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Tom Brady vs Fran Tarkenton Comparison

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Seasons

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Tom Brady

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Fran Tarkenton

 

Info

Teams

Tom Brady New England Patriots (2000-2019), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2020-2022)
Fran Tarkenton Minnesota Vikings (1961-1978)

Position

Tom Brady Quarterback
Fran Tarkenton Quarterback

Height

Tom Brady 6'4"
Fran Tarkenton 6'0"

Weight

Tom Brady 225
Fran Tarkenton 190

Drafted

Tom Brady By the New England Patriots in the 6th Round (199th Overall) in the 2000 Draft
Fran Tarkenton By the Vikings in the 3rd Round (29th Overall) in the 1961 Draft

Super Bowls

Super Bowl Wins

Tom Brady 7 (XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX, XLIX, LI, LIII, LV) StarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Fran Tarkenton 0

Super Bowl Appearances

Tom Brady 10 (2002, 2004-2005, 2008, 2012, 2015, 2017-2019, 2021) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Fran Tarkenton 3 (1974-1975, 1977) StarStarStar

Playoff Appearances

Playoff Appearances

Tom Brady 20 (2001, 2003-2007, 2009-2022) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Fran Tarkenton 5 (1973-1976, 1978) StarStarStarStarStar

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Tom Brady No Still Playing
Fran Tarkenton Yes Inducted in 1986

Number Retired

Tom Brady No Still Playing
Fran Tarkenton Yes Vikings #10

NFL MVP

Tom Brady 3 (2007, 2010, 2017) StarStarStar
Fran Tarkenton 1 (1975) Star

Super Bowl MVP

Tom Brady 5 (XXXVI, XXXVIII, XLIX, LI, LV) StarStarStarStarStar
Fran Tarkenton 0

Pro Bowl

Tom Brady 14 (2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009-2018) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Fran Tarkenton 9 (1964, 1966-1970, 1974-1976) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar

First Team All-Pro

Tom Brady 3 (2007, 2010, 2017) StarStarStar
Fran Tarkenton 1 (1975) Star

Second Team All-Pro

Tom Brady 2 (2005, 2016) StarStar
Fran Tarkenton 1 (1973) Star

NFL Passing Touchdown Leader

Tom Brady 5 (2002, 2007, 2010, 2015, 2021) StarStarStarStarStar
Fran Tarkenton 1 (1975) Star

NFL Passing Yards Leader

Tom Brady 4 (2005, 2007, 2017, 2021) StarStarStarStar
Fran Tarkenton 1 (1978) Star

Completion Percentage Leader

Tom Brady 1 (2007) Star
Fran Tarkenton 1 (1977) Star

QB Rating Leader

Tom Brady 2 (2007, 2010) StarStar
Fran Tarkenton 0

Regular Season Stats

Games (G)

Tom Brady 335
Fran Tarkenton 246

Games Started (GS)

Tom Brady 333
Fran Tarkenton 239

Pass Completions (Cmp)

Tom Brady 7,753
Fran Tarkenton 3,686

Passing Attempts (Att)

Tom Brady 12,050
Fran Tarkenton 6,467

Completion Percentage (Cmp%)

Tom Brady 64.3
Fran Tarkenton 57.0

Passing Yards (Yds)

Tom Brady 89,214
Fran Tarkenton 47,003

Touchdown Passes (TD)

Tom Brady 649
Fran Tarkenton 342

Touchdown Percentage (TD%)

Tom Brady 5.4%
Fran Tarkenton 5.3%

Interceptions Thrown (Int)

Tom Brady 212
Fran Tarkenton 266

Interception Percentage (INT%)

Tom Brady 1.8
Fran Tarkenton 4.1

Game Winning Drives (GWD)

Tom Brady 67
Fran Tarkenton 34

Yards per Pass Attempt (Y/A)

Tom Brady 7.4
Fran Tarkenton 7.3

Adjusted Yards per Pass Attempt (AY/A)

Tom Brady 7.7
Fran Tarkenton 6.5

Yards Gained per Pass Completion (Y/C)

Tom Brady 11.5
Fran Tarkenton 12.8

Yards Gained per Games Played (Y/G)

Tom Brady 266.3
Fran Tarkenton 191.1

QB Rating (Rate)

Tom Brady 97.2
Fran Tarkenton 80.4

Playoff Stats

Games (G)

Tom Brady 48
Fran Tarkenton 11

Games Started (GS)

Tom Brady 48
Fran Tarkenton 11

Pass Completions (Cmp)

Tom Brady 1,200
Fran Tarkenton 149

Passing Attempts (Att)

Tom Brady 1,921
Fran Tarkenton 292

Completion Percentage (Cmp%)

Tom Brady 62.5
Fran Tarkenton 51.0

Passing Yards (Yds)

Tom Brady 13,400
Fran Tarkenton 1,803

Touchdown Passes (TD)

Tom Brady 88
Fran Tarkenton 11

Interceptions Thrown (Int)

Tom Brady 40
Fran Tarkenton 17

QB Rating (Rate)

Tom Brady 89.8
Fran Tarkenton 58.6

Best Season Stats

Games (G)

Tom Brady 17 (2022)
Fran Tarkenton 16 (1978)

Games Started (GS)

Tom Brady 17 (2022)
Fran Tarkenton 16 (1978)

