Joe Montana vs Tom Brady

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Joe Montana and Tom Brady compared on their NFL careers: Joe Montana played 15 seasons, 1979 to 1994, Tom Brady 23 seasons, 2000 to 2022. Joe Montana has 40,551 passing yards to Tom Brady's 89,214. Joe Montana won 4 titles, Tom Brady won 7 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Tom Brady 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.

Joe Montana and Tom Brady career totals

192	GP	335
40,551	YDS	89,214, better
273	TD	649, better
7.5, better	AVG	7.4

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Joe Montana and Tom Brady postseason

23	GP	48
5,772	YDS	13,400, better
45	TD	88, better
7.9, better	AVG	7

Where each stands all time

Joe Montana and Tom Brady all-time places

24th (40,551)	Passing yards	1st (89,214), better
20th (273)	Passing touchdowns	1st (649), 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 Tom Brady titles and awards

4	Championships	7, better
3	Super Bowl MVP	5, better
1	Comeback Player of the Year	1
1	Offensive Player of the Year	2, better
2	MVP	3, 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 Tom Brady season by season

1st	1979	96, better	1, better	0	2000	6	0	0
2nd	1980	1,795	15	9, better	2001	2,843, better	18, better	12
3rd	1981	3,565	19	12, better	2002	3,764, better	28, better	14
4th	1982	2,613	17	11, better	2003	3,620, better	23, better	12
5th	1983	3,910, better	26	12, better	2004	3,692	28, better	14
6th	1984	3,630	28, better	10, better	2005	4,110, better	26	14
7th	1985	3,653, better	27, better	13	2006	3,529	24	12, better
8th	1986	2,236	8	9	2007	4,806, better	50, better	8, better
9th	1987	3,054, better	31, better	13	2008	76	0	0, better
10th	1988	2,981	18	10, better	2009	4,398, better	28, better	13
11th	1989	3,521	26	8	2010	3,900, better	36, better	4, better
12th	1990	3,944	26	16	2011	5,235, better	39, better	12, better
13th	1992	126	2	0, better	2012	4,827, better	34, better	8
14th	1993	2,144	13	7, better	2013	4,343, better	25, better	11
15th	1994	3,283	16	9	2014	4,109, better	33, better	9
16th	—	—	—	—	2015	4,770	36	7
17th	—	—	—	—	2016	3,554	28	2
18th	—	—	—	—	2017	4,577	32	8
19th	—	—	—	—	2018	4,355	29	11
20th	—	—	—	—	2019	4,057	24	8
21st	—	—	—	—	2020	4,633	40	12
22nd	—	—	—	—	2021	5,316	43	12
23rd	—	—	—	—	2022	4,694	25	9

What the columns mean: INT