Derek Carr vs Drake Maye: Who Wins on NFL Stats?

Few NFL comparisons generate more debate than Derek Carr vs Drake Maye. The numbers reveal a genuinely competitive matchup — Drake Maye takes 4 categories while Derek Carr 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.

Derek Carr's Passing Yards of 41,245 compared to Drake Maye's 8,133 represents a 407.1% advantage — dramatically better than their counterpart in this critical category. Drake Maye falls 84.4% below the career average of 52000 in this category while Derek Carr exceeds it. It is the single most decisive number in this comparison and the clearest statistical argument for Derek Carr's edge.

The most competitive category in this matchup is Completion %, where Derek Carr posts 65.1% against Drake Maye's 68.7% — a gap of just 5.5%. Derek Carr can point to this as evidence that the overall comparison is closer than the final 4-3 tally suggests. In any debate, Completion % is the statistical ammunition for the Derek Carr 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 Drake Maye — 4 categories to 3 — but Derek Carr makes this far from a one-sided debate. Anyone building the case for Derek Carr has real statistical ammunition particularly in Completion % where the gap narrows to just 5.5%. The numbers have spoken, but the argument will continue.