nfl passing yards leader 1957 to 1973

Between the 1957 and 1973 seasons, Johnny Unitas had the most passing yards, with 38,741 yards.

NAMEYDSGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
38,741
199
2,720
4,988
54.5
7.8
194.7
281
243
78.4
5.6
4.9
74
590
2Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
33,248
181
2,459
4,449
55.3
7.5
183.7
249
187
80.4
5.6
4.2
156
1,243
3John Brodie
J. Brodie
31,548
201
2,469
4,491
55.0
7.0
157.0
214
224
72.3
4.8
5.0
47
380
4Sonny Jurgensen
S. Jurgensen
31,039
204
2,326
4,095
56.8
7.6
152.2
244
184
82.1
6.0
4.5
84
679
5John Hadl
J. Hadl
28,946
168
1,959
3,898
50.3
7.4
172.3
223
222
70.2
5.7
5.7
112
975
6Norm Snead
N. Snead
28,238
158
2,049
3,963
51.7
7.1
178.7
182
235
65.5
4.6
5.9
66
551
7Len Dawson
L. Dawson
26,043
185
1,905
3,366
56.6
7.7
140.8
227
166
83.4
6.7
4.9
119
1,028
8Roman Gabriel
R. Gabriel
25,442
144
1,975
3,773
52.3
6.7
176.7
177
124
75.7
4.7
3.3
102
767
9Bart Starr
B. Starr
24,393
187
1,784
3,105
57.5
7.9
130.4
150
135
80.7
4.8
4.3
59
533
10Charley Johnson
C. Johnson
21,420
137
1,536
3,006
51.1
7.1
156.4
152
160
69.0
5.1
5.3
72
545
11Jack 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
12Joe Namath
J. Namath
21,065
97
1,374
2,738
50.2
7.7
217.2
131
149
69.2
4.8
5.4
40
378
13George Blanda
G. Blanda
21,029
220
1,474
3,038
48.5
6.9
95.6
187
209
63.2
6.2
6.9
9
86
14Babe Parilli
B. Parilli
20,026
160
1,377
2,938
46.9
6.8
125.2
158
177
62.4
5.4
6.0
0
0
15Earl Morrall
E. Morrall
19,466
202
1,288
2,515
51.2
7.7
96.4
154
136
74.9
6.1
5.4
48
415
16Daryle Lamonica
D. Lamonica
19,119
147
1,285
2,592
49.6
7.4
130.1
163
134
73.6
6.3
5.2
69
622
17Milt 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
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
19Billy Wade
B. Wade
16,244
99
1,217
2,215
54.9
7.3
164.1
111
117
73.1
5.0
5.3
20Y.A. Tittle
Y.A. Tittle
16,088
97
1,198
2,121
56.5
7.6
165.9
132
116
78.7
6.2
5.5
21Frank 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
22Bill 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
23Billy Kilmer
B. Kilmer
13,668
124
1,040
1,951
53.3
7.0
110.2
95
104
69.7
4.9
5.3
81
632
24Jim Hart
J. Hart
13,463
80
939
1,948
48.2
6.9
168.3
82
107
62.2
4.2
5.5
78
679
25Ed Brown
E. Brown
12,343
118
758
1,638
46.3
7.5
104.6
79
115
58.9
4.8
7.0
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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