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I thought I would compile some mostly career statistical facts about Tom Brady. Not that he cares about numbers (or at least publicly admits it), but someday we will all be marveling at what he accomplished. In fact, already, after only 7.5 years in the league (6.5 as a starter), he is starting to enter the all-time leaderboards in several career passing categories.

But first, a statistical oddity:

Tom Brady's next touchdown pass will tie him with Babe Parilli in two categories:

Most touchdown passes by a Patriots quarterback, season: 31
Most touchdown passes, NFL career: 178

NFL leaderboards

Completions, career: 45th
Touchdowns, career: 42nd

Barring the unspeakable "I" word, , he will be climbing rapidly in these and other categories. For example, if he throws another 20 TD passes this year he will not only break Manning's single season record, but will end the year at #28 on the all time list.

Similarly, he is now only 1,211 yards short of #50 on the all-time passing yards list - a figure he should reach in about 4 games at the rate he is going.

Patriots Leaderboard

Passing Yards
Bledsoe 29,657 with Pats (44,611 total)
Grogan 26,886
Brady 23,995
Parilli 16,747 with Pats (22,681 total)

Passing TDs
Grogan 182
Brady 177
Bledsoe 166 with Pats (251 total)
Parilli 132 with Pats (178 total)

Pass Completions
Bledsoe 2,544 with Pats (3,839 total)
Brady 2,094
Grogan 1,879
Parilli 1,140 with Pats (1,552 total)

Again barring the "I" word, Brady will be the Pats all time leader in passing TDs any week now, and should be the Pats all time leader in the other categories by the end of next year.

(Disclaimer: all data is based on pro-football-reference.com, and while I did my best to transcribe and add up the team-by-team subtotals, I can't guarantee the results.)

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DarrylS

We all gotta be in awe of this guy, we may never see someone this good qb'ing this team ever... amazingly he just seems to be getting better, he will pass all of the pats records and finish at least in the top 5 all time qb's when he retires.

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Update following 2007 week 9, 11/4/2007 (results: Pats 24, Colts 20. Pats 9-0):

Notes

• Brady became the Patriots all-time leader in passes in a season with 33.
• Brady is two TD passes shy of tying Steve Grogan as the Pats all-time leader in career TD passes.

Brady's career stats (regular season only)

Pass Attempts 3,363
Pass Completions 2,115
Yards 24,250
TD Passes 180
Int 82

NFL leaderboards

Completions, career: 44th (+1 since last week)
Touchdowns, career: T-39th (+3 since last week)
Passing Yards, career: Brady needs 956 yards to reach #50 in this category

Patriots Leaderboard

Passing Yards
Bledsoe 29,657 with Pats (44,611 total)
Grogan 26,886
Brady 24,250
Parilli 16,747 with Pats (22,681 total)

Passing TDs
Grogan 182
Brady 180
Bledsoe 166 with Pats (251 total)
Parilli 132 with Pats (178 total)

Pass Completions
Bledsoe 2,544 with Pats (3,839 total)
Brady 2,115
Grogan 1,879
Parilli 1,140 with Pats (1,552 total)

Source: Brady's stats: nfl.com - historical player data: pro-football-reference.com

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Update following 2007 week 11 (game 10), 11/18/2007 (results: Pats 56 @ Bills 10. Pats 10-0):

Notes

• Brady set new Patriots season TD pass record with 38.
• Brady became Patriots career TD pass leader with 185 (passing Steve Grogan's 182).

Brady's career stats (regular season only)

Pass Attempts 3,402
Pass Completions 2,146
Yards 24,623
TD Passes 185
Int 82

NFL leaderboards

Completions, career: 42nd (+2 since last week)
Touchdowns, career: 36th (+3 since last week)
Passing Yards, career: Brady needs 583 yards to reach #50 in this category

Patriots Leaderboard

Passing Yards
Bledsoe 29,657 with Pats (44,611 total)
Grogan 26,886
Brady 24,623
Parilli 16,747 with Pats (22,681 total)

Passing TDs
Brady 185
Grogan 182
Bledsoe 166 with Pats (251 total)
Parilli 132 with Pats (178 total)

Pass Completions
Bledsoe 2,544 with Pats (3,839 total)
Brady 2,146
Grogan 1,879
Parilli 1,140 with Pats (1,552 total)

Source: Brady's stats: nfl.com, espn.com - historical player data: pro-football-reference.com

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Drewwho

All these stats are great, but in the end what makes Brady so special, at least in my eyes, is how CLUTCH he is! He is the one guy I want on the field with a 1:21 left and no timeouts to put my team in a position to W-I-N!!!

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No doubt. I am just maintaining this stats thread as a public service for those who are interested.

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Update following 2007 week 12 (game 11), 11/25/2007 (results: Pats 31 @ Eagles 28. Pats 11-0):

Notes

• Brady extended his Patriots season TD pass record to 39.
• Brady extended his Patriots career TD pass record to 186.
• Brady went over 25,000 passing yards for his career.

