most career passing td 1921 to 1969

Between the 1921 and 1969 seasons, Johnny Unitas had the most passing touchdowns, with 266 touchdowns.

Interpreted as:
most career passing td by a player 1921 to 1969
NAMETDGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
266
171
2,450
4,456
55.0
35,502
8.0
207.6
213
81.1
6.0
4.8
12
93
2George Blanda
G. Blanda
224
256
1,843
3,872
47.6
25,965
6.7
101.4
265
60.5
5.8
6.8
1
4
3Sonny Jurgensen
S. Jurgensen
213
164
1,982
3,526
56.2
26,978
7.7
164.5
163
81.7
6.0
4.6
40
322
4Y.A. Tittle
Y.A. Tittle
212
178
2,118
3,817
55.5
28,339
7.4
159.2
221
73.6
5.6
5.8
5Bobby Layne
B. Layne
196
175
1,814
3,700
49.0
26,768
7.2
153.0
243
63.4
5.3
6.6
6Sammy Baugh
S. Baugh
187
165
1,693
2,995
56.5
21,886
7.3
132.6
203
72.2
6.2
6.8
7Fran 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
8Len Dawson
L. Dawson
184
135
1,356
2,397
56.6
19,103
8.0
141.5
122
86.8
7.7
5.1
13
89
9Babe Parilli
B. Parilli
178
189
1,552
3,330
46.6
22,681
6.8
120.0
220
59.6
5.3
6.6
0
0
10Norm Van Brocklin
N. Van Brocklin
173
140
1,553
2,895
53.6
23,611
8.2
168.7
178
75.1
6.0
6.1
11Charlie Conerly
C. Conerly
173
161
1,418
2,833
50.1
19,488
6.9
121.0
167
68.2
6.1
5.9
12John Brodie
J. Brodie
160
153
1,870
3,422
54.6
23,934
7.0
156.4
170
71.7
4.7
5.0
16
134
13Frank Ryan
F. Ryan
149
125
1,089
2,129
51.2
16,039
7.5
128.3
111
77.7
7.0
5.2
0
0
14Tobin Rote
T. Rote
148
149
1,329
2,907
45.7
18,850
6.5
126.5
191
56.8
5.1
6.6
15Bart Starr
B. Starr
144
178
1,644
2,849
57.7
22,787
8.0
128.0
122
82.5
5.1
4.3
24
217
16John Hadl
J. Hadl
143
112
1,239
2,512
49.3
19,026
7.6
169.9
145
69.7
5.7
5.8
18
190
17Norm 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
18Sid Luckman
S. Luckman
137
128
904
1,744
51.8
14,686
8.4
114.7
132
75.0
7.9
7.6
19Don Meredith
D. Meredith
135
104
1,170
2,308
50.7
17,199
7.5
165.4
111
74.8
5.8
4.8
20Earl Morrall
E. Morrall
128
158
1,091
2,145
50.9
16,472
7.7
104.3
115
74.0
6.0
5.4
7
63
21Billy Wade
B. Wade
124
128
1,370
2,523
54.3
18,530
7.3
144.8
134
72.2
4.9
5.3
22Milt Plum
M. Plum
122
129
1,306
2,419
54.0
17,536
7.2
135.9
127
72.2
5.0
5.3
1
12
23Jack Kemp
J. Kemp
114
122
1,436
3,073
46.7
21,218
6.9
173.9
183
57.3
3.7
6.0
21
187
24Roman Gabriel
R. Gabriel
109
88
1,149
2,231
51.5
15,406
6.9
175.1
75
76.1
4.9
3.4
14
112
25Charley Johnson
C. Johnson
108
87
1,030
2,047
50.3
14,928
7.3
171.6
110
69.6
5.3
5.4
11
101
StatMuse has season-level data for passing touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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