NFL Pass Completion % Year-by-Year Leaders
All-Time Pass Completion % Leaders
Players must meet the minimum requirements to show up on this leaderboard.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Drake Maye (23) | 72.0% | NWE |
| 2024 | Tua Tagovailoa (26) | 72.9% | MIA |
| 2023 | Jake Browning (27) | 70.4% | CIN |
| 2022 | Geno Smith (32) | 69.8% | SEA |
| 2021 | Joe Burrow (25) | 70.4% | CIN |
| 2020 | Aaron Rodgers (37) | 70.7% | GNB |
| 2019 | Drew Brees+ (40) | 74.3% | NOR |
| 2018 | Drew Brees+ (39) | 74.4% | NOR |
| 2017 | Drew Brees+ (38) | 72.0% | NOR |
| 2016 | Sam Bradford (29) | 71.6% | MIN |
| 2015 | Kirk Cousins (27) | 69.8% | WAS |
| 2014 | Tony Romo (34) | 69.9% | DAL |
| 2013 | Philip Rivers (32) | 69.5% | SDG |
| 2012 | Matt Ryan (27) | 68.6% | ATL |
| 2012 | Peyton Manning+ (36) | 68.6% | DEN |
| 2011 | Drew Brees+ (32) | 71.2% | NOR |
| 2010 | Drew Brees+ (31) | 68.1% | NOR |
| 2009 | Drew Brees+ (30) | 70.6% | NOR |
| 2008 | Chad Pennington (32) | 67.4% | MIA |
| 2007 | Tom Brady (30) | 68.9% | NWE |
| 2006 | David Carr (27) | 68.3% | HOU |
| 2005 | Carson Palmer (26) | 67.8% | CIN |
| 2004 | Brian Griese (29) | 69.3% | TAM |
| 2003 | Peyton Manning+ (27) | 67.0% | IND |
| 2002 | Chad Pennington (26) | 68.9% | NYJ |
| 2001 | Kurt Warner+ (30) | 68.7% | STL |
| 2000 | Kurt Warner+ (29) | 67.7% | STL |
| 1999 | Kurt Warner+ (28) | 65.1% | STL |
| 1998 | Brett Favre+ (29) | 63.0% | GNB |
| 1998 | Steve Beuerlein (33) | 63.0% | CAR |
| 1997 | Steve Young+ (36) | 67.7% | SFO |
| 1996 | Steve Young+ (35) | 67.7% | SFO |
| 1995 | Steve Young+ (34) | 66.9% | SFO |
| 1994 | Steve Young+ (33) | 70.3% | SFO |
| 1993 | Troy Aikman+ (27) | 69.1% | DAL |
| 1992 | Steve Young+ (31) | 66.7% | SFO |
| 1991 | Dave Krieg (33) | 65.6% | SEA |
| 1990 | Jim Kelly+ (30) | 63.3% | BUF |
| 1989 | Joe Montana+ (33) | 70.2% | SFO |
| 1988 | Wade Wilson (29) | 61.4% | MIN |
| 1987 | Joe Montana+ (31) | 66.8% | SFO |
| 1986 | Eric Hipple (29) | 63.0% | DET |
| 1985 | Joe Montana+ (29) | 61.3% | SFO |
| 1984 | Steve Bartkowski (32) | 67.3% | ATL |
| 1983 | Ken Anderson (34) | 66.7% | CIN |
| 1982 | Ken Anderson (33) | 70.6% | CIN |
| 1981 | Joe Montana+ (25) | 63.7% | SFO |
| 1980 | Joe Montana+ (24) | 64.5% | SFO |
| 1979 | Dan Fouts+ (28) | 62.6% | SDG |
| 1978 | Bob Griese+ (33) | 63.0% | MIA |
| 1977 | Fran Tarkenton+ (37) | 60.1% | MIN |
| 1976 | Ken Stabler+ (31) | 66.7% | OAK |
| 1975 | Len Dawson+ (40) | 66.4% | KAN |
