John Elway vs Warren Moon

John ElwayWarren Moon

John Elway and Warren Moon compared on their NFL careers: John Elway played 16 seasons, 1983 to 1998, Warren Moon 17 seasons, 1984 to 2000. John Elway has 51,475 passing yards to Warren Moon's 49,325. John Elway won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

John Elway and Warren Moon career totals
234GP208
51,475YDS49,325
300TD291
7.1AVG7.2

How do they compare in the playoffs?

John Elway and Warren Moon postseason
22GP10
4,964YDS2,870
27TD17
7.6AVG7.1

Where each stands all time

John Elway and Warren Moon all-time places
12th (51,475)Passing yards13th (49,325)
14th (300)Passing touchdowns16th (291)

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: 2 championships; MVP, Super Bowl MVP
  • Warren Moon: 0 championships; Offensive 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.

John Elway and Warren Moon season by season
YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.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 for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.
1st19831,66371419843,3381214
2nd19842,598181519852,7091519
3rd19853,891222319863,4891326
4th19863,485191319872,8062118
5th19873,198191219882,327178
6th19883,309171919893,6312314
7th19893,051181819904,6893313
8th19903,526151419914,6902321
9th19913,253131219922,5211812
10th19922,242101719933,4852121
11th19934,030251019944,2641819
12th19943,490161019954,2283314
13th19953,970261419961,61079
14th19963,328261419973,6782516
15th19973,635271119981,632118
16th19982,806221019992000
17th————200020811

What the columns mean: INT