Joe Theismann vs Ken Anderson

Joe Theismann

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Ken Anderson

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Joe Theismann and Ken Anderson compared on their NFL careers: Joe Theismann played 12 seasons, 1974 to 1985, Ken Anderson 16 seasons, 1971 to 1986. Joe Theismann has 25,206 passing yards to Ken Anderson's 32,838. Joe Theismann won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

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

Joe Theismann and Ken Anderson career totals
167GP192
25,206YDS32,838, better
160TD197, better
7AVG7.3, better

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Joe Theismann and Ken Anderson postseason
10GP6
1,782, betterYDS1,321
11, betterTD9
8.4, betterAVG8

Where each stands all time

Joe Theismann and Ken Anderson all-time places
77th (25,206)Passing yards46th (32,838), better
83rd (160)Passing touchdowns54th (197), 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 Theismann and Ken Anderson titles and awards
1, betterChampionships—
—Comeback Player of the Year1, better
1MVP1
1Offensive Player of the Year1

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 Theismann and Ken Anderson 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.
1st197414510, better1971777, better5, better4
2nd19759613, better19721,918, better7, better7
3rd19761,036810, better19732,428, better18, better12
4th19771,09779, better19742,667, better18, better10
5th19782,593131819753,169, better21, better11, better
6th19792,797, better20, better13, better19762,3671914
7th19802,962, better17, better1619772,1451111, better
8th19813,568, better19, better20, better19782,2191022
9th19822,033139, better19792,340, better16, better10
10th19833,714, better29, better11, better19801,778613
11th19843,391241319813,754, better29, better10, better
12th19851,77481619822,495, better12, better9, better
13th————19832,3331213
14th————19842,1071012
15th————198517020
16th————198617112

What the columns mean: INT