Who is better, Mayfield or Stafford?
Matthew Stafford 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 Stafford
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Matthew Stafford above Baker Mayfield: 60.8 vs 59.7. Matthew Stafford leads on Longevity, Statistics, Peak. Baker Mayfield leads on Honours, Dominance.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
StaffordWinner
60.8Stafford wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics
Mayfield
59.7Mayfield wins: Dominance, Honours
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Time range
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🏳️ Matthew Stafford
60.8
Stafford leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Matthew Stafford
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. 🏳️ Matthew Stafford5 seasons played · career day 1,82517,852 touchdowns
-7.1% 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 |
| 🏳️ Stafford | 0 | 0 | 2,375 | 2,921 | 17,852 | 35,695 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | MayfieldActive · Tampa Bay Buccaneers | StaffordActive · Los Angeles Rams |
|---|---|---|
| NFL games | 123 | 239 |
| NFL yards | 32,377 | 65,870 |
| 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 MVP | — | 1 |
| NFL award: NFL Comeback Player of the Year | — | 1 |
| Number | — | 9 |
| Dominance w25% | 59 | 53.2 |
| Peak w20% | 74.1 | 74.4 |
| Longevity w20% | 50.6 | 75 |
| Honours w20% | 44 | 32 |
| Statistics w15% | 74.6 | 75 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Stafford60.8
Mayfield59.7
FAQ
Where does Mayfield beat Stafford?
Mayfield scores higher on dominance, honours. Stafford leads on peak, statistics, longevity.
How is the Mayfield vs Stafford score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Mayfield: 59.7, Stafford: 60.8.
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