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John Elway vs Joe Namath Comparison

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Seasons

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John Elway

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Joe Namath

 

Info

Teams

John Elway Denver Broncos (1983-1998)
Joe Namath New York Jets (1965-1976) Los Angeles Rams (1977)

Position

John Elway Quarterback
Joe Namath Quarterback

Height

John Elway 6'3"
Joe Namath 6'2"

Weight

John Elway 215
Joe Namath 200

Drafted

John Elway By the Baltimore Colts in the 1st Round (1st Overall) in the 1983 Draft
Joe Namath By the Jets in the 1st Round (1st Overall) in the 1965 AFL Draft

Super Bowls

Super Bowl Wins

John Elway 2 (XXXII, XXXIII) StarStar
Joe Namath 1 (III) Star

Super Bowl Appearances

John Elway 5 (1987-1988, 1990, 1998, 1999) StarStarStarStarStar
Joe Namath 1 (1969) Star

Playoff Appearances

Playoff Appearances

John Elway 10 (1983-1984, 1986-1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1996-1998) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Joe Namath 2 (1968-1969) StarStar

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

John Elway Yes Inducted in 2004
Joe Namath Yes Inducted in 1985

Number Retired

John Elway Yes Broncos #7
Joe Namath Yes Jets #12

NFL MVP

John Elway 1 (1987) Star
Joe Namath 2* (AFL MVP in 1968, 1969)

Super Bowl MVP

John Elway 1 (XXXIII) Star
Joe Namath 1 (III) Star

Pro Bowl

John Elway 9 (1986-1987, 1989, 1991, 1993-1994, 1996-1998) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Joe Namath 1 (1972) Star

First Team All-Pro

John Elway 1 (1987) Star
Joe Namath 1* (AFL 1968)

Second Team All-Pro

John Elway 2 (1993, 1996) StarStar
Joe Namath 3 (AFL 1967, 1969) (1972) StarStarStar

NFL Passing Touchdown Leader

John Elway 0
Joe Namath 1 (1972) Star

NFL Passing Yards Leader

John Elway 1 (1993) Star
Joe Namath 3 (AFL 1966, 1967) (1972) StarStarStar

Completion Percentage Leader

John Elway 0
Joe Namath 0

QB Rating Leader

John Elway 0
Joe Namath 0

NFL Offensive Player of the Year

John Elway 0
Joe Namath 0

Regular Season Stats

Games (G)

John Elway 234
Joe Namath 140

Games Started (GS)

John Elway 231
Joe Namath 129

Pass Completions (Cmp)

John Elway 4,123
Joe Namath 1,886

Passing Attempts (Att)

John Elway 7,250
Joe Namath 3,762

Completion Percentage (Cmp%)

John Elway 56.9
Joe Namath 50.1

Passing Yards (Yds)

John Elway 51,475
Joe Namath 27,663

Touchdown Passes (TD)

John Elway 300
Joe Namath 173

Touchdown Percentage (TD%)

John Elway 4.1%
Joe Namath 4.6%

Interceptions Thrown (Int)

John Elway 226
Joe Namath 220

Interception Percentage (INT%)

John Elway 3.1
Joe Namath 5.8

Game Winning Drives (GWD)

John Elway 46
Joe Namath 16

Yards per Pass Attempt (Y/A)

John Elway 7.1
Joe Namath 7.4

Adjusted Yards per Pass Attempt (AY/A)

John Elway 6.5
Joe Namath 5.6

Yards Gained per Pass Completion (Y/C)

John Elway 12.5
Joe Namath 14.7

Yards Gained per Games Played (Y/G)

John Elway 220.0
Joe Namath 197.6

QB Rating (Rate)

John Elway 79.9
Joe Namath 65.5

Playoff Stats

Games (G)

John Elway 22
Joe Namath 3

Games Started (GS)

John Elway 21
Joe Namath 3

Pass Completions (Cmp)

John Elway 355
Joe Namath 50

Passing Attempts (Att)

John Elway 651
Joe Namath 117

Completion Percentage (Cmp%)

John Elway 54.5
Joe Namath 42.7

Passing Yards (Yds)

John Elway 4,964
Joe Namath 641

Touchdown Passes (TD)

John Elway 27
Joe Namath 3

Interceptions Thrown (Int)

John Elway 21
Joe Namath 4

QB Rating (Rate)

John Elway 79.7
Joe Namath 54.8

Best Season Stats

Games (G)

John Elway 16 (1997)
Joe Namath 14 (1975)

Games Started (GS)

John Elway 16 (1997)
Joe Namath 14 (1974)

