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Tom Brady vs Steve Young Comparison

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Seasons

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Tom Brady

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Steve Young

 

Info

Teams

Tom Brady New England Patriots (2000-2019), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2020-2022)
Steve Young Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1985-1986) San Francisco 49ers (1987-1999)

Position

Tom Brady Quarterback
Steve Young Quarterback

Height

Tom Brady 6'4"
Steve Young 6'2"

Weight

Tom Brady 225
Steve Young 215

Drafted

Tom Brady By the New England Patriots in the 6th Round (199th Overall) in the 2000 Draft
Steve Young By the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 1st Round (1st Overall) in the 1984 Draft

Super Bowls

Super Bowl Wins

Tom Brady 7 (XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX, XLIX, LI, LIII, LV) StarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Steve Young 3 (XXIII, XXIV, XXIX) StarStarStar

Super Bowl Appearances

Tom Brady 10 (2002, 2004-2005, 2008, 2012, 2015, 2017-2019, 2021) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Steve Young 3 (1989-1990, 1995) StarStarStar

Playoff Appearances

Playoff Appearances

Tom Brady 20 (2001, 2003-2007, 2009-2022) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Steve Young 11 (1987-1990, 1992-1998) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Tom Brady No Still Playing
Steve Young Yes Inducted in 2005

Number Retired

Tom Brady No Still Playing
Steve Young Yes 49ers #8

NFL MVP

Tom Brady 3 (2007, 2010, 2017) StarStarStar
Steve Young 2 (1992, 1994) StarStar

Super Bowl MVP

Tom Brady 5 (XXXVI, XXXVIII, XLIX, LI, LV) StarStarStarStarStar
Steve Young 1 (XXIX) Star

Pro Bowl

Tom Brady 14 (2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009-2018) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Steve Young 7 (1992-1998) StarStarStarStarStarStarStar

First Team All-Pro

Tom Brady 3 (2007, 2010, 2017) StarStarStar
Steve Young 3 (1992-1994) StarStarStar

Second Team All-Pro

Tom Brady 2 (2005, 2016) StarStar
Steve Young 3 (1995, 1997-1998) StarStarStar

NFL Passing Touchdown Leader

Tom Brady 5 (2002, 2007, 2010, 2015, 2021) StarStarStarStarStar
Steve Young 4 (1992-1994, 1998) StarStarStarStar

NFL Passing Yards Leader

Tom Brady 4 (2005, 2007, 2017, 2021) StarStarStarStar
Steve Young 0

Completion Percentage Leader

Tom Brady 1 (2007) Star
Steve Young 5 (1992, 1994-1997) StarStarStarStarStar

QB Rating Leader

Tom Brady 2 (2007, 2010) StarStar
Steve Young 6 (1991-1994, 1996-1997) StarStarStarStarStarStar

Regular Season Stats

Games (G)

Tom Brady 335
Steve Young 169

Games Started (GS)

Tom Brady 333
Steve Young 143

Wins as Starter

Tom Brady 251
Steve Young 94

Losses as Starter

Tom Brady 82
Steve Young 59

Ties as Starter

Tom Brady 0
Steve Young 0

Winning Percentage

Tom Brady .754%
Steve Young .614%

Pass Completions (Cmp)

Tom Brady 7,753
Steve Young 2,667

Passing Attempts (Att)

Tom Brady 12,050
Steve Young 4,149

Completion Percentage (Cmp%)

Tom Brady 64.3
Steve Young 64.3

Passing Yards (Yds)

Tom Brady 89,214
Steve Young 33,124

Touchdown Passes (TD)

Tom Brady 649
Steve Young 232

Touchdown Percentage (TD%)

Tom Brady 5.4%
Steve Young 5.6%

Interceptions Thrown (Int)

Tom Brady 212
Steve Young 107

Interception Percentage (INT%)

Tom Brady 1.8
Steve Young 2.6

Game Winning Drives (GWD)

Tom Brady 67
Steve Young 17

Yards per Pass Attempt (Y/A)

Tom Brady 7.4
Steve Young 8.0

Adjusted Yards per Pass Attempt (AY/A)

Tom Brady 7.7
Steve Young 7.9

Yards Gained per Pass Completion (Y/C)

Tom Brady 11.5
Steve Young 12.4

Yards Gained per Games Played (Y/G)

Tom Brady 266.3
Steve Young 196.0

QB Rating (Rate)

Tom Brady 97.2
Steve Young 96.8

Playoff Stats

Games (G)

Tom Brady 48
Steve Young 22

Games Started (GS)

Tom Brady 48
Steve Young 14

Playoff Wins

Tom Brady 35
Steve Young 8

Playoff Losses

Tom Brady 13
Steve Young 6

Pass Completions (Cmp)

Tom Brady 1,200
Steve Young 292

Passing Attempts (Att)

Tom Brady 1,921
Steve Young 471

Completion Percentage (Cmp%)

Tom Brady 62.5
Steve Young 62.0

Passing Yards (Yds)

Tom Brady 13,400
Steve Young 3,326

Touchdown Passes (TD)

Tom Brady 88
Steve Young 20

Interceptions Thrown (Int)

Tom Brady 40
Steve Young 13

QB Rating (Rate)

Tom Brady 89.8
Steve Young 85.8

Best Season Stats

Games (G)

