List of National Football League career passer rating leaders

The NFL rates its passers for statistical purposes against a fixed performance standard based on statistical achievements of all qualified pro passers since 1960. The current passer rating system, which was adopted in 1973, removes inequities that existed in the former method and, at the same time, provides a means of comparing passing performances from one season to the next.
It is important to remember that the system is used to rate passers, not quarterbacks. Statistics do not reflect leadership, play-calling, and other intangible factors that go into making a successful professional quarterback.

Four categories are used as a basis for compiling a rating:

Percentage of completions per attempt
Average yards gained per attempt
Percentage of touchdown passes per attempt
Percentage of interceptions per attempt

The average standard is 1.000. The bottom is .000. To earn a 2.000 rating, a passer must perform at exceptional levels, i.e., 70 percent in completions, 10 percent in touchdowns, 1.5 percent in interceptions, and 11 yards average gain per pass attempt. In order to make the rating more understandable, the point rating is then converted into a scale of 100, with 158.3 being the highest rating a passer can achieve. In cases where statistical performance has been superior, it is possible for a passer to surpass a 100 rating.
Quarterbacks are required to throw at least 1,500 passes before their ratings qualify for NFL career statistics for the regular season, and 150 attempts for the postseason.^[1]

Regular season

Players in bold and green are currently active in the NFL.
Names in italics and red represent members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Active Player

Hall of Fame

Updated through October 12, 2018.^[2]^[3]

Rank	Quarterback	Rating
1	Aaron Rodgers	103.7
2	Russell Wilson	98.9
3	Tom Brady	97.5
4	Drew Brees	97.3
5	Tony Romo	97.1
6	Steve Young	96.8
7	Peyton Manning	96.5
8	Philip Rivers	95.4
9	Kirk Cousins	94.8
10	Matt Ryan	94.0
10	Ben Roethlisberger	94.0
12	Kurt Warner	93.7
13	Joe Montana	92.3
14	Chad Pennington	90.1
15	Matt Schaub	89.1
16	Andy Dalton	89.0
17	Colin Kaepernick	88.9
18	Matthew Stafford	88.5
19	Carson Palmer	87.9
20	Daunte Culpepper	87.8
20	Derek Carr	87.8
21	Alex Smith	87.6
21	Andrew Luck	87.6
24	Jeff Garcia	87.5
25	Jameis Winston	87.0
26	Ryan Tannehill	86.8
27	Otto Graham	86.6
28	Dan Marino	86.4
29	Brett Favre	86.0
29	Trent Green	86.0
31	David Garrard	85.8
32	Cam Newton	85.6
32	Donovan McNabb	85.6
34	Jay Cutler	85.3
35	Rich Gannon	84.7
36	Sam Bradford	84.5
37	Marc Bulger	84.4
37	Jim Kelly	84.4
39	Joe Flacco	84.2
40	Mark Brunell	84.0

Rank	Quarterback	Rating
41	Eli Manning	83.7
42	Roger Staubach	83.4
43	Steve McNair	82.8
44	Brian Griese	82.7
44	Neil Lomax	82.7
46	Len Dawson	82.6
46	Sonny Jurgensen	82.6
48	Brad Johnson	82.5
49	Matt Hasselbeck	82.4
50	Ken Anderson	81.9
51	Bernie Kosar	81.8
51	Neil O'Donnell	81.8
53	Jason Campbell	81.7
53	Danny White	81.7
55	Troy Aikman	81.6
56	Randall Cunningham	81.5
56	Dave Krieg	81.5
58	Jake Delhomme	81.3
59	Kyle Orton	81.2
60	Boomer Esiason	81.1
61	Ryan Fitzpatrick	81.0
62	Warren Moon	80.9
62	Blake Bortles	80.9
64	Josh McCown	80.8
65	Jeff Hostetler	80.5
65	Bart Starr	80.5
67	Jeff George	80.4
	Ken O'Brien
	Fran Tarkenton
	Michael Vick
71	Steve Beuerlein	80.3
72	Dan Fouts	80.2
73	John Elway	79.9
74	Tony Eason	79.7
75	Elvis Grbac	79.6
76	Chris Chandler	79.1
77	Byron Leftwich	78.9
77	Mark Rypien	78.9
79	Matt Cassel	78.6
79	Jim Everett	78.6

