2× Super BowlSuper Bowl MVPNFL MVP9× Pro BowlHall of Fame (2004)
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Super Bowl3× NFL MVP5× First-Team All-Pro10× Pro BowlHall of Fame (1979)
Who is better: Elway or Unitas?
Elway sweeps Unitas across all 5 shared categories (passing yards, passing tds, passer rating, and more).
73Elway · Star starter
Balladex Impact Index
51Unitas · Rotation piece
Card value — head to head
John Elway
$540
Cemented legacy
5-yr outlook+46%
Legacy floor100%
RarityLegendary
Johnny Unitas
$1.6k
Cemented legacy
5-yr outlook+49% ▲
Legacy floor100%
RarityLegendary
Card verdictJohnny Unitas is the more valuable card today ($1.6k vs. $540). Johnny Unitas carries more projected upside (+49% vs. +46% over five years).
Elway sweeps Unitas across all 5 shared categories (passing yards, passing tds, passer rating, and more).
Who has more passing yards, John Elway or Johnny Unitas?
John Elway: 51,475 to Johnny Unitas's 40,239 (Passing yards (career)).
Who has more passing tds, John Elway or Johnny Unitas?
John Elway: 300 to Johnny Unitas's 290 (Passing TDs (career)).
What awards have John Elway and Johnny Unitas won?
John Elway: 2× Super Bowl, Super Bowl MVP, NFL MVP, 9× Pro Bowl. Johnny Unitas: Super Bowl, 3× NFL MVP, 5× First-Team All-Pro, 10× Pro Bowl.
How does Balladex decide who wins?
Each shared stat is a category; the player ahead in more of them leads. Here that is 5–0. Stats and awards are real; the verdict is arithmetic on them, not an opinion.