List of NFL career passer rating leaders

Last updated December 17, 2024

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.^[1]

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.^[2]

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.^[2]
Updated through December 15 , 2024.^[3]

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
17	* Jared Goff	95.2
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
33	Matt Schaub	89.5

Rank	Quarterback	Rating
35	* Carson Wentz	89.4
36	Colin Kaepernick	88.9
37	* Gardner Minshew	88.5
37	* Tyrod Taylor	88.5
39	Carson Palmer	87.9
40	Daunte Culpepper	87.8
41	Jeff Garcia	87.5
41	* Andy Dalton	87.5
43	* Geno Smith	87.2
44	Alex Smith	86.9
45	^ Otto Graham	86.6
46	^ Dan Marino	86.4
46	* Jameis Winston	86.4
48	Nick Foles	86.2
49	^ Brett Favre	86.0
49	Trent Green	86.0
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
70	Neil Lomax	82.7
72	^ Len Dawson	82.6
72	^ Sonny Jurgensen	82.6
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
79	Neil O'Donnell	81.8
81	Jason Campbell	81.7
81	Danny White	81.7
83	^ Troy Aikman	81.6
84	Randall Cunningham	81.5
84	Dave Krieg	81.5
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
91	Jeff Hostetler	80.5
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
100	Josh McCown	79.7

Postseason

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

Updated through 2023 season^[4]

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
27	Eli Manning	87.4

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
36	^ Ken Stabler	84.2
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
60	^ Jim Kelly	72.3
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

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References

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Citations

↑ "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.
1 2 "Minimum Requirements For Football Leaderboards". pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on February 14, 2020. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
↑ NFL Career Passing Rating Leaders Archived September 13, 2019, at the Wayback Machine Pro-Football-Reference.com
↑ "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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[ratings-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.

[Minimum_requirements-2] 1 2 "Minimum Requirements For Football Leaderboards". pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on February 14, 2020. Retrieved November 27, 2020.

[Fact_book-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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