List of NFL annual passer rating leaders
In American football, passer rating is a measure of the performance of passers, primarily quarterbacks.[2] Passer rating is calculated using a player's passing attempts, completions, passing yards, passing touchdowns, and interceptions. Passer rating in the National Football League (NFL) is measured on a scale from 0 to 158.3, with a higher passer rating reflecting a stronger overall performance.[2] Passer rating is sometimes colloquially referred to as “quarterback rating” or “QB rating”, however the statistic applies only to passing (not to other contributions by a quarterback) and applies to any player at any position who throws a forward pass, not just to quarterbacks.
The NFL did not begin keeping official records until the 1932 season.[3] In addition to the overall NFL passer rating leaders, league record books recognize the passer rating leaders of the American Football League (AFL), which operated from 1960 to 1969 before being absorbed into the NFL in 1970.[4]
The single-season passer rating record is held by Aaron Rodgers who had a rating of 122.5 in 2011 with the Green Bay Packers.[1] Steve Young has led the NFL in passer rating a record six different times while Len Dawson achieved the same feat in the AFL.[5]
NFL annual passer rating leaders
[edit]Symbol | Meaning |
---|---|
Leader | The player who recorded the highest passer rating in the NFL |
Rate | The passer rating of the player |
GP | The number of games played by a player during the season |
† | Pro Football Hall of Fame member |
^ | The player is an active player |
* | Player set the single-season passer rating record |
(#) | Denotes the number of times a player appears in this list |
AFL annual passer rating leaders
[edit]Symbol | Meaning |
---|---|
Leader | The player who recorded the highest passer rating in the AFL |
Rate | The passer rating of the player |
GP | The number of games played by a player during the season |
† | Pro Football Hall of Fame member |
* | Player set the single-season passer rating record |
(#) | Denotes the number of times a player appears in this list |
Season | Player | Rate[B] | GP | Team | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1960 | Tom Flores† | 71.8* | 14 | Oakland Raiders | [9][68] |
1961 | George Blanda† | 91.3* | 14 | Houston Oilers | [9][69] |
1962 | Len Dawson† | 98.3* | 14 | Dallas Texans | [9][70] |
1963 | Tobin Rote | 86.7 | 14 | San Diego Chargers | [9][20] |
1964 | Len Dawson† (2) | 89.9 | 14 | Kansas City Chiefs | [9][70] |
1965 | Len Dawson† (3) | 81.3 | 14 | Kansas City Chiefs | [9][70] |
1966 | Len Dawson† (4) | 101.7* | 14 | Kansas City Chiefs | [9][70] |
1967 | Len Dawson† (5) | 83.7 | 14 | Kansas City Chiefs | [9][70] |
1968 | Len Dawson† (6) | 98.6 | 14 | Kansas City Chiefs | [9][70] |
1969 | Greg Cook | 88.3 | 11 | Cincinnati Bengals | [9][71] |
Most seasons leading the league
[edit]Count | Player | Seasons | Team(s) | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|
6 | Len Dawson | 1962, 1964–1968 | Dallas Texans (1) / Kansas City Chiefs (5) | [9][70] |
Steve Young | 1991–1994, 1996, 1997 | San Francisco 49ers | [9][47] | |
4 | Ken Anderson | 1974, 1975, 1981, 1982 | Cincinnati Bengals | [9][36] |
Aaron Rodgers | 2011, 2012, 2020, 2021 | Green Bay Packers | [9][58] | |
Bart Starr | 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969 | Green Bay Packers | [9][31] | |
Roger Staubach | 1973, 1973, 1978, 1979 | Dallas Cowboys | [9][34] | |
3 | Sammy Baugh | 1940, 1945, 1947 | Washington Redskins | [9][13] |
Arnie Herber | 1934, 1936, 1939 | Green Bay Packers | [9][10] | |
Sid Luckman | 1941, 1943, 1946 | Washington Redskins (1) / Chicago Bears (2) | [9][14] | |
Peyton Manning | 2004–2006 | Indianapolis Colts | [9][54] |
See also
[edit]- List of NFL career passer rating leaders
- List of NFL annual passing touchdowns leaders
- List of NFL annual passing yards leaders
- List of NFL annual pass completion percentage leaders
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b To qualify, a player must meet a minimum number of pass attempts per team game. 10 attempts per team game for seasons prior to 1975, 12 attempts per team game for the 1976 and 1977 seasons, and 14 attempts per team game from the 1978 season onwards.[8]
- ^ To qualify, a player must have made a minimum of 10 pass attempts per team game.[8]
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