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Brett Favre vs Steve Young Comparison

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Seasons

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Brett Favre

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Steve Young

 

Info

Teams

Brett Favre Atlanta Falcons (1991), Green Bay Packers (1992-2007), New York Jets (2008), Minnesota Vikings (2009-2010)
Steve Young Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1985-1986) San Francisco 49ers (1987-1999)

Position

Brett Favre Quarterback
Steve Young Quarterback

Height

Brett Favre 6'2"
Steve Young 6'2"

Weight

Brett Favre 225
Steve Young 215

Drafted

Brett Favre By the Atlanta Falcons in the 2nd Round (33rd Overall) in the 1991 Draft
Steve Young By the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 1st Round (1st Overall) in the 1984 Draft

Super Bowls

Super Bowl Wins

Brett Favre 1 (XXXI) Star
Steve Young 3 (XXIII, XXIV, XXIX) StarStarStar

Super Bowl Appearances

Brett Favre 2 (1997-1998) StarStar
Steve Young 3 (1989-1990, 1995) StarStarStar

Playoff Appearances

Playoff Appearances

Brett Favre 12 (1993-1998, 2001-2004, 2007, 2009) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Steve Young 11 (1987-1990, 1992-1998) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Brett Favre Yes Inducted in 2016
Steve Young Yes Inducted in 2005

Number Retired

Brett Favre Yes Packers #4
Steve Young Yes 49ers #8

NFL MVP

Brett Favre 3 (1995–1997) StarStarStar
Steve Young 2 (1992, 1994) StarStar

Super Bowl MVP

Brett Favre 0
Steve Young 1 (XXIX) Star

Pro Bowl

Brett Favre 11 (1992, 1993, 1995–1997, 2001-2003, 2007-2009) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Steve Young 7 (1992-1998) StarStarStarStarStarStarStar

First Team All-Pro

Brett Favre 3 (1995-1997) StarStarStar
Steve Young 3 (1992-1994) StarStarStar

Second Team All-Pro

Brett Favre 3 (2001-2002, 2007) StarStarStar
Steve Young 3 (1995, 1997-1998) StarStarStar

NFL Passing Touchdown Leader

Brett Favre 4 (1995-1997, 2003) StarStarStarStar
Steve Young 4 (1992-1994, 1998) StarStarStarStar

NFL Passing Yards Leader

Brett Favre 2 (1995, 1998) StarStar
Steve Young 0

Completion Percentage Leader

Brett Favre 1 (1998) Star
Steve Young 5 (1992, 1994-1997) StarStarStarStarStar

QB Rating Leader

Brett Favre 0
Steve Young 6 (1991-1994, 1996-1997) StarStarStarStarStarStar

NFL Offensive Player of the Year

Brett Favre 1 (1995) Star
Steve Young 1 (1992) Star

Regular Season Stats

Games (G)

Brett Favre 302
Steve Young 169

Games Started (GS)

Brett Favre 298
Steve Young 143

Wins as Starter

Brett Favre 186
Steve Young 94

Losses as Starter

Brett Favre 112
Steve Young 59

Ties as Starter

Brett Favre 0
Steve Young 0

Winning Percentage

Brett Favre .624%
Steve Young .614%

Pass Completions (Cmp)

Brett Favre 6,300
Steve Young 2,667

Passing Attempts (Att)

Brett Favre 10,169
Steve Young 4,149

Completion Percentage (Cmp%)

Brett Favre 62.0
Steve Young 64.3

Passing Yards (Yds)

Brett Favre 71,838
Steve Young 33,124

Touchdown Passes (TD)

Brett Favre 508
Steve Young 232

Touchdown Percentage (TD%)

Brett Favre 5.0%
Steve Young 5.6%

Interceptions Thrown (Int)

Brett Favre 336
Steve Young 107

Interception Percentage (INT%)

Brett Favre 3.3
Steve Young 2.6

Game Winning Drives (GWD)

Brett Favre 45
Steve Young 17

Yards per Pass Attempt (Y/A)

Brett Favre 7.1
Steve Young 8.0

Adjusted Yards per Pass Attempt (AY/A)

Brett Favre 6.6
Steve Young 7.9

Yards Gained per Pass Completion (Y/C)

Brett Favre 11.4
Steve Young 12.4

Yards Gained per Games Played (Y/G)

Brett Favre 237.9
Steve Young 196.0

QB Rating (Rate)

Brett Favre 86.0
Steve Young 96.8

Playoff Stats

Games (G)

Brett Favre 24
Steve Young 22

Games Started (GS)

Brett Favre 24
Steve Young 14

Playoff Wins

Brett Favre 13
Steve Young 8

Playoff Losses

Brett Favre 11
Steve Young 6

Pass Completions (Cmp)

Brett Favre 481
Steve Young 292

Passing Attempts (Att)

Brett Favre 791
Steve Young 471

Completion Percentage (Cmp%)

Brett Favre 60.8
Steve Young 62.0

Passing Yards (Yds)

Brett Favre 5,855
Steve Young 3,326

Touchdown Passes (TD)

Brett Favre 44
Steve Young 20

Interceptions Thrown (Int)

Brett Favre 30
Steve Young 13

QB Rating (Rate)

Brett Favre 86.4
Steve Young 85.8

Best Season Stats

Games (G)

