- 4× Super Bowl champion (XVI, XIX, XXIII, XXIV)
- 3× Super Bowl MVP (XVI, XIX, XXIV)
- 2× NFL Most Valuable Player (1989, 1990)
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NFL Offensive Player of the Year (1989)
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NFL Comeback Player of the Year (1986)
- 3× First-team All-Pro (1987, 1989, 1990)
- 3× Second-team All-Pro (1981, 1983, 1984)
- 8× Pro Bowl (1981, 1983–1985, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1993)
- 2× NFL passer rating leader (1987, 1989)
- 2× NFL passing touchdowns leader (1982, 1987)
- 5x NFL completion percentage leader (1980, 1981, 1985, 1987, 1989)
- NFL 1980s All-Decade Team
- NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team
- NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team
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San Francisco 49ers No. 16 retired
- San Francisco 49ers Hall of Fame
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Bert Bell Award (1989)
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Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year (1990)
- 2× AP Athlete of the Year (1989, 1990)
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National champion (1977)
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