Johnny Unitas

1956–1973 · QB · 6'1", 194 lb · b. 1933 · Louisville

Career 40,239 pass yds · 290 pass TD · 1,777 rush yds · 13 rush TD

Seasons leading his conference

24

24 best in the NFL

84 Top-5 finishes

10 Title seasons

8 Categories led

1957 Best season

Spanning 1957–1967, peaking at 5 titles in 1957.

Led in Passing Touchdowns for 4 straight seasons (1957–1960) — his longest run atop any category.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1922

Among league leaders

9th Conference titles 24
6th Best in the NFL 24
8th Top-5 finishes 84

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

Career leaderboards

5th Interceptions Thrown 253
13th Yards per Attempt 7.76
18th Passing Touchdowns 290
25th Passing Yards 40,239
32nd Pass Attempts 5,186
41st Completions 2,830
112th Passer Rating 78.2
161st Completion Percentage 54.6%

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led the whole NFL led his conference

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Pass Attempts	4	1st	3 yrs (1959–1961)	1957 301 1959 367 1960 378 1961 420 1962 #2 1963 #2 1967 #2 1970 #3
Passing Touchdowns	4	1st	4 yrs (1957–1960)	1957 24 1958 19 1959 32 1960 25 1962 #2 1965 #2
Passing Yards	4	1st	2 yrs (1959–1960)	1957 2,550 1959 2,899 1960 3,099 1963 3,481 1961 #2 1964 #3 1967 #2
Completions	3	1st	2 yrs (1959–1960)	1959 193 1960 190 1963 237 1957 #2 1961 #2 1962 #2 1967 #2 1970 #3
Yards per Attempt	3	1st	2 yrs (1964–1965)	1957 8.47 1964 9.26 1965 8.97 1959 #2 1963 #2 1966 #3 1967 #3
Passer Rating	3	1st	2 yrs (1957–1958)	1957 88.1 1958 90.0 1965 97.4 1956 #3 1959 #2 1963 #3 1964 #2
Interceptions Thrown	2	1st	—	1961 24 1966 24 1957 #2 1960 #2 1969 #2 1970 #3
Completion Percentage	1	1st	—	1967 58.5% 1956 #3 1957 #2 1962 #3 1963 #2 1965 #2 1966 #3 1969 #3

Title Seasons

10 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1967	1	CMP% 58.5%
1966	1	INT 24
1965	2	RTG 97.4 Y/A 8.97
1964	1	Y/A 9.26
1963	2	YDS 3,481 CMP 237
1961	2	ATT 420 INT 24
1960	4	YDS 3,099 TD 25 CMP 190 ATT 378
1959	4	YDS 2,899 TD 32 CMP 193 ATT 367
1958	2	TD 19 RTG 90.0
1957	5	YDS 2,550 TD 24 RTG 88.1 Y/A 8.47 ATT 301

Passing

18 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	CMP	ATT	CMP%	YDS	Y/A	TD	INT	SK	RTG
1956	BAC	—	12	110	198	55.6%	1,498	7.57	9	10	—	74.0
1957	BAC	—	12	172	301	57.1%	2,550	8.47	24	17	—	88.1
1958	BAC	—	10	136	263	51.7%	2,007	7.63	19	7	—	90.0
1959	BAC	—	12	193	367	52.6%	2,899	7.90	32	14	—	92.0
1960	BAC	—	12	190	378	50.3%	3,099	8.20	25	24	—	73.7
1961	BAC	—	14	229	420	54.5%	2,990	7.12	16	24	—	66.1
1962	BAC	—	14	222	389	57.1%	2,967	7.63	23	23	—	76.5
1963	BAC	—	14	237	410	57.8%	3,481	8.49	20	12	—	89.7
1964	BAC	—	14	158	305	51.8%	2,824	9.26	19	6	—	96.4
1965	BAC	—	11	164	282	58.2%	2,530	8.97	23	12	—	97.4
1966	BAC	—	14	195	348	56.0%	2,748	7.90	22	24	—	74.0
1967	BAC	—	14	255	436	58.5%	3,428	7.86	20	16	—	83.6
1968	BAC	—	5	11	32	34.4%	139	4.34	2	4	—	30.1
1969	BAC	—	13	178	327	54.4%	2,342	7.16	12	20	—	64.0
1970	BAC	AFC	14	166	321	51.7%	2,213	6.89	14	18	—	65.1
1971	BAC	AFC	13	92	176	52.3%	942	5.35	3	9	—	52.3
1972	BAC	AFC	8	88	157	56.1%	1,111	7.08	4	6	—	70.9
1973	SD	AFC	5	34	76	44.7%	471	6.20	3	7	—	40.0
Career	—	—	211	2,830	5,186	54.6%	40,239	7.76	290	253	—	78.2

Rushing

18 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	ATT	YDS	Y/A	TD	1D	FL
1956	BAC	—	12	28	155	5.54	1	—	—
1957	BAC	—	12	42	171	4.07	1	—	—
1958	BAC	—	10	33	139	4.21	3	—	—
1959	BAC	—	12	29	145	5.00	2	—	—
1960	BAC	—	12	36	195	5.42	0	—	—
1961	BAC	—	14	54	190	3.52	2	—	—
1962	BAC	—	14	50	137	2.74	0	—	—
1963	BAC	—	14	47	224	4.77	0	—	—
1964	BAC	—	14	37	162	4.38	2	—	—
1965	BAC	—	11	17	68	4.00	1	—	—
1966	BAC	—	14	20	44	2.20	1	—	—
1967	BAC	—	14	22	89	4.05	0	—	—
1968	BAC	—	5	3	-1	-0.33	0	—	—
1969	BAC	—	13	11	23	2.09	0	—	—
1970	BAC	AFC	14	9	16	1.78	0	—	—
1971	BAC	AFC	13	9	5	0.56	0	—	—
1972	BAC	AFC	8	3	15	5.00	0	—	—
1973	SD	AFC	5	0	0	—	0	—	—
Career	—	—	211	450	1,777	3.95	13	—	—