Rank	Quarterback	Rating
81	Aaron Brooks	78.5
81	Phil Simms	78.5
83	Bert Jones	78.2
	Jim McMahon
	Johnny Unitas
86	Jeff Blake	78.0
86	Bobby Hebert	78.0
88	Jim Harbaugh	77.6
	Frank Ryan
	Josh Freeman
91	Jon Kitna	77.4
91	Joe Theismann	77.4
93	Charlie Batch	77.2
94	Drew Bledsoe	77.1
	Jay Fiedler
	Bob Griese
97	Bill Kenney	77.0
98	Gary Danielson	76.6
98	Erik Kramer	76.6
100	Doug Flutie	76.3
101	Stan Humphries	75.8
102	Wade Wilson	75.6
103	Chad Henne	75.5
104	Steve Bartkowski	75.4
105	Steve Bono	75.3
	Scott Mitchell
	Ken Stabler
108	Tim Couch	75.1
108	Norm Van Brocklin	75.1
110	Sid Luckman	75.0
110	Vinny Testaverde	75.0
112	David Carr	74.9
112	Chris Miller	74.9
114	Don Meredith	74.8
114	Brian Sipe	74.8
116	Jake Plummer	74.6
117	Roman Gabriel	74.3
117	Y. A. Tittle	74.3
119	Steve DeBerg	74.2
119	Gus Frerotte	74.2

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Rank	Quarterback	Rating
121	Earl Morrall	74.1
122	Mark Sanchez	73.9
123	Kerry Collins	73.8
124	Frankie Albert	73.5
124	Craig Morton	73.5
126	Rodney Peete	73.3
127	Daryle Lamonica	72.9
	Greg Landry
	Don Majkowski
130	Ron Jaworski	72.8
130	Tommy Kramer	72.8
132	Tony Banks	72.4
133	Bubby Brister	72.3
133	John Brodie	72.3
135	Sammy Baugh	72.2
	Milt Plum
	Bill Wade
138	Jay Schroeder	71.7
139	Billy Kilmer	71.6
140	Bill Munson	71.5
141	Rex Grossman	71.4
142	Derek Anderson	71.1

Rank	Quarterback	Rating
143	Terry Bradshaw	70.9
143	Lynn Dickey	70.9
145	Kordell Stewart	70.7
146	Trent Dilfer	70.2
146	Bill Nelsen	70.2
148	Vince Ferragamo	70.1
149	Steve Grogan	69.6
150	Kyle Boller	69.5
151	Joey Harrington	69.4
151	Doug Williams	69.4
153	Charley Johnson	69.2
154	Mike Tomczak	68.9
155	Eric Hipple	68.7
156	Joe Ferguson	68.4
157	Charlie Conerly	68.2
158	Dave M. Brown	67.9
159	Billy Joe Tolliver	67.7
159	Marc Wilson	67.7
161	Tom Flores	67.6
161	Richard Todd	67.6
163	Jim Plunkett	67.5
164	John Hadl	67.4

Rank	Quarterback	Rating
165	Jim Zorn	67.3
166	Archie Manning	67.1
167	Jim Hart	66.6
168	Joe Namath	65.5
168	Norm Snead	65.5
170	Rick Mirer	63.5
171	Bobby Layne	63.4
172	Jack Trudeau	63.3
	Mike Pagel
	Mike Livingston
175	Ed Brown	62.8
176	Mark Malone	61.9
177	Bob Waterfield	61.6
178	Eddie LeBaron	61.4
179	George Blanda	60.6
180	Babe Parilli	59.6
181	Dan Pastorini	59.1
182	Jack Kemp	57.3
183	Tobin Rote	56.8
184	Cotton Davidson	54.9
185	Mike Phipps	52.6
186	Frank Tripucka	52.2

Below 1,500 attempts

Updated through October 11, 2018.

