Most wins by a starting quarterback (NFL)

In the National Football League the quarterback is the only position player to be credited with a record of wins and losses as a starter. At the time of the 1970 NFL-AFL merger, Johnny Unitas held the record for most regular season wins as a starting quarterback with 103. He retired after the 1973 season with 118 wins, and was later surpassed by Fran Tarkenton with 124 in 1978. John Elway moved ahead of Tarkenton during the 1996 season, and retired after the 1998 season with 148 wins. During the 2007 regular season, Brett Favre surpassed Elway to become the starting quarterback with the most wins in NFL history, and his record stands at 186. This is a list of quarterbacks with the most regular season wins by a starting quarterback in NFL history; playoff games are not included.

All quarterbacks in NFL history (career begin post-1949)
Updated through the 2011 season (regular season only; top 50):

Bold denotes an active player

All quarterbacks in NFL history (career begin pre-1950)
(regular season only; stats prior to 1950 are estimated; minimum estimated wins required as indicated in official top 50 list above):

Note 1: Bobby Layne is estimated to have gone 1-10-1 as a starter in 1949. Combined with his official post-1949 won-loss-tied record of 80-51-4 (0.607), his overall estimated won-loss-tied record is 81-61-5 (0.568).

Note 2: Y.A. Tittle is estimated to have gone 1-6 as a starter in 1949. Combined with his official post-1949 won-loss-tied record of 78-52-5 (0.596), his overall estimated won-loss-tied record is 79-58-5 (0.574).