Is Aaron Brooks Better Than Rich Gannon? NFL Stats Decide

The career statistics tell a clear story in this QB comparison. Rich Gannon holds the advantage in 5 of 6 key categories, with Games Played representing the most decisive gap — a 68.8% difference that separates these two NFL players. This is not a close debate on the numbers.

Rich Gannon's Games Played of 157 compared to Aaron Brooks's 93 represents a 68.8% advantage — dramatically better than their counterpart in this critical category. It is the single most decisive number in this comparison and the clearest statistical argument for Rich Gannon's edge.

The most competitive category in this matchup is Completion %, where Aaron Brooks posts 56.5% against Rich Gannon's 60.2% — a gap of just 6.5%. Aaron Brooks can point to this as evidence that the overall comparison is closer than the final 5-1 tally suggests. In any debate, Completion % 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.

Rich Gannon wins this head to head comparison decisively — 5 categories to 1. The 68.8% gap in Games Played alone makes a compelling case, but the consistency across multiple categories confirms Rich Gannon's statistical superiority in this NFL career comparison.