Active starters below minimum attempts needed
Rank if qualified	Quarterback	Rating	Attempts
1	Patrick Mahomes	106.7	211
2	Deshaun Watson	98.9	396
9	Jared Goff	95.3	848
13	Dak Prescott	93.6	1093
14	Carson Wentz	90.8	1205
25	Marcus Mariota	87.4	1377
35	Case Keenum	84.9	1450
39	Mitchell Trubisky	84.3	460
58	Baker Mayfield	81.4	107
93	Sam Darnold	77.2	149
117	Josh Rosen	74.5	59
132	C. J. Beathard	72.4	315
180	Josh Allen	60.4	122

Active backups or injured players below minimum attempts needed
Rank if qualified	Quarterback	Rating	Attempts
4	Jimmy Garoppolo	97.3	361
15	Tyrod Taylor	89.5	1355
18	Robert Griffin III	88.4	1210
26	Nick Foles	87.0	1468
29	Teddy Bridgewater	86.3	851
43	Brian Hoyer	83.3	1410
43	Mike Glennon	83.2	770
50	Jacoby Brissett	81.9	524
73	Trevor Siemian	79.9	835
77	Colt McCoy	78.9	842
97	Brock Osweiler	77.0	992
100	Brandon Weeden	76.0	965
127	Geno Smith	72.9	902
141	Blaine Gabbert	71.4	1442
168	Drew Stanton	66.3	659
180	DeShone Kizer	60.0	483

Postseason

Updated through the 2017 season.

Rank	Quarterback	Rating
1	Bart Starr	104.8
2	Kurt Warner	102.8
3	Matt Ryan	100.8
4	Drew Brees	100.7
5	Aaron Rodgers	99.4
6	Alex Smith	97.4
7	Joe Montana	95.6
8	Mark Sanchez	94.3
9	Russell Wilson	94.1
10	Ken Anderson	93.5
11	Tony Romo	93.0
12	Joe Theismann	91.4
13	Tom Brady	90.9
14	Joe Flacco	88.6
15	Troy Aikman	88.3
16	Cam Newton	87.7
17	Peyton Manning	87.4
17	Eli Manning	87.4
19	Colin Kaepernick	87.3
20	Ben Roethlisberger	86.5
21	Brett Favre	86.3
22	Steve Young	85.8
23	Philip Rivers	85.2
24	Warren Moon	84.9
25	Rich Gannon	84.6

Rank	Quarterback	Rating
26	Matt Hasselbeck	84.2
26	Ken Stabler	84.2
28	Bernie Kosar	83.5
29	Jake Delhomme	83.3
30	Terry Bradshaw	83.0
31	Jim Plunkett	81.9
32	Vinny Testaverde	81.0
33	Donovan McNabb	80.0
34	John Elway	79.7
35	Daryle Lamonica	77.9
36	Len Dawson	77.4
37	Chad Pennington	77.3
38	Dan Marino	77.1
39	Phil Simms	77.0
40	Jim McMahon	76.1
41	Roger Staubach	76.0
42	Wade Wilson	75.6
43	Kerry Collins	75.3
44	Neil O'Donnell	74.9
45	Randall Cunningham	74.3
46	Jeff Garcia	73.8
47	Jake Plummer	72.7
48	Dave Krieg	72.3
48	Jim Kelly	72.3

Rank	Quarterback	Rating
50	Mark Rypien	72.2
51	Danny White	71.6
52	Andrew Luck	70.8
53	Dan Fouts	70.0
54	Johnny Unitas	68.9
55	Billy Kilmer	68.6
56	Bob Griese	68.3
57	Jim Harbaugh	67.2
58	Steve McNair	66.7
59	Mark Brunell	66.3
60	Otto Graham	63.7
61	Ron Jaworski	63.4
62	Brad Johnson	62.8
63	Vince Ferragamo	59.9
64	Fran Tarkenton	58.6
65	Andy Dalton	57.8
66	Jim Everett	57.0
67	Drew Bledsoe	54.9
68	Stan Humphries	54.8
69	Doug Williams	53.6
70	Jay Schroeder	50.4
71	Jack Kemp	50.2
72	George Blanda	42.4
73	Craig Morton	42.0

Below 150 attempts

Updated through the 2017 season.

