NFL Passing Touchdown % Year-by-Year Leaders

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Leaders Table
Year Player TD% Tm
2023Brock Purdy (23)7.0%SFO
2022Patrick Mahomes (26)6.3%KAN
2022Tua Tagovailoa (24)6.3%MIA
2021Aaron Rodgers (37)7.0%GNB
2020Aaron Rodgers (36)9.1%GNB
2019Lamar Jackson (22)9.0%BAL
2018Patrick Mahomes (22)8.6%KAN
2017Carson Wentz (24)7.5%PHI
2016Matt Ryan (31)7.1%ATL
2015Cam Newton (26)7.1%CAR
2014Tony Romo (34)7.8%DAL
2013Nick Foles (24)8.5%PHI
2012Aaron Rodgers (28)7.1%GNB
2011Aaron Rodgers (27)9.0%GNB
2010Tom Brady (33)7.3%NWE
2009Drew Brees (30)6.6%NOR
2008Philip Rivers (26)7.1%SDG
2007Tom Brady (30)8.7%NWE
2006Donovan McNabb (29)5.7%PHI
2005Ben Roethlisberger (23)6.3%PIT
2005Carson Palmer (25)6.3%CIN
2004Peyton Manning+ (28)9.9%IND
2003Brett Favre+ (33)6.8%GNB
2002Trent Green (32)5.5%KAN
2002Chad Pennington (26)5.5%NYJ
2001Kurt Warner+ (30)6.6%STL
2000Daunte Culpepper (23)7.0%MIN
1999Kurt Warner+ (28)8.2%STL
1998Randall Cunningham (35)8.0%MIN
1997Brett Favre+ (27)6.8%GNB
1996Brett Favre+ (26)7.2%GNB
1995Brett Favre+ (25)6.7%GNB
1994Steve Young+ (32)7.6%SFO
1993Steve Young+ (31)6.3%SFO
1992Steve Young+ (30)6.2%SFO
1991Jim Kelly+ (31)7.0%BUF
1990Jim Kelly+ (30)6.9%BUF
1989Joe Montana+ (33)6.7%SFO
1988Dave Krieg (29)7.9%SEA
1987Dave Krieg (28)7.8%SEA
1987Joe Montana+ (31)7.8%SFO
1986Dan Marino+ (24)7.1%MIA
1985Dan Fouts+ (34)6.3%SDG
1985Boomer Esiason (24)6.3%CIN
1984Dan Marino+ (22)8.5%MIA
1983Dave Krieg (24)7.4%SEA
1982Terry Bradshaw+ (34)7.1%PIT
1981Ken Anderson (32)6.1%CIN
1980Vince Ferragamo (26)7.4%RAM
1979Steve Grogan (26)6.6%NWE
1978Terry Bradshaw+ (30)7.6%PIT
1977Bob Griese+ (32)7.2%MIA
1976Ken Stabler+ (30)9.3%OAK
1975Joe Ferguson (25)7.8%BUF
1974Ken Stabler+ (28)8.4%OAK
1973John Hadl (33)8.5%RAM
1972Billy Kilmer (33)8.4%WAS
1971Bob Griese+ (26)7.2%MIA
1970Craig Morton (27)7.2%DAL
1969Joe Kapp (31)8.0%MIN
1969Daryle Lamonica (28)8.0%OAK
1968Earl Morrall (34)8.2%BAL
1968Len Dawson+ (33)7.6%KAN
1967Fran Tarkenton+ (27)7.7%NYG
1967Daryle Lamonica (26)7.1%OAK
1966Len Dawson+ (31)9.2%KAN
1966Frank Ryan (30)7.6%CLE
1965Johnny Unitas+ (32)8.2%BAL
1965Len Dawson+ (30)6.9%KAN
1964Len Dawson+ (29)8.5%KAN
1964Frank Ryan (28)7.5%CLE
1963Y.A. Tittle+ (36)9.8%NYG
1963Frank Ryan (27)9.8%CLE
1963Tom Flores+ (26)8.1%OAK
1962Len Dawson+ (27)9.4%DTX
1962Y.A. Tittle+ (35)8.8%NYG
1961George Blanda+ (33)9.9%HOU
1961Billy Wade (30)8.8%CHI
1960John Roach (27)9.0%STL
1960George Blanda+ (32)6.6%HOU
1960Al Dorow (30)6.6%NYT
1959Johnny Unitas+ (26)8.7%BAL
1958Johnny Unitas+ (25)7.2%BAL
1957Johnny Unitas+ (24)8.0%BAL
1956Ed Brown (27)6.5%CHI
1955Otto Graham+ (33)8.1%CLE
1954Adrian Burk (26)10.0%PHI
1953Y.A. Tittle+ (26)7.7%SFO
1952Charlie Conerly (30)7.7%NYG
1951Bobby Layne+ (24)7.8%DET
1950Norm Van Brocklin+ (24)7.7%RAM
1949Frankie Albert (29)10.4%SFO
1949Tommy Thompson (33)7.5%PHI
1948Frankie Albert (28)11.0%SFO
1948Tommy Thompson (32)10.2%PHI
1947Otto Graham+ (25)9.3%CLE
1947Tommy Thompson (31)8.0%PHI
1946Sid Luckman+ (29)7.4%CHI
1946Frankie Albert (26)7.1%SFO
1945Bob Waterfield+ (25)8.2%RAM
1944Frank Filchock (27)8.8%WAS
1943Sid Luckman+ (26)13.9%CHI
1942Cecil Isbell (27)9.0%GNB
1941Cecil Isbell (26)7.3%GNB
1940Sammy Baugh+ (26)6.8%WAS
1939Parker Hall (22)4.3%RAM
1937Sammy Baugh+ (23)4.7%WAS
1936Arnie Herber+ (26)6.4%GNB