Chad Pennington vs Troy Aikman

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Chad Pennington and Troy Aikman compared on their NFL careers: Chad Pennington played 11 seasons, 2000 to 2010, Troy Aikman 12 seasons, 1989 to 2000. Chad Pennington has 17,823 passing yards to Troy Aikman's 32,942. Troy Aikman won 3 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Chad Pennington and Troy Aikman career totals
89GP165
17,823YDS32,942
102TD165
7.2AVG7

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Chad Pennington and Troy Aikman postseason
6GP16
1,418YDS3,849
8TD23
6.6AVG7.7

Where each stands all time

Chad Pennington and Troy Aikman all-time places
92nd (17,823)Passing yards41st (32,942)
92nd (102)Passing touchdowns54th (165)

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

  • Chad Pennington: 0 championships; Comeback Player of the Year ×2
  • Troy Aikman: 3 championships; Super Bowl MVP

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.

Chad Pennington and Troy Aikman 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.
1st2000671019891,749918
2nd2001921019902,5791118
3rd20023,12022619912,7541110
4th20032,139131219923,4452314
5th20042,67316919933,100156
6th20055302319942,6761312
7th20063,352171619953,304167
8th20071,76510919963,1261213
9th20083,65319719973,2831912
10th20094131219982,330125
11th2010190019992,9641712
12th————20001,632714

What the columns mean: INT