Active QBs below minimum attempts needed
Rank if qualified	Quarterback	Rating	Attempts
1	Nick Foles	113.2	139
2	Dak Prescott	105.2	38
10	Marcus Mariota	93.9	68
13	Blake Bortles	91.0	85
16	Matthew Stafford	87.8	117
16	Matt Schaub	87.5	89
19	Teddy Bridgewater	86.5	21
31	Kirk Cousins	82.4	56
35	Jared Goff	77.9	45
47	Case Keenum	73.5	88
56	AJ McCarron	68.3	41
60	Brock Osweiler	63.9	65
67	Joe Webb	54.9	30
72	Tyrod Taylor	44.2	37
74	Matt Cassel	20.4	18
74	Brian Hoyer	15.9	34

All-time rankings in the 4 categories

These are the top 10 quarterbacks in each statistic that determine the NFL passer rating.^[1]
Minimum: 1,500 Attempts
Records through the 2017 season.

Active Player

Hall of Fame

Completion percentage
Player	Percentage	Attempts	Completions
Drew Brees	66.95	9,294	6,222
Chad Pennington	66.05	2,471	1,632
Kurt Warner	65.50	4,070	2,666
Kirk Cousins	65.46	2,096	1,372
Peyton Manning	65.30	9,380	6,125
Tony Romo	65.26	4,335	2,829
Aaron Rodgers	65.13	4,895	3,188
Matt Ryan	64.90	5,593	3,630
Steve Young	64.28	4,149	2667
Philip Rivers	64.25	6,492	4,171

Average yards per pass
Player	Average	Attempts	Yards
Otto Graham	8.63	1,565	13,499
Sid Luckman	8.42	1,744	14,686
Norm Van Brocklin	8.16	2,895	23,611
Steve Young	7.98	4,149	33,124
Kurt Warner	7.95	4,070	32,344
Tony Romo	7.89	4,335	34,183
Aaron Rodgers	7.87	4,895	38,502
Ben Roethlisberger	7.86	6,493	51065
Ed Brown	7.85	1,987	15,600
Bart Starr	7.85	3,149	24,718

Touchdown percentage
Player	Percentage	Attempts	Touchdowns
Sid Luckman	7.86	1,744	137
Frank Ryan	6.99	2,133	149
Len Dawson	6.39	3,741	239
Aaron Rodgers	6.39	4,895	313
Daryle Lamonica	6.31	2,601	164
Sammy Baugh	6.24	2,995	187
Charlie Conerly	6.11	2,833	173
Bob Waterfield	6.00	1,617	97
Earl Morrall	5.99	2,689	161
Sonny Jurgensen	5.98	1,735	106

Interception percentage
Player	Percentage	Attempts	Interceptions
Aaron Rodgers	1.59	4,895	77
Colin Kaepernick	1.77	1,692	30
Tom Brady	1.82	8,805	160
Derek Carr	1.96	2,247	44
Sam Bradford	1.97	2,887	57
Russell Wilson	1.98	2,834	56
Alex Smith	2.08	4,613	96
Neil O'Donnell	2.11	3,229	68
Donovan McNabb	2.18	5,374	117
Matt Ryan	2.25	5,593	126

Top 25 Single Season Passer Rating

List includes qualifying players only^[4].

