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List of NFL career passer rating leaders

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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. According to the 2017 NFL Record & Fact Book, 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.

Regular season

Key
^ Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
* Active player

Quarterbacks must have at least 1,500 career attempts to qualify for this list.
Updated through December 15 , 2024.

Rank Quarterback Rating
1 * Aaron Rodgers 102.8
2 * Patrick Mahomes 101.9
3 * Lamar Jackson 101.7
4 * Joe Burrow 100.5
5 * Russell Wilson 100.1
6 * Deshaun Watson 98.8
7 Drew Brees 98.7
8 * Dak Prescott 98.1
9 * Tua Tagovailoa 98.0
10 * Jimmy Garoppolo 97.6
11 * Kirk Cousins 97.4
12 Tom Brady 97.2
13 Tony Romo 97.1
14 ^ Steve Young 96.8
15 ^ Peyton Manning 96.5
16 * Justin Herbert 95.9
17 Philip Rivers 95.2
* Jared Goff
19 ^ Kurt Warner 93.7
20 Matt Ryan 93.6
* Josh Allen
* Jalen Hurts
23 Ben Roethlisberger 93.5
24 * Derek Carr 92.8
25 * Kyler Murray 92.4
26 ^ Joe Montana 92.3
27 * Matthew Stafford 91.3
28 Ryan Tannehill 91.2
29 Teddy Bridgewater 90.5
30 * Baker Mayfield 90.4
31 Chad Pennington 90.1
32 * Marcus Mariota 89.6
33 Andrew Luck 89.5
Matt Schaub
Rank Quarterback Rating
35 * Carson Wentz 89.4
36 Colin Kaepernick 88.9
37 * Gardner Minshew 88.5
* Tyrod Taylor
39 Carson Palmer 87.9
40 Daunte Culpepper 87.8
41 Jeff Garcia 87.5
* Andy Dalton
43 * Geno Smith 87.2
44 Alex Smith 86.9
45 ^ Otto Graham 86.6
46 ^ Dan Marino 86.4
* Jameis Winston
48 Nick Foles 86.2
49 ^ Brett Favre 86.0
Trent Green
51 David Garrard 85.8
52 Donovan McNabb 85.6
53 * Mitchell Trubisky 85.5
54 Jay Cutler 85.3
55 Cam Newton 85.2
56 * Trevor Lawrence 85.0
57 Rich Gannon 84.7
58 * Case Keenum 84.6
59 Sam Bradford 84.5
60 * Jacoby Brissett 84.4
Marc Bulger
* Joe Flacco
^ Jim Kelly
64 * Daniel Jones 84.3
65 Eli Manning 84.1
66 Mark Brunell 84.0
67 * Sam Darnold 83.6
Rank Quarterback Rating
68 ^ Roger Staubach 83.4
69 Steve McNair 82.8
70 Brian Griese 82.7
Neil Lomax
72 ^ Len Dawson 82.6
^ Sonny Jurgensen
74 Brad Johnson 82.5
75 Matt Hasselbeck 82.4
76 Ryan Fitzpatrick 82.3
77 Brian Hoyer 82.0
78 Ken Anderson 81.9
79 Bernie Kosar 81.8
Neil O'Donnell
81 Jason Campbell 81.7
Danny White
83 ^ Troy Aikman 81.6
84 Randall Cunningham 81.5
Dave Krieg
86 Jake Delhomme 81.3
87 Kyle Orton 81.2
88 Boomer Esiason 81.1
89 ^ Warren Moon 80.9
90 Blake Bortles 80.6
91 ^ Bart Starr 80.5
Jeff Hostetler
93 Jeff George 80.4
Ken O'Brien
^ Fran Tarkenton
Michael Vick
97 Steve Beuerlein 80.3
98 ^ Dan Fouts 80.2
99 ^ John Elway 79.9
100 Tony Eason 79.7
Josh McCown

Postseason

Quarterbacks must have at least 150 career postseason attempts to qualify for this list.

Updated through 2023 season

Rank Quarterback Rating
1 * Patrick Mahomes 105.8
2 ^ Bart Starr 104.8
3 ^ Kurt Warner 102.8
4 * Matthew Stafford 101.7
5 Matt Ryan 100.8
6 * Aaron Rodgers 100.1
7 * Josh Allen 100.0
8 Nick Foles 98.8
9 Alex Smith 97.4
10 Drew Brees 97.1
11 * Brock Purdy 96.2
12 ^ Joe Montana 95.6
13 * Russell Wilson 95.3
14 Mark Sanchez 94.3
15 * Joe Burrow 93.8
16 * Kirk Cousins 93.7
17 Ken Anderson 93.5
18 Tony Romo 93.0
19 * Dak Prescott 91.8
20 Joe Theismann 91.4
21 Tom Brady 89.8
22 * Jared Goff 88.4
23 ^ Troy Aikman 88.3
24 * Jalen Hurts 88.1
25 * Joe Flacco 87.9
26 Cam Newton 87.7
27 ^ Peyton Manning 87.4
Eli Manning
Rank Quarterback Rating
29 Colin Kaepernick 87.3
30 Ben Roethlisberger 86.7
31 ^ Brett Favre 86.3
32 ^ Steve Young 85.8
33 Philip Rivers 85.3
34 ^ Warren Moon 84.9
35 Rich Gannon 84.6
36 Matt Hasselbeck 84.2
^ Ken Stabler
38 Bernie Kosar 83.5
39 Jake Delhomme 83.3
40 ^ Terry Bradshaw 83.0
41 Jim Plunkett 81.9
42 Vinny Testaverde 81.0
43 Donovan McNabb 80.0
44 ^ John Elway 79.7
45 Daryle Lamonica 77.9
46 ^ Len Dawson 77.4
47 Chad Pennington 77.3
48 ^ Dan Marino 77.1
49 Phil Simms 77.0
50 Jim McMahon 76.1
51 ^ Roger Staubach 76.0
52 * Lamar Jackson 75.7
53 Wade Wilson 75.6
54 Kerry Collins 75.3
55 Neil O'Donnell 74.9
56 Randall Cunningham 74.3
Rank Quarterback Rating
57 Jeff Garcia 73.8
58 Andrew Luck 73.4
59 Jake Plummer 72.7
60 Dave Krieg 72.3
^ Jim Kelly
62 Mark Rypien 72.2
63 Danny White 71.6
64 ^ Dan Fouts 70.0
65 ^ Johnny Unitas 68.9
66 Billy Kilmer 68.6
67 ^ Bob Griese 68.3
68 Jim Harbaugh 67.2
69 Steve McNair 66.7
70 Mark Brunell 66.3
71 ^ Otto Graham 63.7
72 Ron Jaworski 63.4
73 Brad Johnson 62.8
74 Vince Ferragamo 59.9
75 ^ Fran Tarkenton 58.6
76 * Andy Dalton 57.8
77 Jim Everett 57.0
78 Drew Bledsoe 54.9
79 Stan Humphries 54.8
80 Doug Williams 53.6
81 Jay Schroeder 50.4
82 Jack Kemp 50.2
83 ^ George Blanda 42.4
84 Craig Morton 42.0

See also

References

General

Citations

  1. "Official 2017 National Football League Record & Fact Book" (PDF). NFL. p. 311. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 22, 2017. Retrieved September 9, 2017.
  2. ^ "Minimum Requirements For Football Leaderboards". pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on February 14, 2020. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
  3. NFL Career Passing Rating Leaders Archived September 13, 2019, at the Wayback Machine Pro-Football-Reference.com
  4. "NFL Passer Rating Career Playoffs Leaders". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on July 4, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2022.

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