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The Best Lefthanded Quarterbacks In NFL History

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Among quarterbacks with the highest career completion percentage

1 Drew Brees 66.6%
11 Steve Young 64.3%
1st at time of his retirement

40 Ken Stabler 59.8%
47 Mark Brunell 59.5%
88 Boomer Esiason 57.0%
104 Michael Vick 56.2%
115 Scott Mitchell 55.5%
148 Jim Zorn 53.0%

Among quarterbacks to throw
for more than 20,000 yards

1 Peyton Manning 71,940
20 Boomer Esiason 37,920
9th at time of his retirement

32 Steve Young 33,124
40 Mark Brunell 32,072
57 Ken Stabler 27,938
89 Michael Vick 22,464
99 Jim Zorn 21,115

We've shown the #1 ranked quarterback
in the stats below for a reference point.
You can see that our top six lefthanders rank
in or near the top 100 in most passing stats.

Ken Stabler, Boomer Esiason, and Steve Young were much closer to the top in some statistics when they retired, but the modern NFL offenses makes it easier for quarterbacks to put up big numbers.

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Lefthanded Quarterbacks Statistics

Among quarterbacks with the
most pass completions

1 Drew Brees 6,867
27 Boomer Esiason 2,969
8th at time of his retirement

35 Mark Brunell 2,761
40 Steve Young 2,667
60 Ken Stabler 2,270
94 Michael Vick 1,807
105 Jim Zorn 1,669

Among quarterbacks to throw
for more than 100 touchdowns

1 Peyton Manning 539
22 Boomer Esiason 247
9th at time of his retirement

30 Steve Young 232
47 Ken Stabler 194
51 Mark Brunell 184
97 Michael Vick 133
121 Jim Zorn 111

LEFTHANDERS IN SPORTS​

LEFTHANDERS IN SPORTS