Season Minimum:

Prior to 1976, 10 pass attempts per team game

1978-now, 14 pass attempts per team game

*NFL RECORD

*Updated through the 2017 season*
Player	Team	Season	Rating	Att.	Comp.	Pct.	Yds.	Yds. Avg.	TD	TD Pct.	Int.	Int. Pct.
Aaron Rodgers	Green Bay	2011	*122.5	502	343	68.3	4,643	9.25	45	9.0	6	1.2
Peyton Manning	Indianapolis	2004	121.1	497	336	67.6	4,557	9.17	49	9.9	10	2.0
Nick Foles	Philadelphia	2013	119.2	317	203	64.0	2,891	9.12	27	8.5	2	0.6
Tom Brady	New England	2007	117.2	578	398	68.9	4,806	8.31	50	8.7	8	1.4
Matt Ryan	Atlanta	2016	117.1	534	373	69.9	4,944	9.26	38	7.1	7	1.3
Peyton Manning (2)	Denver	2013	115.1	659	450	68.3	*5,477	8.31	*55	8.3	10	1.5
Tony Romo	Dallas	2014	113.2	435	304	69.9	3,705	8.52	34	7.8	9	2.1
Steve Young	San Francisco	1994	112.8	461	324	70.2	3,969	8.61	35	7.6	10	2.2
Joe Montana	San Francisco	1989	112.4	386	271	70.2	3,521	9.12	26	6.7	8	2.1
Aaron Rodgers (2)	Green Bay	2014	112.2	520	341	65.6	4,381	8.43	38	7.3	5	1.0
Tom Brady (2)	New England	2016	112.2	432	291	67.4	3,554	8.23	28	6.5	2	0.5
Tom Brady (3)	New England	2010	111.0	492	324	65.9	3,900	7.93	36	7.3	4	0.8
Daunte Culpepper	Minnesota	2004	110.9	548	379	69.2	4,717	8.61	39	7.1	11	2.0
Drew Brees	New Orleans	2011	110.6	657	468	71.2	5,476	8.33	46	7.0	14	2.1
Milt Plum	Cleveland	1960	110.4	250	151	60.4	2,297	9.19	21	8.4	5	2.0
Russell Wilson	Seattle	2015	110.1	483	329	68.1	4,024	8.33	34	7.0	8	1.7
Sammy Baugh	Washington	1945	109.9	182	128	70.3	1,669	9.17	11	6.0	4	2.2
Drew Brees (2)	New Orleans	2009	109.6	514	363	70.6	4,388	8.54	34	6.6	11	2.1
Kurt Warner	St. Louis Rams	1999	109.2	499	325	65.1	4,353	8.72	41	8.2	13	2.6
Josh McCown	Chicago	2013	109.0	224	149	66.5	1,829	8.17	13	5.8	1	*0.4
Dan Marino	Miami	1984	108.9	564	362	64.2	5,084	9.01	48	8.5	17	3.0
Aaron Rodgers (3)	Green Bay	2012	108.0	552	371	67.2	4,295	7.78	39	7.1	8	1.4
Sid Luckman	Chicago	1943	107.5	202	110	54.5	2,194	*10.86	28	*13.9	12	5.9
Brett Favre	Minnesota	2009	107.2	531	363	68.4	4,202	7.91	30	5.6	7	1.3
Steve Young (2)	San Francisco	1992	107.0	402	268	66.7	3,465	8.62	25	6.2	7	1.7

References

1 2 "Official 2017 National Football League Record & Fact Book" (PDF). NFL. p. 311. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
↑ NFL Career Passing Rating Leaders Pro-Football-Reference.com
↑ "Career Passer Rating", Pro Football Hall of Fame.com
↑ "Official 2017 National Football League Record & Fact Book" (PDF). NFL. p. 310. Retrieved 9 June 2018.

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[ratings-1] 1 2 "Official 2017 National Football League Record & Fact Book" (PDF). NFL. p. 311. Retrieved 9 September 2017.

[2] NFL Career Passing Rating Leaders Pro-Football-Reference.com

[3] "Career Passer Rating", Pro Football Hall of Fame.com

[Top_25-4] "Official 2017 National Football League Record & Fact Book" (PDF). NFL. p. 310. Retrieved 9 June 2018.