NFL career passer rating leaders

In the National Football League (NFL), quarterback passing proficiency is evaluated using a formula called passer rating. The NFL has used passer rating to determine its official passing leader since 1973. Passer rating in the NFL is on a scale from 0 to 158.3. 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.^[1]

Players in bold and green are currently active in the NFL.
Names in italics and red represent members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

= Active player

= Hall of Famer

Regular season

Updated through the 2015 NFL season.^[2]^[3]

Rank	Quarterback	Rating
1	Aaron Rodgers	104.1
2	Russell Wilson	101.8
3	Tony Romo	97.1
4	Steve Young	96.8
5	Peyton Manning	96.5
6	Tom Brady	96.4
7	Drew Brees	95.8
8	Philip Rivers	95.5
9	Ben Roethlisberger	94.0
10	Kurt Warner	93.7
11	Joe Montana	92.3
12	Matt Ryan	90.9
13	Chad Pennington	90.1
14	Matt Schaub	89.1
15	Andy Dalton	88.4
16	Cam Newton	88.2
17	Carson Palmer	88.1
18	Daunte Culpepper	87.8
19	Jeff Garcia	87.5
20	Otto Graham	86.6
21	Dan Marino	86.4
22	Brett Favre	86.0
	Trent Green
	Jay Cutler
25	David Garrard	85.8
25	Matthew Stafford	85.8
27	Donovan McNabb	85.6
28	Ryan Tannehill	85.2
29	Andrew Luck	85.0
30	Joe Flacco	84.7
30	Rich Gannon	84.7
32	Alex Smith	84.5
33	Marc Bulger	84.4
33	Jim Kelly	84.4
35	Mark Brunell	84.0
36	Eli Manning	83.5
37	Roger Staubach	83.4
38	Steve McNair	82.8
39	Brian Griese	82.7
39	Neil Lomax	82.7

Rank	Quarterback	Rating
41	Len Dawson	82.6
41	Sonny Jurgensen	82.6
43	Brad Johnson	82.5
44	Matt Hasselbeck	82.4
45	Ken Anderson	81.9
46	Bernie Kosar	81.8
46	Neil O'Donnell	81.8
48	Jason Campbell	81.7
48	Danny White	81.7
50	Troy Aikman	81.6
51	Randall Cunningham	81.5
51	Dave Krieg	81.5
53	Jake Delhomme	81.3
54	Kyle Orton	81.2
55	Boomer Esiason	81.1
56	Sam Bradford	81.0
57	Warren Moon	80.9
58	Ryan Fitzpatrick	80.8
59	Jeff Hostetler	80.5
59	Bart Starr	80.5
61	Jeff George	80.4
	Ken O'Brien
	Fran Tarkenton
	Michael Vick
65	Steve Beuerlein	80.3
65	Dan Fouts	80.2
67	John Elway	79.9
68	Tony Eason	79.7
69	Elvis Grbac	79.6
70	Matt Cassel	79.3
71	Chris Chandler	79.1
72	Byron Leftwich	78.9
72	Mark Rypien	78.9
74	Josh McCown	78.7
75	Jim Everett	78.6
76	Aaron Brooks	78.5
76	Phil Simms	78.5
78	Bert Jones	78.2
	Jim McMahon
	Johnny Unitas

