most passing touchdowns 1932 to 2016

Between the 1932 and 2016 seasons, Peyton Manning had the most passing touchdowns, with 539 touchdowns.

Interpreted as:
most passing touchdowns by a player 1932 to 2016
NAMETDGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Peyton Manning
P. Manning
539
266
6,125
9,380
65.3
71,940
7.7
270.5
251
96.5
5.7
2.7
303
1,953
2Brett Favre
B. Favre
508
302
6,300
10,169
62.0
71,838
7.1
237.9
336
86.0
5.0
3.3
525
3,487
3Drew Brees
D. Brees
465
233
5,836
8,758
66.6
66,111
7.5
283.7
220
96.3
5.3
2.5
358
2,547
4Tom Brady
T. Brady
456
237
5,244
8,224
63.8
61,582
7.5
259.8
152
97.2
5.5
1.8
417
2,596
5Dan Marino
D. Marino
420
242
4,967
8,358
59.4
61,361
7.3
253.6
252
86.4
5.0
3.0
270
1,930
6Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
342
246
3,686
6,467
57.0
47,003
7.3
191.1
266
80.4
5.3
4.1
274
2,337
7Eli Manning
E. Manning
320
201
4,072
6,825
59.7
48,214
7.1
239.9
215
83.7
4.7
3.2
328
2,279
8Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
314
180
3,811
5,917
64.4
45,833
7.7
254.6
156
94.7
5.3
2.6
362
2,178
9Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
301
185
3,804
5,932
64.1
46,814
7.9
253.0
160
94.1
5.1
2.7
456
3,008
10John Elway
J. Elway
300
234
4,123
7,250
56.9
51,475
7.1
220.0
226
79.9
4.1
3.1
516
3,785
11Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
297
142
3,034
4,657
65.1
36,827
7.9
259.3
72
104.1
6.4
1.5
341
2,163
12Warren Moon
W. Moon
291
208
3,988
6,823
58.4
49,325
7.2
237.1
233
80.9
4.3
3.4
458
3,415
13Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
290
211
2,830
5,186
54.6
40,239
7.8
190.7
253
78.2
5.6
4.9
74
590
14Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
285
175
3,777
6,040
62.5
44,269
7.3
253.0
180
88.0
4.7
3.0
318
2,214
15Vinny Testaverde
V. Testaverde
275
233
3,787
6,701
56.5
46,233
6.9
198.4
267
75.0
4.1
4.0
417
2,992
16Joe Montana
J. Montana
273
192
3,409
5,391
63.2
40,551
7.5
211.2
139
92.3
5.1
2.6
313
2,095
17Dave Krieg
D. Krieg
261
213
3,105
5,311
58.5
38,147
7.2
179.1
199
81.5
4.9
3.7
494
3,794
18Sonny Jurgensen
S. Jurgensen
255
218
2,433
4,262
57.1
32,224
7.6
147.8
189
82.6
6.0
4.4
94
748
19Dan Fouts
D. Fouts
254
181
3,297
5,604
58.8
43,040
7.7
237.8
242
80.2
4.5
4.3
319
2,304
20Drew Bledsoe
D. Bledsoe
251
194
3,839
6,717
57.2
44,611
6.6
230.0
206
77.1
3.7
3.1
467
3,135
21Tony Romo
T. Romo
248
156
2,829
4,335
65.3
34,183
7.9
219.1
117
97.1
5.7
2.7
248
1,672
22Boomer Esiason
B. Esiason
247
187
2,969
5,205
57.0
37,920
7.3
202.8
184
81.1
4.7
3.5
318
2,438
23John Hadl
J. Hadl
244
224
2,363
4,687
50.4
33,503
7.1
149.6
268
67.4
5.2
5.7
179
1,514
24Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
240
142
3,288
5,064
64.9
37,701
7.4
265.5
114
93.6
4.7
2.3
255
1,681
25Len Dawson
L. Dawson
239
211
2,136
3,741
57.1
28,711
7.7
136.1
183
82.6
6.4
4.9
167
1,423
StatMuse has season-level data for passing touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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