Dan Marino vs Joe Montana

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Dan Marino and Joe Montana compared on their NFL careers: Dan Marino played 17 seasons, 1983 to 1999, Joe Montana 15 seasons, 1979 to 1994. Dan Marino has 61,361 passing yards to Joe Montana's 40,551. Joe Montana won 4 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Dan Marino leads in 2 of the 3 lines, Joe Montana in 1. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Dan Marino and Joe Montana career totals

242	GP	192
61,361, better	YDS	40,551
420, better	TD	273
7.3	AVG	7.5, better

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Dan Marino and Joe Montana postseason

18	GP	23
4,510	YDS	5,772, better
32	TD	45, better
6.6	AVG	7.9, better

Where each stands all time

Dan Marino and Joe Montana all-time places

10th (61,361), better	Passing yards	24th (40,551)
8th (420), better	Passing touchdowns	20th (273)

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

Dan Marino and Joe Montana titles and awards

—	Championships	4, better
—	Super Bowl MVP	3, better
1	MVP	2, better
1	Offensive Player of the Year	1
1	Comeback Player of the Year	1

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.

Dan Marino and Joe Montana season by season

1st	1983	2,210, better	20, better	6	1979	96	1	0, better
2nd	1984	5,084, better	48, better	17	1980	1,795	15	9, better
3rd	1985	4,137, better	30, better	21	1981	3,565	19	12, better
4th	1986	4,746, better	44, better	23	1982	2,613	17	11, better
5th	1987	3,245	26	13	1983	3,910, better	26	12, better
6th	1988	4,434, better	28	23	1984	3,630	28	10, better
7th	1989	3,997, better	24	22	1985	3,653	27, better	13, better
8th	1990	3,563, better	21, better	11	1986	2,236	8	9, better
9th	1991	3,970, better	25	13	1987	3,054	31, better	13
10th	1992	4,116, better	24, better	16	1988	2,981	18	10, better
11th	1993	1,218	8	3, better	1989	3,521, better	26, better	8
12th	1994	4,453, better	30, better	17	1990	3,944	26	16, better
13th	1995	3,668, better	24, better	15	1992	126	2	0, better
14th	1996	2,795, better	17, better	9	1993	2,144	13	7, better
15th	1997	3,780, better	16	11	1994	3,283	16	9, better
16th	1998	3,497	23	15	—	—	—	—
17th	1999	2,448	12	17	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: INT