Rank	Quarterback	Rating
81	Jeff Blake	78.0
81	Bobby Hebert	78.0
83	Josh Freeman	77.8
84	Jim Harbaugh	77.6
84	Frank Ryan	77.6
86	Jon Kitna	77.4
86	Joe Theismann	77.4
88	Charlie Batch	77.2
89	Drew Bledsoe	77.1
	Jay Fiedler
	Bob Griese
92	Bill Kenney	77.0
93	Gary Danielson	76.6
93	Erik Kramer	76.6
95	Doug Flutie	76.3
96	Stan Humphries	75.8
97	Wade Wilson	75.6
98	Chad Henne	75.5
99	Steve Bartkowski	75.4
100	Steve Bono	75.3
	Scott Mitchell
	Ken Stabler
103	Tim Couch	75.1
103	Norm Van Brocklin	75.1
105	Sid Luckman	75.0
105	Vinny Testaverde	75.0
107	David Carr	74.9
107	Chris Miller	74.9
109	Don Meredith	74.8
109	Brian Sipe	74.8
111	Jake Plummer	74.6
112	Roman Gabriel	74.3
	Mark Sanchez
	Y. A. Tittle
115	Steve DeBerg	74.2
115	Gus Frerotte	74.2
117	Earl Morrall	74.1
118	Kerry Collins	73.8
119	Frankie Albert	73.5
119	Craig Morton	73.5

Rank	Quarterback	Rating
121	Rodney Peete	73.3
122	Daryle Lamonica	72.9
	Greg Landry
	Don Majkowski
125	Ron Jaworski	72.8
125	Tommy Kramer	72.8
127	Tony Banks	72.4
128	Bubby Brister	72.3
128	John Brodie	72.3
130	Sammy Baugh	72.2
	Milt Plum
	Bill Wade
133	Jay Schroeder	71.7
134	Billy Kilmer	71.6
135	Bill Munson	71.5
136	Derek Anderson	71.4
136	Rex Grossman	71.4
138	Terry Bradshaw	70.9
138	Lynn Dickey	70.9
140	Kordell Stewart	70.7
141	Trent Dilfer	70.2
141	Bill Nelsen	70.2
143	Vince Ferragamo	70.1
144	Steve Grogan	69.6
145	Kyle Boller	69.5
146	Joey Harrington	69.4
146	Doug Williams	69.4
148	Charley Johnson	69.2
149	Mike Tomczak	68.9
150	Eric Hipple	68.7
151	Joe Ferguson	68.4

Rank	Quarterback	Rating
152	Charlie Conerly	68.2
153	Dave M. Brown	67.9
154	Billy Joe Tolliver	67.7
154	Marc Wilson	67.7
156	Tom Flores	67.6
156	Richard Todd	67.6
158	Jim Plunkett	67.5
159	John Hadl	67.4
160	Jim Zorn	67.3
161	Archie Manning	67.1
162	Jim Hart	66.6
163	Joe Namath	65.5
163	Norm Snead	65.5
165	Rick Mirer	63.5
166	Bobby Layne	63.4
167	Jack Trudeau	63.3
	Mike Pagel
	Mike Livingston
170	Ed Brown	62.8
171	Mark Malone	61.9
172	Bob Waterfield	61.6
173	Eddie LeBaron	61.4
174	George Blanda	60.6
175	Babe Parilli	59.6
176	Dan Pastorini	59.1
177	Jack Kemp	57.3
178	Tobin Rote	56.8
179	Cotton Davidson	54.9
180	Mike Phipps	52.6
181	Frank Tripucka	52.2

Below 1500 Attempts

Updated through the 2015 regular season.

Active Starters below minimum attempts needed
Rank if Qualified	Quarterback	Rating	Attempts
9	Tyrod Taylor	95.0	415
12	Marcus Mariota	91.5	370
12	Kirk Cousins	91.3	950
12	Robert Griffin III	90.6	1063
20	Teddy Bridgewater	87.0	849
22	Brock Osweiler	86.0	305
35	Jameis Winston	84.2	535
36	Derek Carr	83.7	1172
67	Blake Bortles	80.0	1081
133	Blaine Gabbert	71.9	1066

Active Backups below minimum attempts needed
Rank if Qualified	Quarterback	Rating	Attempts
15	Colin Kaepernick	88.4	1361
20	Nick Foles	87.3	1230
28	Shaun Hill	85.2	1190
36	Mike Glennon	83.7	619
45	Brian Hoyer	82.2	999
68	Case Keenum	79.8	455
70	Matt Moore	79.3	769
72	Colt McCoy	78.9	842
76	Tarvaris Jackson	78.5	1073
96	Brandon Weeden	76.0	965
128	Geno Smith	72.3	852

