League vs League
MLB vs NFL
Major League Baseball versus National Football League — a side-by-side breakdown of two very different worlds of pro sports, plus the tools to compare their teams and players by the numbers.
Head to head
Baseball
Sport
American Football
1876
Founded
1920
30
Teams
32
March – October
Season
September – February
Runs
Scoring
Touchdowns, field goals
9 innings
Game length
4 × 15 min
Shohei Ohtani, Aaron Judge, Mookie Betts
Stars today
Patrick Mahomes, Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson
Baseball
MLB
Major League Baseball
Oldest of the U.S. major leagues, 162-game marathon.
Since 187630 teamsMarch – October
American Football
NFL
National Football League
Most-watched league in the U.S., peaking with the Super Bowl.
Since 192032 teamsSeptember – February
Take it further
Compare teams & players from either league
CompariSport pulls real, historical stats going back decades. Pick 2–4 teams or players and see who leads every stat.