most yards passing 1920 to 1969

Between the 1920 and 1969 seasons, Johnny Unitas had the most passing yards, with 35,502 yards.

Interpreted as:
most yards passing by a player 1920 to 1969
NAMEYDSGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
35,502
171
2,450
4,456
55.0
8.0
207.6
266
213
81.1
6.0
4.8
12
93
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
3Sonny Jurgensen
S. Jurgensen
26,978
164
1,982
3,526
56.2
7.7
164.5
213
163
81.7
6.0
4.6
40
322
4Bobby Layne
B. Layne
26,768
175
1,814
3,700
49.0
7.2
153.0
196
243
63.4
5.3
6.6
5George Blanda
G. Blanda
25,965
256
1,843
3,872
47.6
6.7
101.4
224
265
60.5
5.8
6.8
1
4
6John Brodie
J. Brodie
23,934
153
1,870
3,422
54.6
7.0
156.4
160
170
71.7
4.7
5.0
16
134
7Norm 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
8Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
23,140
126
1,630
3,022
53.9
7.7
183.7
186
134
81.0
6.2
4.4
36
289
9Bart Starr
B. Starr
22,787
178
1,644
2,849
57.7
8.0
128.0
144
122
82.5
5.1
4.3
24
217
10Babe Parilli
B. Parilli
22,681
189
1,552
3,330
46.6
6.8
120.0
178
220
59.6
5.3
6.6
0
0
11Sammy Baugh
S. Baugh
21,886
165
1,693
2,995
56.5
7.3
132.6
187
203
72.2
6.2
6.8
12Norm Snead
N. Snead
21,655
113
1,504
2,993
50.3
7.2
191.6
142
175
65.6
4.7
5.8
21
170
13Jack 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
14Charlie Conerly
C. Conerly
19,488
161
1,418
2,833
50.1
6.9
121.0
173
167
68.2
6.1
5.9
15Len Dawson
L. Dawson
19,103
135
1,356
2,397
56.6
8.0
141.5
184
122
86.8
7.7
5.1
13
89
16John Hadl
J. Hadl
19,026
112
1,239
2,512
49.3
7.6
169.9
143
145
69.7
5.7
5.8
18
190
17Tobin Rote
T. Rote
18,850
149
1,329
2,907
45.7
6.5
126.5
148
191
56.8
5.1
6.6
18Billy Wade
B. Wade
18,530
128
1,370
2,523
54.3
7.3
144.8
124
134
72.2
4.9
5.3
19Milt 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
20Don Meredith
D. Meredith
17,199
104
1,170
2,308
50.7
7.5
165.4
135
111
74.8
5.8
4.8
21Earl Morrall
E. Morrall
16,472
158
1,091
2,145
50.9
7.7
104.3
128
115
74.0
6.0
5.4
7
63
22Frank Ryan
F. Ryan
16,039
125
1,089
2,129
51.2
7.5
128.3
149
111
77.7
7.0
5.2
0
0
23Ed Brown
E. Brown
15,600
154
949
1,987
47.8
7.9
101.3
102
138
62.8
5.1
6.9
24Joe Namath
J. Namath
15,487
69
1,026
2,043
50.2
7.6
224.4
97
104
70.1
4.7
5.1
13
117
25Roman Gabriel
R. Gabriel
15,406
88
1,149
2,231
51.5
6.9
175.1
109
75
76.1
4.9
3.4
14
112
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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