Brett Favre vs Dan Marino

Brett Favre and Dan Marino compared on their NFL careers: Brett Favre played 20 seasons, 1991 to 2010, Dan Marino 17 seasons, 1983 to 1999. Brett Favre has 71,838 passing yards to Dan Marino's 61,361. Brett Favre won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Brett Favre and Dan Marino career totals

302	GP	242
71,838	YDS	61,361
508	TD	420
7.1	AVG	7.3

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Brett Favre and Dan Marino postseason

24	GP	18
5,855	YDS	4,510
44	TD	32
7.4	AVG	6.6

Where each stands all time

Brett Favre and Dan Marino all-time places

4th (71,838)	Passing yards	10th (61,361)
5th (508)	Passing touchdowns	8th (420)

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

Brett Favre: 1 championship; MVP ×3, Offensive Player of the Year
Dan Marino: 0 championships; MVP, Offensive Player of the Year, Comeback Player 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.

Brett Favre and Dan Marino season by season

1st	1991	0	0	2	1983	2,210	20	6
2nd	1992	3,227	18	13	1984	5,084	48	17
3rd	1993	3,303	19	24	1985	4,137	30	21
4th	1994	3,882	33	14	1986	4,746	44	23
5th	1995	4,413	38	13	1987	3,245	26	13
6th	1996	3,899	39	13	1988	4,434	28	23
7th	1997	3,867	35	16	1989	3,997	24	22
8th	1998	4,212	31	23	1990	3,563	21	11
9th	1999	4,091	22	23	1991	3,970	25	13
10th	2000	3,812	20	16	1992	4,116	24	16
11th	2001	3,921	32	15	1993	1,218	8	3
12th	2002	3,658	27	16	1994	4,453	30	17
13th	2003	3,361	32	21	1995	3,668	24	15
14th	2004	4,088	30	17	1996	2,795	17	9
15th	2005	3,881	20	29	1997	3,780	16	11
16th	2006	3,885	18	18	1998	3,497	23	15
17th	2007	4,155	28	15	1999	2,448	12	17
18th	2008	3,472	22	22	—	—	—	—
19th	2009	4,202	33	7	—	—	—	—
20th	2010	2,509	11	19	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: INT