Alex Van Pelt or Sam Darnold? The NFL Stat Breakdown

The career statistics tell a clear story in this QB comparison. Sam Darnold holds the advantage in 6 of 7 key categories, with Pass Touchdowns representing the most decisive gap — a 706.3% difference that separates these two NFL players. This is not a close debate on the numbers.

Sam Darnold's Pass Touchdowns of 129 compared to Alex Van Pelt's 16 represents a 706.3% advantage — dramatically better than their counterpart in this critical category. Alex Van Pelt falls 89.3% below the career average of 150 in this category while Sam Darnold exceeds it. It is the single most decisive number in this comparison and the clearest statistical argument for Sam Darnold's edge.

The most competitive category in this matchup is Completion %, where Alex Van Pelt posts 54.9% against Sam Darnold's 62.4% — a gap of just 13.7%. 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, Completion % 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.

Sam Darnold wins this head to head comparison decisively — 6 categories to 1. The 706.3% gap in Pass Touchdowns alone makes a compelling case, but the consistency across multiple categories confirms Sam Darnold's statistical superiority in this NFL career comparison.