Brett Favre vs Tom Brady

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Brett Favre and Tom Brady compared on their NFL careers: Brett Favre played 20 seasons, 1991 to 2010, Tom Brady 23 seasons, 2000 to 2022. Brett Favre has 71,838 passing yards to Tom Brady's 89,214. Brett Favre won 1 title, Tom Brady won 7 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Tom Brady leads in 3 of the 3 lines, Brett Favre in 0. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Brett Favre and Tom Brady career totals

302	GP	335
71,838	YDS	89,214, better
508	TD	649, better
7.1	AVG	7.4, better

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Brett Favre and Tom Brady postseason

24	GP	48
5,855	YDS	13,400, better
44	TD	88, better
7.4, better	AVG	7

Where each stands all time

Brett Favre and Tom Brady all-time places

4th (71,838)	Passing yards	1st (89,214), better
5th (508)	Passing touchdowns	1st (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

Brett Favre and Tom Brady titles and awards

1	Championships	7, better
3	MVP	3
1	Offensive Player of the Year	2, better
—	Super Bowl MVP	5, better
—	Comeback Player of the Year	1, 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.

Brett Favre and Tom Brady season by season

1st	1991	0	0	2	2000	6, better	0	0, better
2nd	1992	3,227, better	18	13	2001	2,843	18	12, better
3rd	1993	3,303	19	24	2002	3,764, better	28, better	14, better
4th	1994	3,882, better	33, better	14	2003	3,620	23	12, better
5th	1995	4,413, better	38, better	13, better	2004	3,692	28	14
6th	1996	3,899	39, better	13, better	2005	4,110, better	26	14
7th	1997	3,867, better	35, better	16	2006	3,529	24	12, better
8th	1998	4,212	31	23	2007	4,806, better	50, better	8, better
9th	1999	4,091, better	22, better	23	2008	76	0	0, better
10th	2000	3,812	20	16	2009	4,398, better	28, better	13, better
11th	2001	3,921, better	32	15	2010	3,900	36, better	4, better
12th	2002	3,658	27	16	2011	5,235, better	39, better	12, better
13th	2003	3,361	32	21	2012	4,827, better	34, better	8, better
14th	2004	4,088	30, better	17	2013	4,343, better	25	11, better
15th	2005	3,881	20	29	2014	4,109, better	33, better	9, better
16th	2006	3,885	18	18	2015	4,770, better	36, better	7, better
17th	2007	4,155, better	28	15	2016	3,554	28	2, better
18th	2008	3,472	22	22	2017	4,577, better	32, better	8, better
19th	2009	4,202	33, better	7, better	2018	4,355, better	29	11
20th	2010	2,509	11	19	2019	4,057, better	24, better	8, better
21st	—	—	—	—	2020	4,633	40	12
22nd	—	—	—	—	2021	5,316	43	12
23rd	—	—	—	—	2022	4,694	25	9

What the columns mean: INT