Andy Dalton vs Patrick Mahomes: Who Wins on NFL Stats?

The career statistics tell a clear story in this QB comparison. Patrick Mahomes holds the advantage in 5 of 7 key categories, with Interceptions representing the most decisive gap — a 74.7% difference that separates these two NFL players. This is not a close debate on the numbers.

Patrick Mahomes's Interceptions of 87 compared to Andy Dalton's 152 represents a 74.7% advantage — dramatically better than their counterpart in this critical category. It is the single most decisive number in this comparison and the clearest statistical argument for Patrick Mahomes's edge.

The most competitive category in this matchup is Completion %, where Andy Dalton posts 62.6% against Patrick Mahomes's 66.1% — a gap of just 5.6%. Andy Dalton can point to this as evidence that the overall comparison is closer than the final 5-2 tally suggests. In any debate, Completion % is the statistical ammunition for the Andy Dalton 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.

Patrick Mahomes wins this head to head comparison decisively — 5 categories to 2. The 74.7% gap in Interceptions alone makes a compelling case, but the consistency across multiple categories confirms Patrick Mahomes's statistical superiority in this NFL career comparison.