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Year-by-Year Passing Touchdown % Leaders
For some seasons (1960-1969 & 1947-1950) leaders for both leagues are shown.
| Year | Player (age), + - HOFer, Bold - Active | TD% | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Tony Romo (28) | 7.0% | DAL |
| 2007 | Tom Brady (30) | 8.7% | NWE |
| 2006 | Donovan McNabb (30) | 5.7% | PHI |
| 2005 | Ben Roethlisberger (23) | 6.3% | PIT |
| Carson Palmer (26) | 6.3% | CIN | |
| 2004 | Peyton Manning (28) | 9.9% | IND |
| 2003 | Brett Favre (34) | 6.8% | GNB |
| 2002 | Trent Green (32) | 5.5% | KAN |
| Chad Pennington (26) | 5.5% | NYJ | |
| 2001 | Kurt Warner (30) | 6.6% | STL |
| 2000 | Daunte Culpepper (23) | 7.0% | MIN |
| 1999 | Kurt Warner (28) | 8.2% | STL |
| 1998 | Randall Cunningham (35) | 8.0% | MIN |
| 1997 | Brett Favre (28) | 6.8% | GNB |
| 1996 | Brett Favre (27) | 7.2% | GNB |
| 1995 | Brett Favre (26) | 6.7% | GNB |
| 1994 | Steve Young+ (33) | 7.6% | SFO |
| 1993 | Steve Young+ (32) | 6.3% | SFO |
| 1992 | Steve Young+ (31) | 6.2% | SFO |
| 1991 | Jim Kelly+ (31) | 7.0% | BUF |
| 1990 | Jim Kelly+ (30) | 6.9% | BUF |
| 1989 | Joe Montana+ (33) | 6.7% | SFO |
| 1988 | Dave Krieg (30) | 7.9% | SEA |
| 1987 | Dave Krieg (29) | 7.8% | SEA |
| Joe Montana+ (31) | 7.8% | SFO | |
| 1986 | Dan Marino+ (25) | 7.1% | MIA |
| 1985 | Dan Fouts+ (34) | 6.3% | SDG |
| Boomer Esiason (24) | 6.3% | CIN | |
| 1984 | Dan Marino+ (23) | 8.5% | MIA |
| 1983 | Dave Krieg (25) | 7.4% | SEA |
| 1982 | Terry Bradshaw+ (34) | 7.1% | PIT |
| 1981 | Ken Anderson (32) | 6.1% | CIN |
| 1980 | Vince Ferragamo (26) | 7.4% | RAM |
| 1979 | Steve Grogan (26) | 6.6% | NWE |
| 1978 | Terry Bradshaw+ (30) | 7.6% | PIT |
| 1977 | Bob Griese+ (32) | 7.2% | MIA |
| 1976 | Ken Stabler (31) | 9.3% | OAK |
| 1975 | Joe Ferguson (25) | 7.8% | BUF |
| 1974 | Ken Stabler (29) | 8.4% | OAK |
| 1973 | John Hadl (33) | 8.5% | RAM |
| 1972 | Billy Kilmer (33) | 8.4% | WAS |
| 1971 | Bob Griese+ (26) | 7.2% | MIA |
| 1970 | Craig Morton (27) | 7.2% | DAL |
| 1969 | Joe Kapp (31) | 8.0% | MIN |
| Daryle Lamonica (28) | 8.0% | OAK | |
| 1968 | Earl Morrall (34) | 8.2% | BAL |
| Len Dawson+ (33) | 7.6% | KAN | |
| 1967 | Fran Tarkenton+ (27) | 7.7% | NYG |
| Daryle Lamonica (26) | 7.1% | OAK | |
| 1966 | Len Dawson+ (31) | 9.2% | KAN |
| Frank Ryan (30) | 7.6% | CLE | |
| 1965 | Johnny Unitas+ (32) | 8.2% | BAL |
| Len Dawson+ (30) | 6.9% | KAN | |
| 1964 | Len Dawson+ (29) | 8.5% | KAN |
| Frank Ryan (28) | 7.5% | CLE | |
| 1963 | Y.A. Tittle+ (37) | 9.8% | NYG |
| Frank Ryan (27) | 9.8% | CLE | |
| Tom Flores (26) | 8.1% | OAK | |
| 1962 | Len Dawson+ (27) | 9.4% | DTX |
| Y.A. Tittle+ (36) | 8.8% | NYG | |
| 1961 | George Blanda+ (34) | 9.9% | HOU |
| Billy Wade (31) | 8.8% | CHI | |
| 1960 | John Roach (27) | 9.0% | STL |
| George Blanda+ (33) | 6.6% | HOU | |
| Al Dorow (31) | 6.6% | NYT | |
| 1959 | Johnny Unitas+ (26) | 8.7% | BAL |
| 1958 | Johnny Unitas+ (25) | 7.2% | BAL |
| 1957 | Johnny Unitas+ (24) | 8.0% | BAL |
| 1956 | Ed Brown (28) | 6.5% | CHI |
| 1955 | Otto Graham+ (34) | 8.1% | CLE |
| 1954 | Adrian Burk (27) | 10.0% | PHI |
| 1953 | Y.A. Tittle+ (27) | 7.7% | SFO |
| 1952 | Charlie Conerly (31) | 7.7% | NYG |
| 1951 | Bobby Layne+ (25) | 7.8% | DET |
| 1950 | Norm Van Brocklin+ (24) | 7.7% | RAM |
| 1949 | Frankie Albert (29) | 10.4% | SFO |
| Tommy Thompson (33) | 7.5% | PHI | |
| 1948 | Frankie Albert (28) | 11.0% | SFO |
| Tommy Thompson (32) | 10.2% | PHI | |
| 1947 | Otto Graham+ (26) | 9.3% | CLE |
| Tommy Thompson (31) | 8.0% | PHI | |
| 1946 | Sid Luckman+ (30) | 7.4% | CHI |
| Frankie Albert (26) | 7.1% | SFO | |
| 1945 | Bob Waterfield+ (25) | 8.2% | RAM |
| 1944 | Frank Filchock (28) | 8.8% | WAS |
| 1943 | Sid Luckman+ (27) | 13.9% | CHI |
| 1942 | Cecil Isbell (27) | 9.0% | GNB |
| 1941 | Cecil Isbell (26) | 7.3% | GNB |
| 1940 | Sammy Baugh+ (26) | 6.8% | WAS |
| 1939 | Parker Hall (23) | 4.3% | RAM |
| 1937 | Sammy Baugh+ (23) | 4.7% | WAS |
| 1936 | Arnie Herber+ (26) | 6.4% | GNB |