Who is better, Warner or Burrow?
Kurt Warner leads with a GOAT score of 78.8 against 64.3 for Joe Burrow — a gap of 14.5 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
AthletesTeams
Warner vs Burrow
Shareable comparison — send this exact matchup to anyone.
GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
WarnerWinner
78.8Warner wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Burrow
64.3Burrow wins: no category outright
Candidates
Locked to American FootballShareable URL · /compare/kurt-warner-vs-ros-joe-burrow
Time range
Showing full careers. Pick a window to recalculate the selected period.
Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Kurt Warner
78.8
Warner leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Kurt Warner
2. Joe Burrow
Category breakdown
Season form · Touchdowns per season
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · Touchdowns per season1. 🏳️ Joe Burrow5 seasons played · career day 1,82619,807 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Kurt Warner5 seasons played · career day 2,19012,055 touchdowns
-39.1% vs Burrow at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Warner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,353 | 12,055 | 18,240 |
| 🏳️ Burrow | 0 | 0 | 2,830 | 7,559 | 14,688 | 21,657 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | WarnerRetired | BurrowActive · Cincinnati Bengals |
|---|---|---|
| Super Bowl titles | 1 | — |
| League MVP awards | 2 | — |
| Super Bowl MVP awards | 1 | — |
| Passing yards | 32,344 | — |
| Career passer rating | 93.7 | — |
| NFL games | — | 77 |
| NFL yards | — | 21,657 |
| NFL award: NFL Comeback Player of the Year | — | 2 |
| NFL award: Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award | — | 1 |
| NFL award: Heisman Trophy | — | 1 |
| NFL award: Davey O'Brien Award | — | 1 |
| NFL award: Maxwell Award | — | 1 |
| NFL award: Walter Camp Award | — | 1 |
| Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award | — | 1 |
| Heisman Trophy | — | 1 |
| Associated Press College Football Player of the Year | — | 1 |
| Davey O'Brien Award | — | 1 |
| Maxwell Award | — | 1 |
| Walter Camp Award | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 76 | 68.2 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 74.5 |
| Longevity w20% | 66 | 44.2 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 62 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 74 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Warner78.8
Burrow64.3
FAQ
Where does Burrow beat Warner?
Burrow does not lead any of the five categories; Warner is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Warner vs Burrow score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Warner: 78.8, Burrow: 64.3.
What do you think?
0 commentsMake your case for Warner vs Burrow. The scoring is published in full — if you can point at the pillar or the weight you disagree with, we read it. Read the methodology paper.