How many passing yards did Steve Young have in 1998?
4,1701998 Regular Season
Steve Young recorded 4,170 passing yards in the 1998 regular season, 2nd in the NFL.
- Steve Young's best regular season for passing yards in 15 seasons on file.
- Up 1,141 from 3,029 in 1997.
- 92% of the San Francisco 49ers' passing yards that regular season.
Best of 15 regular seasons, 1985 through 1999. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 23, 2026.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 |  TB | 5 | 935 | 3 | 6.8 |
| 1986 | TB | 14 | 2,282 | 8 | 6.3 |
| 1987 |  SF | 8 | 570 | 10 | 8.3 |
| 1988 | SF | 11 | 680 | 3 | 6.7 |
| 1989 | SF | 10 | 1,001 | 8 | 10.9 |
| 1990 | SF | 6 | 427 | 2 | 6.9 |
| 1991 | SF | 11 | 2,517 | 17 | 9.0 |
| 1992 | SF | 16 | 3,465 | 25 | 8.6 |
| 1993 | SF | 16 | 4,023 | 29 | 8.7 |
| 1994 | SF | 16 | 3,969 | 35 | 8.6 |
| 1995 | SF | 11 | 3,200 | 20 | 7.2 |
| 1996 | SF | 12 | 2,410 | 14 | 7.6 |
| 1997 | SF | 15 | 3,029 | 19 | 8.5 |
| 1998 | SF | 15 | 4,170 | 36 | 8.1 |
| 1999 | SF | 3 | 446 | 3 | 5.3 |