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Drew Brees vs Cam Newton Comparison

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Seasons

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Drew Brees

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Cam Newton

 

Info

Teams

Drew Brees San Diego Chargers (2001-2005), New Orleans Saints (2006-2020)
Cam Newton Carolina Panthers (2011-2019, 2021), New England Patriots (2020)

Position

Drew Brees Quarterback
Cam Newton Quarterback

Height

Drew Brees 6'0"
Cam Newton 6'6"

Weight

Drew Brees 209
Cam Newton 260

Drafted

Drew Brees By the San Diego Chargers in the 2nd Round (32nd Overall) in the 2001 Draft
Cam Newton By the Panthers in the 1st Round (1st Overall) in the 2011 Draft

Super Bowls

Super Bowl Wins

Drew Brees 1 (XLIV) Star
Cam Newton 0

Super Bowl Appearances

Drew Brees 1 (2010) Star
Cam Newton 1 (2016) Star

Playoff Appearances

Playoff Appearances

Drew Brees 10 (2004, 2006, 2009-2011, 2013, 2017-2020) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Cam Newton 4 (2013-2015, 2017) StarStarStarStar

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Drew Brees No Still Playing
Cam Newton No Still Playing

NFL MVP

Drew Brees 0
Cam Newton 1 (2015) Star

Super Bowl MVP

Drew Brees 1 (XLIV) Star
Cam Newton 0

Pro Bowl

Drew Brees 13 (2004, 2006, 2008-2014, 2016-2019) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Cam Newton 3 (2011, 2013, 2015) StarStarStar

First Team All-Pro

Drew Brees 3 (2006, 2008-2009) StarStarStar
Cam Newton 1 (2015) Star

Second Team All-Pro

Drew Brees 1 (2011) Star
Cam Newton 0

NFL Passing Touchdown Leader

Drew Brees 4 (2008-2009, 2011-2012) StarStarStarStar
Cam Newton 0

NFL Passing Yards Leader

Drew Brees 7 (2006, 2008, 2011-2012, 2014-2016) StarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Cam Newton 0

Completion Percentage Leader

Drew Brees 5 (2009-2011, 2017-18) StarStarStarStarStar
Cam Newton 0

QB Rating Leader

Drew Brees 2 (2009, 2018) StarStar
Cam Newton 0

NFL Offensive Player of the Year

Drew Brees 2 (2008, 2011) StarStar
Cam Newton 1 (2015) Star

Regular Season Stats

Games (G)

Drew Brees 287
Cam Newton 148

Games Started (GS)

Drew Brees 286
Cam Newton 144

Wins as Starter

Drew Brees 172
Cam Newton 75

Losses as Starter

Drew Brees 114
Cam Newton 68

Ties as Starter

Drew Brees 0
Cam Newton 1

Winning Percentage

Drew Brees .601%
Cam Newton .524%

Pass Completions (Cmp)

Drew Brees 7,142
Cam Newton 2,682

Passing Attempts (Att)

Drew Brees 10,551
Cam Newton 4,474

Completion Percentage (Cmp%)

Drew Brees 67.7
Cam Newton 59.9

Passing Yards (Yds)

Drew Brees 80,358
Cam Newton 32,382

Touchdown Passes (TD)

Drew Brees 571
Cam Newton 194

Touchdown Percentage (TD%)

Drew Brees 5.4%
Cam Newton 4.3%

Interceptions Thrown (Int)

Drew Brees 243
Cam Newton 123

Interception Percentage (INT%)

Drew Brees 2.3
Cam Newton 2.7

Game Winning Drives (GWD)

Drew Brees 56
Cam Newton 20

Yards per Pass Attempt (Y/A)

Drew Brees 7.6
Cam Newton 7.2

Adjusted Yards per Pass Attempt (AY/A)

Drew Brees 7.7
Cam Newton 6.9

Yards Gained per Pass Completion (Y/C)

Drew Brees 11.3
Cam Newton 12.1

Yards Gained per Games Played (Y/G)

Drew Brees 280.0
Cam Newton 218.8

QB Rating (Rate)

Drew Brees 98.7
Cam Newton 85.2

Playoff Stats

Games (G)

Drew Brees 18
Cam Newton 7

Games Started (GS)

Drew Brees 18
Cam Newton 7

Pass Completions (Cmp)

Drew Brees 481
Cam Newton 134

Passing Attempts (Att)

Drew Brees 721
Cam Newton 224

Completion Percentage (Cmp%)

Drew Brees 66.7
Cam Newton 59.8

Passing Yards (Yds)

Drew Brees 5,366
Cam Newton 1,821

Touchdown Passes (TD)

Drew Brees 37
Cam Newton 10

Interceptions Thrown (Int)

Drew Brees 15
Cam Newton 7

QB Rating (Rate)

Drew Brees 97.1
Cam Newton 87.7

Best Season Stats

Games (G)

Drew Brees 16 (2017)
Cam Newton 16 (2017)

Games Started (GS)

