List of NFL annual pass completion percentage leaders explained
This is a list of National Football League (NFL) quarterbacks who have led the regular season in pass completion percentage each year. The record for completion percentage in a season is held by Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints who completed 74.4% of his passes in 2018. Five quarterbacks have led the NFL in completion percentage in four different seasons (Sammy Baugh, Bart Starr, Joe Montana, Steve Young, Drew Brees), and one player (Len Dawson) achieved the same feat in the AFL. Dawson holds the NFL record for most consecutive seasons leading the league with six.[1] [2]
NFL annual completion percentage leaders
AFL annual completion percentage leaders
Most seasons leading a league
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scope=rowgroup rowspan=4 | 3 | | ,, | Cincinnati Bengals | |
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See also
Notes and References
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- Book: 2022 Official National Football League Record & Fact Book. 2022. National Football League. 549. January 17, 2023. July 21, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220721202004/https://operations.nfl.com/media/6101/2022-record-and-fact-book.pdf. live.
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- Web site: Arnie Herber Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . . August 29, 2023 . en . March 27, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230327064154/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HerbAr20.htm . live .
- Web site: Ed Matesic Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . . August 29, 2023 . en . August 29, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230829175949/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MateEd20.htm . live .
- Web site: Ed Danowski Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . . August 29, 2023 . en . October 12, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221012213921/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/D/DanoEd20.htm . live .
- Web site: Parker Hall Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . . August 29, 2023 . en . August 29, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230829180040/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HallPa20.htm . live .
- Web site: Sammy Baugh Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . . http://web.archive.org/web/20240226140917/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BaugSa00.htm . 2024-02-26 . live . August 29, 2023 . en.
- Web site: Sid Luckman Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . . August 29, 2023 . en . June 21, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230621025118/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LuckSi00.htm . live .
- Web site: Frank Filchock Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . . August 29, 2023 . en . April 6, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230406201406/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/F/FilcFr20.htm . live .
- Web site: Bob Waterfield Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . . August 29, 2023 . en . April 25, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230425094156/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WateBo01.htm . live .
- Web site: Bobby Thomason Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . . August 29, 2023 . en . March 22, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230322194712/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/ThomBo02.htm . live .
- Web site: Norm Van Brocklin Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . . August 29, 2023 . en . June 11, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230611051336/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/V/VanBNo00.htm . live .
- Web site: Otto Graham Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . . http://web.archive.org/web/20240509014423/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GrahOt00.htm . 2024-05-09 . live . August 29, 2023 . en.
- Web site: Bobby Layne Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . . August 29, 2023 . en . April 6, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230406093953/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LaynBo00.htm . live .
- Web site: Ed Brown Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . . August 29, 2023 . en . July 2, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190702195134/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BrowEd01.htm . live .
- Web site: Y.A. Tittle Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . . http://web.archive.org/web/20240509014420/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/TittY.00.htm . 2024-05-09 . live . August 29, 2023 . en.
- Web site: John Brodie Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . . August 29, 2023 . en . March 22, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230322141221/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BrodJo00.htm . live .
- Web site: Milt Plum Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . . August 29, 2023 . en . August 29, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230829180024/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PlumMi00.htm . live .
- Web site: Billy Wade Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . . http://web.archive.org/web/20240514140813/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WadeBi00.htm . 2024-05-14 . live . August 29, 2023 . en.
- Web site: Bart Starr Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . . August 29, 2023 . en . March 20, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230320190951/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/StarBa00.htm . live .
- Web site: Rudy Bukich Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . . August 29, 2023 . en . April 22, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230422034548/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BukiRu00.htm . live .
- Web site: Johnny Unitas Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . . http://web.archive.org/web/20240515130859/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/U/UnitJo00.htm . 2024-05-15 . live . August 29, 2023 . en.
- Web site: Sonny Jurgensen Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . . August 29, 2023 . en . March 22, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230322192154/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JurgSo00.htm . live .
- Web site: Virgil Carter Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . . http://web.archive.org/web/20230925065911/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/CartVi00.htm . 2023-09-25 . live . August 29, 2023 . en.
- Web site: Norm Snead Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . . http://web.archive.org/web/20240416040042/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SneaNo00.htm . 2024-04-16 . live . August 29, 2023 . en.
- Web site: Ken Stabler Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . . http://web.archive.org/web/20240225092222/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/StabKe00.htm . 2024-02-25 . live . August 29, 2023 . en.
- Web site: Ken Anderson Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . . August 29, 2023 . en . April 27, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230427025558/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/A/AndeKe00.htm . live .
- Web site: Len Dawson Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . . http://web.archive.org/web/20240427153205/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/D/DawsLe00.htm . 2024-04-27 . live . August 29, 2023 . en.
