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Year-by-Year Passes Completed Leaders
For some seasons (1960-1969 & 1947-1950) leaders for both leagues are shown.
| Year | Player (age), + - HOFer, Bold - Active | Cmp | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Drew Brees (28) | 440 | NOR |
| 2006 | Jon Kitna (34) | 372 | DET |
| 2005 | Brett Favre (36) | 372 | GNB |
| 2004 | Daunte Culpepper (27) | 379 | MIN |
| 2003 | Peyton Manning (27) | 379 | IND |
| 2002 | Rich Gannon (37) | 418 | OAK |
| 2001 | Kurt Warner (30) | 375 | STL |
| 2000 | Peyton Manning (24) | 357 | IND |
| 1999 | Steve Beuerlein (34) | 343 | CAR |
| 1998 | Brett Favre (29) | 347 | GNB |
| 1997 | Dan Marino+ (36) | 319 | MIA |
| 1996 | Drew Bledsoe (24) | 373 | NWE |
| 1995 | Warren Moon+ (39) | 377 | MIN |
| 1994 | Drew Bledsoe (22) | 400 | NWE |
| 1993 | John Elway+ (33) | 348 | DEN |
| 1992 | Dan Marino+ (31) | 330 | MIA |
| 1991 | Warren Moon+ (35) | 404 | HOU |
| 1990 | Warren Moon+ (34) | 362 | HOU |
| 1989 | Don Majkowski (25) | 353 | GNB |
| 1988 | Dan Marino+ (27) | 354 | MIA |
| 1987 | Neil Lomax (28) | 275 | STL |
| 1986 | Dan Marino+ (25) | 378 | MIA |
| 1985 | Dan Marino+ (24) | 336 | MIA |
| 1984 | Dan Marino+ (23) | 362 | MIA |
| 1983 | Bill Kenney (28) | 346 | KAN |
| 1982 | Ken Anderson (33) | 218 | CIN |
| 1981 | Dan Fouts+ (30) | 360 | SDG |
| 1980 | Dan Fouts+ (29) | 348 | SDG |
| 1979 | Steve DeBerg (25) | 347 | SFO |
| 1978 | Fran Tarkenton+ (38) | 345 | MIN |
| 1977 | Bert Jones (26) | 224 | BAL |
| 1976 | Fran Tarkenton+ (36) | 255 | MIN |
| 1975 | Fran Tarkenton+ (35) | 273 | MIN |
| 1974 | Ken Anderson (25) | 213 | CIN |
| 1973 | Roman Gabriel (33) | 270 | PHI |
| 1972 | Archie Manning (23) | 230 | NOR |
| 1971 | John Hadl (31) | 233 | SDG |
| 1970 | John Brodie (35) | 223 | SFO |
| 1969 | Sonny Jurgensen+ (35) | 274 | WAS |
| Daryle Lamonica (28) | 221 | OAK | |
| 1968 | John Brodie (33) | 234 | SFO |
| John Hadl (28) | 208 | SDG | |
| 1967 | Sonny Jurgensen+ (33) | 288 | WAS |
| Joe Namath+ (24) | 258 | NYJ | |
| 1966 | Sonny Jurgensen+ (32) | 254 | WAS |
| Joe Namath+ (23) | 232 | NYJ | |
| 1965 | John Brodie (30) | 242 | SFO |
| George Blanda+ (38) | 186 | HOU | |
| 1964 | George Blanda+ (37) | 262 | HOU |
| Charley Johnson (26) | 223 | STL | |
| 1963 | Johnny Unitas+ (30) | 237 | BAL |
| George Blanda+ (36) | 224 | HOU | |
| 1962 | Frank Tripucka (35) | 240 | DEN |
| Billy Wade (32) | 225 | CHI | |
| 1961 | Sonny Jurgensen+ (27) | 235 | PHI |
| Al Dorow (32) | 197 | NYT | |
| 1960 | Frank Tripucka (33) | 248 | DEN |
| Johnny Unitas+ (27) | 190 | BAL | |
| 1959 | Johnny Unitas+ (26) | 193 | BAL |
| 1958 | Norm Van Brocklin+ (32) | 198 | PHI |
| 1957 | Y.A. Tittle+ (31) | 176 | SFO |
| 1956 | Tobin Rote (28) | 146 | GNB |
| 1955 | Jim Finks+ (28) | 165 | PIT |
| 1954 | Tobin Rote (26) | 180 | GNB |
| 1953 | George Blanda+ (26) | 169 | CHI |
| 1952 | Otto Graham+ (31) | 181 | CLE |
| 1951 | Bobby Layne+ (25) | 152 | DET |
| 1950 | Y.A. Tittle+ (24) | 161 | BAL |
| 1949 | Johnny Lujack (24) | 162 | CHI |
| Otto Graham+ (28) | 161 | CLE | |
| 1948 | Glenn Dobbs (28) | 185 | LAD |
| Sammy Baugh+ (34) | 185 | WAS | |
| 1947 | Sammy Baugh+ (33) | 210 | WAS |
| Bud Schwenk (29) | 168 | BCL | |
| 1946 | Glenn Dobbs (26) | 135 | BDA |
| Bob Waterfield+ (26) | 127 | RAM | |
| 1945 | Sammy Baugh+ (31) | 128 | WAS |
| 1944 | Frank Filchock (28) | 84 | WAS |
| 1943 | Sammy Baugh+ (29) | 133 | WAS |
| 1942 | Cecil Isbell (27) | 146 | GNB |
| 1941 | Cecil Isbell (26) | 117 | GNB |
| 1940 | Davey O'Brien (23) | 124 | PHI |
| 1939 | Parker Hall (23) | 106 | RAM |
| 1938 | Ed Danowski (27) | 70 | NYG |
| 1937 | Sammy Baugh+ (23) | 81 | WAS |
| 1936 | Arnie Herber+ (26) | 77 | GNB |
| 1935 | Ed Danowski (24) | 57 | NYG |
| 1934 | Arnie Herber+ (24) | 42 | GNB |
| 1933 | Harry Newman (24) | 53 | NYG |
| 1932 | Arnie Herber+ (22) | 37 | GNB |