List of gridiron football quarterbacks passing statistics

A banner hangs in the Rogers Centre to commemorate Damon Allen's record-breaking pass in 2006.

This is a list of gridiron football quarterbacks passing statistics for quarterbacks that have played outdoor professional football in North America. Below is a listing of the combined professional football league leaders for passing yards, passing touchdowns, passing completions, and passing attempts.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] Because indoor football is played on a much shorter field and heavily favors offensive scoring, its records are not included in the main list and are noted in a separate addendum below; likewise, as is standard for statistical record-keeping, exhibition games, all-star games (such as the Pro Bowl) and preseason contests are not counted.

During the 2011 CFL season, Montreal Alouettes quarterback Anthony Calvillo surpassed Damon Allen to become the all-time passing yards leader in professional football league history.[10] Allen broke the previous record held by Warren Moon in 2006.[11]

Drew Brees holds the record for pass completions all-time since surpassing Brett Favre during the 2018 season.[12] Favre still holds the record for pass attempts since eclipsing Moon during the 2008 NFL season.[13] Favre also held the passing touchdowns record until he was surpassed by Peyton Manning, who has been the current record holder since the 2014 NFL season.[14]

Warren Moon and Johnny Unitas are the only gridiron quarterbacks to have held the record of the four major passing categories (passing yards, passing touchdowns, pass completions, pass attempts) at the same time.

Aaron Rodgers is pro football's all-time passer rating leader.

All-time outdoor professional quarterback passing statistics

Updated through 2018 season in progress; minimum 40,000 passing yards.
Bold denotes an active player.
RankNameTenureLeaguesAttemptsCompletionsComp %TouchdownsInterceptionsYardageQB ratingReferences
1 Anthony Calvillo 1994 – 2013 CFL 9,437 5,892 62.44 455 224 79,816* 95.53 [15][16]
2 Damon Allen 1985 – 2007 CFL 9,138 5,158 56.45 394 278 72,381 83.82 [17]
3 Drew Brees Since 2001 NFL 9,484 6,370* 67.17 499 228 72,103 97.30 [3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
4 Peyton Manning 1998 – 2015 NFL 9,380 6,125 65.30 539* 251 71,940 96.46
5 Brett Favre 1991 – 2010 NFL 10,169* 6,300 61.95 508 336 71,838 86.03
6 Warren Moon 1978 – 2000 CFL/NFL 9,205 5,357 58.20 435 310 70,553 84.24 [18][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
7 Tom Brady Since 2000 NFL 8,984 5,750 64.00 500 166 67,418 97.50 [3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
8 Henry Burris 1998 – 2016 CFL/NFL/NFLE 7,576 4,711 62.18 382 237 64,023 92.89 [2][19][20]
9 Dan Marino 1983 – 1999 NFL 8,358 4,967 59.43 420 252 61,361 86.38 [3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
10 Ricky Ray Since 2001 CFL 7,301 4,976 68.16* 324 177 60,736 98.44 [21]
11 Doug Flutie 1985 – 2005 CFL/NFL/USFL 7,276 4,286 58.91 369 237 58,179 87.82 [22][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
12 Eli Manning Since 2004 NFL 7,626 4,582 60.08 345 232 53,344 83.70 [3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
13 Danny McManus 1990 – 2006 CFL 6,689 3,640 54.42 259 281 53,255 76.01 [23]
14 Ben Roethlisberger Since 2004 NFL 6,708 4,302 64.13 340 180 52,729 94.00
15 Kevin Glenn Since 2001 CFL 6,434 4,068 63.23 294 207 52,867 90.84 [24]
16 Philip Rivers Since 2004 NFL 6,666 4,293 64.40 355 168 51,843 95.40 [3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
17 John Elway 1983 – 1998 NFL 7,250 4,123 56.87 300 226 51,475 79.86
18 Ron Lancaster 1960 – 1978 CFL 6,233 3,384 54.29 333 396* 50,535 72.44 [25]
19 Fran Tarkenton 1961 – 1978 NFL 6,467 3,686 57.00 342 266 47,003 80.35 [3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
20 Carson Palmer 2003 – 2017 NFL 6,307 3,941 62.49 294 187 46,247 87.89
21 Vinny Testaverde 1987 – 2007 NFL 6,701 3,787 56.51 275 267 46,233 75.00
22 Jim Kelly 1984 – 1996 NFL/USFL 5,933 3,604 60.74 320 195 45,309 88.81 [26][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
23 Drew Bledsoe 1993 – 2006 NFL 6,717 3,839 57.15 251 206 44,611 77.06 [3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
24 Matt Dunigan 1983 – 1996 CFL 5,476 3,057 55.83 306 211 43,857 84.55 [27]
25 Matt Ryan Since 2008 NFL 5,776 3,755 65.01 271 128 43,397 94.00
26 Jeff Garcia 1994 – 2011 CFL/NFL/UFL 5,955 3,645 61.21 281 146 43,300 88.90 [28][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
27 Dan Fouts 1973 – 1987 NFL 5,604 3,297 58.83 254 242 43,040 80.23 [3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
28 Kerry Collins 1995 – 2011 NFL 6,261 3,487 55.69 208 196 40,922 73.76
29 Joe Montana 1979 – 1994 NFL 5,391 3,409 63.24 273 139 40,551 92.26
30 Tracy Ham 1987 – 1999 CFL 4,945 2,670 53.99 284 164 40,534 86.56 [29]
31 Johnny Unitas 1956 – 1973 NFL 5,186 2,830 54.57 290 253 40,239 78.20 [3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
32 Aaron Rodgers Since 2005 NFL 5,103 3,319 65.04 323 079 40,074 103.70*

