Ice_Ice_Brady

Since Favre has played for much longer, I broke down a comparison of their statistics based on int/attempt and td/attempt. Even though I figured Brady would be the better quarterback, I was shocked at how staggering the difference was. You'll see that, although these stats don't always appear staggering at first glance, when broken down over many, many games they are really amazing.


Playoff Wins
Brady- 14 in seven seasons
Favre- 12 in seventeen seasons

If Favre retired today, and Brady played for ten more seasons without winning another playoff game, Brady would still have more playoff wins than Favre, in as many seasons.

Win/Loss percentage
Brady- 101-27(.789)
Favre- 181-100(.647)

If Favre won his next 193 consecutive games, with no losses, he would still trail Brady.

If Brady lost his next next 28 consecutive games, with no wins, he would still lead Favre.


Interception rate
Brady- INT/43.48 att
Favre- INT/29.9 att

If Favre avoided throwing an interception in his next 3,880 pass attempts, he would still trail Brady.

If Brady threw an interception in his next 37 consecutive pass attempts, he would still lead Favre.

Playoff Interception Rate (the most reliable indicator of w/l in playoffs)
Brady- INT/49 att
Favre- INT/25.8 att

If Favre avoided throwing an interception in his next consecutive 650 playoff pass attempts, he would still trail Brady.

If Brady threw an interception in his next consecutive 11 playoff pass attempts, he would still lead Favre.


TD rate
Brady- TD/18.5 att
Favre- TD/20 att

If Favre threw a touchdown pass on each of his next 37 attempts, he would still trail Brady.

If Brady failed to throw a touchdown pass on his next 285 attempts, he would still lead Favre.

DefenseRules

That Brady guy is a damn GOOD QB.

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ALP

now ur just mocking favre lol




not that i dont like it

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Sicilian

That's not even factoring in Brady's three rings to one for Favre, and Brady's two Super Bowl MVPs to none for Favre.

I will say, however, that Favre's numbers include the natural decline of time and getting older. It's very hard to compare two players at different moments of their careers like that.

I remember having the same argument for the older player when some tried to compare Gretzky to Lemieux. They said Lemieux had more goals/game, etc. And I said, sure he does... he's still in the prime of his career. Look at Gretzky's numbers at the same age, and magically his averages are higher too.

I agree with your overall premise, because I think Tom is just a much much better QB than Favre (and always will be), but using statistics like that can still be misleading as to the extent of the difference.

Deus Irae

Brady is the G.O.A.T.. Favre isn't. Brady's also had better teams around him for much of his career. I really don't see where this should be surprising. You could do this with Manning and Brady would still come out the clear victor, as well. Also, you could make the Brady/Manning divide even wider by adjusting for indoors/outdoors.

It's why Brady's the G.O.A.T.

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Ryan

Brady warrants all of the praise that he gets. He's one of, if not THE, most efficient passers in NFL history. He doesn't screw his team over with awful turnovers like Favre does (Brady has one of the lowest Int percentages of all time).

ScottieC

One more Super Bowl PLEASE! Then that stupid Montana card can never be played again.

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Sicilian

They'll just play the Terry Bradshaw card instead :P

DarrylS

Nice job on the Stats.. but Favre likes to go out drinkin & messing around with the boys in Kiln, Mississippi.. doesn't that count for anything???

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Sicilian

I would give every cent I own to the church if God grants me a Joe Namath, "I wanna kiss youuuuu..." moment for Brett Favre!