1939 NFL Passing Yards Leaders
Yards gained passing
Davey O'Brien led the NFL with 1,324 passing yards in 1939, 97 ahead of Parker Hall (1,227).
Led the whole NFL in 1939
Davey O'Brien
PHI
1,324
Passing Yards
97 clear of Parker Hall
Showing Passing Yards and the stats that give it context
Full stat line
| # | Player | Team | YDS | G | ATT | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
PHI | 1,324 | 11 | 201 | 6 |
| 2 | Parker Hall | CLR | 1,227 | 11 | 208 | 9 |
| 3 |
|
GB | 1,107 | 10 | 139 | 8 |
| 4 |
|
WAS | 1,094 | 11 | 89 | 11 |
| 5 |
|
BRO | 977 | 11 | 157 | 4 |
| 6 |
|
CHI | 914 | 11 | 113 | 8 |
| 7 |
|
GB | 749 | 11 | 103 | 6 |
| 8 | Dwight Sloan | DET | 658 | 10 | 102 | 2 |
| 9 |
|
CHI | 636 | 11 | 51 | 5 |
| 10 |
|
WAS | 518 | 9 | 96 | 6 |
| 11 | Jack Robbins | CHC | 499 | 8 | 85 | 4 |
| 12 | Hugh McCullough | PIT | 443 | 10 | 100 | 2 |
| 13 |
|
NYG | 437 | 11 | 101 | 3 |
| 14 | Coley McDonough | PIT | 365 | 11 | 47 | 2 |
| 15 | Darrell Tully | DET | 356 | 9 | 75 | 2 |
| 16 | Johnny Pingel | DET | 343 | 9 | 48 | 3 |
| 17 | Frank Patrick | CHC | 291 | 8 | 79 | 1 |
| 18 | Billy Patterson | CHI | 227 | 8 | 38 | 3 |
| 19 | Bert Johnson | CHC | 208 | 10 | 40 | 0 |
| 20 |
|
NYG | 198 | 10 | 26 | 0 |
| 21 | Eddie Miller | NYG | 195 | 8 | 23 | 2 |
| 22 |
|
NYG | 141 | 11 | 27 | 3 |
| 23 | Lou Tomasetti | PIT | 140 | 11 | 47 | 1 |
| 24 |
|
CHI | 135 | 8 | 12 | 0 |
| 25 |
|
PHI | 134 | 8 | 41 | 1 |
| 26 | Boyd Brumbaugh | PIT | 121 | 11 | 9 | 2 |
| 27 | Marty Slovak | CLR | 97 | 10 | 27 | 2 |
| 28 | Jimmy German | WAS | 97 | 8 | 12 | 1 |
| 29 | Ernie Wheeler | PIT | 94 | 7 | 17 | 1 |
| 30 |
|
WAS | 86 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 31 | Kelly Moan | CLR | 77 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
| 32 | Dave Smukler | PHI | 56 | 4 | 20 | 0 |
| 33 | Milt Popovich | CHC | 52 | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| 34 | Solly Sherman | CHI | 43 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 35 | Ray Carnelly | BRO | 35 | 9 | 14 | 0 |
| 36 | Jimmy Lawrence | GB | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 37 | Dick Nardi | BRO | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 38 | Branko Smilanich | CLR | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 39 |
|
CHI | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | Bob Masters | PIT | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 41 | Bill Davidson | PIT | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 42 | Ralph Kercheval | BRO | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Earl Crowder | CHC | 6 | 6 | 7 | 0 |
| 44 |
|
BRO | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 |
|
CHC | 4 | 10 | 7 | 0 |
| 46 | Gaylon Smith | CLR | 3 | 11 | 5 | 0 |
| 47 |
|
PHI | 2 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 48 | Rock Reed | CHC | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | Sam Agee | CHC | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| 50 | Ki Aldrich | CHC | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
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