NFL Quarterbacks — Most Career Passing Yards All Time
Source:
Wikipedia
Key Findings
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Tom Brady leads in Career Passing Yards with 89,214.
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Average Career Passing Yards: 69,857 · median: 67,760.
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Gap: Tom Brady is 1.6× larger than Eli Manning.
About This Dataset
NFL Quarterbacks — Most Career Passing Yards All Time
NFL quarterbacks with the most career passing yards in the history of the league. Tom Brady holds the all-time record with over 89,000 career passing yards, surpassing Peyton Manning's previous record during the 2018 season.
Analysis
The top three in Career Passing Yards are Tom Brady (89,214), Drew Brees (80,358) and Peyton Manning (71,940). The 8 entries in Career Passing Yards cover a range of 32,191, from 89,214 down to 57,023. First and second are separated by 8,856, so the leader sits inside the field rather than apart from it. The other 6 are bunched between 57,023 and 71,940 Career Passing Yards.
Data Insights
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Methodology & source
- Data source
- Wikipedia
- Coverage
- 8 entities · 8 observations
- Measure
- Career Passing Yards
- Last updated
- 6 September 2026
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
How the figures are calculated
- Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
- Entities are ranked highest-first on their value.
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