Is Alex Tanney Better Than Richard Bartel? NFL Stats Decide

Few NFL comparisons generate more debate than Alex Tanney vs Richard Bartel. The numbers reveal a genuinely competitive matchup — Alex Tanney takes 4 categories while Richard Bartel claims 2, making this one of the closer head to head comparisons at the QB position. Every statistical category matters in a matchup this tight.

Richard Bartel's Passing Yards of 236 compared to Alex Tanney's 100 represents a 136% 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 Richard Bartel exceeds it. It is the single most decisive number in this comparison and the clearest statistical argument for Richard Bartel's edge.

The most competitive category in this matchup is Completion %, where Alex Tanney posts 73.3% against Richard Bartel's 52% — a gap of just 41%. Richard Bartel can point to this as evidence that the overall comparison is closer than the final 4-2 tally suggests. In any debate, Completion % is the statistical ammunition for the Richard Bartel 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.

The verdict favors Alex Tanney — 4 categories to 2 — but Richard Bartel makes this far from a one-sided debate. Anyone building the case for Richard Bartel has real statistical ammunition particularly in Completion % where the gap narrows to just 41%. The numbers have spoken, but the argument will continue.