John Brodie

John Brodie

1957–1973 · QB · 6'1", 198 lb · b. 1935 · Stanford

Career 31,548 pass yds · 214 pass TD · 1,167 rush yds · 22 rush TD

Seasons leading his conference

20

16 best in the NFL 4 conference only

47 Top-5 finishes

6 Title seasons

8 Categories led

1965 Best season

Spanning 1958–1971, peaking at 5 titles in 1965.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1922

Among league leaders

12th Conference titles 20
12th Best in the NFL 16
36th Top-5 finishes 47

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

Career leaderboards

15th Interceptions Thrown 224
40th Passing Touchdowns 214
48th Pass Attempts 4,491
51st Passing Yards 31,548
57th Completions 2,469
100th Yards per Attempt 7.03
154th Completion Percentage 55.0%
160th Passer Rating 72.3
362nd Rushing Touchdowns 22

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led the whole NFL led his conference

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Passing Yards	4	1st	2 yrs (1970–1971)	1965 3,112 1968 3,020 1970 2,941 1971 NFC 2,642 1961 #3 1966 #3
Pass Attempts	3	1st	—	1965 391 1968 404 1971 NFC 387 1964 #2 1966 #2
Completions	3	1st	—	1965 242 1968 234 1970 223 1964 #3 1966 #2 1971 #2
Completion Percentage	3	1st	—	1958 59.9% 1965 61.9% 1968 57.9% 1962 #2 1969 #2 1970 #2
Passing Touchdowns	3	1st	2 yrs (1970–1971)	1965 30 1970 24 1971 NFC 18 1968 #2
Interceptions Thrown	2	1st	—	1968 21 1971 NFC 24 1965 #3 1966 #2 1973 #3
Yards per Attempt	1	1st	—	1961 9.15 1970 #2
Passer Rating	1	1st	—	1970 93.8 1965 #2

Title Seasons

6 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1971	4	YDS 2,642 TD 18 ATT 387 INT 24
1970	4	YDS 2,941 TD 24 RTG 93.8 CMP 223
1968	5	YDS 3,020 CMP% 57.9% CMP 234 ATT 404 INT 21
1965	5	YDS 3,112 TD 30 CMP% 61.9% CMP 242 ATT 391
1961	1	Y/A 9.15
1958	1	CMP% 59.9%

Passing

17 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	CMP	ATT	CMP%	YDS	Y/A	TD	INT	SK	RTG
1957	SF	—	5	11	21	52.4%	160	7.62	2	3	—	69.6
1958	SF	—	12	103	172	59.9%	1,224	7.12	6	13	—	61.8
1959	SF	—	12	30	64	46.9%	354	5.53	2	7	—	35.0
1960	SF	—	11	103	207	49.8%	1,111	5.37	6	9	—	57.5
1961	SF	—	14	155	283	54.8%	2,588	9.15	14	12	—	84.7
1962	SF	—	14	175	304	57.6%	2,272	7.47	18	16	—	79.0
1963	SF	—	3	30	61	49.2%	367	6.02	3	4	—	57.2
1964	SF	—	14	193	392	49.2%	2,498	6.37	14	16	—	64.6
1965	SF	—	13	242	391	61.9%	3,112	7.96	30	16	—	95.4
1966	SF	—	14	232	427	54.3%	2,810	6.58	16	22	—	65.8
1967	SF	—	14	168	349	48.1%	2,013	5.77	11	16	—	57.6
1968	SF	—	14	234	404	57.9%	3,020	7.48	22	21	—	78.0
1969	SF	—	13	194	347	55.9%	2,405	6.93	16	15	—	74.9
1970	SF	NFC	14	223	378	59.0%	2,941	7.78	24	10	—	93.8
1971	SF	NFC	14	208	387	53.8%	2,642	6.83	18	24	—	65.0
1972	SF	NFC	6	70	110	63.6%	905	8.23	9	8	—	86.4
1973	SF	NFC	14	98	194	50.5%	1,126	5.80	3	12	—	47.7
Career	—	—	201	2,469	4,491	55.0%	31,548	7.03	214	224	—	72.3

Rushing

17 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	ATT	YDS	Y/A	TD	1D	FL
1957	SF	—	5	2	0	0.00	0	—	—
1958	SF	—	12	11	-12	-1.09	1	—	—
1959	SF	—	12	5	6	1.20	0	—	—
1960	SF	—	11	18	171	9.50	1	—	—
1961	SF	—	14	28	90	3.21	2	—	—
1962	SF	—	14	37	258	6.97	4	—	—
1963	SF	—	3	7	63	9.00	0	—	—
1964	SF	—	14	27	135	5.00	2	—	—
1965	SF	—	13	15	60	4.00	1	—	—
1966	SF	—	14	5	18	3.60	3	—	—
1967	SF	—	14	20	147	7.35	1	—	—
1968	SF	—	14	18	71	3.94	0	—	—
1969	SF	—	13	11	62	5.64	0	—	—
1970	SF	NFC	14	9	29	3.22	2	—	—
1971	SF	NFC	14	14	45	3.21	3	—	—
1972	SF	NFC	6	3	8	2.67	1	—	—
1973	SF	NFC	14	5	16	3.20	1	—	—
Career	—	—	201	235	1,167	4.97	22	—	—