Jeff George vs John Elway

Jeff George John Elway

Jeff George and John Elway compared on their NFL careers: Jeff George played 12 seasons, 1990 to 2001, John Elway 16 seasons, 1983 to 1998. Jeff George has 27,602 passing yards to John Elway's 51,475. John Elway won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Jeff George and John Elway career totals

131	GP	234
27,602	YDS	51,475
154	TD	300
7	AVG	7.1

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Jeff George and John Elway postseason

3	GP	22
1,001	YDS	4,964
9	TD	27
7.8	AVG	7.6

Where each stands all time

Jeff George and John Elway all-time places

55th (27,602)	Passing yards	12th (51,475)
62nd (154)	Passing touchdowns	14th (300)

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

Jeff George: 0 championships; none on file
John Elway: 2 championships; MVP, Super Bowl MVP

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.

Jeff George and John Elway season by season

1st	1990	2,152	16	13	1983	1,663	7	14
2nd	1991	2,910	10	12	1984	2,598	18	15
3rd	1992	1,963	7	15	1985	3,891	22	23
4th	1993	2,526	8	6	1986	3,485	19	13
5th	1994	3,734	23	18	1987	3,198	19	12
6th	1995	4,143	24	11	1988	3,309	17	19
7th	1996	698	3	3	1989	3,051	18	18
8th	1997	3,917	29	9	1990	3,526	15	14
9th	1998	1,186	4	5	1991	3,253	13	12
10th	1999	2,816	23	12	1992	2,242	10	17
11th	2000	1,389	7	6	1993	4,030	25	10
12th	2001	168	0	3	1994	3,490	16	10
13th	—	—	—	—	1995	3,970	26	14
14th	—	—	—	—	1996	3,328	26	14
15th	—	—	—	—	1997	3,635	27	11
16th	—	—	—	—	1998	2,806	22	10

What the columns mean: INT