"better" at what?
Drake has been described as a "ruthless, arrogant, self-willed, covetous, money-minded, and amoral" man. He was also labelled a bully and sociopath. But of course he did it for England (or himself) and for Buckfast.
Nelson won three of the most decisive naval victories in British history at the Nile (1798), Copenhagen (1801) and Trafalgar, and he was seriously wounded four times in the process. He always led from the front - even, at the Battle of Cape St Vincent in 1797, personally leading the British boarding parties that captured two Spanish battleships in ferocious hand-to-hand fighting. If the Victoria Cross had been in existence in his lifetime, he would have qualified for it on at least three occasions. At news of his death, nmay of his men broke down and cried, an indication of the admiration, respect and compassion they shared with him.
Nelson was not born with any title. His great great uncle was Robert Walpole, thats all.
So, Nelson in my eyes, was the better man.