NFL Career Pass Completion % Leaders Through 1987
These are the NFL career record holders through the 1987 season. See current pass completion % leaders or select another stat or year:
Leaders through 1987
| Rank | Current | Player (age) | Tm | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 37 | Joe Montana | 63.6 | sfo |
| 2 | 82 | Dan Marino | 60.6 | mia |
| 3 | 95 | Ken O'Brien | 60.5 | nyj |
| 4 | 74 | Ken Stabler | 59.8 | 3TM |
| 5 | 77 | Danny White | 59.6 | dal |
| 6 | 84 | Ken Anderson | 59.3 | cin |
| 7 | 91 | Dan Fouts | 58.8 | sdg |
| 8 | 96 | Dave Krieg | 57.8 | sea |
| 9 | 106 | Neil Lomax | 57.6 | crd |
| 10 | 108 | Bart Starr | 57.4 | gnb |
| 11 | 112 | Gary Danielson | 57.1 | 2TM |
| 115 | Sonny Jurgensen | 57.1 | 2TM | |
| 115 | Len Dawson | 57.1 | 3TM | |
| 12 | 118 | Roger Staubach | 57.0 | dal |
| 118 | Fran Tarkenton | 57.0 | 2TM | |
| 13 | 112 | Steve DeBerg | 56.7 | 3TM |
| 124 | Joe Theismann | 56.7 | was | |
| 14 | 129 | Sammy Baugh | 56.5 | was |
| 129 | Brian Sipe | 56.5 | cle | |
| 15 | 135 | Bob Griese | 56.2 | mia |
| 16 | 137 | Bert Jones | 56.1 | 2TM |
| 17 | 140 | Steve Bartkowski | 55.9 | 2TM |
| 140 | Vince Ferragamo | 55.9 | 3TM | |
| 140 | Lynn Dickey | 55.9 | 2TM | |
| 18 | 143 | Otto Graham | 55.8 | cle |
| 19 | 146 | Greg Landry | 55.5 | 3TM |
| 20 | 154 | Tommy Kramer | 55.4 | min |
| 21 | 151 | Archie Manning | 55.2 | 3TM |
| 151 | Y.A. Tittle | 55.2 | 3TM | |
| 22 | 155 | John Brodie | 55.0 | sfo |
| 23 | 157 | Bill Kenney | 54.9 | kan |
| 24 | 160 | Johnny Unitas | 54.6 | 2TM |
| 25 | 164 | Richard Todd | 54.3 | 2TM |
| 164 | Billy Wade | 54.3 | 2TM | |
| 26 | 167 | Craig Morton | 54.2 | 3TM |
| 27 | 121 | John Elway | 54.1 | den |
| 28 | 169 | Bill Munson | 54.0 | 5TM |
| 171 | Eric Hipple | 54.0 | det | |
| 169 | Milt Plum | 54.0 | 4TM | |
| 29 | 149 | Phil Simms | 53.7 | nyg |
| 30 | 172 | Norm Van Brocklin | 53.6 | 2TM |
| 31 | 97 | Warren Moon | 53.4 | oti |
| 32 | 175 | Billy Kilmer | 53.1 | 3TM |
| 175 | Frankie Albert | 53.1 | sfo | |
| 33 | 179 | Jim Zorn | 53.0 | 3TM |
| 175 | Ron Jaworski | 53.0 | 2TM | |
| 34 | 180 | Roman Gabriel | 52.6 | 2TM |
| 35 | 183 | Steve Grogan | 52.5 | nwe |
| 181 | Jim Plunkett | 52.5 | 3TM | |
| 36 | 182 | Joe Ferguson | 52.4 | 2TM |
| 37 | 186 | Marc Wilson | 52.3 | rai |
| 183 | Norm Snead | 52.3 | 5TM | |
| 38 | 186 | Mike Livingston | 52.1 | kan |
| 39 | 188 | Terry Bradshaw | 51.9 | pit |
| 40 | 189 | Sid Luckman | 51.8 | chi |
| 41 | 190 | Earl Morrall | 51.3 | 6TM |
| 42 | 191 | Charley Johnson | 51.2 | 3TM |
| 43 | 192 | Frank Ryan | 51.1 | 3TM |
| 192 | Jim Hart | 51.1 | 2TM | |
| 44 | 194 | Dan Pastorini | 50.9 | 4TM |
| 45 | 197 | Don Meredith | 50.7 | dal |
| 46 | 198 | Bill Nelsen | 50.6 | 2TM |
| 47 | 199 | Frank Tripucka | 50.4 | 4TM |
| 199 | John Hadl | 50.4 | 4TM | |
| 48 | 201 | Bob Waterfield | 50.3 | ram |
| 49 | 202 | Charlie Conerly | 50.1 | nyg |
| 202 | Joe Namath | 50.1 | 2TM | |
| 50 | 205 | Eddie LeBaron | 50.0 | 2TM |
| 51 | 206 | Daryle Lamonica | 49.5 | 2TM |
| 52 | 208 | Mike Phipps | 49.2 | 2TM |
| 53 | 209 | Bobby Layne | 49.0 | 4TM |
| 54 | 210 | Tom Flores | 48.9 | 3TM |
| 55 | 206 | Doug Williams | 48.0 | 2TM |
| 56 | 211 | Ed Brown | 47.8 | 3TM |
| 57 | 212 | George Blanda | 47.7 | 4TM |
| 58 | 213 | Jack Kemp | 46.7 | 3TM |
| 59 | 214 | Babe Parilli | 46.6 | 5TM |
| 60 | 215 | Tobin Rote | 45.7 | 4TM |
| 61 | 216 | Cotton Davidson | 43.9 | 3TM |

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