Boomer Esiason vs Phil Simms

Boomer Esiason Phil Simms

Boomer Esiason and Phil Simms compared on their NFL careers: Boomer Esiason played 14 seasons, 1984 to 1997, Phil Simms 14 seasons, 1979 to 1993. Boomer Esiason has 37,920 passing yards to Phil Simms's 33,462. Phil Simms won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Boomer Esiason and Phil Simms career totals

187	GP	164
37,920	YDS	33,462
247	TD	199
7.3	AVG	7.2

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Boomer Esiason and Phil Simms postseason

5	GP	10
600	YDS	1,679
4	TD	10
6.1	AVG	6

Where each stands all time

Boomer Esiason and Phil Simms all-time places

26th (37,920)	Passing yards	39th (33,462)
28th (247)	Passing touchdowns	41st (199)

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
Phil Simms: 2 championships; Super Bowl 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.

Boomer Esiason and Phil Simms season by season

1st	1984	530	3	3	1979	1,743	13	14
2nd	1985	3,443	27	12	1980	2,321	15	19
3rd	1986	3,959	24	17	1981	2,031	11	9
4th	1987	3,321	16	19	1983	130	0	1
5th	1988	3,572	28	14	1984	4,044	22	18
6th	1989	3,525	28	11	1985	3,829	22	20
7th	1990	3,031	24	22	1986	3,487	21	22
8th	1991	2,883	13	16	1987	2,230	17	9
9th	1992	1,407	11	15	1988	3,359	21	11
10th	1993	3,421	16	11	1989	3,061	14	14
11th	1994	2,782	17	13	1990	2,284	15	4
12th	1995	2,275	16	15	1991	993	8	4
13th	1996	2,293	11	14	1992	912	5	3
14th	1997	1,478	13	2	1993	3,038	15	9

What the columns mean: INT