Justin Herbert vs Tom Brady

Justin Herbert and Tom Brady compared on their NFL careers: Justin Herbert played 7 seasons, 2020 to 2026, Tom Brady 23 seasons, 2000 to 2022. Justin Herbert has 25,221 passing yards to Tom Brady's 89,214. Tom Brady won 7 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Justin Herbert and Tom Brady career totals

97	GP	335
25,221	YDS	89,214
165	TD	649
7.2	AVG	7.4

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Justin Herbert and Tom Brady postseason

3	GP	48
674	YDS	13,400
2	TD	88
6.4	AVG	7

Where each stands all time

Justin Herbert and Tom Brady all-time places

59th (25,221)	Passing yards	1st (89,214)
54th (165)	Passing touchdowns	1st (649)

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

Justin Herbert: 0 championships; Offensive Rookie of the Year
Tom Brady: 7 championships; Super Bowl MVP ×5, MVP ×3, Offensive Player of the Year ×2, Comeback 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.

Justin Herbert and Tom Brady season by season

1st	2020	4,336	31	10	2000	6	0	0
2nd	2021	5,014	38	15	2001	2,843	18	12
3rd	2022	4,739	25	10	2002	3,764	28	14
4th	2023	3,134	20	7	2003	3,620	23	12
5th	2024	3,870	23	3	2004	3,692	28	14
6th	2025	3,727	26	13	2005	4,110	26	14
7th	2026	401	2	3	2006	3,529	24	12
8th	—	—	—	—	2007	4,806	50	8
9th	—	—	—	—	2008	76	0	0
10th	—	—	—	—	2009	4,398	28	13
11th	—	—	—	—	2010	3,900	36	4
12th	—	—	—	—	2011	5,235	39	12
13th	—	—	—	—	2012	4,827	34	8
14th	—	—	—	—	2013	4,343	25	11
15th	—	—	—	—	2014	4,109	33	9
16th	—	—	—	—	2015	4,770	36	7
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