John Elway vs Troy Aikman

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John Elway and Troy Aikman compared on their NFL careers: John Elway played 16 seasons, 1983 to 1998, Troy Aikman 12 seasons, 1989 to 2000. John Elway has 51,475 passing yards to Troy Aikman's 32,942. They have faced each other 2 times: John Elway's team won 1, Troy Aikman's 1. John Elway won 2 titles, Troy Aikman won 3 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

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

John Elway and Troy Aikman career totals
234GP165
51,475, betterYDS32,942
300, betterTD165
7.1, betterAVG7

John Elway vs Troy Aikman head to head

They have faced each other 2 times: John Elway's team won 1, Troy Aikman's 1.

John Elway and Troy Aikman, record against each other
GamesPlayedJohn Elway wonTroy Aikman won
Regular season211
John Elway and Troy Aikman, averages in their games against each other
13.5, betterCMP11.5
23.0, betterATT21.5
210.0, betterYDS142.0
2.0, betterTD1.5
0.5INT0.5

Every game against each other

John Elway vs Troy Aikman, every game
Sep 13, 1998DAL at DENW 42-2316 CMP, 22 ATT, 268 YDS, 2 TD, 0 INT5 CMP, 12 ATT, 88 YDS, 1 TD, 0 INT
Sep 10, 1995DEN at DALL 31-2111 CMP, 24 ATT, 152 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT18 CMP, 31 ATT, 196 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT

Games both played on opposite sides, from the game logs on file; the record is their teams’.

How do they compare in the playoffs?

John Elway and Troy Aikman postseason
22GP16
4,964, betterYDS3,849
27, betterTD23
7.6AVG7.7, better

Where each stands all time

John Elway and Troy Aikman all-time places
12th (51,475), betterPassing yards45th (32,942)
15th (300), betterPassing touchdowns74th (165)

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 Troy Aikman titles and awards
2Championships3, better
1, betterMVP—
1Super Bowl MVP1

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 Troy Aikman 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.
1st19831,663714, better19891,749, better9, better18
2nd19842,598, better18, better15, better19902,5791118
3rd19853,891, better22, better2319912,7541110, better
4th19863,485, better1913, better19923,44523, better14
5th19873,198, better19, better1219933,100156, better
6th19883,309, better17, better1919942,6761312, better
7th19893,05118, better1819953,304, better167, better
8th19903,526, better15, better1419963,1261213, better
9th19913,253131219973,283, better19, better12
10th19922,242101719982,330, better12, better5, better
11th19934,030, better25, better10, better19992,9641712
12th19943,490, better16, better10, better20001,632714
13th19953,9702614————
14th19963,3282614————
15th19973,6352711————
16th19982,8062210————

What the columns mean: INT