Boomer Esiason vs Jim Kelly

Boomer EsiasonJim Kelly

Boomer Esiason and Jim Kelly compared on their NFL careers: Boomer Esiason played 14 seasons, 1984 to 1997, Jim Kelly 11 seasons, 1986 to 1996. Boomer Esiason has 37,920 passing yards to Jim Kelly's 35,467.

Who has the better career numbers?

Boomer Esiason and Jim Kelly career totals
187GP160
37,920YDS35,467
247TD237
7.3AVG7.4

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Boomer Esiason and Jim Kelly postseason
5GP17
600YDS3,863
4TD21
6.1AVG7.1

Where each stands all time

Boomer Esiason and Jim Kelly all-time places
26th (37,920)Passing yards32nd (35,467)
28th (247)Passing touchdowns29th (237)

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

  • Boomer Esiason: 0 championships; MVP
  • Jim Kelly: 0 championships; none on file

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.

Boomer Esiason and Jim Kelly 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.
1st19845303319863,5932217
2nd19853,443271219872,7981911
3rd19863,959241719883,3801517
4th19873,321161919893,1302518
5th19883,572281419902,829249
6th19893,525281119913,8443317
7th19903,031242219923,4572319
8th19912,883131619933,3821818
9th19921,407111519943,1142217
10th19933,421161119953,1302213
11th19942,782171319962,8101419
12th19952,2751615————
13th19962,2931114————
14th19971,478132————

What the columns mean: INT