Eli Manning vs Joe Montana

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Eli Manning and Joe Montana compared on their NFL careers: Eli Manning played 16 seasons, 2004 to 2019, Joe Montana 15 seasons, 1979 to 1994. Eli Manning has 57,023 passing yards to Joe Montana's 40,551. Eli Manning won 2 titles, Joe Montana won 4 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Eli Manning 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.

Eli Manning and Joe Montana career totals

236	GP	192
57,023, better	YDS	40,551
366, better	TD	273
7	AVG	7.5, better

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Eli Manning and Joe Montana postseason

12	GP	23
2,815	YDS	5,772, better
18	TD	45, better
7	AVG	7.9, better

Where each stands all time

Eli Manning and Joe Montana all-time places

11th (57,023), better	Passing yards	24th (40,551)
11th (366), 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

Eli Manning and Joe Montana titles and awards

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

Eli Manning and Joe Montana season by season

1st	2004	1,043, better	6, better	9	1979	96	1	0, better
2nd	2005	3,762, better	24, better	17	1980	1,795	15	9, better
3rd	2006	3,244	24, better	18	1981	3,565, better	19	12, better
4th	2007	3,336, better	23, better	20	1982	2,613	17	11, better
5th	2008	3,238	21	10, better	1983	3,910, better	26, better	12
6th	2009	4,021, better	27	14	1984	3,630	28, better	10, better
7th	2010	4,002, better	31, better	25	1985	3,653	27	13, better
8th	2011	4,933, better	29, better	16	1986	2,236	8	9, better
9th	2012	3,948, better	26	15	1987	3,054	31, better	13, better
10th	2013	3,818, better	18	27	1988	2,981	18	10, better
11th	2014	4,410, better	30, better	14	1989	3,521	26	8, better
12th	2015	4,432, better	35, better	14, better	1990	3,944	26	16
13th	2016	4,027, better	26, better	16	1992	126	2	0, better
14th	2017	3,468, better	19, better	13	1993	2,144	13	7, better
15th	2018	4,299, better	21, better	11	1994	3,283	16	9, better
16th	2019	1,042	6	5	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: INT