List of National Football League annual passer rating leaders
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In American Football, passer rating is a measure of the performance of passers, primarily quarterbacks.[1] Passer rating is calculated using a player's passing attempts, completions, yards, touchdowns, and interceptions. Passer rating in the NFL is measured on a scale from 0 to 158.3, with a higher passer rating reflecting a stronger overall performance.[1]
Since 1973, passer rating has been the official formula used by the NFL to determine its passing leader.[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.
This is a list of National Football League quarterbacks who have led the regular season in passer rating each year. The record for highest passer rating in a season is held by Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers who had 122.5 in 2011. Steve Young has led the NFL in passer rating a record six different times, Len Dawson achieved the same feat in the AFL.
Passer rating leaders
As per the Pro Football Reference and Cold Hard Football Facts.[3][4]
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Pro Football Hall of Fame member |
|---|---|
| ^ | The player is an active player |
| * | Set record |
| (#) | Denotes the number of times a player appears in this list |
- Note: Minimum 10 attempts per team game (prior to 1976); 12 attempts per team game (1976–1977); 14 attempts per team game (1978–present).[5]
Top 25 single-season passer rating
List includes qualifying players only[6]. Season minimum:
- Prior to 1976, 10 pass attempts per team game
- 1978–present, 14 pass attempts per team game
American Football League (AFL)
| Year | Player | Rating | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Tom Flores | 71.8 | Oakland Raiders |
| 1961 | George Blanda | 91.3 | Houston Oilers |
| 1962 | Len Dawson | 98.3 | Dallas Texans |
| 1963 | Tobin Rote | 86.7 | San Diego Chargers |
| 1964 | Len Dawson | 89.9 | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 1965 | Len Dawson | 81.3 | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 1966 | Len Dawson | 101.7 | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 1967 | Len Dawson | 83.7 | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 1968 | Len Dawson | 98.6 | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 1969 | Greg Cook | 88.3 | Cincinnati Bengals |
Most titles
| Titles | Player | Years | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Steve Young | 1991–1994, 1996, 1997 | San Francisco 49ers |
| 5 | Bart Starr | 1962, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969 | Green Bay Packers |
| 4 | Roger Staubach | 1971, 1973, 1978, 1979 | Dallas Cowboys |
| Ken Anderson | 1974, 1975, 1981, 1982 | Cincinnati Bengals | |
| Aaron Rodgers | 2011, 2012, 2020, 2021 | Green Bay Packers |
See also
- Passer rating
- List of National Football League career passer rating leaders
- List of National Football League annual passing touchdowns leaders
- List of National Football League annual passing yards leaders
- List of National Football League annual pass completion percentage leaders
References
- ^ a b "NFL.com – NFL Quarterback Rating Formula". NFL.com. Archived from the original on August 14, 2011. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
- ^ "NFL's Passer Rating". Pro Football Hall of Fame Official Site. NFL. January 1, 2005. Archived from the original on October 3, 2015. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
- ^ Kerry Byrne, "Yearly league-wide passer rating & passer rating leaders", Cold Hard Football Facts, January 24, 2008
- ^ "NFL Year-by-Year Passer Rating Leaders", Pro Football Reference, January 1, 2015
- ^ "Minimum Requirements For Football Leaderboards". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
- ^ "Official 2017 National Football League Record & Fact Book" (PDF). NFL. p. 310. Retrieved 9 June 2018.