Drew Brees 16 (2017)
Cam Newton 16 (2017)

Touchdown Passes (TD)

Drew Brees 46 (2011)
Cam Newton 35 (2015)

Passing Yards (Yds)

Drew Brees 5476 (2011)
Cam Newton 4051 (2011)

Interceptions Thrown (Int)

Drew Brees 0 (2001)
Cam Newton 1 (2019)

Pass Completions (Cmp)

Drew Brees 471 (2016)
Cam Newton 320 (2018)

Passing Attempts (Att)

Drew Brees 673 (2016)
Cam Newton 517 (2011)

Completion Percentage (Cmp%)

Drew Brees 74.4 (2018)
Cam Newton 67.9 (2018)

QB Rating (Rate)

Drew Brees 116.3 (2019)
Cam Newton 99.4 (2015)

Longest Completed Pass (Lng)

Drew Brees 98 (2016)
Cam Newton 91 (2011)

Seasons

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Cam Newton

 

Info

Teams

Drew Brees San Diego Chargers (2001-2005), New Orleans Saints (2006-2020)
Cam Newton Carolina Panthers (2011-2019, 2021), New England Patriots (2020)

Position

Drew Brees Quarterback
Cam Newton Quarterback

Height

Drew Brees 6'0"
Cam Newton 6'6"

Weight

Drew Brees 209
Cam Newton 260

Drafted

Drew Brees By the San Diego Chargers in the 2nd Round (32nd Overall) in the 2001 Draft
Cam Newton By the Panthers in the 1st Round (1st Overall) in the 2011 Draft

Super Bowls

Super Bowl Wins

Drew Brees 1 (XLIV)
Cam Newton 0

Super Bowl Appearances

Drew Brees 1 (2010)
Cam Newton 1 (2016)

Playoff Appearances

Playoff Appearances

Drew Brees 10 (2004, 2006, 2009-2011, 2013, 2017-2020)
Cam Newton 4 (2013-2015, 2017)

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Drew Brees No Still Playing
Cam Newton No Still Playing

NFL MVP

Drew Brees 0
Cam Newton 1 (2015)

Super Bowl MVP

Drew Brees 1 (XLIV)
Cam Newton 0

Pro Bowl

Drew Brees 13 (2004, 2006, 2008-2014, 2016-2019)
Cam Newton 3 (2011, 2013, 2015)

First Team All-Pro

Drew Brees 3 (2006, 2008-2009)
Cam Newton 1 (2015)

Second Team All-Pro

Drew Brees 1 (2011)
Cam Newton 0

NFL Passing Touchdown Leader

Drew Brees 4 (2008-2009, 2011-2012)
Cam Newton 0

NFL Passing Yards Leader

Drew Brees 7 (2006, 2008, 2011-2012, 2014-2016)
Cam Newton 0

Completion Percentage Leader

Drew Brees 5 (2009-2011, 2017-18)
Cam Newton 0

QB Rating Leader

Drew Brees 2 (2009, 2018)
Cam Newton 0

NFL Offensive Player of the Year

Drew Brees 2 (2008, 2011)
Cam Newton 1 (2015)

Regular Season Stats

Games (G)

Drew Brees Cam Newton

Games Started (GS)

Drew Brees Cam Newton

Wins as Starter

Drew Brees Cam Newton

Losses as Starter

Drew Brees Cam Newton

Ties as Starter

Drew Brees Cam Newton

Winning Percentage

Drew Brees Cam Newton

Pass Completions (Cmp)

Drew Brees Cam Newton

Passing Attempts (Att)

Drew Brees Cam Newton

Completion Percentage (Cmp%)

Drew Brees Cam Newton

Passing Yards (Yds)

Drew Brees Cam Newton

Touchdown Passes (TD)

Drew Brees Cam Newton

Touchdown Percentage (TD%)

Drew Brees Cam Newton

Interceptions Thrown (Int)

Drew Brees Cam Newton

Interception Percentage (INT%)

Drew Brees Cam Newton

Game Winning Drives (GWD)

Drew Brees Cam Newton

Yards per Pass Attempt (Y/A)

Drew Brees Cam Newton

Adjusted Yards per Pass Attempt (AY/A)

Drew Brees Cam Newton

Yards Gained per Pass Completion (Y/C)

Drew Brees Cam Newton

Yards Gained per Games Played (Y/G)

Drew Brees Cam Newton

QB Rating (Rate)

Drew Brees Cam Newton

Playoff Stats

Games (G)

Drew Brees Cam Newton

Games Started (GS)

Drew Brees Cam Newton

Pass Completions (Cmp)

Drew Brees Cam Newton

Passing Attempts (Att)

Drew Brees Cam Newton

Completion Percentage (Cmp%)

Drew Brees Cam Newton

Passing Yards (Yds)

Drew Brees Cam Newton

Touchdown Passes (TD)

Drew Brees Cam Newton

Interceptions Thrown (Int)

Drew Brees Cam Newton

QB Rating (Rate)

Drew Brees Cam Newton

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