NFL Passer Rating Year-by-Year Leaders
Players must meet the minimum requirements to show up on this leaderboard.
For some seasons (1960-1969 & 1947-1950) leaders for both leagues are shown.
+ Indicates Hall of Famer, season age in parentheses
Year | Player | Tm | |
---|---|---|---|
2024 | Lamar Jackson (27) | 117.3 | BAL |
2023 | Brock Purdy (23) | 113.0 | SFO |
2022 | Tua Tagovailoa (24) | 105.5 | MIA |
2021 | Aaron Rodgers (37) | 111.9 | GNB |
2020 | Aaron Rodgers (36) | 121.5 | GNB |
2019 | Ryan Tannehill (31) | 117.5 | TEN |
2018 | Drew Brees (39) | 115.7 | NOR |
2017 | Alex Smith (33) | 104.7 | KAN |
2016 | Matt Ryan (31) | 117.1 | ATL |
2015 | Russell Wilson (26) | 110.1 | SEA |
2014 | Tony Romo (34) | 113.2 | DAL |
2013 | Nick Foles (24) | 119.2 | PHI |
2012 | Aaron Rodgers (28) | 108.0 | GNB |
2011 | Aaron Rodgers (27) | 122.5 | GNB |
2010 | Tom Brady (33) | 111.0 | NWE |
2009 | Drew Brees (30) | 109.6 | NOR |
2008 | Philip Rivers (26) | 105.5 | SDG |
2007 | Tom Brady (30) | 117.2 | NWE |
2006 | Peyton Manning+ (30) | 101.0 | IND |
2005 | Peyton Manning+ (29) | 104.1 | IND |
2004 | Peyton Manning+ (28) | 121.1 | IND |
2003 | Steve McNair (30) | 100.4 | TEN |
2002 | Chad Pennington (26) | 104.2 | NYJ |
2001 | Kurt Warner+ (30) | 101.4 | STL |
2000 | Brian Griese (25) | 102.9 | DEN |
1999 | Kurt Warner+ (28) | 109.2 | STL |
1998 | Randall Cunningham (35) | 106.0 | MIN |
1997 | Steve Young+ (35) | 104.7 | SFO |
1996 | Steve Young+ (34) | 97.2 | SFO |
1995 | Jim Harbaugh (31) | 100.7 | IND |
1994 | Steve Young+ (32) | 112.8 | SFO |
1993 | Steve Young+ (31) | 101.5 | SFO |
1992 | Steve Young+ (30) | 107.0 | SFO |
1991 | Steve Young+ (29) | 101.8 | SFO |
1990 | Jim Kelly+ (30) | 101.2 | BUF |
1989 | Joe Montana+ (33) | 112.4 | SFO |
1988 | Boomer Esiason (27) | 97.4 | CIN |
1987 | Joe Montana+ (31) | 102.1 | SFO |
1986 | Tommy Kramer (31) | 92.6 | MIN |
1985 | Ken O'Brien (24) | 96.2 | NYJ |
1984 | Dan Marino+ (22) | 108.9 | MIA |
1983 | Steve Bartkowski (30) | 97.6 | ATL |
1982 | Ken Anderson (33) | 95.3 | CIN |
1981 | Ken Anderson (32) | 98.4 | CIN |
1980 | Brian Sipe (31) | 91.4 | CLE |
1979 | Roger Staubach+ (37) | 92.3 | DAL |
1978 | Roger Staubach+ (36) | 84.9 | DAL |
1977 | Bob Griese+ (32) | 87.8 | MIA |
1976 | Ken Stabler+ (30) | 103.4 | OAK |
1975 | Ken Anderson (26) | 93.9 | CIN |
1974 | Ken Anderson (25) | 95.7 | CIN |
1973 | Roger Staubach+ (31) | 94.6 | DAL |
1972 | Earl Morrall (38) | 91.0 | MIA |
1971 | Roger Staubach+ (29) | 104.8 | DAL |
1970 | John Brodie (35) | 93.8 | SFO |
1969 | Bart Starr+ (35) | 89.9 | GNB |
1969 | Greg Cook (22) | 88.3 | CIN |
1968 | Bart Starr+ (34) | 104.3 | GNB |
1968 | Len Dawson+ (33) | 98.6 | KAN |
1967 | Sonny Jurgensen+ (33) | 87.3 | WAS |
1967 | Len Dawson+ (32) | 83.7 | KAN |
1966 | Bart Starr+ (32) | 105.0 | GNB |
1966 | Len Dawson+ (31) | 101.7 | KAN |
1965 | Johnny Unitas+ (32) | 97.4 | BAL |
1965 | Len Dawson+ (30) | 81.3 | KAN |
1964 | Bart Starr+ (30) | 97.1 | GNB |
1964 | Len Dawson+ (29) | 89.9 | KAN |
1963 | Y.A. Tittle+ (36) | 104.8 | NYG |
1963 | Tobin Rote (35) | 86.7 | SDG |
1962 | Len Dawson+ (27) | 98.3 | DTX |
1962 | Eddie LeBaron (32) | 95.4 | DAL |
1961 | Billy Wade (30) | 93.7 | CHI |
1961 | George Blanda+ (33) | 91.3 | HOU |
1960 | Milt Plum (25) | 110.4 | CLE |
1960 | Tom Flores+ (23) | 71.8 | OAK |
1959 | Charlie Conerly (37) | 102.7 | NYG |
1958 | Johnny Unitas+ (25) | 90.0 | BAL |
1957 | Johnny Unitas+ (24) | 88.0 | BAL |
1956 | Ed Brown (27) | 83.1 | CHI |
1955 | Otto Graham+ (33) | 94.0 | CLE |
1954 | Adrian Burk (26) | 80.4 | PHI |
1953 | Otto Graham+ (31) | 99.7 | CLE |
1952 | Tobin Rote (24) | 85.6 | GNB |
1951 | Bob Waterfield+ (31) | 81.8 | RAM |
1950 | Norm Van Brocklin+ (24) | 85.1 | RAM |
1949 | Otto Graham+ (27) | 97.5 | CLE |
1949 | Tommy Thompson (33) | 84.4 | PHI |
1948 | Frankie Albert (28) | 102.9 | SFO |
1948 | Tommy Thompson (32) | 98.4 | PHI |
1947 | Otto Graham+ (25) | 109.2 | CLE |
1947 | Sammy Baugh+ (33) | 92.0 | WAS |
1946 | Otto Graham+ (24) | 112.1 | CLE |
1946 | Sid Luckman+ (29) | 71.0 | CHI |
1945 | Sammy Baugh+ (31) | 109.9 | WAS |
1944 | Frank Filchock (27) | 86.0 | WAS |
1943 | Sid Luckman+ (26) | 107.5 | CHI |
1942 | Cecil Isbell (27) | 87.0 | GNB |
1941 | Sid Luckman+ (24) | 95.3 | CHI |
1940 | Sammy Baugh+ (26) | 85.6 | WAS |
1939 | Arnie Herber+ (29) | 61.6 | GNB |
1938 | Ed Danowski (26) | 66.9 | NYG |
1937 | Ed Danowski (25) | 72.8 | NYG |
1936 | Arnie Herber+ (26) | 58.9 | GNB |
1934 | Arnie Herber+ (24) | 45.1 | GNB |
1933 | Harry Newman (24) | 51.7 | NYG |
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