Touchdown Passes (TD)

John Elway 27 (1997)
Joe Namath 26 (1967)

Passing Yards (Yds)

John Elway 4030 (1993)
Joe Namath 4007 (1967)

Interceptions Thrown (Int)

John Elway 10 (1998)
Joe Namath 5 (1977)

Pass Completions (Cmp)

John Elway 348 (1993)
Joe Namath 258 (1967)

Passing Attempts (Att)

John Elway 605 (1985)
Joe Namath 491 (1967)

Completion Percentage (Cmp%)

John Elway 63.2 (1993)
Joe Namath 52.9 (1974)

QB Rating (Rate)

John Elway 93.0 (1998)
Joe Namath 74.3 (1969)

Longest Completed Pass (Lng)

John Elway 86 (1988)
Joe Namath 91 (1975)

Seasons

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Joe Namath

 

Info

Teams

John Elway Denver Broncos (1983-1998)
Joe Namath New York Jets (1965-1976) Los Angeles Rams (1977)

Position

John Elway Quarterback
Joe Namath Quarterback

Height

John Elway 6'3"
Joe Namath 6'2"

Weight

John Elway 215
Joe Namath 200

Drafted

John Elway By the Baltimore Colts in the 1st Round (1st Overall) in the 1983 Draft
Joe Namath By the Jets in the 1st Round (1st Overall) in the 1965 AFL Draft

Super Bowls

Super Bowl Wins

John Elway 2 (XXXII, XXXIII)
Joe Namath 1 (III)

Super Bowl Appearances

John Elway 5 (1987-1988, 1990, 1998, 1999)
Joe Namath 1 (1969)

Playoff Appearances

Playoff Appearances

John Elway 10 (1983-1984, 1986-1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1996-1998)
Joe Namath 2 (1968-1969)

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

John Elway Yes Inducted in 2004
Joe Namath Yes Inducted in 1985

Number Retired

John Elway Yes Broncos #7
Joe Namath Yes Jets #12

NFL MVP

John Elway 1 (1987)
Joe Namath 2* (AFL MVP in 1968, 1969)

Super Bowl MVP

John Elway 1 (XXXIII)
Joe Namath 1 (III)

Pro Bowl

John Elway 9 (1986-1987, 1989, 1991, 1993-1994, 1996-1998)
Joe Namath 1 (1972)

First Team All-Pro

John Elway 1 (1987)
Joe Namath 1* (AFL 1968)

Second Team All-Pro

John Elway 2 (1993, 1996)
Joe Namath 3 (AFL 1967, 1969) (1972)

NFL Passing Touchdown Leader

John Elway 0
Joe Namath 1 (1972)

NFL Passing Yards Leader

John Elway 1 (1993)
Joe Namath 3 (AFL 1966, 1967) (1972)

Completion Percentage Leader

John Elway 0
Joe Namath 0

QB Rating Leader

John Elway 0
Joe Namath 0

NFL Offensive Player of the Year

John Elway 0
Joe Namath 0

Regular Season Stats

Games (G)

John Elway Joe Namath

Games Started (GS)

John Elway Joe Namath

Pass Completions (Cmp)

John Elway Joe Namath

Passing Attempts (Att)

John Elway Joe Namath

Completion Percentage (Cmp%)

John Elway Joe Namath

Passing Yards (Yds)

John Elway Joe Namath

Touchdown Passes (TD)

John Elway Joe Namath

Touchdown Percentage (TD%)

John Elway Joe Namath

Interceptions Thrown (Int)

John Elway Joe Namath

Interception Percentage (INT%)

John Elway Joe Namath

Game Winning Drives (GWD)

John Elway Joe Namath

Yards per Pass Attempt (Y/A)

John Elway Joe Namath

Adjusted Yards per Pass Attempt (AY/A)

John Elway Joe Namath

Yards Gained per Pass Completion (Y/C)

John Elway Joe Namath

Yards Gained per Games Played (Y/G)

John Elway Joe Namath

QB Rating (Rate)

John Elway Joe Namath

Playoff Stats

Games (G)

John Elway Joe Namath

Games Started (GS)

John Elway Joe Namath

Pass Completions (Cmp)

John Elway Joe Namath

Passing Attempts (Att)

John Elway Joe Namath

Completion Percentage (Cmp%)

John Elway Joe Namath

Passing Yards (Yds)

John Elway Joe Namath

Touchdown Passes (TD)

John Elway Joe Namath

Interceptions Thrown (Int)

John Elway Joe Namath

QB Rating (Rate)

John Elway Joe Namath

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