List of National Football League annual pass completion percentage leaders
Completion percentage leaders

List of National Football League annual pass completion percentage leaders

Section Title: Completion percentage leaders
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Year	Player	Completion %	Team	Ref

1933	Arnie Herber	40.3%*	Green Bay Packers

1934	Arnie Herber	36.5%	Green Bay Packers

1936	Ed Matesic	46.4%*	Pittsburgh Pirates

1937	Ed Danowski	49.3%*	New York Giants

1938	Ed Danowski	54.3%*	New York Giants

1939	Parker Hall	51.0%	Cleveland Rams

1940	Sammy Baugh	62.7%*	Washington Redskins

1941	Cecil Isbell	56.8%	Green Bay Packers

1942	Sammy Baugh	58.7%	Washington Redskins

1943	Sammy Baugh	55.6%	Washington Redskins

1944	Frank Filchock	57.1%	Washington Redskins

1945	Sammy Baugh	70.3%*	Washington Redskins

1946	Sammy Baugh	54.0%	Washington Redskins

1947	Sammy Baugh	59.3%	Washington Redskins

1948	Sammy Baugh	58.7%	Washington Redskins

1949	Sammy Baugh	56.9%	Washington Redskins

1950	Bob Waterfield	57.3%	Los Angeles Rams

1951	Bobby Thomason	56.6%	Green Bay Packers

1952	Norm Van Brocklin	55.1%	Los Angeles Rams

1953	Otto Graham	64.7%	Cleveland Browns

1954	Otto Graham	59.2%	Cleveland Browns

1955	Otto Graham	53.0%	Cleveland Browns

Bobby Layne	Detroit Lions

1956	Ed Brown	57.1%	Chicago Bears

1957	Y. A. Tittle	63.1%	San Francisco 49ers

1958	John Brodie	59.9%	San Francisco 49ers

1959	Milt Plum	58.6%	Cleveland Browns

Billy Wade	Los Angeles Rams

1960	Milt Plum	60.4%	Cleveland Browns

1961	Milt Plum	58.6%	Cleveland Browns

1962	Bart Starr	62.5%	Green Bay Packers

1963	Y. A. Tittle	60.2%	New York Giants

1964	Bart Starr	59.9%	Green Bay Packers

1965	John Brodie	61.9%	San Francisco 49ers

1966	Bart Starr	62.2%	Green Bay Packers

1967	Johnny Unitas	58.5%	Baltimore Colts

1968	Bart Starr	63.7%	Green Bay Packers

1969	Sonny Jurgensen	62.0%	Washington Redskins

1970	Sonny Jurgensen	59.9%	Washington Redskins

1971	Virgil Carter	62.2%	Cincinnati Bengals

1972	Norm Snead	60.3%	New York Giants

1973	Ken Stabler	62.7%	Oakland Raiders

1974	Ken Anderson	64.9%	Cincinnati Bengals

1975	Len Dawson	66.4%	Kansas City Chiefs

1976	Ken Stabler	66.7%	Oakland Raiders

1977	Fran Tarkenton	60.1%	Minnesota Vikings

1978	Bob Griese	63.0%	Miami Dolphins

1979	Dan Fouts	62.6%	San Diego Chargers

1980	Joe Montana	64.5%	San Francisco 49ers

1981	Joe Montana	63.7%	San Francisco 49ers

1982	Ken Anderson	70.6%*	Cincinnati Bengals

1983	Ken Anderson	66.7%	Cincinnati Bengals

1984	Steve Bartkowski	67.3%	Atlanta Falcons

1985	Joe Montana	61.3%	San Francisco 49ers

1986	Eric Hipple	63.0%	Detroit Lions

1987	Joe Montana	66.8%	San Francisco 49ers

1988	Wade Wilson	61.4%	Minnesota Vikings

1989	Joe Montana	70.2%	San Francisco 49ers

1990	Jim Kelly	63.3%	Buffalo Bills

1991	Dave Krieg	65.6%	Seattle Seahawks

1992	Steve Young	66.7%	San Francisco 49ers

1993	Troy Aikman	69.1%	Dallas Cowboys

1994	Steve Young	70.3%	San Francisco 49ers

1995	Steve Young	66.9%	San Francisco 49ers

1996	Steve Young	67.7%	San Francisco 49ers

1997	Steve Young	67.7%	San Francisco 49ers

1998	Brett Favre	63.0%	Green Bay Packers

Steve Beuerlein	Carolina Panthers

1999	Kurt Warner	65.1%	St. Louis Rams

2000	Kurt Warner	67.7%	St. Louis Rams

2001	Kurt Warner	68.7%	St. Louis Rams

2002	Chad Pennington	68.9%	New York Jets

2003	Peyton Manning	67.0%	Indianapolis Colts

2004	Brian Griese	69.3%	Tampa Bay Buccaneers

2005	Carson Palmer	67.8%	Cincinnati Bengals

2006	David Carr	68.3%	Houston Texans

2007	Tom Brady	68.9%	New England Patriots

2008	Chad Pennington	67.4%	Miami Dolphins

2009	Drew Brees	70.6%^	New Orleans Saints

2010	Drew Brees	68.1%	New Orleans Saints

2011	Drew Brees	71.2%*	New Orleans Saints

2012	Peyton Manning	68.6%	Denver Broncos

Matt Ryan	Atlanta Falcons

2013	Philip Rivers	69.5%	San Diego Chargers

2014	Tony Romo	69.9%	Dallas Cowboys

2015	Kirk Cousins	69.8%	Washington Redskins

2016	Sam Bradford	71.6%*	Minnesota Vikings

2017	Drew Brees	72.0%*	New Orleans Saints

2018	Drew Brees	74.4%*	New Orleans Saints

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Sam Bradford achieved a 71.6 completion percentage in 2016.

final_sentence: Sam Bradford achieved a 71.6 completion percentage in 2016.