Derek Carr vs Justin Herbert

Derek CarrJustin Herbert

Derek Carr and Justin Herbert compared on their NFL careers: Derek Carr played 11 seasons, 2014 to 2024, Justin Herbert 7 seasons, 2020 to 2026. Derek Carr has 41,245 passing yards to Justin Herbert's 25,221.

Who has the better career numbers?

Derek Carr and Justin Herbert career totals
169GP97
41,245YDS25,221
257TD165
7.1AVG7.2

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Derek Carr and Justin Herbert postseason
1GP3
310YDS674
1TD2
5.7AVG6.4

Where each stands all time

Derek Carr and Justin Herbert all-time places
20th (41,245)Passing yards59th (25,221)
23rd (257)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

  • Derek Carr: 0 championships; none on file
  • Justin Herbert: 0 championships; Offensive Rookie of the Year

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.

Derek Carr and Justin Herbert 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.
1st20143,270211220204,3363110
2nd20153,987321320215,0143815
3rd20163,93728620224,7392510
4th20173,496221320233,134207
5th20184,049191020243,870233
6th20194,05421820253,7272613
7th20204,103279202640123
8th20214,8042314————
9th20223,5222414————
10th20233,878258————
11th20242,145155————

What the columns mean: INT