Brady's career stats (regular season only)

Pass Attempts 3,456
Pass Completions 2,180
Yards 25,003
TD Passes 186
Int 82

NFL leaderboards

Completions, career: 42nd (+0 since last week)
Touchdowns, career: 36th (+0 since last week)
Passing Yards, career: Brady needs 359 yards to reach #50 in this category (although the current #50, Jon Kitna, is active)

Patriots Leaderboard

Passing Yards
Bledsoe 29,657 with Pats (44,611 total)
Grogan 26,886
Brady 25,003
Parilli 16,747 with Pats (22,681 total)

Passing TDs
Brady 186
Grogan 182
Bledsoe 166 with Pats (251 total)
Parilli 132 with Pats (178 total)

Pass Completions
Bledsoe 2,544 with Pats (3,839 total)
Brady 2,180
Grogan 1,879
Parilli 1,140 with Pats (1,552 total)

Source: Brady's stats: nfl.com, espn.com - historical player data: pro-football-reference.com

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Update following 2007 week 13 (game 12), 12/3/2007 (Monday night. results: Pats 27 @ Ravens 24. Pats 12-0):

Notes

• Brady extended his Patriots season TD pass record to 41, and now needs 8 more to tie Peyton Manning's record.
• Brady extended his Patriots career TD pass record to 188.

Brady's career stats (regular season only)

Pass Attempts 3,494
Pass Completions 2,198
Yards 25,260
TD Passes 188
Int 83

NFL leaderboards

Completions, career: 41st (+1 since last week)
Touchdowns, career: 35th (+1 since last week)
Passing Yards, career: Brady needs 362 yards to reach #50 in this category (although the current #50, Jon Kitna, is active. Also, he is 622 yards short of #49, Jim Plunkett.)

Patriots Leaderboard

Passing Yards
Bledsoe 29,657 with Pats (44,611 total)
Grogan 26,886
Brady 25,260
Parilli 16,747 with Pats (22,681 total)

Passing TDs
Brady 188
Grogan 182
Bledsoe 166 with Pats (251 total)
Parilli 132 with Pats (178 total)

Pass Completions
Bledsoe 2,544 with Pats (3,839 total)
Brady 2,198
Grogan 1,879
Parilli 1,140 with Pats (1,552 total)

Source: Brady's stats: nfl.com; historical player data: pro-football-reference.com

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Update following 2007 week 14 (game 13), 12/9/2007 (Monday night. results: Steelers 13 @ Pats 34. Pats 13-0):

Notes

• Brady extended his Patriots season TD pass record to 45.
• Brady's 45 TD passes is the 3rd highest NFL season total, trailing Dan Marino (48) and Peyton Manning (49). He now needs only 5 more in 3 games to break the record.
• Brady extended his Patriots career TD pass record to 192.
• Brady passed the 4,000 yard mark for the second time in his career. The only other Patriot QB to pass for 4,000 yards in a season is Drew Bledsoe, who also did it twice.
• Brady passed for over 300 yards for the sixth time this season and 21st time in his career.
• Brady also has a chance to set the record for most passing yards in a season, needing 990 yards over the next three games to break Dan Marino's mark of 5,084 (1984).
• Brady now has 4,095 passing yards on the season, which is the 3rd highest season passing total in Patriots history. He needs only 16 yards to break his own mark set in 2005 for 2nd place, and 461 yards to pass Drew Bledsoe's team record of 4,555 set in 1994.

Brady's career stats (regular season only)

Pass Attempts 3,540
Pass Completions 2,230
Yards 25,659
TD Passes 192
Int 83

NFL leaderboards

Completions, career: 40th (+1 since last week)
Touchdown passes, career: T-34th (+1 since last week)
Passing Yards, career: Brady needs 223 yards to reach #50 in this category (passing current #49, Jim Plunkett. He is closer to John Kitna, but Kitna, who is still active, needs only 12 yards to pass Plunkett himself.)
Touchdown passes, season: 3rd - needs 3 to tie for 2nd and 4 to tie for 1st.

Patriots Leaderboard

Passing Yards, Career
Bledsoe 29,657 with Pats (44,611 total)
Grogan 26,886
Brady 25,659
Parilli 16,747 with Pats (22,681 total)

Passing TDs, Career
Brady 192
Grogan 182
Bledsoe 166 with Pats (251 total)
Parilli 132 with Pats (178 total)

Pass Completions, Career
Bledsoe 2,544 with Pats (3,839 total)
Brady 2,230
Grogan 1,879
Parilli 1,140 with Pats (1,552 total)

Passing Yards, Top Single Seasons
Drew Bledsoe 4,555 (1994)
Tom Brady 4,110 (2005)
Tom Brady 4,095 (2007)
Drew Bledsoe 4,086 (1996)

Source: Brady's stats: nfl.com; historical player data: pro-football-reference.com

Thanks to Patsfanin Philly for pointing out the Patriots season passing yards records. I have added that info to the post.

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xmarkd400x

Great work. Thanks for the posts.