# List of NFL career passer rating leaders

* Left: Aaron Rodgers is the all-time leader in career passer rating for the regular season.
* Right: Baker Mayfield, meanwhile, is the all-time leader in passer rating during the playoffs.
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.
Four categories are used as a basis for compiling a rating:
* Percentage of completions per attempt
* Average yards gained per attempt
* Percentage of touchdown passes per attempt
* Percentage of interceptions per attempt
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

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.
Updated through the 2024 season
| Rank | Quarterback | Rating |
| 1 | * Aaron Rodgers | 102.6 |
| 2 | * Patrick Mahomes | 102.1 |
| 3 | * Lamar Jackson | 102.0 |
| 4 | * Joe Burrow | 101.2 |
| 5 | * Russell Wilson | 99.8 |
| 6 | * Deshaun Watson | 98.8 |
| 7 | Drew Brees | 98.7 |
| 8 | * Dak Prescott | 98.1 |
| 9 | * Tua Tagovailoa | 97.9 |
| 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 | * Justin Herbert | 96.7 |
| 16 | ^ Peyton Manning | 96.5 |
| 17 | * Jared Goff | 95.7 |
| 18 | Philip Rivers | 95.2 |
| 19 | ^ Kurt Warner | 93.7 |
| 20 | Matt Ryan | 93.6 |
| 21 | Ben Roethlisberger | 93.5 |
| 21 | * Jalen Hurts | 93.5 |
| 23 | * Josh Allen | 93.4 |
| 24 | * Derek Carr | 92.8 |
| 25 | * Kyler Murray | 92.4 |
| 26 | ^ Joe Montana | 92.3 |
| 27 | Ryan Tannehill | 91.2 |
| 27 | * Matthew Stafford | 91.2 |
| 27 | * Baker Mayfield | 91.2 |
| 30 | Teddy Bridgewater | 90.5 |
| 31 | Chad Pennington | 90.1 |
| 31 | * Marcus Mariota | 90.1 |
| 33 | Andrew Luck | 89.5 |
| 33 | Matt Schaub | 89.5 |
| Rank | Quarterback | Rating |
| 35 | * Carson Wentz | 89.3 |
| 36 | Colin Kaepernick | 88.9 |
| 36 | * Tyrod Taylor | 88.9 |
| 38 | * Gardner Minshew | 88.5 |
| 39 | * Geno Smith | 88.0 |
| 40 | Carson Palmer | 87.9 |
| 41 | Daunte Culpepper | 87.8 |
| 42 | Jeff Garcia | 87.5 |
| 42 | * Andy Dalton | 87.5 |
| 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 |
| 49 | * Mitchell Trubisky | 86.0 |
| 52 | David Garrard | 85.8 |
| 53 | Donovan McNabb | 85.6 |
| 54 | Jay Cutler | 85.3 |
| 55 | Cam Newton | 85.2 |
| 56 | * Trevor Lawrence | 85.0 |
| 57 | * Mac Jones | 84.9 |
| 58 | Rich Gannon | 84.7 |
| 59 | * Case Keenum | 84.6 |
| 60 | Sam Bradford | 84.5 |
| 61 | * Joe Flacco | 84.4 |
| 61 | Marc Bulger | 84.4 |
| 61 | ^ Jim Kelly | 84.4 |
| 64 | * Daniel Jones | 84.3 |
| 64 | * Jacoby Brissett | 84.3 |
| 66 | Eli Manning | 84.1 |
| 67 | Mark Brunell | 84.0 |
| Rank | Quarterback | Rating |
| 68 | * Sam Darnold | 83.9 |
| 69 | ^ Roger Staubach | 83.4 |
| 70 | Steve McNair | 82.8 |
| 71 | Brian Griese | 82.7 |
| 71 | Neil Lomax | 82.7 |
| 73 | ^ Len Dawson | 82.6 |
| 73 | ^ Sonny Jurgensen | 82.6 |
| 75 | Brad Johnson | 82.5 |
| 76 | Matt Hasselbeck | 82.4 |
| 77 | Ryan Fitzpatrick | 82.3 |
| 78 | Brian Hoyer | 82.0 |
| 79 | Ken Anderson | 81.9 |
| 80 | Bernie Kosar | 81.8 |
| 80 | Neil O'Donnell | 81.8 |
| 82 | Jason Campbell | 81.7 |
| 82 | Danny White | 81.7 |
| 84 | ^ Troy Aikman | 81.6 |
| 85 | Randall Cunningham | 81.5 |
| 85 | Dave Krieg | 81.5 |
| 87 | Jake Delhomme | 81.3 |
| 88 | Kyle Orton | 81.2 |
| 89 | Boomer Esiason | 81.1 |
| 90 | ^ Warren Moon | 80.9 |
| 91 | Blake Bortles | 80.6 |
| 92 | ^ Bart Starr | 80.5 |
| 92 | Jeff Hostetler | 80.5 |
| 94 | Jeff George | 80.4 |
| 94 | Ken O'Brien | 80.4 |
| 94 | ^ Fran Tarkenton | 80.4 |
| 94 | Michael Vick | 80.4 |
| 98 | Steve Beuerlein | 80.3 |
| 99 | ^ Dan Fouts | 80.2 |
| 100 | ^ John Elway | 79.9 |

