Steve Young career passing yards
33,124Career Regular Season
Steve Young has recorded 33,124 passing yards over 15 regular seasons, 40th among 685 NFL players on file.
- Best season on file: 4,170 in 1998.
- Most recent: 446 in 1999.
Sum of 15 regular seasons, 1985 through 1999. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 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 |