Carson Palmer vs Eli Manning

Carson Palmer and Eli Manning compared on their NFL careers: Carson Palmer played 14 seasons, 2004 to 2017, Eli Manning 16 seasons, 2004 to 2019. Carson Palmer has 46,247 passing yards to Eli Manning's 57,023. Eli Manning won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Carson Palmer and Eli Manning career totals

182	GP	236
46,247	YDS	57,023
294	TD	366
7.3	AVG	7

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Carson Palmer and Eli Manning postseason

4	GP	12
796	YDS	2,815
5	TD	18
6.7	AVG	7

Where each stands all time

Carson Palmer and Eli Manning all-time places

16th (46,247)	Passing yards	11th (57,023)
15th (294)	Passing touchdowns	11th (366)

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

Carson Palmer: 0 championships; none on file
Eli Manning: 2 championships; Super Bowl 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.

Carson Palmer and Eli Manning season by season

1st	2004	2,897	18	18	2004	1,043	6	9
2nd	2005	3,836	32	12	2005	3,762	24	17
3rd	2006	4,035	28	13	2006	3,244	24	18
4th	2007	4,131	26	20	2007	3,336	23	20
5th	2008	731	3	4	2008	3,238	21	10
6th	2009	3,094	21	13	2009	4,021	27	14
7th	2010	3,970	26	20	2010	4,002	31	25
8th	2011	2,753	13	16	2011	4,933	29	16
9th	2012	4,018	22	14	2012	3,948	26	15
10th	2013	4,274	24	22	2013	3,818	18	27
11th	2014	1,626	11	3	2014	4,410	30	14
12th	2015	4,671	35	11	2015	4,432	35	14
13th	2016	4,233	26	14	2016	4,027	26	16
14th	2017	1,978	9	7	2017	3,468	19	13
15th	—	—	—	—	2018	4,299	21	11
16th	—	—	—	—	2019	1,042	6	5

What the columns mean: INT