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Where does Baker Mayfield rank all-time among the Cleveland Browns quarterbacks?

By Chad Porto

Jan 17, 2021; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield (6) runs the ball as offensive tackle Jack Conklin (78) looks to block against Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Charvarius Ward (35) during the first half in an AFC Divisional Round playoff game at Arrowhead Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 17, 2021; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield (6) runs the ball as offensive tackle Jack Conklin (78) looks to block against Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Charvarius Ward (35) during the first half in an AFC Divisional Round playoff game at Arrowhead Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports /
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BRONX, NY – DECEMBER 17: Dick Modzelewski #77 and Andy Robustelli #81 of the New York Giants sack Milt Plum #16 of the Cleveland Browns as Jim Katcavage #75 trails the play during the game at Yankee Stadium on December 17, 1961 in the Bronx, New York. (Photo by Robert Riger/Getty Images)
BRONX, NY – DECEMBER 17: Dick Modzelewski #77 and Andy Robustelli #81 of the New York Giants sack Milt Plum #16 of the Cleveland Browns as Jim Katcavage #75 trails the play during the game at Yankee Stadium on December 17, 1961 in the Bronx, New York. (Photo by Robert Riger/Getty Images) /

Quarterback Rating (Minimum 998 Attempts)

  1. Milt Plum – (89.9)
  2. Baker Mayfield – (87.8)
  3. Otto Graham – (86.6)
  4. Bernie Kosar – (81.6)
  5. Frank Ryan – (81.4)
  6. Vinny Testaverde – (80.9)
  7. Brian Sipe – (74.8)
  8. Tim Couch – (75.1)
  9. Nill Nelsen – (72.1)
  10. Derek Anderson – (69.7)
  11. Mike Phipps – (51.0)

Milt Plum really had a great five-year stretch in Cleveland, didn’t he? His post-Cleveland career in Detroit, not so much. Hopefully, Baker Mayfield avoids that same fate, but to see Mayfield among the top three with Plum, who was very good in Cleveland, and then Graham, the alleged Franchise greatest of all-timer, should put into preception how good Mayfield was for Cleveland.

While yes, Graham won titles, he and Mayfield have both never won a Super Bowl. It’s also not the same thing. Sure, it’s something to brag about as a fan, but there were only 13 teams in the league when the Browns were winning titles.

There are now 32. So No, it’s not the same thing. If the Browns of 2020 only had to worry about 12 other teams and one playoff game, they probably would’ve won the title that year. That’s not the way it works anymore and putting all the pressure on the quarterback for winning or not is a bald-faced lie.

It’s far more on the front office and coaching staff to get a team to the title game. Yet, that doesn’t make for great talking points on ESPN. A player can only do so much, it’s up to the coach to call the correct plays and up to the GM and President to make sure the team is ran smoothly and with the best players possible.

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