Aaron Brooks or Marcus Mariota? The NFL Stat Breakdown

The career statistics tell a clear story in this QB comparison. Marcus Mariota holds the advantage in 5 of 7 key categories, with Interceptions representing the most decisive gap — a 48.4% difference that separates these two NFL players. This is not a close debate on the numbers.

Marcus Mariota's Interceptions of 62 compared to Aaron Brooks's 92 represents a 48.4% advantage — significantly better than their counterpart in this critical category. It is the single most decisive number in this comparison and the clearest statistical argument for Marcus Mariota's edge.

The most competitive category in this matchup is Yards Per Attempt, where Aaron Brooks posts 6.8 against Marcus Mariota's 7.5 — a gap of just 10.3%. Aaron Brooks can point to this as evidence that the overall comparison is closer than the final 5-2 tally suggests. In any debate, Yards Per Attempt is the statistical ammunition for the Aaron Brooks side.

Quarterback evaluation in the modern NFL weighs passing efficiency heavily alongside raw yardage totals. Passer rating, completion percentage and touchdown-to-interception ratio paint a more complete picture than any single statistic alone.

Marcus Mariota wins this head to head comparison decisively — 5 categories to 2. The 48.4% gap in Interceptions alone makes a compelling case, but the consistency across multiple categories confirms Marcus Mariota's statistical superiority in this NFL career comparison.