John Elway vs Tom Brady

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John Elway and Tom Brady compared on their NFL careers: John Elway played 16 seasons, 1983 to 1998, Tom Brady 23 seasons, 2000 to 2022. John Elway has 51,475 passing yards to Tom Brady's 89,214. John Elway won 2 titles, Tom Brady won 7 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Tom Brady leads in 3 of the 3 lines, John Elway in 0. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

John Elway and Tom Brady career totals

234	GP	335
51,475	YDS	89,214, better
300	TD	649, better
7.1	AVG	7.4, better

How do they compare in the playoffs?

John Elway and Tom Brady postseason

22	GP	48
4,964	YDS	13,400, better
27	TD	88, better
7.6, better	AVG	7

Where each stands all time

John Elway and Tom Brady all-time places

12th (51,475)	Passing yards	1st (89,214), better
15th (300)	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

John Elway and Tom Brady titles and awards

2	Championships	7, better
1	MVP	3, better
1	Super Bowl MVP	5, better
—	Offensive Player of the Year	2, better
—	Comeback Player of the Year	1, 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.

John Elway and Tom Brady season by season

1st	1983	1,663, better	7, better	14	2000	6	0	0, better
2nd	1984	2,598	18	15	2001	2,843, better	18	12, better
3rd	1985	3,891, better	22	23	2002	3,764	28, better	14, better
4th	1986	3,485	19	13	2003	3,620, better	23, better	12, better
5th	1987	3,198	19	12, better	2004	3,692, better	28, better	14
6th	1988	3,309	17	19	2005	4,110, better	26, better	14, better
7th	1989	3,051	18	18	2006	3,529, better	24, better	12, better
8th	1990	3,526	15	14	2007	4,806, better	50, better	8, better
9th	1991	3,253, better	13, better	12	2008	76	0	0, better
10th	1992	2,242	10	17	2009	4,398, better	28, better	13, better
11th	1993	4,030, better	25	10	2010	3,900	36, better	4, better
12th	1994	3,490	16	10, better	2011	5,235, better	39, better	12
13th	1995	3,970	26	14	2012	4,827, better	34, better	8, better
14th	1996	3,328	26, better	14	2013	4,343, better	25	11, better
15th	1997	3,635	27	11	2014	4,109, better	33, better	9, better
16th	1998	2,806	22	10	2015	4,770, better	36, better	7, better
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