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Aaron Rodgers holds the single-season passer rating record, achieving a rating of 122.5 in 2011.

In American football, passer rating is a measure of the performance of passers, primarily quarterbacks. Passer rating is calculated using a player's passing attempts, completions, passing yards, passing touchdowns, and interceptions. Passer rating in the National Football League (NFL) is measured on a scale from 0 to 158.3, with a higher passer rating reflecting a stronger overall performance. Passer rating is sometimes colloquially referred to as “quarterback rating” or “QB rating”, however the statistic applies only to passing (not to other contributions by a quarterback) and applies to any player at any position who throws a forward pass, not just to quarterbacks.

The NFL did not begin keeping official records until the 1932 season. In addition to the overall NFL passer rating leaders, league record books recognize the passer rating leaders of the American Football League (AFL), which operated from 1960 to 1969 before being absorbed into the NFL in 1970.

The single-season passer rating record is held by Aaron Rodgers who had a rating of 122.5 in 2011 with the Green Bay Packers. Steve Young has led the NFL in passer rating a record six different times while Len Dawson achieved the same feat in the AFL.

NFL annual passer rating leaders

Bart Starr led the league in passer rating four times during the 1960s.
Roger Staubach led the NFL in passer rating four times in his 11 year career.
Steve Young led the league in passer rating a record six times and is the only player to do so in four consecutive seasons.
Peyton Manning led the league for three consecutive seasons during the 2000s.
Tom Brady has led the league in passer rating twice.
Key
Symbol Meaning
Leader The player who recorded the highest passer rating in the NFL
Rate The passer rating of the player
GP The number of games played by a player during the season
† Pro Football Hall of Fame member
^ The player is an active player
* Player set the single-season passer rating record
(#) Denotes the number of times a player appears in this list
NFL annual passer rating leaders by season
Season Player Rate GP Team Refs
1934 Arnie Herber† 45.1* 11 Green Bay Packers
1935 No player met the minimum threshold
1936 Arnie Herber† (2) 58.9* 12 Green Bay Packers
1937 Ed Danowski 72.8* 11 New York Giants
1938 Ed Danowski (2) 66.9 11 New York Giants
1939 Arnie Herber† (3) 61.6 10 Green Bay Packers
1940 Sammy Baugh† 85.6* 11 Washington Redskins
1941 Sid Luckman† 95.3* 11 Washington Redskins
1942 Cecil Isbell 87.0 11 Green Bay Packers
1943 Sid Luckman† (2) 107.5* 10 Chicago Bears
1944 Frank Filchock 86.0 10 Washington Redskins
1945 Sammy Baugh† (2) 109.9* 10 Washington Redskins
1946 Sid Luckman† (3) 71.0 11 Chicago Bears
1947 Sammy Baugh† (3) 92.0 12 Washington Redskins
1948 Tommy Thompson 98.4 12 Philadelphia Eagles
1949 Tommy Thompson (2) 84.4 12 Philadelphia Eagles
1950 Norm Van Brocklin† 85.1 12 Los Angeles Rams
1951 Bob Waterfield† 81.8 11 Los Angeles Rams
1952 Tobin Rote 85.6 12 Green Bay Packers
1953 Otto Graham† 99.7 12 Cleveland Browns
1954 Adrian Burk 80.4 12 Philadelphia Eagles
1955 Otto Graham† (2) 94.0 12 Cleveland Browns
1956 Ed Brown 83.1 12 Chicago Bears
1957 Tommy O'Connell 93.3 11 Cleveland Browns
1958 Johnny Unitas† 90.0 10 Baltimore Colts
1959 Charlie Conerly 102.7 10 New York Giants
1960 Milt Plum 110.4* 12 Cleveland Browns
1961 Bill Wade 93.7 13 Chicago Bears
1962 Eddie LeBaron 95.4 14 Dallas Cowboys
1963 Y. A. Tittle† 104.8 13 New York Giants
1964 Bart Starr† 97.1 14 Green Bay Packers
1965 Johnny Unitas† (2) 97.4 11 Baltimore Colts
1966 Bart Starr† (2) 105.0 14 Green Bay Packers
1967 Sonny Jurgensen† 87.3 14 Washington Redskins
1968 Bart Starr† (3) 104.3 12 Green Bay Packers
1969 Bart Starr† (4) 89.9 12 Green Bay Packers
1970 John Brodie 93.8 14 San Francisco 49ers
1971 Roger Staubach† 104.8 13 Dallas Cowboys
1972 Earl Morrall 91.0 14 Miami Dolphins
1973 Roger Staubach† (2) 94.6 14 Dallas Cowboys
1974 Ken Anderson 95.7 13 Cincinnati Bengals
1975 Ken Anderson (2) 93.9 14 Cincinnati Bengals
1976 Ken Stabler† 103.4 12 Oakland Raiders
1977 Bob Griese† 87.8 14 Miami Dolphins
1978 Roger Staubach† (3) 84.9 15 Dallas Cowboys
1979 Roger Staubach† (4) 92.3 16 Dallas Cowboys
1980 Brian Sipe 91.4 16 Cleveland Browns
1981 Ken Anderson (3) 98.4 16 Cincinnati Bengals
1982 Ken Anderson (4) 95.3 9 Cincinnati Bengals
1983 Steve Bartkowski 97.6 14 Atlanta Falcons
1984 Dan Marino† 108.9 16 Miami Dolphins
1985 Ken O'Brien 96.2 16 New York Jets
1986 Tommy Kramer 92.6 13 Minnesota Vikings
1987 Joe Montana† 102.1 13 San Francisco 49ers
1988 Boomer Esiason 97.4 16 Cincinnati Bengals
1989 Joe Montana† (2) 112.4* 13 San Francisco 49ers
1990 Jim Kelly† 101.2 14 Buffalo Bills
1991 Steve Young† 101.8 11 San Francisco 49ers
1992 Steve Young† (2) 107.0 16 San Francisco 49ers
1993 Steve Young† (3) 101.5 16 San Francisco 49ers
1994 Steve Young† (4) 112.8* 16 San Francisco 49ers
1995 Jim Harbaugh 100.7 15 Indianapolis Colts
1996 Steve Young† (5) 97.2 12 San Francisco 49ers
1997 Steve Young† (6) 104.7 15 San Francisco 49ers
1998 Randall Cunningham 106.0 15 Minnesota Vikings
1999 Kurt Warner† 109.2 16 St. Louis Rams
2000 Brian Griese 102.9 10 Denver Broncos
2001 Kurt Warner† (2) 101.4 16 St. Louis Rams
2002 Chad Pennington 104.2 15 New York Jets
2003 Steve McNair 100.4 14 Tennessee Titans
2004 Peyton Manning† 121.1* 16 Indianapolis Colts
2005 Peyton Manning† (2) 104.1 16 Indianapolis Colts
2006 Peyton Manning† (3) 101.0 16 Indianapolis Colts
2007 Tom Brady 117.2 16 New England Patriots
2008 Philip Rivers 105.5 16 San Diego Chargers
2009 Drew Brees 109.6 15 New Orleans Saints
2010 Tom Brady (2) 111.0 16 New England Patriots
2011 Aaron Rodgers^ 122.5* 15 Green Bay Packers
2012 Aaron Rodgers^ (2) 108.0 16 Green Bay Packers
2013 Nick Foles 119.2 13 Philadelphia Eagles
2014 Tony Romo 113.2 15 Dallas Cowboys
2015 Russell Wilson^ 110.1 16 Seattle Seahawks
2016 Matt Ryan 117.1 16 Atlanta Falcons
2017 Alex Smith 104.7 15 Kansas City Chiefs
2018 Drew Brees (2) 115.7 15 New Orleans Saints
2019 Ryan Tannehill 117.5 12 Tennessee Titans
2020 Aaron Rodgers^ (3) 121.5 16 Green Bay Packers
2021 Aaron Rodgers^ (4) 111.9 16 Green Bay Packers
2022 Tua Tagovailoa^ 105.5 13 Miami Dolphins
2023 Brock Purdy^ 113.0 16 San Francisco 49ers

