Joe Theismann vs Wade Wilson

Joe Theismann

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Wade Wilson

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Joe Theismann and Wade Wilson compared on their NFL careers: Joe Theismann played 12 seasons, 1974 to 1985, Wade Wilson 17 seasons, 1981 to 1998. Joe Theismann has 25,206 passing yards to Wade Wilson's 17,283. Joe Theismann won 1 title, Wade Wilson won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Joe Theismann leads in 2 of the 3 lines, Wade Wilson in 1. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Joe Theismann and Wade Wilson career totals
167GP125
25,206, betterYDS17,283
160, betterTD99
7AVG7.1, better

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Joe Theismann and Wade Wilson postseason
10GP7
1,782, betterYDS1,322
11, betterTD7
8.4, betterAVG7.1

Where each stands all time

Joe Theismann and Wade Wilson all-time places
77th (25,206), betterPassing yards125th (17,283)
83rd (160), betterPassing touchdowns125th (99)

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 Wade Wilson titles and awards
1Championships1
1, betterMVP—
1, betterOffensive Player of the Year—

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 Wade Wilson 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.
1st1974145, better1, better0, better19814802
2nd197596131983124, better12, better
3rd19761,036, better8, better10, better19841,019511
4th19771,097, better7, better9198540433, better
5th19782,593, better13, better1819861,16575, better
6th19792,797, better20, better1319872,1061413
7th19802,962, better17, better1619882,746159, better
8th19813,568, better19, better2019892,543912, better
9th19822,033, better13, better919901,15598, better
10th19833,714, better29, better111991825310, better
11th19843,391, better24, better1319921,366134, better
12th19851,77481619932,457, better12, better15, better
13th————199417200
14th————199539113
15th————19967901
16th————199711500
17th————199856874

What the columns mean: INT