Steve McNair vs Steve Young

Steve McNair Steve Young

Steve McNair and Steve Young compared on their NFL careers: Steve McNair played 13 seasons, 1995 to 2007, Steve Young 15 seasons, 1985 to 1999. Steve McNair has 31,304 passing yards to Steve Young's 33,124. Steve Young won 3 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Steve McNair and Steve Young career totals

161	GP	169
31,304	YDS	33,124
174	TD	232
6.9	AVG	8

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Steve McNair and Steve Young postseason

10	GP	22
1,764	YDS	3,326
6	TD	20
5.7	AVG	7.1

Where each stands all time

Steve McNair and Steve Young all-time places

45th (31,304)	Passing yards	40th (33,124)
49th (174)	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

Steve McNair: 0 championships; MVP
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.

Steve McNair and Steve Young season by season

1st	1995	569	3	1	1985	935	3	8
2nd	1996	1,197	6	4	1986	2,282	8	13
3rd	1997	2,665	14	13	1987	570	10	0
4th	1998	3,228	15	10	1988	680	3	3
5th	1999	2,179	12	8	1989	1,001	8	3
6th	2000	2,847	15	13	1990	427	2	0
7th	2001	3,350	21	12	1991	2,517	17	8
8th	2002	3,387	22	15	1992	3,465	25	7
9th	2003	3,215	24	7	1993	4,023	29	16
10th	2004	1,343	8	9	1994	3,969	35	10
11th	2005	3,161	16	11	1995	3,200	20	11
12th	2006	3,050	16	12	1996	2,410	14	6
13th	2007	1,113	2	4	1997	3,029	19	6
14th	—	—	—	—	1998	4,170	36	12
15th	—	—	—	—	1999	446	3	4

What the columns mean: INT