1959 NFL Passing Yards Leaders

Johnny Unitas led the whole NFL in passing yards in 1959 with 2,899, 282 ahead of Norm Van Brocklin (2,617). It was one of 4 times Johnny Unitas led in passing yards.

Led the whole NFL in 1959 Johnny Unitas BAC

2,899 Passing Yards 282 clear of Norm Van Brocklin

Showing Passing Yards and the stats that give it context Full stat line

#	Player	Team	YDS	G	ATT	TD
1	Johnny Unitas	BAC	2,899	12	367	32
2	Norm Van Brocklin	PHI	2,617	12	340	16
3	BW Billy Wade	LAN	2,001	12	261	12
4	MP Milt Plum	CLE	1,992	12	266	14
5	Bobby Layne	PIT	1,986	12	297	20
6	Ed Brown	CHI	1,881	12	247	13
7	Charlie Conerly	NYG	1,706	10	194	14
8	Y.A. Tittle	SF	1,331	11	199	10
9	Earl Morrall	DET	1,102	12	137	5
10	Eddie LeBaron	WAS	1,077	12	173	8
11	KH King Hill	CHC	1,015	11	181	7
12	Bart Starr	GB	972	12	134	6
13	Tobin Rote	DET	861	10	162	5
14	Lamar McHan	GB	805	12	108	8
15	Frank Ryan	LAN	709	10	89	2
16	Ralph Guglielmi	WAS	617	9	89	4
17	George Shaw	NYG	433	5	36	1
18	Zeke Bratkowski	CHI	403	12	62	2
19	John Brodie	SF	354	12	64	2
20	JR John Roach	CHC	340	12	57	2
21	Don Heinrich	NYG	329	8	58	1
22	MR M.C. Reynolds	CHC	329	7	39	4
23	Jerry Reichow	DET	168	9	27	0
24	Tom Tracy	PIT	159	12	12	0
25	Frank Gifford	NYG	151	11	11	2
26	Paul Hornung	GB	95	12	8	2
27	JF Joe Francis	GB	91	12	18	0
28	BC Bobby Conrad	CHC	82	12	3	1
29	Eagle Day	WAS	79	4	13	0
30	Len Dawson	PIT	60	12	7	1
31	BL Bobby Luna	PIT	55	12	1	0
32	Ed Sutton	WAS	51	11	7	1
33	Jim Ninowski	CLE	41	2	10	0
34	Ray Mathews	PIT	38	12	1	0
35	Sonny Jurgensen	PHI	27	12	5	1
36	Lenny Moore	BAC	25	12	3	1
37	RB Ray Brown	BAC	14	12	4	0
38	Joe Morrison	NYG	14	12	2	0
39	Jon Arnett	LAN	13	12	5	0
40	JA John Adams	CHI	0	12	0	0
41	Dick Alban	PIT	0	12	0	0
42	Alan Ameche	BAC	0	12	0	0
43	Doug Atkins	CHI	0	12	0	0
44	JA John Aveni	CHI	0	12	0	0
45	DB Dave Baker	SF	0	12	0	0
46	SB Sam Baker	WAS	0	12	0	0
47	JB John Baker	LAN	0	12	0	0
48	Erich Barnes	CHI	0	12	0	0
49	TB Tom Barnett	PIT	0	12	0	0
50	AB Al Barry	NYG	0	12	0	0

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