I am not a guy who likes to look at team accomplishments to judge a QB. So, let's look at the numbers.
Romo's numbers through 90 career starts and 3,091 pass attempts.
| Win% | Cmp% | Yards | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | AY/A | YPG | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .600% | 64.8% | 24,500 | 166 | 5.4 | 85 | 2.7 | 7.7 | 272.2 | 95.6 |
Stafford has played 77 career starts and 3,099 pass attempts.
| Win% | Cmp% | Yards | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | AY/A | YPG | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .455% | 59.6% | 21,714 | 131 | 4.2 | 85 | 2.7 | 6.6 | 282.0 | 83.6 |
Romo accomplished more statistically and did so more efficiently than Stafford their 1st 3, 090 pass attempts.
Romo through 123 career starts and 4,183 attempts.
| Win% | Cmp% | Yards | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | AY/A | YPG | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .610% | 65.2% | 33,008 | 239 | 5.7 | 107 | 2.6 | 7.8 | 268.4 | 97.7 |
Rivers through 131 career starts and 4,176 attempts.
| Win% | Cmp% | Yards | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | AY/A | YPG | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .618% | 64.7% | 32,999 | 226 | 5.4 | 104 | 2.4 | 7.9 | 251.9 | 96.5 |
Rivers and Romo are very similar in stats and careers. Romo has been slightly more efficient and productive statistically through a very similar number of attempts.
Romo through 112 career starts. 3,866 pass attempts.
| Win% | Cmp% | Yards | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | AY/A | YPG | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .571% | 64.8% | 30,239 | 212 | 5.5 | 102 | 2.6 | 7.7 | 270 | 96.0 |
Cutler through 119 career starts, 3,871 pass attempts.
| Win% | Cmp% | Yards | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | AY/A | YPG | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .513% | 61.7% | 27,749 | 183 | 4.7 | 130 | 3.4 | 6.6 | 233.2 | 85.2 |
Romo is ahead of Cutler in every statistical category by a wide margin.
Romo 91 career starts, 3,133 pass attempts.
| Win% | Cmp% | Yards | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | AY/A | YPG | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .604% | 64.9% | 24,841 | 168 | 5.4 | 85 | 2.7 | 7.7 | 272.9 | 95.8 |
Alex Smith: 105 career starts, 3,149 pass attempts.
| Win% | Cmp% | Yards | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | AY/A | YPG | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .543% | 60.4% | 20,858 | 122 | 3.9 | 76 | 2.4 | 6.3 | 189.6 | 82.8 |
The numbers speak for themselves. Romo was more productive and Smith was slightly more efficient not turning the ball over.
Romo through 123 career starts and 4,183 attempts.
| Win% | Cmp% | Yards | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | AY/A | YPG | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .610% | 65.2% | 33,008 | 239 | 5.7 | 107 | 2.6 | 7.8 | 268.4 | 97.7 |
Eli through 126 career starts and 4,177 pass attempts.
| Win% | Cmp% | Yards | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | AY/A | YPG | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .497% | 58.8% | 29,622 | 197 | 4.7 | 136 | 3.3 | 6.5 | 235.1 | 82.8 |
Romo dominates Eli in the statistics category.
I am not sure what you are basing your rankings on, but it's not the performance of a QB.