Donovan McNabb vs Sam Bradford

Donovan McNabbSam Bradford

Donovan McNabb and Sam Bradford compared on their NFL careers: Donovan McNabb played 13 seasons, 1999 to 2011, Sam Bradford 8 seasons, 2010 to 2018. Donovan McNabb has 37,276 passing yards to Sam Bradford's 19,449.

Who has the better career numbers?

Donovan McNabb and Sam Bradford career totals
167GP83
37,276YDS19,449
234TD103
6.9AVG6.6

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Donovan McNabb and Sam Bradford postseason
16GP—
3,752YDS—
24TD—
6.5AVG—

Where each stands all time

Donovan McNabb and Sam Bradford all-time places
27th (37,276)Passing yards82nd (19,449)
30th (234)Passing touchdowns90th (103)

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

  • Donovan McNabb: 0 championships; none on file
  • Sam Bradford: 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.

Donovan McNabb and Sam Bradford 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.
1st19999488720103,5121815
2nd20003,365211320112,16466
3rd20013,233251220123,7022113
4th20022,28917620131,687144
5th20033,216161120153,7251914
6th20043,87531820163,877205
7th20052,507169201738230
8th20062,647186201840024
9th20073,324197————
10th20083,9162311————
11th20093,5532210————
12th20103,3771415————
13th20111,02642————

What the columns mean: INT