3× Super Bowl3× Super Bowl MVP2× NFL MVPOffensive Player of the Year
Who is better: Burrow or Mahomes?
Burrow holds the edge, leading in 3 of 5 categories (passer rating, completion %, fewest interceptions). Mahomes answers in passing yards, passing tds — which is exactly why this is the marquee debate.
86Burrow · All-Star level
Balladex Impact Index
82Mahomes · All-Star level
Card value — head to head
Joe Burrow
$85
Blue-chip — stable star value
5-yr outlook+0%
Legacy floor15%
RarityRare
Patrick Mahomes
$1.6k
Cemented — legacy floor rising
5-yr outlook+39% ▲
Legacy floor100%
RarityLegendary
Card verdictPatrick Mahomes is the more valuable card today ($1.6k vs. $85). Patrick Mahomes carries more projected upside (+39% vs. +0% over five years).
Burrow holds the edge, leading in 3 of 5 categories (passer rating, completion %, fewest interceptions). Mahomes answers in passing yards, passing tds — which is exactly why this is the marquee debate.
Who has more passing yards, Joe Burrow or Patrick Mahomes?
Patrick Mahomes: 37,248 to Joe Burrow's 22,171 (Passing yards (career)).
Who has more passing tds, Joe Burrow or Patrick Mahomes?
Patrick Mahomes: 276 to Joe Burrow's 168 (Passing TDs (career)).
What awards have Joe Burrow and Patrick Mahomes won?
Joe Burrow: 2× Comeback Player of the Year. Patrick Mahomes: 3× Super Bowl, 3× Super Bowl MVP, 2× NFL MVP, Offensive Player of the Year.
How does Balladex decide who wins?
Each shared stat is a category; the player ahead in more of them leads. Here that is 3–2. Stats and awards are real; the verdict is arithmetic on them, not an opinion.