Is Alex Tanney Better Than Steve Young? NFL Stats Decide

Few NFL comparisons generate more debate than Alex Tanney vs Steve Young. The numbers reveal a genuinely competitive matchup — Steve Young takes 4 categories while Alex Tanney claims 3, making this one of the closer head to head comparisons at the QB position. Every statistical category matters in a matchup this tight.

Steve Young's Passing Yards of 33,124 compared to Alex Tanney's 100 represents a 33024% advantage — dramatically better than their counterpart in this critical category. Alex Tanney falls 99.8% below the career average of 52000 in this category while Steve Young exceeds it. It is the single most decisive number in this comparison and the clearest statistical argument for Steve Young's edge.

The most competitive category in this matchup is Completion %, where Alex Tanney posts 73.3% against Steve Young's 64.3% — a gap of just 14%. Alex Tanney can point to this as evidence that the overall comparison is closer than the final 4-3 tally suggests. In any debate, Completion % is the statistical ammunition for the Alex Tanney side.

Quarterback evaluation in the modern NFL weighs passing efficiency heavily alongside raw yardage totals. Passer rating, completion percentage and touchdown-to-interception ratio paint a more complete picture than any single statistic alone.

The verdict favors Steve Young — 4 categories to 3 — but Alex Tanney makes this far from a one-sided debate. Anyone building the case for Alex Tanney has real statistical ammunition particularly in Completion % where the gap narrows to just 14%. The numbers have spoken, but the argument will continue.