- Web site: Fran Tarkenton Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . . August 29, 2023 . en . July 4, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230704183201/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/TarkFr00.htm . live .
- Web site: Bob Griese Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . . http://web.archive.org/web/20231212124520/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GrieBo00.htm . 2023-12-12 . live . August 29, 2023 . en.
- Web site: Dan Fouts Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . . August 29, 2023 . en . December 18, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221218140224/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/F/FoutDa00.htm . live .
- Web site: Joe Montana Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . . http://web.archive.org/web/20240630224634/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MontJo01.htm . 2024-06-30 . live . August 29, 2023 . en.
- Web site: Steve Bartkowski Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . . http://web.archive.org/web/20240221225552/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BartSt00.htm . 2024-02-21 . live . August 29, 2023 . en.
- Web site: Eric Hipple Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . . August 29, 2023 . en . August 29, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230829180107/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HippEr00.htm . live .
- Web site: Wade Wilson Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . . http://web.archive.org/web/20240118212739/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WilsWa00.htm . 2024-01-18 . live . August 29, 2023 . en.
- Web site: Jim Kelly Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . . August 29, 2023 . en . May 16, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230516221315/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/K/KellJi00.htm . live .
- Web site: Dave Krieg Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . . August 29, 2023 . en . February 7, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230207221155/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/K/KrieDa00.htm . live .
- Web site: Steve Young Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . . August 29, 2023 . en . January 22, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080122111626/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/Y/YounSt00.htm . live .
- Web site: Troy Aikman Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . . http://web.archive.org/web/20240410170837/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/A/AikmTr00.htm . 2024-04-10 . live . August 29, 2023 . en.
- Web site: Brett Favre Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . . http://web.archive.org/web/20240630224628/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/F/FavrBr00.htm . 2024-06-30 . live . August 29, 2023 . en.
- Web site: Steve Beuerlein Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . . August 29, 2023 . en . March 17, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230317033840/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BeueSt00.htm . live .
- Web site: Kurt Warner Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . . August 29, 2023 . en . May 16, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230516221738/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WarnKu00.htm . live .
- Web site: Chad Pennington Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . . August 29, 2023 . en . August 29, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230829180003/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PennCh01.htm . live .
- Web site: Peyton Manning Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . . http://web.archive.org/web/20240630224657/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MannPe00.htm . 2024-06-30 . live . August 29, 2023 . en.
- Web site: Brian Griese Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . . August 29, 2023 . en . August 29, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230829180051/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GrieBr00.htm . live .
- Web site: Carson Palmer Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . . August 29, 2023 . en . November 5, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181105125033/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PalmCa00.htm . live .
- Web site: David Carr Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . . http://web.archive.org/web/20240427012325/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/CarrDa00.htm . 2024-04-27 . live . August 29, 2023 . en.
- Web site: Tom Brady Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . . http://web.archive.org/web/20240701091507/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BradTo00.htm . 2024-07-01 . live . August 29, 2023 . en.
- Web site: Drew Brees Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . . http://web.archive.org/web/20240630224636/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BreeDr00.htm . 2024-06-30 . live . August 29, 2023 . en.
- Web site: Matt Ryan Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . . August 29, 2023 . en . January 24, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190124193433/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/RyanMa00.htm . live .
- Web site: Philip Rivers Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . . http://web.archive.org/web/20240630224631/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/RivePh00.htm . 2024-06-30 . live . August 29, 2023 . en.
- Web site: Tony Romo Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . . August 29, 2023 . en . May 29, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230529011250/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/RomoTo00.htm . live .
- Web site: Kirk Cousins Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . . http://web.archive.org/web/20240626183848/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/CousKi00.htm . 2024-06-26 . live . August 29, 2023 . en.
- Web site: Sam Bradford Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . . http://web.archive.org/web/20240421003648/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BradSa00.htm . 2024-04-21 . live . August 29, 2023 . en.
- Web site: Aaron Rodgers Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . . August 29, 2023 . en . July 6, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230706022123/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/RodgAa00.htm . live .
- Web site: Joe Burrow Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . . August 29, 2023 . en . February 13, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230213084035/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BurrJo01.htm . live .
- Web site: Geno Smith Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . . http://web.archive.org/web/20240701215336/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SmitGe00.htm . 2024-07-01 . live . August 29, 2023 . en.
- Web site: Jake Browning Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . . August 29, 2023 . en . May 7, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130507012644/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/PresDa00.htm . live .
- Web site: Tom Flores Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . . August 29, 2023 . en . April 5, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230405082855/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/F/FlorTo00.htm . live .
- Web site: Babe Parilli Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . . August 29, 2023 . en . September 29, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220929080254/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PariBa00.htm . live .
- Web site: Tobin Rote Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . . August 29, 2023 . en . March 18, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230318074359/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/RoteTo00.htm . live .