Brett Favre 16 (2009)
Steve Young 16 (1994)

Games Started (GS)

Brett Favre 16 (2009)
Steve Young 16 (1994)

Touchdown Passes (TD)

Brett Favre 39 (1996)
Steve Young 36 (1998)

Passing Yards (Yds)

Brett Favre 4413 (1995)
Steve Young 4170 (1998)

Interceptions Thrown (Int)

Brett Favre 2 (1991)
Steve Young 0 (1990)

Pass Completions (Cmp)

Brett Favre 372 (2005)
Steve Young 324 (1994)

Passing Attempts (Att)

Brett Favre 613 (2006)
Steve Young 517 (1998)

Completion Percentage (Cmp%)

Brett Favre 68.4 (2009)
Steve Young 70.3 (1994)

QB Rating (Rate)

Brett Favre 107.2 (2009)
Steve Young 120.8 (1989)

Longest Completed Pass (Lng)

Brett Favre 99 (1995)
Steve Young 97 (1991)

Seasons

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Info

Teams

Brett Favre Atlanta Falcons (1991), Green Bay Packers (1992-2007), New York Jets (2008), Minnesota Vikings (2009-2010)
Steve Young Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1985-1986) San Francisco 49ers (1987-1999)

Position

Brett Favre Quarterback
Steve Young Quarterback

Height

Brett Favre 6'2"
Steve Young 6'2"

Weight

Brett Favre 225
Steve Young 215

Drafted

Brett Favre By the Atlanta Falcons in the 2nd Round (33rd Overall) in the 1991 Draft
Steve Young By the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 1st Round (1st Overall) in the 1984 Draft

Super Bowls

Super Bowl Wins

Brett Favre 1 (XXXI)
Steve Young 3 (XXIII, XXIV, XXIX)

Super Bowl Appearances

Brett Favre 2 (1997-1998)
Steve Young 3 (1989-1990, 1995)

Playoff Appearances

Playoff Appearances

Brett Favre 12 (1993-1998, 2001-2004, 2007, 2009)
Steve Young 11 (1987-1990, 1992-1998)

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Brett Favre Yes Inducted in 2016
Steve Young Yes Inducted in 2005

Number Retired

Brett Favre Yes Packers #4
Steve Young Yes 49ers #8

NFL MVP

Brett Favre 3 (1995–1997)
Steve Young 2 (1992, 1994)

Super Bowl MVP

Brett Favre 0
Steve Young 1 (XXIX)

Pro Bowl

Brett Favre 11 (1992, 1993, 1995–1997, 2001-2003, 2007-2009)
Steve Young 7 (1992-1998)

First Team All-Pro

Brett Favre 3 (1995-1997)
Steve Young 3 (1992-1994)

Second Team All-Pro

Brett Favre 3 (2001-2002, 2007)
Steve Young 3 (1995, 1997-1998)

NFL Passing Touchdown Leader

Brett Favre 4 (1995-1997, 2003)
Steve Young 4 (1992-1994, 1998)

NFL Passing Yards Leader

Brett Favre 2 (1995, 1998)
Steve Young 0

Completion Percentage Leader

Brett Favre 1 (1998)
Steve Young 5 (1992, 1994-1997)

QB Rating Leader

Brett Favre 0
Steve Young 6 (1991-1994, 1996-1997)

NFL Offensive Player of the Year

Brett Favre 1 (1995)
Steve Young 1 (1992)

Regular Season Stats

Games (G)

Brett Favre Steve Young

Games Started (GS)

Brett Favre Steve Young

Wins as Starter

Brett Favre Steve Young

Losses as Starter

Brett Favre Steve Young

Ties as Starter

Brett Favre Steve Young

Winning Percentage

Brett Favre Steve Young

Pass Completions (Cmp)

Brett Favre Steve Young

Passing Attempts (Att)

Brett Favre Steve Young

Completion Percentage (Cmp%)

Brett Favre Steve Young

Passing Yards (Yds)

Brett Favre Steve Young

Touchdown Passes (TD)

Brett Favre Steve Young

Touchdown Percentage (TD%)

Brett Favre Steve Young

Interceptions Thrown (Int)

Brett Favre Steve Young

Interception Percentage (INT%)

Brett Favre Steve Young

Game Winning Drives (GWD)

Brett Favre Steve Young

Yards per Pass Attempt (Y/A)

Brett Favre Steve Young

Adjusted Yards per Pass Attempt (AY/A)

Brett Favre Steve Young

Yards Gained per Pass Completion (Y/C)

Brett Favre Steve Young

Yards Gained per Games Played (Y/G)

Brett Favre Steve Young

QB Rating (Rate)

Brett Favre Steve Young

Playoff Stats

Games (G)

Brett Favre Steve Young

Games Started (GS)

Brett Favre Steve Young

Playoff Wins

Brett Favre Steve Young

Playoff Losses

Brett Favre Steve Young

Pass Completions (Cmp)

Brett Favre Steve Young

Passing Attempts (Att)

Brett Favre Steve Young

Completion Percentage (Cmp%)

Brett Favre Steve Young

Passing Yards (Yds)

Brett Favre Steve Young

Touchdown Passes (TD)

Brett Favre Steve Young

Interceptions Thrown (Int)

Brett Favre Steve Young

QB Rating (Rate)

Brett Favre Steve Young

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