Cam Newton vs Donovan McNabb

Cam Newton and Donovan McNabb compared on their NFL careers: Cam Newton played 11 seasons, 2011 to 2021, Donovan McNabb 13 seasons, 1999 to 2011. Cam Newton has 32,382 passing yards to Donovan McNabb's 37,276.

Who has the better career numbers?

Cam Newton and Donovan McNabb career totals

148	GP	167
32,382	YDS	37,276
194	TD	234
7.2	AVG	6.9

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Cam Newton and Donovan McNabb postseason

7	GP	16
1,821	YDS	3,752
10	TD	24
8.1	AVG	6.5

Where each stands all time

Cam Newton and Donovan McNabb all-time places

42nd (32,382)	Passing yards	27th (37,276)
45th (194)	Passing touchdowns	30th (234)

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

Cam Newton: 0 championships; Offensive Rookie of the Year, MVP, Offensive Player of the Year
Donovan McNabb: 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.

Cam Newton and Donovan McNabb season by season

1st	2011	4,051	21	17	1999	948	8	7
2nd	2012	3,869	19	12	2000	3,365	21	13
3rd	2013	3,379	24	13	2001	3,233	25	12
4th	2014	3,127	18	12	2002	2,289	17	6
5th	2015	3,837	35	10	2003	3,216	16	11
6th	2016	3,509	19	14	2004	3,875	31	8
7th	2017	3,302	22	16	2005	2,507	16	9
8th	2018	3,395	24	13	2006	2,647	18	6
9th	2019	572	0	1	2007	3,324	19	7
10th	2020	2,657	8	10	2008	3,916	23	11
11th	2021	684	4	5	2009	3,553	22	10
12th	—	—	—	—	2010	3,377	14	15
13th	—	—	—	—	2011	1,026	4	2

What the columns mean: INT