List of National Football League career passing completions leaders
This is a list of National Football League quarterbacks by total career regular season pass completions. This list includes the top 50 quarterbacks who have completed the most passes.
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Regular season completions leaders
^ | Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame |
* | Denotes player who is still active in the NFL |
Through end of 2019 season.
Active players not in top 50 but at least 2,100 completions
Through end of 2019 season; numbers in completions/attempts/percentage.
1 | Cam Newton | 2,371 | 3,980 | 59.57 (52nd) |
2 | Matt Schaub | 2,148 | 3,348 | 64.16 (64th) |
3 | Derek Carr | 2,120 | 3,313 | 63.99 (66th) |
4 | Kirk Cousins | 2,104 | 3,146 | 66.88 (68th) |
Most completions and attempts, including playoff games
Bold indicates player active; minimum 10K attempts/6K completions.
1 | Tom Brady | 7,402 | 11,614 | 63.73 |
2 | Drew Brees | 7,301 | 10,809 | 67.55 |
3 | Brett Favre | 6,781 | 10,960 | 61.87 |
4 | Peyton Manning | 6,774 | 10,407 | 65.09 |
Historical passing completions leaders
Eight players are recognised as having held the record as the NFL's career pass completions leader.[1] The longest record holder was Fran Tarkenton who held the record for 20 years.
Reign | Player | Team(s) while leader | Career completions | Season |
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1932–1940 (9 years) | Arnie Herber^ [2] | Green Bay Packers | 37 | 1932 |
87 | 1933 | |||
129 | 1934 | |||
169 | 1935 | |||
246 | 1936 | |||
293 | 1937 | |||
315 | 1938 | |||
372 | 1939 | |||
410 | 1940 | |||
1941–1959 (19 years) | Sammy Baugh^ [3] | Washington Redskins | 414 | 1941 |
546 | 1942 | |||
670 | 1943 | |||
761 | 1944 | |||
889 | 1945 | |||
976 | 1946 | |||
1,186 | 1947 | |||
1,371 | 1948 | |||
1,516 | 1949 | |||
1,606 | 1950 | |||
1,673 | 1951 | |||
1,693 | 1952–1959 | |||
1960–1968 (9 years) | Y. A. Tittle^ [4] | San Francisco 49ers (1960) New York Giants (1961–1964) | 1,696 | 1960 |
1,859 | 1961 | |||
2,059 | 1962 | |||
2,280 | 1963 | |||
2,427 | 1964–1968 | |||
1969–1974 (6 years) | Johnny Unitas^ [5] | Baltimore Colts (1969–1972) San Diego Chargers (1973) | 2,450 | 1969 |
2,616 | 1970 | |||
2,708 | 1971 | |||
2,796 | 1972 | |||
2,830 | 1973–1974 | |||
1975–1994 (20 years) | Fran Tarkenton^ [6] | Minnesota Vikings | 2,931 | 1975 |
3,186 | 1976 | |||
3,341 | 1977 | |||
3,686 | 1978–1994 | |||
1995–2005 (11 years) | Dan Marino^ [7] | Miami Dolphins | 3,913 | 1995 |
4,134 | 1996 | |||
4,453 | 1997 | |||
4,763 | 1998 | |||
4,967 | 1999–2005 | |||
2006–2017 (12 years) | Brett Favre^ [8] | Green Bay Packers (2006–2007) New York Jets (2008) Minnesota Vikings (2009–2010) | 5,021 | 2006 |
5,377 | 2007 | |||
5,720 | 2008 | |||
6,083 | 2009 | |||
6,300 | 2010–2017 | |||
Since 2018 (2 years) | Drew Brees* [9] | New Orleans Saints | 6,586 | 2018 |
6,867 | 2019 |
See also
- Most wins by a starting quarterback (NFL)
- Most wins by active starting quarterbacks (NFL)
- List of National Football League career passing yards leaders
- List of National Football League career passing touchdowns leaders
- List of gridiron football quarterbacks passing statistics
- National Football League records (individual)
References
- "NFL Passes Completed Career Leaders". PFR.
- "Arnie Herber stats". Pro football reference.com. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- "Sammy Baugh stats". Pro football reference.com. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- "Y.A. Tittle". NFL.com. National Football League. Retrieved 2017-09-12.
- "Johnny Unitas stats". Pro football reference.com. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- "Fran Tarkenton stats". Pro football reference.com. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- "Dan Marino stats". Pro football reference.com. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- "Brett Favre stats". Pro football reference.com. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- "Drew Brees stats". PFRef.com. Retrieved 2018-12-23.
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