AFL annual passer rating leaders

Len Dawson led the AFL in passer rating a record six times.
Key
Symbol Meaning
Leader The player who recorded the highest passer rating in the AFL
Rate The passer rating of the player
GP The number of games played by a player during the season
† Pro Football Hall of Fame member
* Player set the single-season passer rating record
(#) Denotes the number of times a player appears in this list
AFL annual passer rating leaders by season
Season Player Rate GP Team Refs
1960 Tom Flores† 71.8* 14 Oakland Raiders
1961 George Blanda† 91.3* 14 Houston Oilers
1962 Len Dawson† 98.3* 14 Dallas Texans
1963 Tobin Rote 86.7 14 San Diego Chargers
1964 Len Dawson† (2) 89.9 14 Kansas City Chiefs
1965 Len Dawson† (3) 81.3 14 Kansas City Chiefs
1966 Len Dawson† (4) 101.7* 14 Kansas City Chiefs
1967 Len Dawson† (5) 83.7 14 Kansas City Chiefs
1968 Len Dawson† (6) 98.6 14 Kansas City Chiefs
1969 Greg Cook 88.3 11 Cincinnati Bengals

Most seasons leading the league

Count Player Seasons Team(s) Refs
6 Len Dawson 1962, 1964–1968 Dallas Texans (1) / Kansas City Chiefs (5)
Steve Young 1991–1994, 1996, 1997 San Francisco 49ers
4 Ken Anderson 1974, 1975, 1981, 1982 Cincinnati Bengals
Aaron Rodgers 2011, 2012, 2020, 2021 Green Bay Packers
Bart Starr 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969 Green Bay Packers
Roger Staubach 1973, 1973, 1978, 1979 Dallas Cowboys
3 Sammy Baugh 1940, 1945, 1947 Washington Redskins
Arnie Herber 1934, 1936, 1939 Green Bay Packers
Sid Luckman 1941, 1943, 1946 Washington Redskins (1) / Chicago Bears (2)
Peyton Manning 2004–2006 Indianapolis Colts

See also

Notes

  1. ^ To qualify, a player must meet a minimum number of pass attempts per team game. 10 attempts per team game for seasons prior to 1975, 12 attempts per team game for the 1976 and 1977 seasons, and 14 attempts per team game from the 1978 season onwards.
  2. To qualify, a player must have made a minimum of 10 pass attempts per team game.

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