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John Elway vs Russell Wilson Comparison

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Info

Teams

John Elway Denver Broncos (1983-1998)
Russell Wilson Seattle Seahawks (2012-Present)

Position

John Elway Quarterback
Russell Wilson Quarterback

Height

John Elway 6'3"
Russell Wilson 5'11"

Weight

John Elway 215
Russell Wilson 203

Drafted

John Elway By the Baltimore Colts in the 1st Round (1st Overall) in the 1983 Draft
Russell Wilson By the Seahawks in the 3rd Round (75th Overall) in the 2012 Draft

Super Bowls

Super Bowl Wins

John Elway 2 (XXXII, XXXIII)StarStar
Russell Wilson 1 (XLVIII)Star

Super Bowl Appearances

John Elway 5 (1987-1988, 1990, 1998, 1999)StarStarStarStarStar
Russell Wilson 2 (2014,2015)StarStar

Playoff Appearances

Playoff Appearances

John Elway 10 (1983-1984, 1986-1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1996-1998)StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Russell Wilson 6 (2012-2016, 2018)StarStarStarStarStarStar

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

John Elway Yes Inducted in 2004
Russell Wilson No Still Playing

NFL MVP

John Elway 1 (1987)Star
Russell Wilson 0

Super Bowl MVP

John Elway 1 (XXXIII)Star
Russell Wilson 0

Pro Bowl

John Elway 9 (1986-1987, 1989, 1991, 1993-1994, 1996-1998)StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Russell Wilson 4 (2012-2013, 2015, 2018)StarStarStarStar

First Team All-Pro

John Elway 1 (1987)Star
Russell Wilson 0

Second Team All-Pro

John Elway 2 (1993, 1996)StarStar
Russell Wilson 0

NFL Passing Touchdown Leader

John Elway 0
Russell Wilson 0

NFL Passing Yards Leader

John Elway 1 (1993)Star
Russell Wilson 0

Completion Percentage Leader

John Elway 0
Russell Wilson 0

QB Rating Leader

John Elway 0
Russell Wilson 1 (2015)Star

Regular Season Stats

Games (G)

John Elway 234
Russell Wilson 123

Games Started (GS)

John Elway 231
Russell Wilson 123

Wins as Starter

John Elway 148
Russell Wilson 84

Losses as Starter

John Elway 82
Russell Wilson 38

Ties as Starter

John Elway 1
Russell Wilson 1

Winning Percentage

John Elway .643%
Russell Wilson .687%

Pass Completions (Cmp)

John Elway 4,123
Russell Wilson 2,332

Passing Attempts (Att)

John Elway 7,250
Russell Wilson 3,613

Completion Percentage (Cmp%)

John Elway 56.9
Russell Wilson 64.5

Passing Yards (Yds)

John Elway 51,475
Russell Wilson 28,561

Touchdown Passes (TD)

John Elway 300
Russell Wilson 220

Touchdown Percentage (TD%)

John Elway 4.1%
Russell Wilson 6.1%

Interceptions Thrown (Int)

John Elway 226
Russell Wilson 66

Interception Percentage (INT%)

John Elway 3.1
Russell Wilson 1.8

Game Winning Drives (GWD)

John Elway 46
Russell Wilson 32

Yards per Pass Attempt (Y/A)

John Elway 7.1
Russell Wilson 7.9

Adjusted Yards per Pass Attempt (AY/A)

John Elway 6.5
Russell Wilson 8.3

Yards Gained per Pass Completion (Y/C)

John Elway 12.5
Russell Wilson 12.2

Yards Gained per Games Played (Y/G)

John Elway 220.0
Russell Wilson 232.2

Rushing Attempts (Att)

John Elway 774
Russell Wilson 698

Rushing Yards (Yds)

John Elway 3,407
Russell Wilson 3,922

Rushing Touchdowns (TD)

John Elway 33
Russell Wilson 19

Rushing Yards per Game (Y/G)

John Elway 14.6
Russell Wilson 31.9

Rushing Attempts per Game (A/G)

John Elway 3.3
Russell Wilson 5.7

Rushing Yards per Attempt (Y/A)

John Elway 4.4
Russell Wilson 5.6

QB Rating (Rate)

John Elway 79.9
Russell Wilson 101.5

Playoff Stats

Games (G)

John Elway 22
Russell Wilson 13

Games Started (GS)

John Elway 21
Russell Wilson 13

Pass Completions (Cmp)

John Elway 355
Russell Wilson 225

Passing Attempts (Att)

John Elway 651
Russell Wilson 363

Completion Percentage (Cmp%)

John Elway 54.5
Russell Wilson 62.0

Passing Yards (Yds)

John Elway 4,964
Russell Wilson 2,561

Touchdown Passes (TD)

John Elway 27
Russell Wilson 21

Interceptions Thrown (Int)

John Elway 21
Russell Wilson 11

QB Rating (Rate)

John Elway 79.7
Russell Wilson 89.8

Best Season Stats

Games (G)

John Elway 16 (1997)
Russell Wilson 16 (2018)

Games Started (GS)

John Elway 16 (1997)
Russell Wilson 16 (2018)

Touchdown Passes (TD)

John Elway 27 (1997)
Russell Wilson 35 (2018)

Passing Yards (Yds)

John Elway 4030 (1993)
Russell Wilson 4219 (2016)

Interceptions Thrown (Int)

John Elway 10 (1998)
Russell Wilson 3 (2019)

