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.
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
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
^ Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame |
* Active player |
Quarterbacks must have at least 1500 career attempts to qualify for this list.
Updated through the 2019 season.
Rank | Quarterback | Rating |
1 | * Aaron Rodgers | 102.4 |
2 | * Russell Wilson | 101.2 |
3 | * Drew Brees | 98.4 |
4 | Tony Romo | 97.1 |
5 | * Tom Brady | 97.0 |
5 | * Dak Prescott | 97.0 |
7 | ^ Steve Young | 96.8 |
7 | * Kirk Cousins | 96.8 |
9 | Peyton Manning | 96.5 |
10 | * Philip Rivers | 95.1 |
11 | * Matt Ryan | 94.6 |
12 | * Ben Roethlisberger | 94.0 |
13 | ^ Kurt Warner | 93.7 |
14 | * Carson Wentz | 92.7 |
15 | ^ Joe Montana | 92.3 |
16 | * Jared Goff | 91.9 |
17 | * Derek Carr | 90.7 |
18 | Chad Pennington | 90.1 |
19 | * Ryan Tannehill | 89.8 |
20 | * Marcus Mariota | 89.6 |
21 | Andrew Luck | 89.5 |
21 | * Matt Schaub | 89.5 |
23 | * Matthew Stafford | 89.3 |
24 | Colin Kaepernick | 88.9 |
25 | * Nick Foles | 88.2 |
26 | Carson Palmer | 87.9 |
27 | Daunte Culpepper | 87.8 |
28 | Jeff Garcia | 87.5 |
28 | * Andy Dalton | 87.5 |
30 | * Alex Smith | 87.3 |
31 | * Jameis Winston | 86.9 |
32 | ^ Otto Graham | 86.6 |
33 | ^ Dan Marino | 86.4 |
34 | * Cam Newton | 86.1 |
Rank | Quarterback | Rating |
35 | ^ Brett Favre | 86.0 |
35 | Trent Green | 86.0 |
37 | David Garrard | 85.8 |
38 | Donovan McNabb | 85.6 |
39 | * Case Keenum | 85.3 |
39 | Jay Cutler | 85.3 |
41 | Rich Gannon | 84.7 |
42 | Sam Bradford | 84.5 |
43 | Marc Bulger | 84.4 |
43 | ^ Jim Kelly | 84.4 |
45 | * Joe Flacco | 84.1 |
45 | Eli Manning | 84.1 |
47 | Mark Brunell | 84.0 |
48 | ^ Roger Staubach | 83.4 |
49 | Steve McNair | 82.8 |
50 | Brian Griese | 82.7 |
50 | Neil Lomax | 82.7 |
52 | ^ Len Dawson | 82.6 |
52 | ^ Sonny Jurgensen | 82.6 |
54 | Brad Johnson | 82.5 |
55 | Matt Hasselbeck | 82.4 |
56 | Ken Anderson | 81.9 |
57 | Bernie Kosar | 81.8 |
57 | Neil O'Donnell | 81.8 |
59 | Jason Campbell | 81.7 |
59 | Danny White | 81.7 |
61 | ^ Troy Aikman | 81.6 |
61 | * Ryan Fitzpatrick | 81.6 |
63 | Randall Cunningham | 81.5 |
63 | Dave Krieg | 81.5 |
65 | Jake Delhomme | 81.3 |
66 | Kyle Orton | 81.2 |
67 | Boomer Esiason | 81.1 |
68 | ^ Warren Moon | 80.9 |
Rank | Quarterback | Rating |
69 | * Blake Bortles | 80.6 |
70 | ^ Bart Starr | 80.5 |
70 | Jeff Hostetler | 80.5 |
72 | Jeff George | 80.4 |
72 | Ken O'Brien | 80.4 |
72 | ^ Fran Tarkenton | 80.4 |
72 | Michael Vick | 80.4 |
76 | Steve Beuerlein | 80.3 |
77 | ^ Dan Fouts | 80.2 |
78 | ^ John Elway | 79.9 |
79 | Tony Eason | 79.7 |
79 | * Josh McCown''' | 79.7 |
81 | Elvis Grbac | 79.6 |
82 | Chris Chandler | 79.1 |
83 | Byron Leftwich | 78.9 |
83 | Mark Rypien | 78.9 |
85 | Jim Everett | 78.6 |
86 | Aaron Brooks | 78.5 |
86 | Phil Simms | 78.5 |
86 | Matt Cassel | 78.5 |
89 | Bert Jones | 78.2 |
89 | Jim McMahon | 78.2 |
89 | ^ Johnny Unitas | 78.2 |
92 | Jeff Blake | 78.0 |
92 | Bobby Hebert | 78.0 |
94 | Jim Harbaugh | 77.6 |
94 | Frank Ryan | 77.6 |
94 | Josh Freeman | 77.6 |
97 | Jon Kitna | 77.4 |
97 | Joe Theismann | 77.4 |
99 | Charlie Batch | 77.2 |
100 | Drew Bledsoe | 77.1 |
100 | Jay Fiedler | 77.1 |
100 | ^ Bob Griese | 77.1 |
Postseason
Quarterbacks must have at least 150 career postseason attempts to qualify for this list.Updated through the 2019 - 20 playoffs.
