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<blockquote data-quote="Arles" data-source="post: 177277" data-attributes="member: 786"><p>Because of the large difference in pass attempts for many QBs, the INT record is a bit misleading (and you can also argue the TD one to a lesser degree). For instance, Blanda now has fewer INTs than Brett, but he threw a pick on 6.9% of his total pass attempts. On the flip side, Brett has thrown one on just every 3.3% of his passes.</p><p></p><p>So, a better measure is TD vs INT %. I checked the TD and INT % per attempt for some of the best passers of all time (with atleast 8 full seasons as a starter). I ranked them by difference between the two:</p><p></p><p>Young: 5.5%, 2.6%: +2.9</p><p>Manning: 5.6%, 2.8%: +2.8</p><p>Montana 5.1%, 2.6%: +2.5</p><p>Marino 5.0%, 3.1%: +1.9</p><p>Favre 5.0%, 3.3%: +1.7</p><p>Dawson 6.3%, 4.9%: +1.4</p><p>Jergensen: 5.9%, 4.5%: +1.4</p><p>Tarkington 5.3%, 4.1%: +1.2</p><p>Kelly 4.9%, 3.7%: +1.2</p><p>Elway 4.1%, 3.1%: +1.0</p><p>Moon 4.3%, 3.4%: +0.9</p><p>Unitas 5.6%, 4.9%: +0.7</p><p>Bledsoe 3.7%, 3.1%: +0.6</p><p>Aikman 3.5%, 3.0%: +0.5</p><p>Fouts: 4.5%, 4.3%: +0.2</p><p>Bradshaw 5.4%, 5.4%: 0</p><p></p><p>So, when it comes to "risk/reward" of some of the top passers of all time, Favre ranks comfortably fifth. For Young, too, you need to understand he had about half the full seasons as a starter that Brett had (and barely made the 8 season cutoff).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Arles, post: 177277, member: 786"] Because of the large difference in pass attempts for many QBs, the INT record is a bit misleading (and you can also argue the TD one to a lesser degree). For instance, Blanda now has fewer INTs than Brett, but he threw a pick on 6.9% of his total pass attempts. On the flip side, Brett has thrown one on just every 3.3% of his passes. So, a better measure is TD vs INT %. I checked the TD and INT % per attempt for some of the best passers of all time (with atleast 8 full seasons as a starter). I ranked them by difference between the two: Young: 5.5%, 2.6%: +2.9 Manning: 5.6%, 2.8%: +2.8 Montana 5.1%, 2.6%: +2.5 Marino 5.0%, 3.1%: +1.9 Favre 5.0%, 3.3%: +1.7 Dawson 6.3%, 4.9%: +1.4 Jergensen: 5.9%, 4.5%: +1.4 Tarkington 5.3%, 4.1%: +1.2 Kelly 4.9%, 3.7%: +1.2 Elway 4.1%, 3.1%: +1.0 Moon 4.3%, 3.4%: +0.9 Unitas 5.6%, 4.9%: +0.7 Bledsoe 3.7%, 3.1%: +0.6 Aikman 3.5%, 3.0%: +0.5 Fouts: 4.5%, 4.3%: +0.2 Bradshaw 5.4%, 5.4%: 0 So, when it comes to "risk/reward" of some of the top passers of all time, Favre ranks comfortably fifth. For Young, too, you need to understand he had about half the full seasons as a starter that Brett had (and barely made the 8 season cutoff). [/QUOTE]
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