| 1974 | Ken Anderson (25) | 64.9% | CIN |
| 1973 | Ken Stabler+ (28) | 62.7% | OAK |
| 1972 | Norm Snead (33) | 60.3% | NYG |
| 1971 | Virgil Carter (26) | 62.2% | CIN |
| 1970 | Sonny Jurgensen+ (36) | 59.9% | WAS |
| 1969 | Bart Starr+ (35) | 62.2% | GNB |
| 1969 | Len Dawson+ (34) | 59.0% | KAN |
| 1968 | Bart Starr+ (34) | 63.7% | GNB |
| 1968 | Len Dawson+ (33) | 58.5% | KAN |
| 1967 | Johnny Unitas+ (34) | 58.5% | BAL |
| 1967 | Len Dawson+ (32) | 57.7% | KAN |
| 1966 | Bart Starr+ (32) | 62.2% | GNB |
| 1966 | Len Dawson+ (31) | 56.0% | KAN |
| 1965 | John Brodie (30) | 61.9% | SFO |
| 1965 | Len Dawson+ (30) | 53.4% | KAN |
| 1964 | Rudy Bukich (34) | 61.9% | CHI |
| 1964 | Len Dawson+ (29) | 56.2% | KAN |
| 1963 | Y.A. Tittle+ (37) | 60.2% | NYG |
| 1963 | Tobin Rote (35) | 59.4% | SDG |
| 1962 | Bart Starr+ (28) | 62.5% | GNB |
| 1962 | Len Dawson+ (27) | 61.0% | DTX |
| 1961 | Milt Plum (26) | 58.6% | CLE |
| 1961 | Babe Parilli (31) | 52.5% | BOS |
| 1960 | Milt Plum (25) | 60.4% | CLE |
| 1960 | Tom Flores+ (23) | 54.0% | OAK |
| 1959 | Milt Plum (24) | 58.6% | CLE |
| 1959 | Billy Wade (29) | 58.6% | RAM |
| 1958 | John Brodie (23) | 59.9% | SFO |
| 1957 | Y.A. Tittle+ (31) | 63.1% | SFO |
| 1956 | Ed Brown (28) | 57.1% | CHI |
| 1955 | Otto Graham+ (34) | 53.0% | CLE |
| 1955 | Bobby Layne+ (29) | 53.0% | DET |
| 1954 | Otto Graham+ (33) | 59.2% | CLE |
| 1953 | Otto Graham+ (32) | 64.7% | CLE |
| 1952 | Norm Van Brocklin+ (26) | 55.1% | RAM |
| 1951 | Bobby Thomason (23) | 56.6% | GNB |
| 1950 | Bob Waterfield+ (30) | 57.3% | RAM |
| 1949 | George Ratterman (23) | 57.9% | BUF |
| 1949 | Sammy Baugh+ (35) | 56.9% | WAS |
| 1948 | Sammy Baugh+ (34) | 58.7% | WAS |
| 1948 | Frankie Albert (28) | 58.3% | SFO |
| 1947 | Otto Graham+ (26) | 60.6% | CLE |
| 1947 | Sammy Baugh+ (33) | 59.3% | WAS |
| 1946 | Charlie O'Rourke (29) | 57.7% | LAD |
| 1946 | Sammy Baugh+ (32) | 54.0% | WAS |
| 1945 | Sammy Baugh+ (31) | 70.3% | WAS |
| 1944 | Frank Filchock (28) | 57.1% | WAS |
| 1943 | Sammy Baugh+ (29) | 55.6% | WAS |
| 1942 | Sammy Baugh+ (28) | 58.7% | WAS |
| 1941 | Sid Luckman+ (25) | 57.1% | CHI |
| 1940 | Sammy Baugh+ (26) | 62.7% | WAS |
| 1939 | Parker Hall (23) | 51.0% | RAM |
| 1938 | Ed Danowski (27) | 54.3% | NYG |
| 1937 | Ed Danowski (26) | 49.3% | NYG |
| 1936 | Ed Matesic (29) | 46.4% | PIT |
| 1934 | Arnie Herber+ (24) | 36.5% | GNB |
| 1933 | Arnie Herber+ (23) | 40.3% | GNB |
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