PITL 23-2012 CMP, 28 ATT, 216 YDS, 2 TD, 0 INT31 CMP, 41 ATT, 372 YDS, 0 TD, 1 INT
Jan 23, 2005NE at PIT (playoffs)L 41-2714 CMP, 24 ATT, 226 YDS, 2 TD, 3 INT14 CMP, 21 ATT, 207 YDS, 2 TD, 0 INT
Oct 31, 2004NE at PITW 34-2018 CMP, 24 ATT, 196 YDS, 2 TD, 0 INT25 CMP, 43 ATT, 271 YDS, 2 TD, 2 INT

Games both played on opposite sides, from the game logs on file; the record is their teams’.

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Ben Roethlisberger and Tom Brady postseason
23GP48
5,972YDS13,400, better
36TD88, better
7.6, betterAVG7

Where each stands all time

Ben Roethlisberger and Tom Brady all-time places
7th (64,088)Passing yards1st (89,214), better
9th (418)Passing touchdowns1st (649), 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

Ben Roethlisberger and Tom Brady titles and awards
2Championships7, better
—Super Bowl MVP5, better
1, betterOffensive Rookie of the Year—
—MVP3, better
—Offensive Player of the Year2, better
—Comeback Player of the Year1, better

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 Tom Brady season by season
YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.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, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.
1st20042,621, better17, better112000600, better
2nd20052,385179, better20012,843, better18, better12
3rd20063,513182320023,764, better28, better14, better
4th20073,15432, better11, better20033,620, better2312
5th20083,301171520043,692, better28, better14, better
6th20094,328, better2612, better20054,1102614
7th20103,200175, better20063,529, better24, better12
8th20114,077211420074,806, better50, better8, better
9th20123,265, better26, better820087600, better
10th20134,261281420094,398, better2813, better
11th20144,952, better32920103,90036, better4, better
12th20153,938211620115,235, better39, better12, better
13th20163,819291320124,827, better34, better8, better
14th20174,25128, better1420134,343, better2511, better
15th20185,129, better34, better1620144,109339, better
16th201935101, better20154,770, better36, better7
17th20203,803, better33, better1020163,554282, better
18th20213,740221020174,577, better32, better8, better
19th————20184,3552911
20th————20194,057248
21st————20204,6334012
22nd————20215,3164312
23rd————20224,694259

What the columns mean: INT