Player

Derek Carr

Franchise career passing records track who shouldered the offense for the longest stretch — and Carr's lead over Gannon is so large (roughly 2x) that no current Raider QB is positioned to catch him in this decade.

FanIQ Research · May 10, 2026 · 6 facts, every one from the play-by-play

41,245 career regular-season passing yards across 169 starts — the all-time franchise QB record for the Raiders.

Milestone

Career regular-season totals (2014-2024)

Stat	Total
Games	169
Pass yds	41,245
Pass TDs	257
INTs	112
TD/INT	2.29
Att / Cmp	5,785 / 3,765

Most career pass yards by a Raider (REG only, 1999+)

QB	Yds w/ LV/OAK	Seasons
Derek Carr	35,222	2014-2022
Rich Gannon	17,581	1999-2004
Kerry Collins	7,254	2004-2005
Carson Palmer	6,771	2011-2012
JaMarcus Russell	4,086	2007-2009

Why it matters. Franchise career passing records track who shouldered the offense for the longest stretch — and Carr's lead over Gannon is so large (roughly 2x) that no current Raider QB is positioned to catch him in this decade.

Three chapters in 11 seasons: 9 years as the Raiders' franchise QB (2014-2022), two in New Orleans (2023-2024), then retirement in 2025.

Trend

Carr career arc (regular season)

Phase	Years	Games	Pass yds	TDs	INTs
LV/OAK	2014-2022	142	35,222	217	99
NO	2023-2024	27	6,023	40	13
Retired	2025	0	0	0	0

Why it matters. Knowing exactly when each chapter ended explains why his career counting stats stop where they do — the LV peak ended in a 2022 release, the NO run ended via injury, and there is no 2025 season to add to the totals.

His per-start pace was nearly identical in Las Vegas and New Orleans — about 248 pass yds per REG start in both stops.

Split

Carr career splits by team (REG only)

Stop	Years	Games	Pass yds	TDs	INTs	Y/G
LV/OAK	2014-2022	142	35,222	217	99	248.0
NO	2023-2024	27	6,023	40	13	223.1

Why it matters. The conventional take on Carr's NO years is that they were a step down. The DB says the volume per start barely changed and his TD/INT ratio went up — the issue was games available, not output per game.

Eight straight 3,400+ yard regular seasons (2015-2022) — the kind of plateau only a healthy franchise QB ever puts together.

Carr REG-season passing yards by year

Season	Pass yds (REG)
2014	3270
2015	3987
2016	3937
2017	3496
2018	4049
2019	4054
2020	4103
2021	4804
2022	3522
2023	3878
2024	2145

Why it matters. A QB's career arc is told most clearly in season yardage. The flat 2015-2022 plateau is what a healthy franchise QB looks like; the 2024 drop is an injury artifact, not decline.

His 2.29 career TD/INT ratio ranks 10th among the 25 QBs with 4,000+ regular-season attempts in the database.

Rare

Career REG TD/INT among QBs with 4,000+ attempts

Rank	QB	TDs	INTs	Ratio
1	Aaron Rodgers	527	123	4.28
2	Patrick Mahomes	267	85	3.14
3	Russell Wilson	353	114	3.10
4	Tom Brady	649	212	3.06
8	Peyton Manning	513	223	2.30
10	Derek Carr	257	112	2.29
11	Kirk Cousins	298	131	2.27
14	Matt Ryan	381	183	2.08
15	Philip Rivers	425	212	2.00

Why it matters. Peer-comparison-with-margin against a strict cohort (4,000+ career attempts) cuts through narrative. Carr is closer to Peyton Manning's career risk discipline than to most of his media-tier peers — a placement that surprises casual fans.

His 2016 season had him at 28 TDs and just 6 INTs through 15 starts (12-3 record) — then a Week 16 broken fibula ended his MVP push.

Comparison

Carr 2016 vs his other career seasons (REG)

Season	Games	Yds	TDs	INTs	TD/INT
2016	15	3,937	28	6	4.67
2020	15	4,103	27	9	3.00
2023	17	3,878	25	8	3.13
2019	16	4,054	21	8	2.63
2015	16	3,987	32	13	2.46

Why it matters. Peak-vs-rest comparison shows just how much of an outlier 2016 was for Carr personally. The career-defining what-if is statistically real: his 4.67 ratio that year is more than a full point ahead of any other season he played.

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