Joe Montana vs Steve Young

Joe Montana Steve Young

Joe Montana and Steve Young compared on their NFL careers: Joe Montana played 15 seasons, 1979 to 1994, Steve Young 15 seasons, 1985 to 1999. Joe Montana has 40,551 passing yards to Steve Young's 33,124. Joe Montana won 4 titles, Steve Young won 3 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Joe Montana and Steve Young career totals

192	GP	169
40,551	YDS	33,124
273	TD	232
7.5	AVG	8

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Joe Montana and Steve Young postseason

23	GP	22
5,772	YDS	3,326
45	TD	20
7.9	AVG	7.1

Where each stands all time

Joe Montana and Steve Young all-time places

22nd (40,551)	Passing yards	40th (33,124)
18th (273)	Passing touchdowns	31st (232)

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

Joe Montana: 4 championships; Super Bowl MVP ×3, Comeback Player of the Year, Offensive Player of the Year, MVP ×2
Steve Young: 3 championships; MVP ×2, Offensive Player of the Year, Super Bowl MVP

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.

Joe Montana and Steve Young season by season

1st	1979	96	1	0	1985	935	3	8
2nd	1980	1,795	15	9	1986	2,282	8	13
3rd	1981	3,565	19	12	1987	570	10	0
4th	1982	2,613	17	11	1988	680	3	3
5th	1983	3,910	26	12	1989	1,001	8	3
6th	1984	3,630	28	10	1990	427	2	0
7th	1985	3,653	27	13	1991	2,517	17	8
8th	1986	2,236	8	9	1992	3,465	25	7
9th	1987	3,054	31	13	1993	4,023	29	16
10th	1988	2,981	18	10	1994	3,969	35	10
11th	1989	3,521	26	8	1995	3,200	20	11
12th	1990	3,944	26	16	1996	2,410	14	6
13th	1992	126	2	0	1997	3,029	19	6
14th	1993	2,144	13	7	1998	4,170	36	12
15th	1994	3,283	16	9	1999	446	3	4

What the columns mean: INT