## Postseason

Quarterbacks must have at least 150 career postseason attempts to qualify for this list.
Updated through the 2024-25 playoffs
| Rank | Quarterback | Rating |
| 1 | * Baker Mayfield | 105.9 |
| 2 | * Patrick Mahomes | 105.4 |
| 3 | ^ Bart Starr | 104.8 |
| 4 | ^ Kurt Warner | 102.8 |
| 5 | * Matthew Stafford | 102.3 |
| 6 | * Josh Allen | 101.7 |
| 7 | Matt Ryan | 100.8 |
| 8 | * Aaron Rodgers | 100.1 |
| 9 | Nick Foles | 98.8 |
| 10 | Alex Smith | 97.4 |
| 11 | Drew Brees | 97.1 |
| 12 | * Russell Wilson | 96.8 |
| 13 | * Brock Purdy | 96.2 |
| 14 | ^ Joe Montana | 95.6 |
| 15 | * Jalen Hurts | 95.4 |
| 16 | Mark Sanchez | 94.3 |
| 17 | * Joe Burrow | 93.8 |
| 18 | * Kirk Cousins | 93.7 |
| 19 | Ken Anderson | 93.5 |
| 20 | Tony Romo | 93.0 |
| 21 | * Dak Prescott | 91.8 |
| 22 | Joe Theismann | 91.4 |
| 23 | Tom Brady | 89.8 |
| 24 | ^ Troy Aikman | 88.3 |
| 25 | * Joe Flacco | 87.9 |
| Rank | Quarterback | Rating |
| 26 | Cam Newton | 87.7 |
| 27 | ^ Peyton Manning | 87.4 |
| 27 | Eli Manning | 87.4 |
| 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 | * Jared Goff | 85.1 |
| 35 | ^ Warren Moon | 84.9 |
| 36 | Rich Gannon | 84.6 |
| 36 | * Lamar Jackson | 84.6 |
| 38 | Matt Hasselbeck | 84.2 |
| 38 | ^ Ken Stabler | 84.2 |
| 40 | Bernie Kosar | 83.5 |
| 41 | Jake Delhomme | 83.3 |
| 42 | ^ Terry Bradshaw | 83.0 |
| 43 | Jim Plunkett | 81.9 |
| 44 | Vinny Testaverde | 81.0 |
| 45 | Donovan McNabb | 80.0 |
| 46 | ^ John Elway | 79.7 |
| 47 | Daryle Lamonica | 77.9 |
| 48 | ^ Len Dawson | 77.4 |
| 49 | Chad Pennington | 77.3 |
| 50 | ^ Dan Marino | 77.1 |