Pass Completions (Cmp)

John Elway 348 (1993)
Russell Wilson 353 (2016)

Passing Attempts (Att)

John Elway 605 (1985)
Russell Wilson 553 (2017)

Completion Percentage (Cmp%)

John Elway 63.2 (1993)
Russell Wilson 68.1 (2015)

QB Rating (Rate)

John Elway 93.0 (1998)
Russell Wilson 112.1 (2019)

Longest Completed Pass (Lng)

John Elway 86 (1988)
Russell Wilson 80 (2015)

Rushing Attempts (Att)

John Elway 66 (1987)
Russell Wilson 118 (2014)

Rushing Yards (Yds)

John Elway 304 (1987)
Russell Wilson 849 (2014)

Rushing Touchdowns (TD)

John Elway 6 (1991)
Russell Wilson 6 (2014)

Longest Rushing Attempt (Lng)

John Elway 31 (1989)
Russell Wilson 55 (2014)

Rushing Yards per Game (Y/G)

John Elway 25.3 (1987)
Russell Wilson 53.1 (2014)

Rushing Attempts per Game (A/G)

John Elway 5.5 (1987)
Russell Wilson 7.4 (2014)

Rushing Yards per Attempt (Y/A)

John Elway 5.2 (1990)
Russell Wilson 7.2 (2014)

Seasons

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Info

Teams

John Elway Denver Broncos (1983-1998)
Russell Wilson Seattle Seahawks (2012-Present)

Position

John Elway Quarterback
Russell Wilson Quarterback

Height

John Elway 6'3"
Russell Wilson 5'11"

Weight

John Elway 215
Russell Wilson 203

Drafted

John Elway By the Baltimore Colts in the 1st Round (1st Overall) in the 1983 Draft
Russell Wilson By the Seahawks in the 3rd Round (75th Overall) in the 2012 Draft

Super Bowls

Super Bowl Wins

John Elway 2 (XXXII, XXXIII)
Russell Wilson 1 (XLVIII)

Super Bowl Appearances

John Elway 5 (1987-1988, 1990, 1998, 1999)
Russell Wilson 2 (2014,2015)

Playoff Appearances

Playoff Appearances

John Elway 10 (1983-1984, 1986-1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1996-1998)
Russell Wilson 6 (2012-2016, 2018)

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

John Elway Yes Inducted in 2004
Russell Wilson No Still Playing

NFL MVP

John Elway 1 (1987)
Russell Wilson 0

Super Bowl MVP

John Elway 1 (XXXIII)
Russell Wilson 0

Pro Bowl

John Elway 9 (1986-1987, 1989, 1991, 1993-1994, 1996-1998)
Russell Wilson 4 (2012-2013, 2015, 2018)

First Team All-Pro

John Elway 1 (1987)
Russell Wilson 0

Second Team All-Pro

John Elway 2 (1993, 1996)
Russell Wilson 0

NFL Passing Touchdown Leader

John Elway 0
Russell Wilson 0

NFL Passing Yards Leader

John Elway 1 (1993)
Russell Wilson 0

Completion Percentage Leader

John Elway 0
Russell Wilson 0

QB Rating Leader

John Elway 0
Russell Wilson 1 (2015)

Regular Season Stats

Games (G)

John Elway Russell Wilson

Games Started (GS)

John Elway Russell Wilson

Wins as Starter

John Elway Russell Wilson

Losses as Starter

John Elway Russell Wilson

Ties as Starter

John Elway Russell Wilson

Winning Percentage

John Elway Russell Wilson

Pass Completions (Cmp)

John Elway Russell Wilson

Passing Attempts (Att)

John Elway Russell Wilson

Completion Percentage (Cmp%)

John Elway Russell Wilson

Passing Yards (Yds)

John Elway Russell Wilson

Touchdown Passes (TD)

John Elway Russell Wilson

Touchdown Percentage (TD%)

John Elway Russell Wilson

Interceptions Thrown (Int)

John Elway Russell Wilson

Interception Percentage (INT%)

John Elway Russell Wilson

Game Winning Drives (GWD)

John Elway Russell Wilson

Yards per Pass Attempt (Y/A)

John Elway Russell Wilson

Adjusted Yards per Pass Attempt (AY/A)

John Elway Russell Wilson

Yards Gained per Pass Completion (Y/C)

John Elway Russell Wilson

Yards Gained per Games Played (Y/G)

John Elway Russell Wilson

Rushing Attempts (Att)

John Elway Russell Wilson

Rushing Yards (Yds)

John Elway Russell Wilson

Rushing Touchdowns (TD)

John Elway Russell Wilson

Rushing Yards per Game (Y/G)

John Elway Russell Wilson

Rushing Attempts per Game (A/G)

John Elway Russell Wilson

Rushing Yards per Attempt (Y/A)

John Elway Russell Wilson

QB Rating (Rate)

John Elway Russell Wilson

Playoff Stats

Games (G)

John Elway Russell Wilson

Games Started (GS)

John Elway Russell Wilson

Pass Completions (Cmp)

John Elway Russell Wilson

Passing Attempts (Att)

John Elway Russell Wilson

Completion Percentage (Cmp%)

John Elway Russell Wilson

Passing Yards (Yds)

John Elway Russell Wilson

Touchdown Passes (TD)

John Elway Russell Wilson

Interceptions Thrown (Int)

John Elway Russell Wilson

QB Rating (Rate)

John Elway Russell Wilson

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