Who is better, Mayfield or Flacco?
Joe Flacco leads with a GOAT score of 60.8 against 59.7 for Baker Mayfield — a gap of 1.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Mayfield vs Flacco
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FlaccoWinner
60.8Flacco wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics
Mayfield
59.7Mayfield wins: Dominance, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🏳️ Joe Flacco
60.8
Flacco leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Joe Flacco
2. Baker Mayfield
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index 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 · Form index per season1. 🏳️ Baker Mayfield5 seasons played · career day 1,82519,217 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏳️ Joe Flacco5 seasons played · career day 1,82618,098 touchdowns
-5.8% vs Mayfield at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Mayfield | 0 | 0 | 3,856 | 7,824 | 19,217 | 32,377 |
| 🏳️ Flacco | 0 | 0 | 3,194 | 6,863 | 14,259 | 33,386 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | MayfieldActive · Tampa Bay Buccaneers | FlaccoActive · Cincinnati Bengals |
|---|---|---|
| NFL games | 123 | 209 |
| NFL yards | 32,377 | 51,647 |
| NFL award: Burlsworth Trophy | 1 | — |
| NFL award: Heisman Trophy | 1 | — |
| NFL award: Maxwell Award | 1 | — |
| NFL award: Walter Camp Award | 1 | — |
| Burlsworth Trophy | 1 | — |
| The Sporting News College Football Player of the Year | 1 | — |
| Heisman Trophy | 1 | — |
| Associated Press College Football Player of the Year | 1 | — |
| Maxwell Award | 1 | — |
| Walter Camp Award | 1 | — |
| NFL award: NFL Comeback Player of the Year | — | 1 |
| NFL award: Super Bowl MVP | — | 1 |
| Number | — | 16 |
| Dominance w25% | 59 | 53.1 |
| Peak w20% | 74.1 | 74.2 |
| Longevity w20% | 50.6 | 75 |
| Honours w20% | 44 | 32 |
| Statistics w15% | 74.6 | 74.9 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Flacco60.8
Mayfield59.7
FAQ
Where does Mayfield beat Flacco?
Mayfield scores higher on dominance, honours. Flacco leads on peak, statistics, longevity.
How is the Mayfield vs Flacco score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Mayfield: 59.7, Flacco: 60.8.
What do you think?
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