most passing yards 1948 to 1968

Between the 1948 and 1968 seasons, Johnny Unitas had the most passing yards, with 33,160 yards.

Interpreted as:
most passing yards by a player 1948 to 1968
NAMEYDSGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
33,160
158
2,272
4,129
55.0
8.0
209.9
254
193
82.4
6.2
4.7
2Y.A. Tittle
Y.A. Tittle
28,339
178
2,118
3,817
55.5
7.4
159.2
212
221
73.6
5.6
5.8
3Bobby Layne
B. Layne
26,768
175
1,814
3,700
49.0
7.2
153.0
196
243
63.4
5.3
6.6
4George Blanda
G. Blanda
25,892
242
1,837
3,859
47.6
6.7
107.0
222
264
60.4
5.8
6.8
5Sonny Jurgensen
S. Jurgensen
23,876
150
1,708
3,084
55.4
7.7
159.2
191
148
81.1
6.2
4.8
6Norm Van Brocklin
N. Van Brocklin
23,611
140
1,553
2,895
53.6
8.2
168.7
173
178
75.1
6.0
6.1
7Babe Parilli
B. Parilli
22,543
175
1,538
3,306
46.5
6.8
128.8
176
219
59.4
5.3
6.6
8Bart Starr
B. Starr
21,626
166
1,552
2,701
57.5
8.0
130.3
135
116
82.1
5.0
4.3
9John Brodie
J. Brodie
21,529
140
1,676
3,075
54.5
7.0
153.8
144
155
71.3
4.7
5.0
10Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
20,222
112
1,410
2,613
54.0
7.7
180.6
163
126
80.0
6.2
4.8
11Charlie Conerly
C. Conerly
19,488
161
1,418
2,833
50.1
6.9
121.0
173
167
68.2
6.1
5.9
12Jack Kemp
J. Kemp
19,237
108
1,266
2,729
46.4
7.0
178.1
101
161
57.9
3.7
5.9
13Norm Snead
N. Snead
18,887
100
1,314
2,614
50.3
7.2
188.9
123
152
65.5
4.7
5.8
14Tobin Rote
T. Rote
18,850
149
1,329
2,907
45.7
6.5
126.5
148
191
56.8
5.1
6.6
15Billy Wade
B. Wade
18,530
128
1,370
2,523
54.3
7.3
144.8
124
134
72.2
4.9
5.3
16Len Dawson
L. Dawson
17,780
126
1,258
2,231
56.4
8.0
141.1
175
109
88.1
7.8
4.9
17Milt Plum
M. Plum
17,499
128
1,303
2,410
54.1
7.3
136.7
122
127
72.3
5.1
5.3
18Don Meredith
D. Meredith
17,199
104
1,170
2,308
50.7
7.5
165.4
135
111
74.8
5.8
4.8
19John Hadl
J. Hadl
16,773
98
1,081
2,188
49.4
7.7
171.2
133
134
69.9
6.1
6.1
20Frank Ryan
F. Ryan
16,035
124
1,088
2,128
51.1
7.5
129.3
149
111
77.7
7.0
5.2
21Earl Morrall
E. Morrall
15,717
149
1,045
2,046
51.1
7.7
105.5
123
108
74.7
6.0
5.3
22Ed Brown
E. Brown
15,600
154
949
1,987
47.8
7.9
101.3
102
138
62.8
5.1
6.9
23Otto Graham
O. Graham
13,499
72
872
1,565
55.7
8.6
187.5
88
94
78.2
5.6
6.0
24Eddie LeBaron
E. LeBaron
13,399
134
898
1,796
50.0
7.5
100.0
104
141
61.4
5.8
7.9
25Charley Johnson
C. Johnson
13,081
75
899
1,787
50.3
7.3
174.4
95
97
69.6
5.3
5.4
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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