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1974 NFL Quarterback Leaders

Every 1974 board quarterbacks are read on, one page, top ten in each.

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Ken Anderson led all quarterbacks in passing yards in 1974, with 2,667. Ken Anderson also led in passer rating (95.7), yards per attempt (8.13), completion percentage (64.9%) and passing yards per game (205.2). Ken Stabler led in passing touchdowns (26) and touchdown percentage (8.4%).

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The rate boards count qualified players only: 14 pass attempts per team game.

Passing Yards

YDS
  1. 1 Ken Anderson 2,667
  2. 2 Joe Namath 2,616
  3. 3 Fran Tarkenton 2,598
  4. 4 Roger Staubach 2,552
  5. 5 Ken Stabler 2,469
  6. 6 Jim Plunkett 2,457
  7. 7 Jim Hart 2,411
  8. 8 Charley Johnson 1,969
  9. 9 Bob Griese 1,968
  10. 10 Bill Munson 1,874

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Passing Touchdowns

TD
  1. 1 Ken Stabler 26
  2. 2 Jim Hart 20
  3. 2 Joe Namath 20
  4. 4 Jim Plunkett 19
  5. 5 Ken Anderson 18
  6. 6 Fran Tarkenton 17
  7. 7 Bob Griese 16
  8. 8 Charley Johnson 13
  9. 9 Joe Ferguson 12
  10. 10 Sonny Jurgensen 11

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Passer Rating

RTG
  1. 1 Ken Anderson 95.7
  2. 2 Ken Stabler 95.0
  3. 3 James Harris 85.1
  4. 4 Charley Johnson 84.6
  5. 5 Billy Kilmer 83.5
  6. 6 Fran Tarkenton 82.1
  7. 7 Bob Griese 80.9
  8. 8 Jim Hart 79.5
  9. 9 Bill Munson 75.3
  10. 10 Dan Pastorini 72.4

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Yards per Attempt

Y/A
  1. 1 Ken Anderson 8.13
  2. 2 Charley Johnson 8.07
  3. 3 Ken Stabler 7.97
  4. 4 James Harris 7.80
  5. 5 Bob Griese 7.78
  6. 6 Fran Tarkenton 7.40
  7. 7 Dan Fouts 7.31
  8. 8 Joe Namath 7.25
  9. 9 Roger Staubach 7.09
  10. 10 Jim Plunkett 6.98

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Completion Percentage

CMP%
  1. 1 Ken Anderson 64.9%
  2. 2 Bob Griese 60.1%
  3. 3 Len Dawson 58.7%
  4. 4 Billy Kilmer 58.6%
  5. 5 Ken Stabler 57.4%
  6. 6 Roman Gabriel 57.1%
  7. 7 Bill Munson 56.9%
  8. 8 Fran Tarkenton 56.7%
  9. 9 Dan Pastorini 56.7%
  10. 10 Charley Johnson 55.7%

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Passing Yards per Game

Y/G
  1. 1 Ken Anderson 205.2
  2. 2 Fran Tarkenton 199.9
  3. 3 Joe Namath 186.9
  4. 4 Roger Staubach 182.3
  5. 5 Ken Stabler 176.4
  6. 6 Jim Plunkett 175.5
  7. 7 Jim Hart 172.2
  8. 8 Bill Munson 170.4
  9. 9 Roman Gabriel 169.7
  10. 10 Dan Fouts 157.5

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Completions

CMP
  1. 1 Ken Anderson 213
  2. 2 Jim Hart 200
  3. 3 Fran Tarkenton 199
  4. 4 Roman Gabriel 193
  5. 5 Joe Namath 191
  6. 6 Roger Staubach 190
  7. 7 Ken Stabler 178
  8. 8 Jim Plunkett 173
  9. 9 Bill Munson 166
  10. 10 Bob Griese 152

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Pass Attempts

ATT
  1. 1 Jim Hart 388
  2. 2 Joe Namath 361
  3. 3 Roger Staubach 360
  4. 4 Jim Plunkett 352
  5. 5 Fran Tarkenton 351
  6. 6 Roman Gabriel 338
  7. 7 Ken Anderson 328
  8. 8 Ken Stabler 310
  9. 9 John Hadl 299
  10. 10 Bill Munson 292

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Touchdown Percentage

TD%
  1. 1 Ken Stabler 8.4%
  2. 2 Bob Griese 6.3%
  3. 3 James Harris 5.6%
  4. 4 Joe Namath 5.5%
  5. 5 Ken Anderson 5.5%
  6. 6 Jim Plunkett 5.4%
  7. 7 Charley Johnson 5.3%
  8. 8 Joe Ferguson 5.2%
  9. 9 Jim Hart 5.2%
  10. 10 Fran Tarkenton 4.8%

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Interceptions Thrown

INT
  1. 1 Joe Namath 22
  2. 1 Jim Plunkett 22
  3. 3 Mike Phipps 17
  4. 3 Gary Huff 17
  5. 5 Archie Manning 16
  6. 6 Roger Staubach 15
  7. 6 Bob Griese 15
  8. 6 Tom Owen 15
  9. 9 John Hadl 14
  10. 9 Bob Lee 14

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Interception Percentage

INT%
  1. 1 Jim Hart 2.1%
  2. 2 Bill Munson 2.4%
  3. 3 Billy Kilmer 2.6%
  4. 4 James Harris 3.0%
  5. 5 Ken Anderson 3.1%
  6. 6 Fran Tarkenton 3.4%
  7. 7 Roman Gabriel 3.6%
  8. 8 Charley Johnson 3.7%
  9. 9 Joe Gilliam 3.8%
  10. 10 Ken Stabler 3.9%

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Rushing Yards

YDS
  1. 1 Roger Staubach 320
  2. 2 Ken Anderson 314
  3. 3 Mike Phipps 279
  4. 3 Bert Jones 279
  5. 5 Bobby Douglass 229
  6. 6 Terry Bradshaw 224
  7. 7 Archie Manning 204
  8. 8 Jim Plunkett 161
  9. 9 Marty Domres 145
  10. 10 Fran Tarkenton 120

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Rushing Touchdowns

TD
  1. 1 James Harris 5
  2. 2 Bert Jones 4
  3. 2 Brian Sipe 4
  4. 4 Roger Staubach 3
  5. 5 Marty Domres 2
  6. 5 Joe Ferguson 2
  7. 5 Jim Hart 2
  8. 5 Jim Plunkett 2
  9. 5 Ken Anderson 2
  10. 5 Gary Huff 2

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Rushing Attempts

ATT
  1. 1 Joe Ferguson 54
  2. 2 Roger Staubach 47
  3. 3 Ken Anderson 43
  4. 4 James Harris 42
  5. 5 Mike Phipps 39
  6. 5 Bert Jones 39
  7. 7 Bobby Douglass 36
  8. 8 Terry Bradshaw 34
  9. 9 Jim Plunkett 30
  10. 10 Archie Manning 28

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