Kurt Warner vs Philip Rivers

Kurt Warner and Philip Rivers compared on their NFL careers: Kurt Warner played 12 seasons, 1998 to 2009, Philip Rivers 18 seasons, 2004 to 2025. Kurt Warner has 32,344 passing yards to Philip Rivers's 63,984. Kurt Warner won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Kurt Warner and Philip Rivers career totals

124	GP	247
32,344	YDS	63,984
208	TD	425
7.9	AVG	7.8

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Kurt Warner and Philip Rivers postseason

13	GP	12
3,952	YDS	2,965
31	TD	16
8.6	AVG	7.4

Where each stands all time

Kurt Warner and Philip Rivers all-time places

43rd (32,344)	Passing yards	8th (63,984)
37th (208)	Passing touchdowns	7th (425)

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

Kurt Warner: 1 championship; MVP ×2, Super Bowl MVP
Philip Rivers: 0 championships; 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.

Kurt Warner and Philip Rivers season by season

1st	1998	39	0	0	2004	33	1	0
2nd	1999	4,353	41	13	2005	115	0	1
3rd	2000	3,429	21	18	2006	3,388	22	9
4th	2001	4,830	36	22	2007	3,152	21	15
5th	2002	1,431	3	11	2008	4,009	34	11
6th	2003	365	1	1	2009	4,254	28	9
7th	2004	2,054	6	4	2010	4,710	30	13
8th	2005	2,713	11	9	2011	4,624	27	20
9th	2006	1,377	6	5	2012	3,606	26	15
10th	2007	3,417	27	17	2013	4,478	32	11
11th	2008	4,583	30	14	2014	4,286	31	18
12th	2009	3,753	26	14	2015	4,792	29	13
13th	—	—	—	—	2016	4,386	33	21
14th	—	—	—	—	2017	4,515	28	10
15th	—	—	—	—	2018	4,308	32	12
16th	—	—	—	—	2019	4,615	23	20
17th	—	—	—	—	2020	4,169	24	11
18th	—	—	—	—	2025	544	4	3

What the columns mean: INT