All-time Top 12 seasons by a QB

[King Glorious]

Now that I'm rolling, I want to do some more quarterbacks. Takes a little time between them but here's Joe Montana. Remember, all stats and records are as a starter only. First column regular season, second is total playoffs, third is conference title games and Super Bowls.

Games......164 (117-47.713).......23 (16-7.696).........11 (8-3.727)
Comp...............3304..................460...... .................220
Att..................5220..................734.... ...................345
Comp%.............63.3..................62.7...... ...............63.8
Yds.................39318................5772..... ................2873
TD...................259....................45.... ....................24
TD%.................5.0....................6.1.... ...................7.0
Int...................134.....................21.. ......................7
Int%.................2.6....................2.9... ....................2.0
YPG.................239.7.................251.0... .................261.2
Rating..............92.1...................95.6... ..................104.7

Montana is incredible. Notice how his accuracy is steady no matter the level of the game and is at it's highest in the biggest games. His td% goes up at each level and his interception % is at it's lowest in the biggest games. His yards per game go up and so does his quarterback rating. It's clear to see why he's considered one of the most clutch big game performers in history. Yes, he usually played with really good teams and really good players but we've seen plenty of guys that did that and when the pressure was turned up, the faltered. Montana didn't.

Coming up next is Troy Aikman.

[King Glorious]

Aikman

Games........165 (94-71.570).........15 (11-4.733).......7 (6-1.857)
Comp.............2898....................309...... .................145
Att................4715....................486.... ...................218
Comp%..........61.5.....................63.6...... ...............66.5
Yds...............32942..................3735..... ................1823
TD................165......................23..... ...................13
TD%...............3.5.....................4.7..... ...................6.0
Int................141.......................16... .....................4
Int%...............3.0......................3.3... ....................1.8
YPG...............199.6..................249.0.... .................260.4
Rating............81.6.....................89.2... ...................104.6

Aikman is another one that increased his productivity during the playoffs. He was a decent regular season qb but nothing spectacular. But notice how his td% rises as the stakes get higher and he goes from barely over a 1/1 td to interception ration during the regular season to over a 3/1 ratio during the conference title games and Super Bowls. His yards per game and passer rating shoot way up as the games get bigger and of course, his winning percentage does too. These are the hallmarks of guys that come through in the clutch.

[King Glorious]

Here's Brady and Manning in the same format

Brady
Games..........111 (87-24.784).......17 (14-3.824)..........9 (7-2.778)
Comp............2295.....................372...... ..................191
Att...............3640....................595..... ....................299
Comp%..........63.0....................62.5....... .................63.9
Yds..............26394.................3954....... ..................2001
TD................197......................26..... .......................13
TD%..............5.4......................4.3..... .....................4.3
Int.................86......................12.... .........................6
Int%..............2.3.......................2.0... .......................2.0
YPG.............237.8...................232.6..... ...................222.3
Rating..........93.0.....................88.0..... ....................89.3

Manning
Games..........176 (117-59.665).......15 (7-8.467)............3 (2-1.667)
Comp............3839.....................348...... .....................75
Att...............5960.....................564.... .......................132
Comp%..........64.4.....................61.7...... ....................56.8
Yds..............45628...................4208..... ......................833
TD...............333.......................22..... .........................3
TD%.............5.6........................4.0.... .......................2.3
Int...............165.......................17.... ...........................6
Int%.............2.8........................3.0... ........................4.5
YPG..............259.3....................280.5... ....................277.7
Rating...........94.8......................85.0... ........................64.4

[King Glorious]

Marino

Games........240 (147-93.613)..........18 (8-10.444).......4 (1-3.250)
Comp..............4944.......................385.. ...................92
Att.................8319.......................687 ....................175
Comp%............59.4........................56.0. ................52.6
Yds................61121....................4510.. ..................1255
TD..................417........................32. .......................8
TD%...............5.0..........................4.7 .....................4.6
Int..................251........................24 .......................7
Int%................3.0........................3.5 ......................4.0
YPG................254.7......................250. 6................. 313.8
Rating.............86.4........................77. 1...................74.3

Marino's numbers are suprisingly disappointing. I knew he was a high yards and touchdowns guy but I didn't really realize how average he was in so many areas. His completion percentages and td/int ratios are way below what I expected to see when I started looking up this stuff. He also regressed significantly in the biggest games. Very disappointing.