Drew Brees vs. Steve Young: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Drew Brees vs. Steve Young: Player Comparison

Drew Brees vs. Steve Young: Passing Totals

Drew Brees vs. Steve Young: Passing Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Inc	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	Pick6	TD%	Int%	Rate	Sk	Yds	Sk%	Y/A	AY/A	ANY/A	Y/C	AV	FantPt
1	Drew Brees	22-41	2001	2020	287	286	7142	10551	3409	67.7	80358	571	243	27	5.4	2.3	98.7	420	2991	3.83	7.6	7.66	7.10	11.3	277	5185.0
2	Steve Young	24-38	1985	1999	169	143	2667	4149	1482	64.3	33124	232	107	4	5.6	2.6	96.8	358	2055	7.94	8.0	7.94	6.85	12.4	168	2662.1

Drew Brees vs. Steve Young: Passing Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Inc	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	Pick6	TD%	Int%	Rate	Sk	Yds	Sk%	Y/A	AY/A	ANY/A	Y/C	AV	FantPt
1	Drew Brees	25-41	2004	2020	18	18	481	721	240	66.7	5366	37	15	0	5.1	2.1	97.1	29	206	3.87	7.4	7.53	6.97	11.2		333.8
2	Steve Young	26-37	1987	1998	22	14	292	471	179	62.0	3326	20	13	0	4.2	2.8	85.8	26	128	5.23	7.1	6.67	6.06	11.4		286.5

Drew Brees vs. Steve Young: Rushing Totals

Drew Brees vs. Steve Young: Rushing Totals Table
							Rushing
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	1D	AV	FantPt
1	Drew Brees	22-41	2001	2020	287	286	498	752	1.5	25	127	277	5185.0
2	Steve Young	24-38	1985	1999	169	143	722	4239	5.9	43	127	168	2662.1

Drew Brees vs. Steve Young: Rushing Totals Table
							Rushing
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	1D	AV	FantPt
1	Drew Brees	25-41	2004	2020	18	18	40	50	1.3	0	14		333.8
2	Steve Young	26-37	1987	1998	22	14	96	594	6.2	8	25		286.5

Drew Brees vs. Steve Young: Advanced Passing: Air Yards

Drew Brees vs. Steve Young: Advanced Passing: Air Yards Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IAY	IAY/PA	CAY	CAY/Cmp	CAY/PA	YAC	YAC/Cmp
1	Drew Brees	22-41	2001	2020	287	286	8426	0.8	9891	1.4	0.9	70467	9.9
2	Steve Young	24-38	1985	1999	169	143

Drew Brees vs. Steve Young: Advanced Passing: Air Yards Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IAY	IAY/PA	CAY	CAY/Cmp	CAY/PA	YAC	YAC/Cmp
1	Drew Brees	25-41	2004	2020	18	18	1175	1.6	980	2.0	1.4	4386	9.1
2	Steve Young	26-37	1987	1998	22	14

Drew Brees vs. Steve Young: Advanced Passing: Accuracy

Drew Brees vs. Steve Young: Advanced Passing: Accuracy Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	Bats	ThAwy	Spikes	Drops	Drop%	BadTh	Bad%	OnTgt	OnTgt%
1	Drew Brees	22-41	2001	2020	287	286	7	29	7	97	0.9	275	2.6	614	5.8
2	Steve Young	24-38	1985	1999	169	143

Drew Brees vs. Steve Young: Advanced Passing: Accuracy Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	Bats	ThAwy	Spikes	Drops	Drop%	BadTh	Bad%	OnTgt	OnTgt%
1	Drew Brees	25-41	2004	2020	18	18	3	5	1	3	0.4	37	5.2	82	11.5
2	Steve Young	26-37	1987	1998	22	14

Drew Brees vs. Steve Young: Advanced Passing: Pressure

Drew Brees vs. Steve Young: Advanced Passing: Pressure Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	PktTime	Bltz	Hrry	Hits	Prss	Prss%	Scrm	Yds/Scr
1	Drew Brees	22-41	2001	2020	287	286	2.4	615	194	151	765	29.8	14	2.1
2	Steve Young	24-38	1985	1999	169	143

Drew Brees vs. Steve Young: Advanced Passing: Pressure Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	PktTime	Bltz	Hrry	Hits	Prss	Prss%	Scrm	Yds/Scr
1	Drew Brees	25-41	2004	2020	18	18	2.4	75	22	19	70	26.1	1	5.0
2	Steve Young	26-37	1987	1998	22	14

Drew Brees vs. Steve Young: Advanced Passing: Play Type

Drew Brees vs. Steve Young: Advanced Passing: Play Type Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	Plays	Yds	PassAtt	PassYds	RushAtt	RushYds	PassAtt	PassYds
1	Drew Brees	22-41	2001	2020	287	286	7	61	7	61	0	0	108	922
2	Steve Young	24-38	1985	1999	169	143

Drew Brees vs. Steve Young: Advanced Passing: Play Type Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	Plays	Yds	PassAtt	PassYds	RushAtt	RushYds	PassAtt	PassYds
1	Drew Brees	25-41	2004	2020	18	18	1	0	1	0	0	0	10	35
2	Steve Young	26-37	1987	1998	22	14

Drew Brees vs. Steve Young: Advanced Rushing

Drew Brees vs. Steve Young: Advanced Rushing Table
							Rushing
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	YBC	YBC/Att	YAC	YAC/Att	BrkTkl	Att/Br
1	Drew Brees	22-41	2001	2020	287	286	724	1.5	28	0.1	1	498.0
2	Steve Young	24-38	1985	1999	169	143

Drew Brees vs. Steve Young: Advanced Rushing Table
							Rushing
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	YBC	YBC/Att	YAC	YAC/Att	BrkTkl	Att/Br
1	Drew Brees	25-41	2004	2020	18	18	44	1.1	6	0.2	0
2	Steve Young	26-37	1987	1998	22	14

Drew Brees vs. Steve Young: Snap Counts

Drew Brees vs. Steve Young: Snap Counts Table
							Snap Counts			Snap Counts
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	OffSnp	Off%	DefSnp	Def%	STSnp	ST %
1	Drew Brees	22-41	2001	2020	287	286	8949	90.3	0	0.0	0	0.0
2	Steve Young	24-38	1985	1999	169	143

Drew Brees vs. Steve Young: Snap Counts Table
							Snap Counts			Snap Counts
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	OffSnp	Off%	DefSnp	Def%	STSnp	ST %
1	Drew Brees	25-41	2004	2020	18	18	605	98.5	0	0.0	0	0.0
2	Steve Young	26-37	1987	1998	22	14

Data coverage:

Player game data: since 1933. Scoring statistics (TD, XP, FG) are complete. Yardage and attempts statistics are nearly complete. Game participation data since 1970.

Player season data: all-time (since 1920). Scoring statistics (TD, XP, FG) are complete all-time. Yardage and attempts statistics were not recorded until 1932. Advanced stats since 2018.

Team Game data: since 1920. Before 1940, only wins, losses, points for, and points allowed are available. Scoring statistics (TD, XP, FG) are complete since 1920. Yardage and attempts statistics are nearly complete since 1933.

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