NFL Pass Completion % Year-by-Year Playoffs LeadersSubscribe Now (First Month Free)
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For some seasons (1960-1969 & 1947-1950) leaders for both leagues are shown.
+ Indicates Hall of Famer, season age in parentheses
Leaders
Year | Player | Tm | |
---|---|---|---|
2023 | Joe Flacco (38) | 73.9% | CLE |
2022 | Kirk Cousins (34) | 79.5% | MIN |
2021 | Josh Allen (25) | 77.4% | BUF |
2020 | Ryan Tannehill (32) | 69.2% | TEN |
2019 | Drew Brees (40) | 78.8% | NOR |
2018 | Drew Brees (39) | 69.2% | NOR |
2017 | Alex Smith (33) | 72.7% | KAN |
2016 | Matt Moore (32) | 80.6% | MIA |
2015 | Teddy Bridgewater (22) | 70.8% | MIN |
2014 | Ben Roethlisberger (32) | 68.9% | PIT |
2014 | Tom Brady (37) | 68.9% | NWE |
2013 | Peyton Manning+ (37) | 71.1% | DEN |
2012 | Matt Schaub (31) | 70.8% | HOU |
2011 | Drew Brees (32) | 68.9% | NOR |
2010 | Peyton Manning+ (34) | 69.2% | IND |
2009 | Kurt Warner+ (38) | 78.0% | ARI |
2008 | Kurt Warner+ (37) | 68.1% | ARI |
2007 | Tom Brady (30) | 70.6% | NWE |
2006 | Peyton Manning+ (30) | 63.4% | IND |
2005 | Chris Simms (25) | 65.8% | TAM |
2004 | Drew Brees (25) | 73.8% | SDG |
2003 | Jake Plummer (28) | 76.7% | DEN |
2002 | Kerry Collins (29) | 67.4% | NYG |
2001 | Jeff Garcia (31) | 68.8% | SFO |
2000 | Kurt Warner+ (29) | 60.0% | STL |
1999 | Kurt Warner+ (28) | 63.6% | STL |
1998 | Dan Marino+ (36) | 69.0% | MIA |
1997 | Frank Reich (35) | 73.3% | DET |
1996 | Ty Detmer (28) | 66.7% | PHI |
1996 | Steve Young+ (34) | 66.7% | SFO |
1995 | Rodney Peete (29) | 68.0% | PHI |
1994 | Joe Montana+ (38) | 70.3% | KAN |
1993 | Warren Moon+ (36) | 74.4% | HOU |
1993 | Troy Aikman+ (26) | 74.4% | DAL |
1992 | Warren Moon+ (35) | 72.0% | HOU |
1991 | Warren Moon+ (34) | 72.4% | HOU |
1990 | Joe Montana+ (34) | 70.2% | SFO |
1989 | Joe Montana+ (33) | 78.3% | SFO |
1988 | Mike Pagel (27) | 68.0% | CLE |
1987 | Steve Young+ (25) | 70.6% | SFO |
1986 | Pat Ryan (30) | 69.6% | NYJ |
1985 | Ken O'Brien (24) | 76.5% | NYJ |
1984 | Jeff Kemp (25) | 73.3% | RAM |
1983 | Steve DeBerg (29) | 73.7% | DEN |
1982 | Ken Anderson (33) | 74.3% | CIN |
1981 | Ken Anderson (32) | 68.8% | CIN |
1980 | Ken Stabler+ (34) | 57.7% | HOU |
1979 | Terry Bradshaw+ (31) | 64.6% | PIT |
1978 | Dan Pastorini (29) | 62.9% | HOU |
1977 | Roger Staubach+ (35) | 68.0% | DAL |
1976 | Ken Stabler+ (30) | 59.4% | OAK |
1975 | Ken Anderson (26) | 63.0% | CIN |
1974 | Ken Stabler+ (28) | 59.1% | OAK |
1973 | Ken Stabler+ (27) | 65.2% | OAK |
1972 | John Brodie (37) | 54.5% | SFO |
1971 | Len Dawson+ (36) | 69.2% | KAN |
1970 | George Blanda+ (42) | 53.1% | OAK |
1969 | Roman Gabriel (29) | 68.8% | RAM |
1968 | Joe Kapp (30) | 59.1% | MIN |
1967 | Bart Starr+ (33) | 62.0% | GNB |
1966 | Bart Starr+ (32) | 68.6% | GNB |
1965 | Zeke Bratkowski (33) | 56.4% | GNB |
1964 | Johnny Unitas+ (31) | 60.0% | BAL |
1963 | Jack Kemp (28) | 47.6% | BUF |
1962 | George Blanda+ (34) | 50.0% | HOU |
1961 | Jack Kemp (26) | 53.1% | SDG |
1960 | Bart Starr+ (26) | 61.8% | GNB |
1959 | Johnny Unitas+ (26) | 62.1% | BAL |
1958 | Johnny Unitas+ (25) | 65.0% | BAL |
1957 | Y.A. Tittle+ (30) | 58.1% | SFO |
1956 | George Blanda+ (28) | 44.4% | CHI |
1955 | Otto Graham+ (33) | 56.0% | CLE |
1954 | Bobby Layne+ (27) | 42.9% | DET |
1953 | Bobby Layne+ (26) | 48.0% | DET |
1952 | Otto Graham+ (30) | 57.1% | CLE |
1951 | Otto Graham+ (29) | 47.5% | CLE |
1950 | Otto Graham+ (28) | 66.7% | CLE |
1949 | George Ratterman (22) | 53.8% | BUF |
1948 | Y.A. Tittle+ (21) | 47.2% | BCL |
1947 | Otto Graham+ (25) | 66.7% | CLE |
1946 | Otto Graham+ (24) | 59.3% | CLE |
1945 | Bob Waterfield+ (25) | 51.9% | RAM |
1944 | Arnie Herber+ (34) | 36.4% | NYG |
1943 | Sammy Baugh+ (29) | 76.2% | WAS |
1940 | Frank Filchock (23) | 30.4% | WAS |
1937 | Sammy Baugh+ (23) | 54.5% | WAS |
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