most pass yards in a season until 1960

Before 1961, Johnny Unitas had the most passing yards in a season, with 3,099 yards in 1960.

Interpreted as:
most pass yards by a player in a season until 1960
NAMEYDSSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
3,099
1960
12
190
378
50.3
8.2
258.3
25
24
73.7
6.6
6.3
2Frank Tripucka
F. Tripucka
3,038
1960
14
248
478
51.9
6.4
217.0
24
34
58.9
5.0
7.1
3Jack Kemp
J. Kemp
3,018
1960
14
211
406
52.0
7.4
215.6
20
25
67.1
4.9
6.2
4Sammy Baugh
S. Baugh
2,938
1947
12
210
354
59.3
8.3
244.8
25
15
92.0
7.1
4.2
5Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
2,899
1959
12
193
367
52.6
7.9
241.6
32
14
92.0
8.7
3.8
6Billy Wade
B. Wade
2,875
1958
12
181
341
53.1
8.4
239.6
18
22
72.2
5.3
6.5
7Otto Graham
O. Graham
2,816
1952
12
181
364
49.7
7.7
234.7
20
24
66.6
5.5
6.6
8Al Dorow
A. Dorow
2,748
1960
14
201
396
50.8
6.9
196.3
26
26
67.8
6.6
6.6
9Otto Graham
O. Graham
2,722
1953
12
167
258
64.7
10.6
226.8
11
9
99.7
4.3
3.5
10Sid Luckman
S. Luckman
2,712
1947
12
176
323
54.5
8.4
226.0
24
31
67.7
7.4
9.6
11Johnny Lujack
J. Lujack
2,658
1949
12
162
312
51.9
8.5
221.5
23
22
76.0
7.4
7.1
12Norm Van Brocklin
N. Van Brocklin
2,637
1954
12
139
260
53.5
10.1
219.8
13
21
71.9
5.0
8.1
13Norm Van Brocklin
N. Van Brocklin
2,617
1959
12
191
340
56.2
7.7
218.1
16
14
79.5
4.7
4.1
14Sammy Baugh
S. Baugh
2,599
1948
12
185
315
58.7
8.3
216.6
22
23
78.3
7.0
7.3
15Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
2,550
1957
12
172
301
57.1
8.5
212.5
24
17
88.0
8.0
5.6
16Bobby Layne
B. Layne
2,510
1958
TOT
12
145
294
49.3
8.5
209.2
14
12
77.6
4.8
4.1
17Butch Songin
B. Songin
2,476
1960
14
187
392
47.7
6.3
176.9
22
15
70.9
5.6
3.8
18Cotton Davidson
C. Davidson
2,474
1960
14
179
379
47.2
6.5
176.7
15
16
64.2
4.0
4.2
19Norm Van Brocklin
N. Van Brocklin
2,471
1960
12
153
284
53.9
8.7
205.9
24
17
86.5
8.5
6.0
20Bobby Thomason
B. Thomason
2,462
1953
12
162
304
53.3
8.1
205.2
21
20
75.8
6.9
6.6
21George Blanda
G. Blanda
2,413
1960
14
169
363
46.6
6.6
172.4
24
22
65.4
6.6
6.1
22Norm Van Brocklin
N. Van Brocklin
2,409
1958
12
198
374
52.9
6.4
200.8
15
20
64.1
4.0
5.3
23Bobby Layne
B. Layne
2,403
1951
12
152
332
45.8
7.2
200.3
26
23
67.6
7.8
6.9
24Norm Van Brocklin
N. Van Brocklin
2,393
1953
12
156
286
54.5
8.4
199.4
19
14
84.1
6.6
4.9
25Bobby Layne
B. Layne
2,323
1950
12
152
336
45.2
6.9
193.6
16
18
62.1
4.8
5.4
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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