Quarterbacks in the National Football League are often compared using a number derived by using a formula called passer rating. The higher the number, the more proficient the quarterback is often considered. This rating ranges from 0 to 158.3. Quarterbacks are required to throw at least 1,500 passes before their rating is listed among 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. Red rows indicate members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Updated through week 12 of the 2011 season. [2][3]
Rank | Quarterback | Rating |
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1 | Aaron Rodgers | 104.1 |
2 | Tony Romo | 96.9 |
3 | Steve Young | 96.8 |
4 | Tom Brady | 96.2 |
5 | Philip Rivers | 95.6 |
6 | Peyton Manning | 94.9 |
7 | Kurt Warner | 93.7 |
8 | Joe Montana | 92.3 |
9 | Drew Brees | 93.2 |
10 | Ben Roethlisberger | 92.5 |
11 | Matt Schaub | 92.1 |
12 | Chad Pennington | 90.1 |
13 | Joe Flacco | 87.0 |
14 | Daunte Culpepper | 87.8 |
15 | Jeff Garcia | 87.5 |
16 | Carson Palmer | 86.3 |
17 | Matt Ryan | 85.8 |
18 | Dan Marino | 86.4 |
19 | Trent Green | 86.0 |
20 | Brett Favre | 86.0 |
21 | David Garrard | 85.8 |
22 | Donovan McNabb | 85.6 |
23 | Rich Gannon | 84.7 |
24 | Marc Bulger | 84.4 |
25 | Jim Kelly | 84.4 |
26 | Jay Cutler | 84.3 |
27 | Mark Brunell | 84.0 |
28 | Roger Staubach | 83.4 |
29 | Jason Campbell | 82.8 |
30 | Steve McNair | 82.8 |
31 | Matt Hasselbeck | 82.5 |
32 | Brian Griese | 82.7 |
33 | Neil Lomax | 82.7 |
34 | Matt Cassel | 83.3 |
35 | Sonny Jurgensen | 82.6 |
36 | Len Dawson | 82.6 |
37 | Brad Johnson | 82.5 |
38 | Ken Anderson | 81.9 |
39 | Bernie Kosar | 81.8 |
40 | Neil O'Donnell | 81.8 |
Rank | Quarterback | Rating |
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41 | Danny White | 81.7 |
42 | Troy Aikman | 81.6 |
43 | Dave Krieg | 81.5 |
44 | Randall Cunningham | 81.5 |
45 | Jake Delhomme | 81.2 |
46 | Boomer Esiason | 81.1 |
47 | Warren Moon | 80.9 |
48 | Eli Manning | 81.4 |
49 | Jeff Hostetler | 80.5 |
50 | Bart Starr | 80.5 |
51 | Michael Vick | 80.5 |
52 | Ken O'Brien | 80.4 |
53 | Jeff George | 80.4 |
54 | Fran Tarkenton | 80.4 |
55 | Steve Beuerlein | 80.3 |
56 | Dan Fouts | 80.2 |
57 | John Elway | 79.9 |
58 | Tony Eason | 79.7 |
59 | Byron Leftwich | 79.7 |
60 | Elvis Grbac | 79.6 |
61 | Kyle Orton | 79.4 |
62 | Chris Chandler | 79.1 |
63 | Mark Rypien | 78.9 |
64 | Jim Everett | 78.6 |
65 | Aaron Brooks | 78.5 |
66 | Phil Simms | 78.5 |
67 | Bert Jones | 78.2 |
68 | Johnny Unitas | 78.2 |
69 | Jim McMahon | 78.2 |
70 | Otto Graham | 78.2 |
71 | Jeff Blake | 78.0 |
72 | Bobby Hebert | 78.0 |
73 | Charlie Batch | 77.9 |
74 | Frank Ryan | 77.6 |
75 | Jim Harbaugh | 77.6 |
76 | Jon Kitna | 77.4 |
77 | Joe Theismann | 77.4 |
78 | Bob Griese | 77.1 |
79 | Jay Fiedler | 77.1 |
80 | Drew Bledsoe | 77.1 |
Rank | Quarterback | Rating |
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81 | Bill Kenney | 77.0 |
82 | Erik Kramer | 76.6 |
83 | Gary Danielson | 76.6 |
84 | Doug Flutie | 76.3 |
85 | Stan Humphries | 75.8 |
86 | Wade Wilson | 75.6 |
87 | Steve Bartkowski | 75.4 |
88 | Ken Stabler | 75.3 |
89 | Scott Mitchell | 75.3 |
90 | Steve Bono | 75.3 |
91 | Tim Couch | 75.1 |
92 | Norm Van Brocklin | 75.1 |
93 | Sid Luckman | 75.0 |
94 | Vinny Testaverde | 75.0 |
95 | Chris Miller | 74.9 |
96 | David Carr | 74.9 |
97 | Don Meredith | 74.8 |
98 | Brian Sipe | 74.8 |
99 | Jake Plummer | 74.6 |
100 | Roman Gabriel | 74.3 |
101 | Gus Frerotte | 74.2 |
102 | Steve Deberg | 74.2 |
103 | Earl Morrall | 74.1 |
104 | Kerry Collins | 73.8 |
105 | Y.A. Tittle | 73.6 |
106 | Craig Morton | 73.5 |
107 | Rodney Peete | 73.3 |
108 | Alex Smith | 74.3 |
