before 1992 what qb had the most passing td through first 9 seasons

Dan Marino had the most passing touchdowns by a quarterback in his first 9 seasons, with 266 touchdowns.

NAMETDGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Dan Marino
D. Marino
266
135
2,798
4,730
59.2
35,386
7.5
262.1
149
88.2
5.6
3.2
125
942
2Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
187
114
1,647
3,031
54.3
24,315
8.0
213.3
137
82.5
6.2
4.5
3Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
186
126
1,630
3,022
53.9
23,140
7.7
183.7
134
81.0
6.2
4.4
36
289
4Joe Montana
J. Montana
172
124
2,084
3,276
63.6
24,552
7.5
198.0
89
92.5
5.3
2.7
185
1,320
5John Hadl
J. Hadl
165
126
1,401
2,839
49.3
21,414
7.5
170.0
160
70.5
5.8
5.6
60
517
6Boomer Esiason
B. Esiason
163
115
1,753
3,100
56.5
24,264
7.8
211.0
114
84.0
5.3
3.7
211
1,665
7Daryle Lamonica
D. Lamonica
158
125
1,210
2,428
49.8
18,068
7.4
144.5
122
75.4
6.5
5.0
58
535
8Warren Moon
W. Moon
157
115
2,105
3,680
57.2
27,679
7.5
240.7
133
80.3
4.3
3.6
265
2,080
9John Elway
J. Elway
148
132
2,201
4,023
54.7
27,974
7.0
211.9
140
74.4
3.7
3.5
295
2,205
10Dave Krieg
D. Krieg
148
88
1,358
2,344
57.9
17,549
7.5
199.4
96
85.5
6.3
4.1
232
1,869
11Dan Fouts
D. Fouts
145
112
1,849
3,203
57.7
24,256
7.6
216.6
142
78.4
4.5
4.4
201
1,391
12Phil Simms
P. Simms
142
109
1,752
3,253
53.9
23,174
7.1
212.6
123
75.4
4.4
3.8
356
2,707
13Norm Snead
N. Snead
142
113
1,504
2,993
50.3
21,655
7.2
191.6
175
65.6
4.7
5.8
21
170
14Danny White
D. White
141
122
1,494
2,497
59.8
18,766
7.5
153.8
109
83.9
5.6
4.4
186
1,622
15Jim Kelly
J. Kelly
138
86
1,555
2,562
60.7
19,574
7.6
227.6
89
88.0
5.4
3.5
181
1,399
16Steve Bartkowski
S. Bartkowski
138
107
1,621
2,950
54.9
20,574
7.0
192.3
130
74.2
4.7
4.4
287
2,414
17Neil Lomax
N. Lomax
136
108
1,817
3,153
57.6
22,771
7.2
210.8
90
82.7
4.3
2.9
362
2,700
18Steve Grogan
S. Grogan
136
111
1,357
2,613
51.9
19,826
7.6
178.6
156
69.4
5.2
6.0
193
1,560
19Joe Ferguson
J. Ferguson
136
127
1,572
3,050
51.5
21,007
6.9
165.4
132
70.6
4.5
4.3
219
1,801
20Don Meredith
D. Meredith
135
104
1,170
2,308
50.7
17,199
7.5
165.4
111
74.8
5.8
4.8
21Joe Namath
J. Namath
131
97
1,374
2,738
50.2
21,065
7.7
217.2
149
69.2
4.8
5.4
40
378
22Sid Luckman
S. Luckman
130
95
846
1,606
52.7
13,670
8.5
143.9
123
76.5
8.1
7.7
23Brian Sipe
B. Sipe
128
110
1,653
2,943
56.2
20,147
6.8
183.2
126
74.1
4.3
4.3
197
1,656
24Bob Griese
B. Griese
128
104
1,199
2,205
54.4
16,002
7.3
153.9
116
75.1
5.8
5.3
148
1,272
25George Blanda
G. Blanda
127
110
941
1,974
47.7
13,741
7.0
124.9
142
62.3
6.4
7.2
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