Alex Tanney or J.J. McCarthy? The NFL Stat Breakdown

This is as close as it gets. Alex Tanney and J.J. McCarthy split the statistical categories evenly — 3 apiece — making this one of the most genuinely contested QB comparisons in NFL history. When the numbers are this balanced, the debate comes down to which statistics matter most to you.

J.J. McCarthy's Passing Yards of 1,632 compared to Alex Tanney's 100 represents a 1532% advantage — dramatically better than their counterpart in this critical category. Alex Tanney falls 99.8% below the career average of 52000 in this category while J.J. McCarthy exceeds it. It is the single most decisive number in this comparison and the clearest statistical argument for J.J. McCarthy's edge.

The most competitive category in this matchup is Completion %, where Alex Tanney posts 73.3% against J.J. McCarthy's 57.6% — a gap of just 27.3%. J.J. McCarthy can point to this as evidence that the overall comparison is closer than the final 3-3 tally suggests. In any debate, Completion % is the statistical ammunition for the J.J. McCarthy 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.

With categories split evenly, this comparison ultimately comes down to which statistics matter most to you. J.J. McCarthy claims the tiebreaker through Passing Yards advantage — a 1532% edge — but reasonable people can, and do, argue both sides of this NFL debate.