Is Drake Maye Better Than Joe Burrow? NFL Stats Decide

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

Joe Burrow's Pass Touchdowns of 158 compared to Drake Maye's 47 represents a 236.2% advantage — dramatically better than their counterpart in this critical category. Drake Maye falls 68.7% below the career average of 150 in this category while Joe Burrow exceeds it. It is the single most decisive number in this comparison and the clearest statistical argument for Joe Burrow's edge.

The most competitive category in this matchup is Passer Rating, where Drake Maye posts 101.3 against Joe Burrow's 101.0 — virtually identical figures. Joe Burrow 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 Joe Burrow 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 Joe Burrow makes this far from a one-sided debate. Anyone building the case for Joe Burrow has real statistical ammunition particularly in Passer Rating where the gap narrows to just 0.3%. The numbers have spoken, but the argument will continue.