Aaron Rodgers or Carson Palmer? The NFL Stat Breakdown

The career statistics tell a clear story in this QB comparison. Aaron Rodgers holds the advantage in 7 of 7 key categories, with Pass Touchdowns representing the most decisive gap — a 80.6% difference that separates these two NFL players. This is not a close debate on the numbers.

Aaron Rodgers's Pass Touchdowns of 531 compared to Carson Palmer's 294 represents a 80.6% advantage — dramatically better than their counterpart in this critical category. Both players exceed the QB career average of 150 in this category, but Aaron Rodgers leads by 80.6%. It is the single most decisive number in this comparison and the clearest statistical argument for Aaron Rodgers's edge.

The most competitive category in this matchup is Yards Per Attempt, where Aaron Rodgers posts 7.6 against Carson Palmer's 7.3 — a gap of just 4.1%. Carson Palmer can point to this as evidence that the overall comparison is closer than the final 7-0 tally suggests. In any debate, Yards Per Attempt is the statistical ammunition for the Carson Palmer 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.

Aaron Rodgers wins this head to head comparison decisively — 7 categories to 0. The 80.6% gap in Pass Touchdowns alone makes a compelling case, but the consistency across multiple categories confirms Aaron Rodgers's statistical superiority in this NFL career comparison.