In 140 games in his career, Namath connected on 1,886 of his 3,762 attempts for a total of 27,663 yds. He averaged 197.6 yards per contest through the air. Namath passed for 173 touchdowns compared to 220 picks. He lost 1,020 yards while being the victim of a QB sack 170 different times. His touchdown rate on pass attempts was 4.6% and his interception percentage was 5.8%.
During the 211 contests in his career, Unitas was successful on 2,830 of his 5,186 attempts for a total of 40,239 yds. He finished with 190.7 yards per game through the air. Unitas threw for 290 touchdowns while tossing 253 interceptions. He was driven back 1,842 yds while being the victim of a QB sack 307 different times. His touchdown rate when attempting a pass was 5.6% and his interception percentage was 4.9%.
Joe Namath vs Johnny Unitas Stats<-h2>
| Joe Namath<-th> | Career<-th> | Johnny Unitas<-th><-tr><-thead> |
|---|---|---|
| 140<-td> | Games Played<-td> | 211<-td><-tr> |
| 1,886<-td> | Completions<-td> | 2,830<-td><-tr> |
| 3,762<-td> | Pass Attempts<-td> | 5,186<-td><-tr> |
| 50.1%<-td> | Completion %<-td> | 54.6%<-td><-tr> |
| 27,663<-td> | Passing Yards<-td> | 40,239<-td><-tr> |
| 173<-td> | Passing Touchdowns<-td> | 290<-td><-tr> |
| 4.6%<-td> | Touchdown Percentage<-td> | 5.6%<-td><-tr> |
| 220<-td> | Interceptions<-td> | 253<-td><-tr> |
| 5.8%<-td> | Interception Percentage<-td> | 4.9%<-td><-tr> |
| 7.4<-td> | Yards Per Pass Attempt<-td> | 7.8<-td><-tr> |
| 5.6<-td> | Adjusted Yards Per Pass Attempt<-td> | 6.7<-td><-tr> |
| 14.7<-td> | Yards Per Completion<-td> | 14.2<-td><-tr> |
| 197.6<-td> | Passing Yards Per Game<-td> | 190.7<-td><-tr> |
| 170<-td> | Times Sacked<-td> | 307<-td><-tr> |
| 4.5%<-td> | Sack Percentage<-td> | 5.9%<-td><-tr><-tr><-tbody><-table>Related |
