Cam Newton vs Steve McNair

Cam Newton

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Steve McNair

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Cam Newton and Steve McNair compared on their NFL careers: Cam Newton played 11 seasons, 2011 to 2021, Steve McNair 13 seasons, 1995 to 2007. Cam Newton has 32,382 passing yards to Steve McNair's 31,304.

Who has the better career numbers?

Cam Newton leads in 3 of the 3 lines, Steve McNair in 0. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Cam Newton and Steve McNair career totals
148GP161
32,382, betterYDS31,304
194, betterTD174
7.2, betterAVG6.9

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Cam Newton and Steve McNair postseason
7GP10
1,821, betterYDS1,764
10, betterTD6
8.1, betterAVG5.7

Where each stands all time

Cam Newton and Steve McNair all-time places
47th (32,382), betterPassing yards52nd (31,304)
57th (194), betterPassing touchdowns65th (174)

Among the NFL players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Cam Newton and Steve McNair titles and awards
—Championships—
1MVP1
1, betterOffensive Rookie of the Year—
1, betterOffensive Player of the Year—

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Cam Newton and Steve McNair season by season
YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.
1st20114,051, better21, better17199556931, better
2nd20123,869, better19, better1219961,19764, better
3rd20133,379, better24, better1319972,6651413
4th20143,12718, better1219983,228, better1510, better
5th20153,837, better35, better1019992,179128, better
6th20163,509, better19, better1420002,8471513, better
7th20173,30222, better1620013,350, better2112, better
8th20183,395, better24, better13, better20023,3872215
9th201957201, better20033,215, better24, better7
10th20202,657, better81020041,34389, better
11th202168445, better20053,161, better16, better11
12th————20063,0501612
13th————20071,11324

What the columns mean: INT