| NAME | GP | YDS | TD | CMP | ATT | PCT | AVG | YDS/G | TD% | INT | INT% | SCK | SCKY | RATE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Bobby Layne | 175 | 26,768 | 196 | 1,814 | 3,700 | 49.0 | 7.2 | 153.0 | 5.3 | 243 | 6.6 | 63.4 | ||
| Y.A. Tittle | 178 | 28,339 | 212 | 2,118 | 3,817 | 55.5 | 7.4 | 159.2 | 5.6 | 221 | 5.8 | 73.6 | ||
 | Johnny Unitas | 211 | 40,239 | 290 | 2,830 | 5,186 | 54.6 | 7.8 | 190.7 | 5.6 | 253 | 4.9 | 74 | 590 | 78.2 |
| John Brodie | 201 | 31,548 | 214 | 2,469 | 4,491 | 55.0 | 7.0 | 157.0 | 4.8 | 224 | 5.0 | 47 | 380 | 72.3 |
| Len Dawson | 211 | 28,711 | 239 | 2,136 | 3,741 | 57.1 | 7.7 | 136.1 | 6.4 | 183 | 4.9 | 167 | 1,423 | 82.6 |
| Sonny Jurgensen | 218 | 32,224 | 255 | 2,433 | 4,262 | 57.1 | 7.6 | 147.8 | 6.0 | 189 | 4.4 | 94 | 748 | 82.6 |
| Norm Snead | 178 | 30,797 | 196 | 2,276 | 4,353 | 52.3 | 7.1 | 173.0 | 4.5 | 257 | 5.9 | 94 | 744 | 65.5 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 246 | 47,003 | 342 | 3,686 | 6,467 | 57.0 | 7.3 | 191.1 | 5.3 | 266 | 4.1 | 274 | 2,337 | 80.4 |
| Roman Gabriel | 183 | 29,444 | 201 | 2,366 | 4,498 | 52.6 | 6.5 | 160.9 | 4.5 | 149 | 3.3 | 168 | 1,268 | 74.3 |
| John Hadl | 224 | 33,503 | 244 | 2,363 | 4,687 | 50.4 | 7.1 | 149.6 | 5.2 | 268 | 5.7 | 179 | 1,514 | 67.4 |
| Jim Hart | 201 | 34,665 | 209 | 2,593 | 5,076 | 51.1 | 6.8 | 172.5 | 4.1 | 247 | 4.9 | 243 | 1,936 | 66.6 |
 | Terry Bradshaw | 168 | 27,989 | 212 | 2,025 | 3,901 | 51.9 | 7.2 | 166.6 | 5.4 | 210 | 5.4 | 307 | 2,694 | 70.9 |
| Ken Stabler | 184 | 27,938 | 194 | 2,270 | 3,793 | 59.8 | 7.4 | 151.8 | 5.1 | 222 | 5.9 | 281 | 2,514 | 75.3 |
| Ken Anderson | 192 | 32,838 | 197 | 2,654 | 4,475 | 59.3 | 7.3 | 171.0 | 4.4 | 160 | 3.6 | 398 | 2,875 | 81.9 |
| Joe Ferguson | 186 | 29,817 | 196 | 2,369 | 4,519 | 52.4 | 6.6 | 160.3 | 4.3 | 209 | 4.6 | 312 | 2,710 | 68.4 |
 | Dan Fouts | 181 | 43,040 | 254 | 3,297 | 5,604 | 58.8 | 7.7 | 237.8 | 4.5 | 242 | 4.3 | 319 | 2,304 | 80.2 |
| Steve DeBerg | 206 | 34,241 | 196 | 2,874 | 5,024 | 57.2 | 6.8 | 166.2 | 3.9 | 204 | 4.1 | 296 | 2,469 | 74.2 |
 | Joe Montana | 192 | 40,551 | 273 | 3,409 | 5,391 | 63.2 | 7.5 | 211.2 | 5.1 | 139 | 2.6 | 313 | 2,095 | 92.3 |
| Phil Simms | 164 | 33,462 | 199 | 2,576 | 4,647 | 55.4 | 7.2 | 204.0 | 4.3 | 157 | 3.4 | 477 | 3,418 | 78.5 |
| Dave Krieg | 213 | 38,147 | 261 | 3,105 | 5,311 | 58.5 | 7.2 | 179.1 | 4.9 | 199 | 3.7 | 494 | 3,794 | 81.5 |
 | John Elway | 234 | 51,475 | 300 | 4,123 | 7,250 | 56.9 | 7.1 | 220.0 | 4.1 | 226 | 3.1 | 516 | 3,785 | 79.9 |
 | Dan Marino | 242 | 61,361 | 420 | 4,967 | 8,358 | 59.4 | 7.3 | 253.6 | 5.0 | 252 | 3.0 | 270 | 1,930 | 86.4 |
| Boomer Esiason | 187 | 37,920 | 247 | 2,969 | 5,205 | 57.0 | 7.3 | 202.8 | 4.7 | 184 | 3.5 | 318 | 2,438 | 81.1 |
 | Warren Moon | 208 | 49,325 | 291 | 3,988 | 6,823 | 58.4 | 7.2 | 237.1 | 4.3 | 233 | 3.4 | 458 | 3,415 | 80.9 |
| Randall Cunningham | 161 | 29,979 | 207 | 2,429 | 4,289 | 56.6 | 7.0 | 186.2 | 4.8 | 134 | 3.1 | 484 | 3,537 | 81.5 |