Brett Favre vs Joe Montana

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Brett Favre and Joe Montana compared on their NFL careers: Brett Favre played 20 seasons, 1991 to 2010, Joe Montana 15 seasons, 1979 to 1994. Brett Favre has 71,838 passing yards to Joe Montana's 40,551. Brett Favre won 1 title, Joe Montana won 4 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Brett Favre leads in 2 of the 3 lines, Joe Montana in 1. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Brett Favre and Joe Montana career totals

302	GP	192
71,838, better	YDS	40,551
508, better	TD	273
7.1	AVG	7.5, better

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Brett Favre and Joe Montana postseason

24	GP	23
5,855, better	YDS	5,772
44	TD	45, better
7.4	AVG	7.9, better

Where each stands all time

Brett Favre and Joe Montana all-time places

4th (71,838), better	Passing yards	24th (40,551)
5th (508), better	Passing touchdowns	20th (273)

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 and Joe Montana titles and awards

1	Championships	4, better
—	Super Bowl MVP	3, better
—	Comeback Player of the Year	1, better
1	Offensive Player of the Year	1
3, better	MVP	2

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 Joe Montana season by season

1st	1991	0	0	2	1979	96, better	1, better	0, better
2nd	1992	3,227, better	18, better	13	1980	1,795	15	9, better
3rd	1993	3,303	19	24	1981	3,565, better	19	12, better
4th	1994	3,882, better	33, better	14	1982	2,613	17	11, better
5th	1995	4,413, better	38, better	13	1983	3,910	26	12, better
6th	1996	3,899, better	39, better	13	1984	3,630	28	10, better
7th	1997	3,867, better	35, better	16	1985	3,653	27	13, better
8th	1998	4,212, better	31, better	23	1986	2,236	8	9, better
9th	1999	4,091, better	22	23	1987	3,054	31, better	13, better
10th	2000	3,812, better	20, better	16	1988	2,981	18	10, better
11th	2001	3,921, better	32, better	15	1989	3,521	26	8, better
12th	2002	3,658	27, better	16	1990	3,944, better	26	16
13th	2003	3,361, better	32, better	21	1992	126	2	0, better
14th	2004	4,088, better	30, better	17	1993	2,144	13	7, better
15th	2005	3,881, better	20, better	29	1994	3,283	16	9, better
16th	2006	3,885	18	18	—	—	—	—
17th	2007	4,155	28	15	—	—	—	—
18th	2008	3,472	22	22	—	—	—	—
19th	2009	4,202	33	7	—	—	—	—
20th	2010	2,509	11	19	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: INT