Rank | Quarterback | Rating |
1 | * Patrick Mahomes | 106.6 |
2 | ^ Bart Starr | 104.8 |
3 | ^ Kurt Warner | 102.8 |
4 | * Matt Ryan | 100.8 |
5 | * Aaron Rodgers | 100.0 |
6 | * Drew Brees | 99.6 |
7 | * Nick Foles | 98.8 |
8 | * Alex Smith | 97.4 |
9 | * Russell Wilson | 96.7 |
10 | ^ Joe Montana | 95.6 |
11 | Mark Sanchez | 94.3 |
12 | Ken Anderson | 93.5 |
13 | Tony Romo | 93.0 |
14 | Joe Theismann | 91.4 |
15 | * Tom Brady | 89.8 |
16 | * Joe Flacco | 88.6 |
17 | ^ Troy Aikman | 88.3 |
18 | * Cam Newton | 87.7 |
19 | Peyton Manning | 87.4 |
19 | Eli Manning | 87.4 |
21 | Colin Kaepernick | 87.3 |
22 | * Ben Roethlisberger | 86.5 |
23 | ^ Brett Favre | 86.3 |
24 | ^ Steve Young | 85.8 |
25 | ^ Warren Moon | 84.9 |
Rank | Quarterback | Rating |
26 | Rich Gannon | 84.6 |
27 | Matt Hasselbeck | 84.2 |
27 | ^ Ken Stabler | 84.2 |
27 | * Philip Rivers | 84.2 |
30 | Bernie Kosar | 83.5 |
31 | Jake Delhomme | 83.3 |
32 | ^ Terry Bradshaw | 83.0 |
33 | Jim Plunkett | 81.9 |
34 | Vinny Testaverde | 81.0 |
35 | Donovan McNabb | 80.0 |
36 | ^ John Elway | 79.7 |
37 | Daryle Lamonica | 77.9 |
38 | ^ Len Dawson | 77.4 |
39 | Chad Pennington | 77.3 |
40 | ^ Dan Marino | 77.1 |
41 | Phil Simms | 77.0 |
42 | ^ Roger Staubach | 76.4 |
43 | Jim McMahon | 76.1 |
44 | Wade Wilson | 75.6 |
45 | Kerry Collins | 75.3 |
46 | Neil O'Donnell | 74.9 |
47 | Randall Cunningham | 74.3 |
48 | Jeff Garcia | 73.8 |
49 | * Jared Goff | 73.6 |
50 | Andrew Luck | 73.4 |
Rank | Quarterback | Rating |
51 | Jake Plummer | 72.7 |
52 | Dave Krieg | 72.3 |
52 | ^ Jim Kelly | 72.3 |
54 | Mark Rypien | 72.2 |
55 | Danny White | 71.6 |
56 | ^ Dan Fouts | 70.0 |
57 | ^ Johnny Unitas | 68.9 |
58 | Billy Kilmer | 68.6 |
59 | ^ Bob Griese | 68.3 |
60 | Jim Harbaugh | 67.2 |
61 | Steve McNair | 66.7 |
62 | Mark Brunell | 66.3 |
63 | ^ Otto Graham | 63.7 |
64 | Ron Jaworski | 63.4 |
65 | Brad Johnson | 62.8 |
66 | Vince Ferragamo | 59.9 |
67 | ^ Fran Tarkenton | 58.6 |
68 | * Andy Dalton | 57.8 |
69 | Jim Everett | 57.0 |
70 | Drew Bledsoe | 54.9 |
71 | Stan Humphries | 54.8 |
72 | Doug Williams | 53.6 |
73 | Jay Schroeder | 50.4 |
74 | Jack Kemp | 50.2 |
75 | George Blanda | 42.4 |
76 | Craig Morton | 42.0 |
All-time rankings in the 4 categories
These are the top 10 quarterbacks in each statistic that determine the NFL passer rating.Minimum: 1,500 Attempts
Records through the 2019 season.
^ Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame |
* Active player |
Player | Percentage | Attempts | Completions |
* Drew Brees | 10,161 | 6,867 | |
* Kirk Cousins | 3,146 | 2,104 | |
Chad Pennington | 2,471 | 1,632 | |
* Dak Prescott | 2,071 | 1,363 | |
^ Kurt Warner | 4,070 | 2,666 | |
* Matt Ryan | 6,817 | 4,460 | |
Peyton Manning | 9,380 | 6,125 | |
Tony Romo | 4,335 | 2,829 | |
* Philip Rivers | 7,591 | 4,908 | |
* Aaron Rodgers | 6,061 | 3,913 |
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 | 4,335 | 34,183 | |
* Russell Wilson | 3,777 | 29,734 | |
Ed Brown | 1,987 | 15,600 | |
^ Bart Starr | 3,149 | 24,718 | |
* Ben Roethlisberger | 7,230 | 56,545 |
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 |
Daryle Lamonica | 6.31 | 2,601 | 164 |
^ Sammy Baugh | 6.24 | 2,995 | 187 |
Charlie Conerly | 6.11 | 2,833 | 173 |
* Russell Wilson | 3,777 | 227 | |
* Aaron Rodgers | 6,061 | 364 | |
^ Bob Waterfield | 6.00 | 1,617 | 97 |
Earl Morrall | 5.99 | 2,689 | 161 |
Player | Percentage | Attempts | Interceptions |
* Aaron Rodgers | 6,061 | 84 | |
* Carson Wentz | 2,055 | 35 | |
* Dak Prescott | 2,071 | 36 | |
Colin Kaepernick | 1,692 | 30 | |
* Tom Brady | 9,988 | 179 | |
* Russell Wilson | 3,777 | 68 | |
* Derek Carr | 3,313 | 62 | |
* Alex Smith | 4,941 | 101 | |
Sam Bradford | 2,967 | 61 | |
* Nick Foles | 1,698 | 35 |