Cam Newton vs Sam Darnold

Cam NewtonSam Darnold

Cam Newton and Sam Darnold compared on their NFL careers: Cam Newton played 11 seasons, 2011 to 2021, Sam Darnold 9 seasons, 2018 to 2026. Cam Newton has 32,382 passing yards to Sam Darnold's 20,444. Sam Darnold won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Cam Newton and Sam Darnold career totals
148GP101
32,382YDS20,444
194TD123
7.2AVG7.2

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Cam Newton and Sam Darnold postseason
7GP4
1,821YDS917
10TD6
8.1AVG7

Where each stands all time

Cam Newton and Sam Darnold all-time places
42nd (32,382)Passing yards78th (20,444)
45th (194)Passing touchdowns75th (123)

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
  • Sam Darnold: 1 championship; 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 Sam Darnold season by season
YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.
1st20114,051211720182,8651715
2nd20123,869191220193,0241913
3rd20133,379241320202,208911
4th20143,127181220212,527913
5th20153,837351020221,14373
6th20163,5091914202329721
7th20173,302221620244,3193512
8th20183,395241320254,0482514
9th20195720120261300
10th20202,657810————
11th202168445————

What the columns mean: INT