Touchdown Passes (TD)

Tom Brady 50 (2007)
Fran Tarkenton 29 (1967)

Passing Yards (Yds)

Tom Brady 5316 (2021)
Fran Tarkenton 3468 (1978)

Interceptions Thrown (Int)

Tom Brady 0 (2008)
Fran Tarkenton 7 (1973)

Pass Completions (Cmp)

Tom Brady 490 (2022)
Fran Tarkenton 345 (1978)

Passing Attempts (Att)

Tom Brady 733 (2022)
Fran Tarkenton 572 (1978)

Completion Percentage (Cmp%)

Tom Brady 68.9 (2007)
Fran Tarkenton 64.2 (1975)

QB Rating (Rate)

Tom Brady 117.2 (2007)
Fran Tarkenton 93.2 (1973)

Longest Completed Pass (Lng)

Tom Brady 99 (2011)
Fran Tarkenton 89 (1962)

Seasons

Check/Uncheck

Tom Brady

Check/Uncheck

Fran Tarkenton

 

Info

Teams

Tom Brady New England Patriots (2000-2019), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2020-2022)
Fran Tarkenton Minnesota Vikings (1961-1978)

Position

Tom Brady Quarterback
Fran Tarkenton Quarterback

Height

Tom Brady 6'4"
Fran Tarkenton 6'0"

Weight

Tom Brady 225
Fran Tarkenton 190

Drafted

Tom Brady By the New England Patriots in the 6th Round (199th Overall) in the 2000 Draft
Fran Tarkenton By the Vikings in the 3rd Round (29th Overall) in the 1961 Draft

Super Bowls

Super Bowl Wins

Tom Brady 7 (XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX, XLIX, LI, LIII, LV)
Fran Tarkenton 0

Super Bowl Appearances

Tom Brady 10 (2002, 2004-2005, 2008, 2012, 2015, 2017-2019, 2021)
Fran Tarkenton 3 (1974-1975, 1977)

Playoff Appearances

Playoff Appearances

Tom Brady 20 (2001, 2003-2007, 2009-2022)
Fran Tarkenton 5 (1973-1976, 1978)

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Tom Brady No Still Playing
Fran Tarkenton Yes Inducted in 1986

Number Retired

Tom Brady No Still Playing
Fran Tarkenton Yes Vikings #10

NFL MVP

Tom Brady 3 (2007, 2010, 2017)
Fran Tarkenton 1 (1975)

Super Bowl MVP

Tom Brady 5 (XXXVI, XXXVIII, XLIX, LI, LV)
Fran Tarkenton 0

Pro Bowl

Tom Brady 14 (2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009-2018)
Fran Tarkenton 9 (1964, 1966-1970, 1974-1976)

First Team All-Pro

Tom Brady 3 (2007, 2010, 2017)
Fran Tarkenton 1 (1975)

Second Team All-Pro

Tom Brady 2 (2005, 2016)
Fran Tarkenton 1 (1973)

NFL Passing Touchdown Leader

Tom Brady 5 (2002, 2007, 2010, 2015, 2021)
Fran Tarkenton 1 (1975)

NFL Passing Yards Leader

Tom Brady 4 (2005, 2007, 2017, 2021)
Fran Tarkenton 1 (1978)

Completion Percentage Leader

Tom Brady 1 (2007)
Fran Tarkenton 1 (1977)

QB Rating Leader

Tom Brady 2 (2007, 2010)
Fran Tarkenton 0

Regular Season Stats

Games (G)

Tom Brady Fran Tarkenton

Games Started (GS)

Tom Brady Fran Tarkenton

Pass Completions (Cmp)

Tom Brady Fran Tarkenton

Passing Attempts (Att)

Tom Brady Fran Tarkenton

Completion Percentage (Cmp%)

Tom Brady Fran Tarkenton

Passing Yards (Yds)

Tom Brady Fran Tarkenton

Touchdown Passes (TD)

Tom Brady Fran Tarkenton

Touchdown Percentage (TD%)

Tom Brady Fran Tarkenton

Interceptions Thrown (Int)

Tom Brady Fran Tarkenton

Interception Percentage (INT%)

Tom Brady Fran Tarkenton

Game Winning Drives (GWD)

Tom Brady Fran Tarkenton

Yards per Pass Attempt (Y/A)

Tom Brady Fran Tarkenton

Adjusted Yards per Pass Attempt (AY/A)

Tom Brady Fran Tarkenton

Yards Gained per Pass Completion (Y/C)

Tom Brady Fran Tarkenton

Yards Gained per Games Played (Y/G)

Tom Brady Fran Tarkenton

QB Rating (Rate)

Tom Brady Fran Tarkenton

Playoff Stats

Games (G)

Tom Brady Fran Tarkenton

Games Started (GS)

Tom Brady Fran Tarkenton

Pass Completions (Cmp)

Tom Brady Fran Tarkenton

Passing Attempts (Att)

Tom Brady Fran Tarkenton

Completion Percentage (Cmp%)

Tom Brady Fran Tarkenton

Passing Yards (Yds)

Tom Brady Fran Tarkenton

Touchdown Passes (TD)

Tom Brady Fran Tarkenton

Interceptions Thrown (Int)

Tom Brady Fran Tarkenton

QB Rating (Rate)

Tom Brady Fran Tarkenton

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