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Johnny Unitas vs Cam Newton Comparison

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Info

Teams

Johnny Unitas Baltimore Colts (1956-1972) San Diego Chargers (1973)
Cam Newton Carolina Panthers (2011-2019, 2021), New England Patriots (2020)

Position

Johnny Unitas Quarterback
Cam Newton Quarterback

Height

Johnny Unitas 6'1"
Cam Newton 6'6"

Weight

Johnny Unitas 194
Cam Newton 260

Drafted

Johnny Unitas By the Pittsburgh Steelers in 9th round (102nd overall) in the 1955 Draft
Cam Newton By the Panthers in the 1st Round (1st Overall) in the 2011 Draft

Super Bowls

Super Bowl Wins

Johnny Unitas 4 (3 NFL Championships - 1958, 1959, 1968)(1 Super Bowl - V) StarStarStarStar
Cam Newton 0

Playoff Appearances

Playoff Appearances

Johnny Unitas 6 (1958-1959, 1964, 1968, 1970-1971) StarStarStarStarStarStar
Cam Newton 4 (2013-2015, 2017) StarStarStarStar

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Johnny Unitas Yes Inducted in 1979
Cam Newton No Still Playing

Number Retired

Johnny Unitas Yes Colts #19
Cam Newton No Still Playing

NFL MVP

Johnny Unitas 4 (1957, 1959, 1964, 1967) StarStarStarStar
Cam Newton 1 (2015) Star

Super Bowl MVP

Johnny Unitas 0
Cam Newton 0

Pro Bowl

Johnny Unitas 10 (1957-1964, 1966-1967) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Cam Newton 3 (2011, 2013, 2015) StarStarStar

First Team All-Pro

Johnny Unitas 5 (1958-1959, 1964-1965, 1967) StarStarStarStarStar
Cam Newton 1 (2015) Star

Second Team All-Pro

Johnny Unitas 2 (1957, 1963) StarStar
Cam Newton 0

NFL Passing Touchdown Leader

Johnny Unitas 4 (1957-1960) StarStarStarStar
Cam Newton 0

NFL Passing Yards Leader

Johnny Unitas 4 (1957, 1959, 1960, 1963) StarStarStarStar
Cam Newton 0

Completion Percentage Leader

Johnny Unitas 1 (1967) Star
Cam Newton 0

QB Rating Leader

Johnny Unitas 3 (1957-1958, 1965) StarStarStar
Cam Newton 0

Regular Season Stats

Games (G)

Johnny Unitas 211
Cam Newton 148

Games Started (GS)

Johnny Unitas 188
Cam Newton 144

Pass Completions (Cmp)

Johnny Unitas 2,830
Cam Newton 2,682

Passing Attempts (Att)

Johnny Unitas 5,186
Cam Newton 4,474

Completion Percentage (Cmp%)

Johnny Unitas 54.6
Cam Newton 59.9

Passing Yards (Yds)

Johnny Unitas 40,239
Cam Newton 32,382

Touchdown Passes (TD)

Johnny Unitas 290
Cam Newton 194

Touchdown Percentage (TD%)

Johnny Unitas 5.6%
Cam Newton 4.3%

Interceptions Thrown (Int)

Johnny Unitas 253
Cam Newton 123

Interception Percentage (INT%)

Johnny Unitas 4.9
Cam Newton 2.7

Game Winning Drives (GWD)

Johnny Unitas 29
Cam Newton 20

Yards per Pass Attempt (Y/A)

Johnny Unitas 7.8
Cam Newton 7.2

Adjusted Yards per Pass Attempt (AY/A)

Johnny Unitas 6.7
Cam Newton 6.9

Yards Gained per Pass Completion (Y/C)

Johnny Unitas 14.2
Cam Newton 12.1

Yards Gained per Games Played (Y/G)

Johnny Unitas 190.7
Cam Newton 218.8

QB Rating (Rate)

Johnny Unitas 78.2
Cam Newton 85.2

Playoff Stats

Games (G)

Johnny Unitas 9
Cam Newton 7

Games Started (GS)

Johnny Unitas 8
Cam Newton 7

Pass Completions (Cmp)

Johnny Unitas 120
Cam Newton 134

Passing Attempts (Att)

Johnny Unitas 226
Cam Newton 224

Completion Percentage (Cmp%)

Johnny Unitas 53.1
Cam Newton 59.8

Passing Yards (Yds)

Johnny Unitas 1,663
Cam Newton 1,821

Touchdown Passes (TD)

Johnny Unitas 7
Cam Newton 10

Interceptions Thrown (Int)

Johnny Unitas 10
Cam Newton 7

QB Rating (Rate)

Johnny Unitas 68.9
Cam Newton 87.7

Best Season Stats

Games (G)

Johnny Unitas 14 (1970)
Cam Newton 16 (2017)

Games Started (GS)

Johnny Unitas 14 (1967)
Cam Newton 16 (2017)

