Alex Smith vs Patrick Mahomes

Alex Smith

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Patrick Mahomes

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Alex Smith and Patrick Mahomes compared on their NFL careers: Alex Smith played 14 seasons, 2005 to 2020, Patrick Mahomes 10 seasons, 2017 to 2026. Alex Smith has 35,650 passing yards to Patrick Mahomes's 36,976. Patrick Mahomes won 3 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Patrick Mahomes leads in 3 of the 3 lines, Alex Smith in 0. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Alex Smith and Patrick Mahomes career totals
174GP130
35,650YDS36,976, better
199TD276, better
6.9AVG7.7, better

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Alex Smith and Patrick Mahomes postseason
7GP21
1,745YDS5,814, better
14TD46, better
6.9AVG7.7, better

Where each stands all time

Alex Smith and Patrick Mahomes all-time places
34th (35,650)Passing yards32nd (36,976), better
51st (199)Passing touchdowns19th (276), better

Among the NFL players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Alex Smith and Patrick Mahomes titles and awards
—Championships3, better
—MVP2, better
—Offensive Player of the Year1, better
—Super Bowl MVP3, better

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Alex Smith and Patrick Mahomes season by season
YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.
1st2005875, better1, better11201728401, better
2nd20062,890161620185,097, better50, better12, better
3rd200791424, better20194,031, better26, better5
4th20092,350181220204,740, better38, better6, better
5th20102,3701410, better20214,839, better37, better13
6th20113,144175, better20225,250, better41, better12
7th20121,737135, better20234,183, better27, better14
8th20133,313237, better20243,928, better26, better11
9th20143,265186, better20253,587, better22, better11
10th20153,486, better20, better720261,03792, better
11th20163,502158————
12th20174,042265————
13th20182,180105————
14th20201,58268————

What the columns mean: INT