highest completion percentage in a season through 2016

Before 2017, Sam Bradford had the best completion percentage in a season, at 71.6 percent in 2016.

Interpreted as:
highest completion percentage with a minimum of 14 passing attempts per team game by a player in a season through 2016
NAMEPCTSEASONTMGPCMPATTYDSAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Sam Bradford
S. Bradford
71.6
2016
15
395
552
3,877
7.0
258.5
20
5
99.3
3.6
0.9
37
276
2Drew Brees
D. Brees
71.2
2011
16
468
657
5,476
8.3
342.3
46
14
110.6
7.0
2.1
24
158
3Drew Brees
D. Brees
70.6
2009
15
363
514
4,388
8.5
292.5
34
11
109.6
6.6
2.1
20
135
4Ken Anderson
K. Anderson
70.6
1982
9
218
309
2,495
8.1
277.2
12
9
95.3
3.9
2.9
26
154
5Sammy Baugh
S. Baugh
70.3
1945
8
128
182
1,669
9.2
208.6
11
4
109.9
6.0
2.2
6Steve Young
S. Young
70.3
1994
16
324
461
3,969
8.6
248.1
35
10
112.8
7.6
2.2
31
163
7Joe Montana
J. Montana
70.2
1989
13
271
386
3,521
9.1
270.8
26
8
112.4
6.7
2.1
33
198
8Drew Brees
D. Brees
70.0
2016
16
471
673
5,208
7.7
325.5
37
15
101.7
5.5
2.2
27
184
9Tony Romo
T. Romo
69.9
2014
15
304
435
3,705
8.5
247.0
34
9
113.2
7.8
2.1
29
215
10Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
69.9
2016
16
373
534
4,944
9.3
309.0
38
7
117.1
7.1
1.3
37
235
11Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
69.8
2015
16
379
543
4,166
7.7
260.4
29
11
101.6
5.3
2.0
26
186
12Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
69.5
2013
16
378
544
4,478
8.2
279.9
32
11
105.5
5.9
2.0
30
150
13Brian Griese
B. Griese
69.3
2004
11
233
336
2,632
7.8
239.3
20
12
97.5
6.0
3.6
26
169
14Drew Brees
D. Brees
69.2
2014
16
456
659
4,952
7.5
309.5
33
17
97.0
5.0
2.6
29
186
15Daunte Culpepper
D. Culpepper
69.2
2004
16
379
548
4,717
8.6
294.8
39
11
110.9
7.1
2.0
46
238
16Troy Aikman
T. Aikman
69.1
1993
14
271
392
3,100
7.9
221.4
15
6
99.0
3.8
1.5
26
153
17Chad Pennington
C. Pennington
68.9
2002
15
275
399
3,120
7.8
208.0
22
6
104.2
5.5
1.5
22
135
18Tom Brady
T. Brady
68.9
2007
16
398
578
4,806
8.3
300.4
50
8
117.2
8.7
1.4
21
128
19Chad Pennington
C. Pennington
68.8
2007
9
179
260
1,765
6.8
196.1
10
9
86.1
3.8
3.5
26
178
20Peyton Manning
P. Manning
68.8
2009
16
393
571
4,500
7.9
281.3
33
16
99.9
5.8
2.8
10
74
21Kurt Warner
K. Warner
68.7
2001
16
375
546
4,830
8.8
301.9
36
22
101.4
6.6
4.0
38
233
22Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
68.6
2012
16
422
615
4,719
7.7
294.9
32
14
99.1
5.2
2.3
28
210
23Drew Brees
D. Brees
68.6
2013
16
446
650
5,162
7.9
322.6
39
12
104.7
6.0
1.8
37
244
24Peyton Manning
P. Manning
68.6
2012
16
400
583
4,659
8.0
291.2
37
11
105.8
6.3
1.9
21
137
25Brett Favre
B. Favre
68.4
2009
16
363
531
4,202
7.9
262.6
33
7
107.2
6.2
1.3
34
247
StatMuse has season-level data for completion percentage and pass attempts per team game going back to the 1932 season.

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