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:
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

^ 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.
RankQuarterbackRating
1* Aaron Rodgers102.4
2* Russell Wilson101.2
3* Drew Brees98.4
4Tony Romo97.1
5* Tom Brady97.0
5* Dak Prescott97.0
7^ Steve Young96.8
7* Kirk Cousins96.8
9Peyton Manning96.5
10* Philip Rivers95.1
11* Matt Ryan94.6
12* Ben Roethlisberger94.0
13^ Kurt Warner93.7
14* Carson Wentz92.7
15^ Joe Montana92.3
16* Jared Goff91.9
17* Derek Carr90.7
18Chad Pennington90.1
19* Ryan Tannehill89.8
20* Marcus Mariota89.6
21Andrew Luck89.5
21* Matt Schaub89.5
23* Matthew Stafford89.3
24Colin Kaepernick88.9
25* Nick Foles88.2
26Carson Palmer87.9
27Daunte Culpepper87.8
28Jeff Garcia87.5
28* Andy Dalton87.5
30* Alex Smith87.3
31* Jameis Winston86.9
32^ Otto Graham86.6
33^ Dan Marino86.4
34* Cam Newton86.1

RankQuarterbackRating
35^ Brett Favre86.0
35Trent Green86.0
37David Garrard85.8
38Donovan McNabb85.6
39* Case Keenum85.3
39Jay Cutler85.3
41Rich Gannon84.7
42Sam Bradford84.5
43Marc Bulger84.4
43^ Jim Kelly84.4
45* Joe Flacco84.1
45Eli Manning84.1
47Mark Brunell84.0
48^ Roger Staubach83.4
49Steve McNair82.8
50Brian Griese82.7
50Neil Lomax82.7
52^ Len Dawson82.6
52^ Sonny Jurgensen82.6
54Brad Johnson82.5
55Matt Hasselbeck82.4
56Ken Anderson81.9
57Bernie Kosar81.8
57Neil O'Donnell81.8
59Jason Campbell81.7
59Danny White81.7
61^ Troy Aikman81.6
61* Ryan Fitzpatrick81.6
63Randall Cunningham81.5
63Dave Krieg81.5
65Jake Delhomme81.3
66Kyle Orton81.2
67Boomer Esiason81.1
68^ Warren Moon80.9

RankQuarterbackRating
69* Blake Bortles80.6
70^ Bart Starr80.5
70Jeff Hostetler80.5
72Jeff George80.4
72Ken O'Brien80.4
72^ Fran Tarkenton80.4
72Michael Vick80.4
76Steve Beuerlein80.3
77^ Dan Fouts80.2
78^ John Elway79.9
79Tony Eason79.7
79* Josh McCown'''79.7
81Elvis Grbac79.6
82Chris Chandler79.1
83Byron Leftwich78.9
83Mark Rypien78.9
85Jim Everett78.6
86Aaron Brooks78.5
86Phil Simms78.5
86Matt Cassel78.5
89Bert Jones78.2
89Jim McMahon78.2
89^ Johnny Unitas78.2
92Jeff Blake78.0
92Bobby Hebert78.0
94Jim Harbaugh77.6
94Frank Ryan77.6
94Josh Freeman77.6
97Jon Kitna77.4
97Joe Theismann77.4
99Charlie Batch77.2
100Drew Bledsoe77.1
100Jay Fiedler77.1
100^ Bob Griese77.1

Postseason

Quarterbacks must have at least 150 career postseason attempts to qualify for this list.
Updated through the 2019 - 20 playoffs.
RankQuarterbackRating
1* Patrick Mahomes106.6
2^ Bart Starr104.8
3^ Kurt Warner102.8
4* Matt Ryan100.8
5* Aaron Rodgers100.0
6* Drew Brees99.6
7* Nick Foles98.8
8* Alex Smith97.4
9* Russell Wilson96.7
10^ Joe Montana95.6
11Mark Sanchez94.3
12Ken Anderson93.5
13Tony Romo93.0
14Joe Theismann91.4
15* Tom Brady89.8
16* Joe Flacco88.6
17^ Troy Aikman88.3
18* Cam Newton87.7
19Peyton Manning87.4
19Eli Manning87.4
21Colin Kaepernick87.3
22* Ben Roethlisberger86.5
23^ Brett Favre86.3
24^ Steve Young85.8
25^ Warren Moon84.9

RankQuarterbackRating
26Rich Gannon84.6
27Matt Hasselbeck84.2
27^ Ken Stabler84.2
27* Philip Rivers84.2
30Bernie Kosar83.5
31Jake Delhomme83.3
32^ Terry Bradshaw83.0
33Jim Plunkett81.9
34Vinny Testaverde81.0
35Donovan McNabb80.0
36^ John Elway79.7
37Daryle Lamonica77.9
38^ Len Dawson77.4
39Chad Pennington77.3
40^ Dan Marino77.1
41Phil Simms77.0
42^ Roger Staubach76.4
43Jim McMahon76.1
44Wade Wilson75.6
45Kerry Collins75.3
46Neil O'Donnell74.9
47Randall Cunningham74.3
48Jeff Garcia73.8
49* Jared Goff73.6
50Andrew Luck73.4

RankQuarterbackRating
51Jake Plummer72.7
52Dave Krieg72.3
52^ Jim Kelly72.3
54Mark Rypien72.2
55Danny White71.6
56^ Dan Fouts70.0
57^ Johnny Unitas68.9
58Billy Kilmer68.6
59^ Bob Griese68.3
60Jim Harbaugh67.2
61Steve McNair66.7
62Mark Brunell66.3
63^ Otto Graham63.7
64Ron Jaworski63.4
65Brad Johnson62.8
66Vince Ferragamo59.9
67^ Fran Tarkenton58.6
68* Andy Dalton57.8
69Jim Everett57.0
70Drew Bledsoe54.9
71Stan Humphries54.8
72Doug Williams53.6
73Jay Schroeder50.4
74Jack Kemp50.2
75George Blanda42.4
76Craig Morton42.0

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

PlayerPercentageAttemptsCompletions
* Drew Brees10,1616,867
* Kirk Cousins3,1462,104
Chad Pennington2,4711,632
* Dak Prescott2,0711,363
^ Kurt Warner4,0702,666
* Matt Ryan6,8174,460
Peyton Manning9,3806,125
Tony Romo4,3352,829
* Philip Rivers7,5914,908
* Aaron Rodgers6,0613,913

PlayerAverageAttemptsYards
^ Otto Graham8.631,56513,499
^ Sid Luckman8.421,74414,686
^ Norm Van Brocklin8.162,89523,611
^ Steve Young7.984,14933,124
^ Kurt Warner7.954,07032,344
Tony Romo4,33534,183
* Russell Wilson3,77729,734
Ed Brown1,98715,600
^ Bart Starr3,14924,718
* Ben Roethlisberger7,23056,545

PlayerPercentageAttemptsTouchdowns
^ Sid Luckman7.861,744137
Frank Ryan6.992,133149
^ Len Dawson6.393,741239
Daryle Lamonica6.312,601164
^ Sammy Baugh6.242,995187
Charlie Conerly6.112,833173
* Russell Wilson3,777227
* Aaron Rodgers6,061364
^ Bob Waterfield6.001,61797
Earl Morrall5.992,689161

PlayerPercentageAttemptsInterceptions
* Aaron Rodgers6,06184
* Carson Wentz2,05535
* Dak Prescott2,07136
Colin Kaepernick1,69230
* Tom Brady9,988179
* Russell Wilson3,77768
* Derek Carr3,31362
* Alex Smith4,941101
Sam Bradford2,96761
* Nick Foles1,69835