most passing yards from 1956 to 1972

Between the 1956 and 1972 seasons, Johnny Unitas had the most passing yards, with 39,768 yards.

Interpreted as:
most passing yards by a player from 1956 to 1972
NAME YDS GP CMP ATT PCT AVG YDS/G TD INT RTG TD% INT% SCK SCKY
1 Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
39,768
206
2,796
5,110
54.7
7.8
193.0
287
246
78.8
5.6
4.8
60
494
2 Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
31,135
167
2,290
4,175
54.9
7.5
186.4
234
180
79.6
5.6
4.3
125
973
3 John Brodie
J. Brodie
30,422
187
2,371
4,297
55.2
7.1
162.7
211
212
73.4
4.9
4.9
43
351
4 Sonny Jurgensen
S. Jurgensen
30,135
190
2,239
3,950
56.7
7.6
158.6
238
179
82.3
6.0
4.5
68
565
5 John Hadl
J. Hadl
26,938
154
1,824
3,640
50.1
7.4
174.9
201
211
68.9
5.5
5.8
95
849
6 Norm Snead
N. Snead
26,755
148
1,918
3,728
51.4
7.2
180.8
175
213
66.7
4.7
5.7
57
484
7 Len Dawson
L. Dawson
25,318
177
1,839
3,265
56.3
7.8
143.0
225
161
83.8
6.9
4.9
105
924
8 Bart Starr
B. Starr
24,718
196
1,808
3,149
57.4
7.8
126.1
152
138
80.5
4.8
4.4
59
533
9 Roman Gabriel
R. Gabriel
22,223
130
1,705
3,313
51.5
6.7
170.9
154
112
74.3
4.6
3.4
71
548
10 George Blanda
G. Blanda
21,468
218
1,511
3,107
48.6
6.9
98.5
194
213
63.6
6.2
6.9
9
86
11 Jack Kemp
J. Kemp
21,218
122
1,436
3,073
46.7
6.9
173.9
114
183
57.3
3.7
6.0
21
187
12 Babe Parilli
B. Parilli
20,435
165
1,401
2,987
46.9
6.8
123.8
161
184
62.0
5.4
6.2
0
0
13 Joe Namath
J. Namath
20,099
91
1,306
2,605
50.1
7.7
220.9
126
143
69.3
4.8
5.5
30
281
14 Earl Morrall
E. Morrall
19,834
200
1,309
2,555
51.2
7.8
99.2
155
138
74.8
6.1
5.4
46
397
15 Charley Johnson
C. Johnson
18,955
123
1,352
2,660
50.8
7.1
154.1
132
143
68.3
5.0
5.4
46
368
16 Daryle Lamonica
D. Lamonica
18,505
139
1,243
2,499
49.7
7.4
133.1
161
126
74.9
6.4
5.0
58
535
17 Y.A. Tittle
Y.A. Tittle
17,729
107
1,322
2,339
56.5
7.6
165.7
139
128
77.8
5.9
5.5
18 Billy Wade
B. Wade
17,705
111
1,308
2,393
54.7
7.4
159.5
121
130
72.7
5.1
5.4
19 Milt Plum
M. Plum
17,536
129
1,306
2,419
54.0
7.2
135.9
122
127
72.2
5.0
5.3
1
12
20 Don Meredith
D. Meredith
17,199
104
1,170
2,308
50.7
7.5
165.4
135
111
74.8
5.8
4.8
21 Frank Ryan
F. Ryan
16,042
126
1,090
2,133
51.1
7.5
127.3
149
111
77.6
7.0
5.2
4
35
22 Bill Nelsen
B. Nelsen
14,165
90
963
1,905
50.6
7.4
157.4
98
101
70.2
5.1
5.3
50
494
23 Ed Brown
E. Brown
14,010
130
854
1,806
47.3
7.8
107.8
90
127
61.1
5.0
7.0
24 Bobby Layne
B. Layne
12,279
80
797
1,605
49.7
7.7
153.5
82
112
63.3
5.1
7.0
25 Billy Kilmer
B. Kilmer
12,012
114
918
1,724
53.2
7.0
105.4
81
95
68.2
4.7
5.5
66
544
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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