109 | Don Majkowski | 72.9 |
110 | Daryle Lamonica | 72.9 |
111 | Greg Landry | 72.9 |
112 | Ron Jaworski | 72.8 |
113 | Tommy Kramer | 72.8 |
114 | Tony Banks | 72.4 |
115 | Bubby Brister | 72.3 |
116 | John Brodie | 72.3 |
117 | Milt Plum | 72.2 |
118 | Sammy Baugh | 72.2 |
119 | Bill Wade | 72.2 |
120 | Jay Schroeder | 71.7 |
Rank | Quarterback | Rating |
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121 | Billy Kilmer | 71.5 |
122 | Bill Munson | 71.5 |
123 | Lynn Dickey | 70.9 |
124 | Terry Bradshaw | 70.9 |
125 | Kordell Stewart | 70.7 |
126 | Bill Nelsen | 70.2 |
127 | Trent Dilfer | 70.2 |
128 | Vince Ferragamo | 70.1 |
129 | Steve Grogan | 69.6 |
130 | Doug Williams | 69.4 |
131 | Joey Harrington | 69.4 |
132 | Charley Johnson | 69.2 |
133 | Mike Tomczak | 68.9 |
134 | Eric Hipple | 68.7 |
135 | Joe Ferguson | 68.4 |
136 | Charlie Conerly | 68.2 |
137 | Dave Brown | 67.9 |
138 | Billy Joe Tolliver | 67.7 |
139 | Marc Wilson | 67.7 |
140 | Tom Flores | 67.6 |
141 | Richard Todd | 67.6 |
142 | Jim Plunkett | 67.5 |
143 | John Hadl | 67.4 |
144 | Jim Zorn | 67.3 |
145 | Archie Manning | 67.1 |
146 | Jim Hart | 66.6 |
147 | Norm Snead | 65.5 |
148 | Joe Namath | 65.5 |
149 | Rick Mirer | 63.5 |
150 | Bobby Layne | 63.4 |
151 | Jack Trudeau | 63.3 |
152 | Mike Livingston | 63.3 |
153 | Mike Pagel | 63.3 |
154 | Ed Brown | 62.8 |
155 | Mark Malone | 61.9 |
156 | Bob Waterfield | 61.6 |
157 | Eddie LeBaron | 61.4 |
158 | George Blanda | 60.6 |
159 | Babe Parilli | 59.6 |
160 | Dan Pastorini | 59.1 |
Rank | Quarterback | Rating |
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161 | Jack Kemp | 57.3 |
162 | Tobin Rote | 56.8 |
163 | Cotton Davidson | 54.9 |
164 | Mike Phipps | 52.6 |
165 | Frank Tripucka | 52.2 |
Rank | Quarterback | Rating |
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1 | Aaron Rodgers | 112.6 |
2 | Bart Starr | 104.8 |
3 | Kurt Warner | 102.8 |
4 | Drew Brees | 102.0 |
5 | Joe Montana | 95.6 |
6 | Mark Sanchez | 94.3 |
7 | Ken Anderson | 93.5 |
8 | Joe Theismann | 91.4 |
9 | Peyton Manning | 88.4 |
10 | Troy Aikman | 88.3 |
11 | Brett Favre | 86.3 |
12 | Steve Young | 85.8 |
13 | Tom Brady | 85.7 |
14 | Warren Moon | 84.9 |
15 | Rich Gannon | 84.6 |
16 | Ben Roethlisberger | 84.5 |
17 | Matt Hasselbeck | 84.4 |
18 | Ken Stabler | 84.2 |
19 | Bernie Kosar | 83.5 |
20 | Jake Delhomme | 83.3 |
21 | Terry Bradshaw | 83.0 |
22 | Jim Plunkett | 81.9 |
23 | Vinny Testaverde | 81.0 |
24 | Donovan McNabb | 80.0 |
25 | John Elway | 79.7 |
26 | Philip Rivers | 79.2 |
27 | Daryle Lamonica | 77.9 |
28 | Eli Manning | 77.6 |
29 | Len Dawson | 77.4 |
30 | Chad Pennington | 77.3 |
31 | Dan Marino | 77.1 |
32 | Phil Simms | 77.0 |
33 | Jim McMahon | 76.1 |
34 | Roger Staubach | 76.0 |
Rank | Quarterback | Rating |
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35 | Wade Wilson | 75.6 |
36 | Kerry Collins | 75.3 |
37 | Neil O'Donnell | 74.9 |
38 | Randall Cunningham | 74.3 |
39 | Jeff Garcia | 73.8 |
40 | Jake Plummer | 72.7 |
41 | Dave Krieg | 81.6 |
42 | Jim Kelly | 72.3 |
43 | Mark Rypien | 72.2 |
44 | Danny White | 71.6 |
45 | Dan Fouts | 70.0 |
46 | Johnny Unitas | 68.9 |
47 | Billy Kilmer | 68.6 |
48 | Bob Griese | 68.3 |
49 | Jim Harbaugh | 67.2 |
50 | Steve McNair | 66.7 |
51 | Mark Brunell | 66.3 |
52 | Otto Graham | 63.7 |
53 | Ron Jaworski | 63.4 |
54 | Brad Johnson | 62.8 |
55 | Joe Flacco | 61.6 |
56 | Vince Ferragamo | 59.9 |
57 | Fran Tarkenton | 58.6 |
58 | Jim Everett | 57.0 |
59 | Drew Bledsoe | 54.9 |
60 | Stan Humphries | 54.8 |
61 | Doug Williams | 53.6 |
62 | Jay Schroeder | 50.4 |
63 | Jack Kemp | 50.2 |
64 | George Blanda | 42.4 |
65 | Craig Morton | 42.0 |