Steve McNair vs Troy Aikman

Steve McNairTroy Aikman

Steve McNair and Troy Aikman compared on their NFL careers: Steve McNair played 13 seasons, 1995 to 2007, Troy Aikman 12 seasons, 1989 to 2000. Steve McNair has 31,304 passing yards to Troy Aikman's 32,942. Troy Aikman won 3 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Steve McNair and Troy Aikman career totals
161GP165
31,304YDS32,942
174TD165
6.9AVG7

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Steve McNair and Troy Aikman postseason
10GP16
1,764YDS3,849
6TD23
5.7AVG7.7

Where each stands all time

Steve McNair and Troy Aikman all-time places
45th (31,304)Passing yards41st (32,942)
49th (174)Passing touchdowns54th (165)

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
  • Troy Aikman: 3 championships; 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 Troy Aikman season by season
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.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.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.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.
1st19955693119891,749918
2nd19961,1976419902,5791118
3rd19972,665141319912,7541110
4th19983,228151019923,4452314
5th19992,17912819933,100156
6th20002,847151319942,6761312
7th20013,350211219953,304167
8th20023,387221519963,1261213
9th20033,21524719973,2831912
10th20041,3438919982,330125
11th20053,161161119992,9641712
12th20063,050161220001,632714
13th20071,11324————

What the columns mean: INT