Comparing Austin Davis and Jim Harbaugh Head to Head

This is as close as it gets. Austin Davis and Jim Harbaugh split the statistical categories evenly — 3 apiece — making this one of the most genuinely contested QB comparisons in NFL history. When the numbers are this balanced, the debate comes down to which statistics matter most to you.

Jim Harbaugh's Games Played of 177 compared to Austin Davis's 16 represents a 1006.3% 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 Jim Harbaugh's edge.

The most competitive category in this matchup is Passer Rating, where Austin Davis posts 80.4 against Jim Harbaugh's 77.6 — a gap of just 3.6%. Jim Harbaugh can point to this as evidence that the overall comparison is closer than the final 3-3 tally suggests. In any debate, Passer Rating is the statistical ammunition for the Jim Harbaugh 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.

With categories split evenly, this comparison ultimately comes down to which statistics matter most to you. Jim Harbaugh claims the tiebreaker through Games Played advantage — a 1006.3% edge — but reasonable people can, and do, argue both sides of this NFL debate.