Dan Marino vs Tom Brady

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Dan Marino and Tom Brady compared on their NFL careers: Dan Marino played 17 seasons, 1983 to 1999, Tom Brady 23 seasons, 2000 to 2022. Dan Marino has 61,361 passing yards to Tom Brady's 89,214. Tom Brady won 7 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Tom Brady leads in 3 of the 3 lines, Dan Marino in 0. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Dan Marino and Tom Brady career totals

242	GP	335
61,361	YDS	89,214, better
420	TD	649, better
7.3	AVG	7.4, better

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Dan Marino and Tom Brady postseason

18	GP	48
4,510	YDS	13,400, better
32	TD	88, better
6.6	AVG	7, better

Where each stands all time

Dan Marino and Tom Brady all-time places

10th (61,361)	Passing yards	1st (89,214), better
8th (420)	Passing touchdowns	1st (649), better

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 Tom Brady titles and awards

—	Championships	7, better
1	MVP	3, better
1	Offensive Player of the Year	2, better
1	Comeback Player of the Year	1
—	Super Bowl MVP	5, better

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 Tom Brady season by season

1st	1983	2,210, better	20, better	6	2000	6	0	0, better
2nd	1984	5,084, better	48, better	17	2001	2,843	18	12, better
3rd	1985	4,137, better	30, better	21	2002	3,764	28	14, better
4th	1986	4,746, better	44, better	23	2003	3,620	23	12, better
5th	1987	3,245	26	13, better	2004	3,692, better	28, better	14
6th	1988	4,434, better	28, better	23	2005	4,110	26	14, better
7th	1989	3,997, better	24	22	2006	3,529	24	12, better
8th	1990	3,563	21	11	2007	4,806, better	50, better	8, better
9th	1991	3,970, better	25, better	13	2008	76	0	0, better
10th	1992	4,116	24	16	2009	4,398, better	28, better	13, better
11th	1993	1,218	8	3, better	2010	3,900, better	36, better	4
12th	1994	4,453	30	17	2011	5,235, better	39, better	12, better
13th	1995	3,668	24	15	2012	4,827, better	34, better	8, better
14th	1996	2,795	17	9, better	2013	4,343, better	25, better	11
15th	1997	3,780	16	11	2014	4,109, better	33, better	9, better
16th	1998	3,497	23	15	2015	4,770, better	36, better	7, better
17th	1999	2,448	12	17	2016	3,554, better	28, better	2, better
18th	—	—	—	—	2017	4,577	32	8
19th	—	—	—	—	2018	4,355	29	11
20th	—	—	—	—	2019	4,057	24	8
21st	—	—	—	—	2020	4,633	40	12
22nd	—	—	—	—	2021	5,316	43	12
23rd	—	—	—	—	2022	4,694	25	9

What the columns mean: INT