Albert Young vs Steve Avery Career Stats Comparison

Few NFL comparisons generate more debate than Albert Young vs Steve Avery. The numbers reveal a genuinely competitive matchup — Steve Avery takes 3 categories while Albert Young claims 1, making this one of the closer head to head comparisons at the RB position. Every statistical category matters in a matchup this tight.

Steve Avery's Receiving Yards of 84 compared to Albert Young's 11 represents a 663.6% advantage — dramatically better than their counterpart in this critical category. It is the single most decisive number in this comparison and the clearest statistical argument for Steve Avery's edge.

The most competitive category in this matchup is Yards Per Carry, where Albert Young posts 3.3 against Steve Avery's 2.3 — a gap of just 43.5%. Albert Young can point to this as evidence that the overall comparison is closer than the final 3-1 tally suggests. In any debate, Yards Per Carry is the statistical ammunition for the Albert Young side.

Running back careers are defined by efficiency as much as volume. Yards per carry separates elite backs from good ones, while receiving ability from the backfield has become increasingly valuable in the modern NFL.

The verdict favors Steve Avery — 3 categories to 1 — but Albert Young makes this far from a one-sided debate. Anyone building the case for Albert Young has real statistical ammunition particularly in Yards Per Carry where the gap narrows to just 43.5%. The numbers have spoken, but the argument will continue.