Daily quiz

Los Angeles Chargers Passing Yards Leaders

Career totals with the Chargers and the best single seasons in club history. Includes the 2026 season through November 1: these records are rebuilt every night, so a mark set yesterday is here this morning. Includes the club's AFL seasons (1960-1969), which the NFL's record book counts. Los Angeles Chargers 1960, San Diego Chargers 1961-2016.

Chargers records →

Philip Rivers holds the Chargers career record with 59,265 passing yards. The single-season record is 5,014, by Justin Herbert in 2021.

YDS TD RTG Y/A CMP% Y/G CMP ATT 1D TD% INT INT% SK

All-time Chargers leaders

Career totals with the club
# Player With the club YDS G
1 Philip Rivers Philip Rivers 2004–2019 59,265 228
2 Dan Fouts Dan Fouts 1973–1987 43,040 181
3 John Hadl John Hadl 1962–1972 26,938 154
4 Justin Herbert Justin Herbert 2020–2026 26,218 102
5 Stan Humphries Stan Humphries 1992–1997 16,085 79
6 Drew Brees Drew Brees 2001–2005 12,348 59
7 Jack Kemp Jack Kemp 1960–1962 5,996 30
8 Doug Flutie Doug Flutie 2001–2004 4,901 26
9 John Friesz 1990–1993 4,396 29
10 Jim Harbaugh Jim Harbaugh 1999–2000 4,177 21
11 Billy Tolliver 1989–1990 3,671 20
12 Tobin Rote Tobin Rote 1963–1964 3,666 28
13 Ed Luther 1980–1984 3,187 61
14 Craig Whelihan 1997–1998 3,160 19
15 Ryan Leaf 1998–2000 3,110 20
16 Mark Herrmann 1985–1987 2,569 18
17 Jim McMahon Jim McMahon 1989 2,132 12
18 James Harris James Harris 1977–1979 1,796 26
19 Mark Malone Mark Malone 1988 1,580 12
20 Jesse Freitas 1974–1975 1,244 13
21 Marty Domres Marty Domres 1969–1971 1,219 22
22 Easton Stick Easton Stick 2020–2023 1,133 6
23 Sean Salisbury Sean Salisbury 1996 984 16
24 Erik Kramer Erik Kramer 1999 788 6
25 Babe Laufenberg Babe Laufenberg 1988 778 8

Single-season Chargers records

Best seasons in club history
# Player Season YDS G
1 Justin Herbert Justin Herbert 2021 5,014 17
2 Dan Fouts Dan Fouts 1981 4,802 16
3 Philip Rivers Philip Rivers 2015 4,792 16
4 Justin Herbert Justin Herbert 2022 4,739 17
5 Dan Fouts Dan Fouts 1980 4,715 16
6 Philip Rivers Philip Rivers 2010 4,710 16
7 Philip Rivers Philip Rivers 2011 4,624 16
8 Philip Rivers Philip Rivers 2019 4,615 16
9 Philip Rivers Philip Rivers 2017 4,515 16
10 Philip Rivers Philip Rivers 2013 4,478 16
11 Philip Rivers Philip Rivers 2016 4,386 16
12 Justin Herbert Justin Herbert 2020 4,336 15
13 Philip Rivers Philip Rivers 2018 4,308 16
14 Philip Rivers Philip Rivers 2014 4,286 16
15 Philip Rivers Philip Rivers 2009 4,254 16
16 Dan Fouts Dan Fouts 1979 4,082 16
17 Philip Rivers Philip Rivers 2008 4,004 16
18 Justin Herbert Justin Herbert 2024 3,870 17
19 Dan Fouts Dan Fouts 1984 3,740 13
20 Justin Herbert Justin Herbert 2025 3,727 16
21 Dan Fouts Dan Fouts 1985 3,638 14
22 Philip Rivers Philip Rivers 2012 3,606 16
23 Drew Brees Drew Brees 2005 3,576 16
24 John Hadl John Hadl 1968 3,473 14
25 Doug Flutie Doug Flutie 2001 3,464 16