By the numbers: Craziest Tom Brady stats and facts
Former Michigan Wolverines football quarterback Tom Brady has called it a career after 23 seasons in the NFL, announcing his retirement “for good.” The seven-time Super Bowl champion is widely regarded as the greatest football player to ever live.
Many of Brady’s accomplishments are well-documented, but here’s a deeper dive into some of the most insane stats and facts regarding the quarterback’s illustrious career.
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By the numbers: Tom Brady
1 NFL player has won a Super Bowl in three different decades — Tom Brady.
1st in NFL history is where Tom Brady ranks in regular-season wins (251), Pro Bowl appearances (15), Super Bowl MVP awards (five), starts (333), completions (7,753), pass attempts (12,050), passing yards (89,214), passing touchdowns (649), three-touchdown games (104) and four-touchdown outings (39). In the postseason, he leads the all-time records with 20 appearances, 48 games started, 35 wins (the Green Bay Packers and New England Patriots have the most playoff wins by any franchise with 37), 1,200 completions, 13,400 passing yards, 88 passing touchdowns, 14 game-winning drives and nine fourth-quarter comebacks.
2 Quarterbacks — Tom Brady and Peyton Manning — have started and won a Super Bowl for multiple teams, with Brady winning six with the New England Patriots and one as a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Brady is also one of four signal-callers to defeat all 32 teams.
3 Players have registered receiving yards after turning 40 years old — Jerry Rice (2,169), Tom Brady (6) and Brett Favre (-2). Brady also has the most passing yards (27,362) and second-most rushing yards (183) after turning 40.
5 Years until Tom Brady will surely be a first-ballot Pro Football Hall of Famer. It’s actually been argued that Brady has put together three HOF careers, one in his 20s (over 21,000 yards, 147 touchdowns, three Super Bowls), one in his 30s (over 40,000 yards, 309 touchdowns, two MVPs, one Super Bowl) and one in his 40s (over 27,000 yards, 193 touchdowns, three Super Bowls).
10 Playoff wins over NFC teams — six in the Super Bowl and four as a Tampa Bay Buccaneer — which is tied with Aaron Rodgers and Joe Montana for second all time. Brett Favre has the most with 12.
13 Teams have played in fewer playoff games than Brady has won (35).
17.8 Percent of all Super Bowls have included Tom Brady as a starting quarterback (10 of 56). John Elway has the second-most Super Bowl starts at quarterback with five; Brady has started five Super Bowls since he turned 37 years old. The former Michigan quarterback has won 12.5 percent of all Super Bowls (seven of 56), and his seven victories in the big game are the most of any player.
21 Seasons as an NFL starting quarterback — taking out 2008, the season in which he tore his ACL. In those, Tom Brady had as many Super Bowl wins than seasons that ended before the conference title game (seven). His teams made the playoffs 20 times and won 19 division titles.
21 Passing touchdowns in the Super Bowl for Tom Brady, with the second-highest on the all-time list being Joe Montana with 11. Brady also has the most completions (277) and passing yards (3,039) in the history of the big game.
25 Games started at Michigan, with a 20-5 record. He completed 61.9 percent of his passes for 4,773 yards and 30 touchdowns. He won three Big Ten championships and was part of the Wolverines’ 1997 national title-winning squad.
45-year-old Tom Brady set the NFL’s all-time record in single-season completions with 490 during the 2022 campaign.
50.1 Percent of Tom Brady’s life was spent in the NFL. He had 8,292 days between his birth and the day he was drafted, and 8,325 days between his draft day and his retirement.
96 Different players caught a touchdown pass from Tom Brady in the regular season. He threw scores to 35 different receivers in the postseason.
108 Regular-season passing touchdowns with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, which is the second-most in franchise history (behind Jameis Winston, 121) despite Tom Brady only playing three years with the organization. His seven playoff starts are the most of any Buccaneer, and he has the most postseason passing yards (2,013) and passing touchdowns (15) in team history.
