Alex Van Pelt or Jacoby Brissett? The NFL Stat Breakdown

The career statistics tell a clear story in this QB comparison. Jacoby Brissett holds the advantage in 6 of 7 key categories, with Passing Yards representing the most decisive gap — a 422.1% difference that separates these two NFL players. This is not a close debate on the numbers.

Jacoby Brissett's Passing Yards of 15,584 compared to Alex Van Pelt's 2,985 represents a 422.1% advantage — dramatically better than their counterpart in this critical category. Alex Van Pelt falls 94.3% below the career average of 52000 in this category while Jacoby Brissett exceeds it. It is the single most decisive number in this comparison and the clearest statistical argument for Jacoby Brissett's edge.

The most competitive category in this matchup is Yards Per Attempt, where Alex Van Pelt posts 6.3 against Jacoby Brissett's 6.5 — a gap of just 3.2%. Alex Van Pelt can point to this as evidence that the overall comparison is closer than the final 6-1 tally suggests. In any debate, Yards Per Attempt is the statistical ammunition for the Alex Van Pelt 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.

Jacoby Brissett wins this head to head comparison decisively — 6 categories to 1. The 422.1% gap in Passing Yards alone makes a compelling case, but the consistency across multiple categories confirms Jacoby Brissett's statistical superiority in this NFL career comparison.