Joe Montana vs Peyton Manning

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Joe Montana and Peyton Manning compared on their NFL careers: Joe Montana played 15 seasons, 1979 to 1994, Peyton Manning 17 seasons, 1998 to 2015. Joe Montana has 40,551 passing yards to Peyton Manning's 71,940. Joe Montana won 4 titles, Peyton Manning won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Peyton Manning leads in 3 of the 3 lines, Joe Montana in 0. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Joe Montana and Peyton Manning career totals

192	GP	266
40,551	YDS	71,940, better
273	TD	539, better
7.5	AVG	7.7, better

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Joe Montana and Peyton Manning postseason

23	GP	27
5,772	YDS	7,339, better
45, better	TD	40
7.9, better	AVG	7.1

Where each stands all time

Joe Montana and Peyton Manning all-time places

24th (40,551)	Passing yards	3rd (71,940), better
20th (273)	Passing touchdowns	3rd (539), better

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

Joe Montana and Peyton Manning titles and awards

4, better	Championships	2
3, better	Super Bowl MVP	1
1, better	Comeback Player of the Year	—
1	Offensive Player of the Year	2, better
2	MVP	5, 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.

Joe Montana and Peyton Manning season by season

1st	1979	96	1	0, better	1998	3,739, better	26, better	28
2nd	1980	1,795	15	9, better	1999	4,135, better	26, better	15
3rd	1981	3,565	19	12, better	2000	4,413, better	33, better	15
4th	1982	2,613	17	11, better	2001	4,131, better	26, better	23
5th	1983	3,910	26	12, better	2002	4,200, better	27, better	19
6th	1984	3,630	28	10	2003	4,267, better	29, better	10
7th	1985	3,653	27	13	2004	4,557, better	49, better	10, better
8th	1986	2,236	8	9, better	2005	3,747, better	28, better	10
9th	1987	3,054	31	13	2006	4,397, better	31	9, better
10th	1988	2,981	18	10, better	2007	4,040, better	31, better	14
11th	1989	3,521	26	8, better	2008	4,002, better	27, better	12
12th	1990	3,944	26	16	2009	4,500, better	33, better	16
13th	1992	126	2	0, better	2010	4,700, better	33, better	17
14th	1993	2,144	13	7, better	2012	4,659, better	37, better	11
15th	1994	3,283	16	9, better	2013	5,477, better	55, better	10
16th	—	—	—	—	2014	4,727	39	15
17th	—	—	—	—	2015	2,249	9	17

What the columns mean: INT