Is Andy Dalton Better Than Trevone Boykin? NFL Stats Decide

Few NFL comparisons generate more debate than Andy Dalton vs Trevone Boykin. The numbers reveal a genuinely competitive matchup — Trevone Boykin takes 4 categories while Andy Dalton claims 3, making this one of the closer head to head comparisons at the QB position. Every statistical category matters in a matchup this tight.

Andy Dalton's Passing Yards of 39,792 compared to Trevone Boykin's 145 represents a 27342.8% advantage — dramatically better than their counterpart in this critical category. Trevone Boykin falls 99.7% below the career average of 52000 in this category while Andy Dalton exceeds it. It is the single most decisive number in this comparison and the clearest statistical argument for Andy Dalton's edge.

The most competitive category in this matchup is Passer Rating, where Andy Dalton posts 87.4 against Trevone Boykin's 91.2 — a gap of just 4.3%. Andy Dalton can point to this as evidence that the overall comparison is closer than the final 4-3 tally suggests. In any debate, Passer Rating 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.

The verdict favors Trevone Boykin — 4 categories to 3 — but Andy Dalton makes this far from a one-sided debate. Anyone building the case for Andy Dalton has real statistical ammunition particularly in Passer Rating where the gap narrows to just 4.3%. The numbers have spoken, but the argument will continue.