Eli Manning vs Troy Aikman

Eli Manning

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Troy Aikman

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Eli Manning and Troy Aikman compared on their NFL careers: Eli Manning played 16 seasons, 2004 to 2019, Troy Aikman 12 seasons, 1989 to 2000. Eli Manning has 57,023 passing yards to Troy Aikman's 32,942. Eli Manning won 2 titles, Troy Aikman won 3 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Eli Manning leads in 2 of the 2 lines, Troy Aikman in 0. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Eli Manning and Troy Aikman career totals
236GP165
57,023, betterYDS32,942
366, betterTD165
7AVG7

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Eli Manning and Troy Aikman postseason
12GP16
2,815YDS3,849, better
18TD23, better
7AVG7.7, better

Where each stands all time

Eli Manning and Troy Aikman all-time places
11th (57,023), betterPassing yards45th (32,942)
11th (366), betterPassing touchdowns74th (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

Eli Manning and Troy Aikman titles and awards
2Championships3, better
2, betterSuper Bowl MVP1

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 Troy Aikman season by season
YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.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, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.
1st20041,04369, better19891,749, better9, better18
2nd20053,762, better24, better17, better19902,5791118
3rd20063,244, better24, better1819912,7541110, better
4th20073,336232019923,445, better2314, better
5th20083,238, better21, better1019933,100156, better
6th20094,021, better27, better1419942,6761312, better
7th20104,002, better31, better2519953,304167, better
8th20114,933, better29, better1619963,1261213, better
9th20123,948, better26, better1519973,2831912, better
10th20133,818, better18, better2719982,330125, better
11th20144,410, better30, better1419992,9641712, better
12th20154,432, better35, better1420001,632714
13th20164,0272616————
14th20173,4681913————
15th20184,2992111————
16th20191,04265————

What the columns mean: INT