League Leaders Who Led?

Dan Marino

1983–1999  ·  QB  ·  6'4", 228 lb  ·  b. 1961  ·  Pittsburgh

Career 61,361 pass yds · 420 pass TD · 87 rush yds · 9 rush TD

Seasons leading his conference
37
22 best in the NFL 15 conference only
94 Top-5 finishes
11 Title seasons
8 Categories led
1984 Best season

Spanning 1983–1997, peaking at 7 titles in 1984.

Led in Completions for 6 straight seasons (1984–1989) — his longest run atop any category.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1922

Among league leaders

  • 4th Conference titles 37
  • 7th Best in the NFL 22
  • 5th Top-5 finishes 94

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led the whole NFL   led his conference
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Completions 8 1st 6 yrs (1984–1989) 1984 362 1985 336 1986 378 1988 354 1992 330 1997 319 1987 AFC 263 1989 AFC 308 1990 #2 1991 #2 1994 #2 1998 #2
Pass Attempts 7 1st 4 yrs (1986–1989) 1984 564 1986 623 1988 606 1992 554 1997 548 1987 AFC 444 1989 AFC 550 1985 #2 1990 #2 1991 #2 1994 #2 1998 #2
Passing Touchdowns 7 1st 5 yrs (1984–1988) 1984 48 1985 30 1986 44 1987 AFC 26 1988 AFC 28 1992 AFC 24 1994 AFC 30 1989 #3 1991 #2 1995 #3 1998 #3
Passing Yards 6 1st 3 yrs (1984–1986) 1984 5,084 1985 4,137 1986 4,746 1988 4,434 1992 4,116 1989 AFC 3,997 1987 #2 1990 #2 1991 #2 1994 #2 1995 #3 1997 #2 1998 #3
Passer Rating 4 1st 2 yrs (1983–1984) 1984 108.9 1983 AFC 96.0 1986 AFC 92.6 1994 AFC 89.2 1987 #2 1991 #3 1992 #2 1995 #2 1996 #3
Interceptions Thrown 2 1st 2 yrs (1988–1989) 1989 22 1988 AFC 23 1984 #3 1985 #2 1986 #2 1994 #3 1999 #2
Completion Percentage 2 1st — 1984 AFC 64.2% 1995 AFC 64.1% 1985 #2 1986 #3 1992 #3 1994 #2
Yards per Attempt 1 1st — 1984 9.01 1994 #2 1995 #2 1996 #3

Title Seasons

11 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1997 2 CMP 319 ATT 548
1995 1 CMP% 64.1%
1994 2 TD 30 RTG 89.2
1992 4 YDS 4,116 TD 24 CMP 330 ATT 554
1989 4 YDS 3,997 CMP 308 ATT 550 INT 22
1988 5 YDS 4,434 TD 28 CMP 354 ATT 606 INT 23
1987 3 TD 26 CMP 263 ATT 444
1986 5 YDS 4,746 TD 44 RTG 92.6 CMP 378 ATT 623
1985 3 YDS 4,137 TD 30 CMP 336
1984 7 YDS 5,084 TD 48 RTG 108.9 Y/A 9.01 CMP% 64.2% CMP 362 ATT 564
1983 1 RTG 96.0

Passing

17 seasons
Year Team Lg G CMP ATT CMP% YDS Y/A TD INT SK RTG
1983 MIA AFC 11 173 296 58.5% 2,210 7.47 20 6 — 96.0
1984 MIA AFC 16 362 564 64.2% 5,084 9.01 48 17 — 108.9
1985 MIA AFC 16 336 567 59.3% 4,137 7.30 30 21 — 84.1
1986 MIA AFC 16 378 623 60.7% 4,746 7.62 44 23 — 92.6
1987 MIA AFC 12 263 444 59.2% 3,245 7.31 26 13 — 89.2
1988 MIA AFC 16 354 606 58.4% 4,434 7.32 28 23 — 80.8
1989 MIA AFC 16 308 550 56.0% 3,997 7.27 24 22 — 76.9
1990 MIA AFC 16 306 531 57.6% 3,563 6.71 21 11 — 82.6
1991 MIA AFC 16 318 549 57.9% 3,970 7.23 25 13 — 85.8
1992 MIA AFC 16 330 554 59.6% 4,116 7.43 24 16 — 85.1
1993 MIA AFC 5 91 150 60.7% 1,218 8.12 8 3 — 95.9
1994 MIA AFC 16 385 615 62.6% 4,453 7.24 30 17 — 89.2
1995 MIA AFC 14 309 482 64.1% 3,668 7.61 24 15 — 90.9
1996 MIA AFC 13 221 373 59.3% 2,795 7.49 17 9 — 87.8
1997 MIA AFC 16 319 548 58.2% 3,780 6.90 16 11 — 80.7
1998 MIA AFC 16 310 537 57.7% 3,497 6.51 23 15 — 80.0
1999 MIA AFC 11 204 369 55.3% 2,448 6.63 12 17 9 67.4
Career — — 242 4,967 8,358 59.4% 61,361 7.34 420 252 — 86.4

Rushing

17 seasons
Year Team Lg G ATT YDS Y/A TD 1D FL
1983 MIA AFC 11 28 45 1.61 2 — —
1984 MIA AFC 16 28 -7 -0.25 0 — —
1985 MIA AFC 16 26 -24 -0.92 0 — —
1986 MIA AFC 16 12 -3 -0.25 0 — —
1987 MIA AFC 12 12 -5 -0.42 1 — —
1988 MIA AFC 16 20 -17 -0.85 0 — —
1989 MIA AFC 16 14 -7 -0.50 2 — —
1990 MIA AFC 16 16 29 1.81 0 — —
1991 MIA AFC 16 27 32 1.19 1 — —
1992 MIA AFC 16 20 66 3.30 0 — —
1993 MIA AFC 5 9 -4 -0.44 1 — —
1994 MIA AFC 16 22 -6 -0.27 1 — —
1995 MIA AFC 14 11 14 1.27 0 — —
1996 MIA AFC 13 11 -3 -0.27 0 — —
1997 MIA AFC 16 18 -14 -0.78 0 — —
1998 MIA AFC 16 21 -3 -0.14 1 — —
1999 MIA AFC 11 6 -6 -1.00 0 0 0
Career — — 242 301 87 0.29 9 — —