^* = Leader in category for outdoor gridiron football.

North American outdoor gridiron football leagues

The following leagues are eligible for inclusion for statistical purposes
The following former leagues include statistics for players who attained the minimum 40,000 passing yards

Addendum

For the purpose of this list, indoor American football statistics have been excluded. While overall passing yards are not substantially greater in a given indoor football game compared to a CFL or NFL contest, the number of touchdowns in that form of the sport is far higher, and a list including them would invariably favor indoor football quarterbacks in the number of touchdowns thrown. Quarterbacks who would qualify for this list in yardage statistics if indoor football statistics are included are listed here separately:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Who is pro football's all-time passing leader? Try Anthony Calvillo". USA Today. 2011-10-11. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Quarterbacks Who Played in the NFL and CFL". Rutgers.edu. Retrieved 2009-09-02.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "PFR Stats Attempts". ProFootballReference.com. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "PFR Stats Completions". ProFootballReference.com. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "PFR Stats Comp %". ProFootballReference.com. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "PFR Stats Touchdowns". ProFootballReference.com. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "PFR Stats Interceptions". ProFootballReference.com. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "PFR Stats Yardage". ProFootballReference.com. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "PFR Stats Rating". ProFootballReference.com. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
  10. ↑ Alouettes’ Calvillo breaks pro football’s passing record
  11. ↑ "Argos' Allen is football's top passer". CBC Sports.ca. 2006-09-04. Retrieved 2008-08-08.
  12. ↑ Drew Brees passes Brett Favre for most career completions
  13. ↑ CALVILLO WILL NOT RETURN TO ALOUETTES THIS SEASON
  14. ↑ Peyton Manning breaks TD record
  15. ↑ "Anthony Calvillo CFL Statistics thru 2012". TotalFootballStats.com. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
  16. ↑ "Anthony Calvillo CFL Statistics Summary". CFLStats.com. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
  17. ↑ "Damon Allen CFL Statistics". TotalFootballStats.com. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
  18. ↑ "Jim Kelly CFL/NFL Statistics". ProFootballHoF.com. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
  19. ↑ "Henry Burris CFL/NFL/NFLE Statistics thru 2012". TotalFootballStats.com. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
  20. ↑ "Henry Burris CFL Statistics". CFL.ca. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
  21. ↑ "Ricky Ray Stats". CFL.ca. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
  22. ↑ "Doug Flutie CFL/NFL/USFL Statistics". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on 2012-11-02. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
  23. ↑ "Danny McManus CFL Stats". TotalFootballStats.com. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
  24. ↑ "Kevin Glenn CFL Stats". CFL.ca. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
  25. ↑ "Ron Lancaster CFL Statistics". JustSportsStats.com. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
  26. ↑ "Jim Kelly NFL/USFL Statistics". ProFootballHoF.com. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
  27. ↑ "Matt Dunigan CFL Statistics". TotalFootballStats.com. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
  28. ↑ "Jeff Garcia CFL/NFL/UFL Statistics". TotalFootballStats.com. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
  29. ↑ "Tracy Ham CFL Statistics". TotalFootballStats.com. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
  30. ↑ Highlights
  31. ↑ Kurt Warner - Profile
  32. 1 2 Kurt Warner jersey and football added to Hall's collection
  33. ↑ AFL Passing Records
  34. ↑ Claymores 1998 Statistics
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