Postseason

Updated through the 2015 season

Rank	Quarterback	Rating
1	Bart Starr	104.8
2	Kurt Warner	102.8
3	Drew Brees	100.7
4	Alex Smith	99.1
5	Aaron Rodgers	98.2
6	Joe Montana	95.6
7	Mark Sanchez	94.3
8	Ken Anderson	93.5
9	Russell Wilson	93.4
10	Tony Romo	93.0
11	Joe Theismann	91.4
12	Eli Manning	89.3
13	Joe Flacco	88.6
14	Troy Aikman	88.3
15	Tom Brady	88.0
16	Peyton Manning	87.4
17	Colin Kaepernick	87.3
18	Brett Favre	86.3
19	Steve Young	85.8
20	Matt Ryan	85.2
20	Philip Rivers	85.2
22	Warren Moon	84.9
23	Rich Gannon	84.6
23	Ben Roethlisberger	84.6

Rank	Quarterback	Rating
25	Matt Hasselbeck	84.2
25	Ken Stabler	84.2
27	Cam Newton	83.9
28	Bernie Kosar	83.5
29	Jake Delhomme	83.3
30	Terry Bradshaw	83.0
31	Jim Plunkett	81.9
32	Vinny Testaverde	81.0
33	Donovan McNabb	80.0
34	John Elway	79.7
35	Daryle Lamonica	77.9
36	Len Dawson	77.4
37	Chad Pennington	77.3
38	Dan Marino	77.1
39	Phil Simms	77.0
40	Jim McMahon	76.1
41	Roger Staubach	76.0
42	Wade Wilson	75.6
43	Kerry Collins	75.3
44	Neil O'Donnell	74.9
45	Randall Cunningham	74.3
46	Jeff Garcia	73.8
47	Jake Plummer	72.7
48	Dave Krieg	72.3
48	Jim Kelly	72.3

Rank	Quarterback	Rating
50	Mark Rypien	72.2
51	Danny White	71.6
52	Andrew Luck	70.8
53	Dan Fouts	70.0
54	Johnny Unitas	68.9
55	Billy Kilmer	68.6
56	Bob Griese	68.3
57	Jim Harbaugh	67.2
58	Steve McNair	66.7
59	Mark Brunell	66.3
60	Otto Graham	63.7
61	Ron Jaworski	63.4
62	Brad Johnson	62.8
63	Vince Ferragamo	59.9
64	Fran Tarkenton	58.6
65	Andy Dalton	57.8
66	Jim Everett	57.0
67	Drew Bledsoe	54.9
68	Stan Humphries	54.8
69	Doug Williams	53.6
70	Jay Schroeder	50.4
71	Jack Kemp	50.2
72	George Blanda	42.4
73	Craig Morton	42.0

Below 150 Attempts

Updated through the 2015 season

Active Starting QBs below minimum attempts needed
Rank if Qualified	Quarterback	Rating	Attempts
11	Matthew Stafford	92.4	85
18	Teddy Bridgewater	86.5	24
23	Jay Cutler	84.8	42
31	Kirk Cousins	82.4	56
56	AJ McCarron	68.3	41
58	Carson Palmer	66.9	81
74	Brian Hoyer	15.9	34

External links

References

↑ "Inside the Numbers - Passer Ratings" NFL.com
↑ NFL Career Passing Rating Leaders Pro-Football-Reference.com
↑ "Career Passer Rating", Pro Football Hall of Fame.com

[1] "Inside the Numbers - Passer Ratings" NFL.com

[2] NFL Career Passing Rating Leaders Pro-Football-Reference.com

[3] "Career Passer Rating", Pro Football Hall of Fame.com

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