Tom Brady 17 (2022)
Steve Young 16 (1994)

Games Started (GS)

Tom Brady 17 (2022)
Steve Young 16 (1994)

Touchdown Passes (TD)

Tom Brady 50 (2007)
Steve Young 36 (1998)

Passing Yards (Yds)

Tom Brady 5316 (2021)
Steve Young 4170 (1998)

Interceptions Thrown (Int)

Tom Brady 0 (2008)
Steve Young 0 (1990)

Pass Completions (Cmp)

Tom Brady 490 (2022)
Steve Young 324 (1994)

Passing Attempts (Att)

Tom Brady 733 (2022)
Steve Young 517 (1998)

Completion Percentage (Cmp%)

Tom Brady 68.9 (2007)
Steve Young 70.3 (1994)

QB Rating (Rate)

Tom Brady 117.2 (2007)
Steve Young 120.8 (1989)

Longest Completed Pass (Lng)

Tom Brady 99 (2011)
Steve Young 97 (1991)

Seasons

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Info

Teams

Tom Brady New England Patriots (2000-2019), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2020-2022)
Steve Young Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1985-1986) San Francisco 49ers (1987-1999)

Position

Tom Brady Quarterback
Steve Young Quarterback

Height

Tom Brady 6'4"
Steve Young 6'2"

Weight

Tom Brady 225
Steve Young 215

Drafted

Tom Brady By the New England Patriots in the 6th Round (199th Overall) in the 2000 Draft
Steve Young By the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 1st Round (1st Overall) in the 1984 Draft

Super Bowls

Super Bowl Wins

Tom Brady 7 (XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX, XLIX, LI, LIII, LV)
Steve Young 3 (XXIII, XXIV, XXIX)

Super Bowl Appearances

Tom Brady 10 (2002, 2004-2005, 2008, 2012, 2015, 2017-2019, 2021)
Steve Young 3 (1989-1990, 1995)

Playoff Appearances

Playoff Appearances

Tom Brady 20 (2001, 2003-2007, 2009-2022)
Steve Young 11 (1987-1990, 1992-1998)

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Tom Brady No Still Playing
Steve Young Yes Inducted in 2005

Number Retired

Tom Brady No Still Playing
Steve Young Yes 49ers #8

NFL MVP

Tom Brady 3 (2007, 2010, 2017)
Steve Young 2 (1992, 1994)

Super Bowl MVP

Tom Brady 5 (XXXVI, XXXVIII, XLIX, LI, LV)
Steve Young 1 (XXIX)

Pro Bowl

Tom Brady 14 (2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009-2018)
Steve Young 7 (1992-1998)

First Team All-Pro

Tom Brady 3 (2007, 2010, 2017)
Steve Young 3 (1992-1994)

Second Team All-Pro

Tom Brady 2 (2005, 2016)
Steve Young 3 (1995, 1997-1998)

NFL Passing Touchdown Leader

Tom Brady 5 (2002, 2007, 2010, 2015, 2021)
Steve Young 4 (1992-1994, 1998)

NFL Passing Yards Leader

Tom Brady 4 (2005, 2007, 2017, 2021)
Steve Young 0

Completion Percentage Leader

Tom Brady 1 (2007)
Steve Young 5 (1992, 1994-1997)

QB Rating Leader

Tom Brady 2 (2007, 2010)
Steve Young 6 (1991-1994, 1996-1997)

Regular Season Stats

Games (G)

Tom Brady Steve Young

Games Started (GS)

Tom Brady Steve Young

Wins as Starter

Tom Brady Steve Young

Losses as Starter

Tom Brady Steve Young

Ties as Starter

Tom Brady Steve Young

Winning Percentage

Tom Brady Steve Young

Pass Completions (Cmp)

Tom Brady Steve Young

Passing Attempts (Att)

Tom Brady Steve Young

Completion Percentage (Cmp%)

Tom Brady Steve Young

Passing Yards (Yds)

Tom Brady Steve Young

Touchdown Passes (TD)

Tom Brady Steve Young

Touchdown Percentage (TD%)

Tom Brady Steve Young

Interceptions Thrown (Int)

Tom Brady Steve Young

Interception Percentage (INT%)

Tom Brady Steve Young

Game Winning Drives (GWD)

Tom Brady Steve Young

Yards per Pass Attempt (Y/A)

Tom Brady Steve Young

Adjusted Yards per Pass Attempt (AY/A)

Tom Brady Steve Young

Yards Gained per Pass Completion (Y/C)

Tom Brady Steve Young

Yards Gained per Games Played (Y/G)

Tom Brady Steve Young

QB Rating (Rate)

Tom Brady Steve Young

Playoff Stats

Games (G)

Tom Brady Steve Young

Games Started (GS)

Tom Brady Steve Young

Playoff Wins

Tom Brady Steve Young

Playoff Losses

Tom Brady Steve Young

Pass Completions (Cmp)

Tom Brady Steve Young

Passing Attempts (Att)

Tom Brady Steve Young

Completion Percentage (Cmp%)

Tom Brady Steve Young

Passing Yards (Yds)

Tom Brady Steve Young

Touchdown Passes (TD)

Tom Brady Steve Young

Interceptions Thrown (Int)

Tom Brady Steve Young

QB Rating (Rate)

Tom Brady Steve Young

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