Touchdown Passes (TD)

Johnny Unitas 32 (1959)
Cam Newton 35 (2015)

Passing Yards (Yds)

Johnny Unitas 3481 (1963)
Cam Newton 4051 (2011)

Interceptions Thrown (Int)

Johnny Unitas 4 (1968)
Cam Newton 1 (2019)

Pass Completions (Cmp)

Johnny Unitas 255 (1967)
Cam Newton 320 (2018)

Passing Attempts (Att)

Johnny Unitas 436 (1967)
Cam Newton 517 (2011)

Completion Percentage (Cmp%)

Johnny Unitas 58.5 (1967)
Cam Newton 67.9 (2018)

QB Rating (Rate)

Johnny Unitas 97.4 (1965)
Cam Newton 99.4 (2015)

Longest Completed Pass (Lng)

Johnny Unitas 89 (1966)
Cam Newton 91 (2011)

Seasons

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Info

Teams

Johnny Unitas Baltimore Colts (1956-1972) San Diego Chargers (1973)
Cam Newton Carolina Panthers (2011-2019, 2021), New England Patriots (2020)

Position

Johnny Unitas Quarterback
Cam Newton Quarterback

Height

Johnny Unitas 6'1"
Cam Newton 6'6"

Weight

Johnny Unitas 194
Cam Newton 260

Drafted

Johnny Unitas By the Pittsburgh Steelers in 9th round (102nd overall) in the 1955 Draft
Cam Newton By the Panthers in the 1st Round (1st Overall) in the 2011 Draft

Super Bowls

Super Bowl Wins

Johnny Unitas 4 (3 NFL Championships - 1958, 1959, 1968)(1 Super Bowl - V)
Cam Newton 0

Playoff Appearances

Playoff Appearances

Johnny Unitas 6 (1958-1959, 1964, 1968, 1970-1971)
Cam Newton 4 (2013-2015, 2017)

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Johnny Unitas Yes Inducted in 1979
Cam Newton No Still Playing

Number Retired

Johnny Unitas Yes Colts #19
Cam Newton No Still Playing

NFL MVP

Johnny Unitas 4 (1957, 1959, 1964, 1967)
Cam Newton 1 (2015)

Super Bowl MVP

Johnny Unitas 0
Cam Newton 0

Pro Bowl

Johnny Unitas 10 (1957-1964, 1966-1967)
Cam Newton 3 (2011, 2013, 2015)

First Team All-Pro

Johnny Unitas 5 (1958-1959, 1964-1965, 1967)
Cam Newton 1 (2015)

Second Team All-Pro

Johnny Unitas 2 (1957, 1963)
Cam Newton 0

NFL Passing Touchdown Leader

Johnny Unitas 4 (1957-1960)
Cam Newton 0

NFL Passing Yards Leader

Johnny Unitas 4 (1957, 1959, 1960, 1963)
Cam Newton 0

Completion Percentage Leader

Johnny Unitas 1 (1967)
Cam Newton 0

QB Rating Leader

Johnny Unitas 3 (1957-1958, 1965)
Cam Newton 0

Regular Season Stats

Games (G)

Johnny Unitas Cam Newton

Games Started (GS)

Johnny Unitas Cam Newton

Pass Completions (Cmp)

Johnny Unitas Cam Newton

Passing Attempts (Att)

Johnny Unitas Cam Newton

Completion Percentage (Cmp%)

Johnny Unitas Cam Newton

Passing Yards (Yds)

Johnny Unitas Cam Newton

Touchdown Passes (TD)

Johnny Unitas Cam Newton

Touchdown Percentage (TD%)

Johnny Unitas Cam Newton

Interceptions Thrown (Int)

Johnny Unitas Cam Newton

Interception Percentage (INT%)

Johnny Unitas Cam Newton

Game Winning Drives (GWD)

Johnny Unitas Cam Newton

Yards per Pass Attempt (Y/A)

Johnny Unitas Cam Newton

Adjusted Yards per Pass Attempt (AY/A)

Johnny Unitas Cam Newton

Yards Gained per Pass Completion (Y/C)

Johnny Unitas Cam Newton

Yards Gained per Games Played (Y/G)

Johnny Unitas Cam Newton

QB Rating (Rate)

Johnny Unitas Cam Newton

Playoff Stats

Games (G)

Johnny Unitas Cam Newton

Games Started (GS)

Johnny Unitas Cam Newton

Pass Completions (Cmp)

Johnny Unitas Cam Newton

Passing Attempts (Att)

Johnny Unitas Cam Newton

Completion Percentage (Cmp%)

Johnny Unitas Cam Newton

Passing Yards (Yds)

Johnny Unitas Cam Newton

Touchdown Passes (TD)

Johnny Unitas Cam Newton

Interceptions Thrown (Int)

Johnny Unitas Cam Newton

QB Rating (Rate)

Johnny Unitas Cam Newton

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