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QB · #8

Steve Young

San Francisco 49ers

Position: Quarterback
Height / Weight: 6' 2", 205 lbs
Born: 11/10/1961 in Greenwich, CT
Age: 64
College: Connecticut College
Draft: Undrafted
Status: Inactive

Play style & archetype

Based on 2026 play-by-play data.

Archetype

Limited sample

15 NFL seasons and 33,124 career passing yards. Best year: 4,170 in 1998.

Career statistics

Regular season, by year and team. Career bests are highlighted.

Passing

Season	Team	GP	CMP	ATT	CMP%	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	LNG	SACK	RTG
1985	TB	5	72	138	52.2	935	6.8	3	8	59	21	56.9
1986	TB	14	195	363	53.7	2,282	6.3	8	13	46	47	65.5
1987	SF	8	37	69	53.6	570	8.3	10	0	50	3	120.8
1988	SF	11	54	101	53.5	680	6.7	3	3	73	13	72.2
1989	SF	10	64	92	69.6	1,001	10.9	8	3	50	12	120.8
1990	SF	6	38	62	61.3	427	6.9	2	0	34	8	92.6
1991	SF	11	180	279	64.5	2,517	9.0	17	8	97	13	101.8
1992	SF	16	268	402	66.7	3,465	8.6	25	7	80	29	107.0
1993	SF	16	314	462	68.0	4,023	8.7	29	16	80	31	101.5
1994	SF	16	324	461	70.3	3,969	8.6	35	10	69	31	112.8
1995	SF	11	299	447	66.9	3,200	7.2	20	11	57	25	92.3
1996	SF	12	214	316	67.7	2,410	7.6	14	6	52	34	97.2
1997	SF	15	241	356	67.7	3,029	8.5	19	6	82	35	104.7
1998	SF	15	322	517	62.3	4,170	8.1	36	12	81	48	101.1
1999	SF	3	45	84	53.6	446	5.3	3	4	53	8	60.9
Career		169	2667	4149	64.3	33,124	8.0	232	107	97	358	96.8

Rushing

Season	Team	GP	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	FUM	LST
1985	TB	5	40	233	5.8	1	20	0	0	0
1986	TB	14	74	425	5.7	5	31	0	0	0
1987	SF	8	26	190	7.3	1	29	0	0	0
1988	SF	11	27	184	6.8	1	49	0	0	0
1989	SF	10	38	126	3.3	2	22	0	0	0
1990	SF	6	15	159	10.6	0	31	0	0	0
1991	SF	11	66	415	6.3	4	21	28	0	0
1992	SF	16	76	537	7.1	4	39	33	6	1
1993	SF	16	69	407	5.9	2	35	28	2	1
1994	SF	16	58	293	5.1	7	27	27	3	2
1995	SF	11	50	250	5.0	3	29	25	1	1
1996	SF	12	52	310	6.0	4	33	19	2	1
1997	SF	15	50	199	4.0	3	13	15	3	0
1998	SF	15	70	454	6.5	6	24	35	2	1
1999	SF	3	11	57	5.2	0	14	3	1	0
Career		169	722	4,239	5.9	43	49	213	20	7

Receiving

Season	Team	GP	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	FUM	LST
1993	SF	16	2	0	2	1.0	0	6	0	0	0
Career		169	2	0	2	1.0	0	6	0	0	0

Scoring

Season	Team	GP	PASS	RUSH	REC	RET	TD	2PT	PAT	FG	PTS
1985	TB	5	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	6
1986	TB	14	8	5	0	0	5	0	0	0	30
1987	SF	8	10	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	6
1988	SF	11	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	6
1989	SF	10	8	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	12
1990	SF	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1991	SF	11	17	4	0	0	4	0	0	0	24
1992	SF	16	25	4	0	0	4	0	0	0	24
1993	SF	16	29	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	12
1994	SF	16	35	7	0	0	7	0	0	0	42
1995	SF	11	20	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	18
1996	SF	12	14	4	0	0	4	1	0	0	26
1997	SF	15	19	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	18
1998	SF	15	36	6	0	0	6	0	0	0	36
1999	SF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career		169	232	43	0	0	43	1	0	0	260