NFL Passer Rating Index 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

Leaders

Leaders Table
Year Player Rate+ Tm
2025Drake Maye (23)133NWE
2024Lamar Jackson (27)143BAL
2023Brock Purdy (24)142SFO
2022Tua Tagovailoa (24)125MIA
2021Aaron Rodgers (38)128GNB
2020Aaron Rodgers (37)140GNB
2019Ryan Tannehill (31)133TEN
2018Drew Brees+ (39)134NOR
2017Alex Smith (33)120KAN
2016Matt Ryan (31)140ATL
2015Russell Wilson (27)131SEA
2014Tony Romo (34)134DAL
2013Nick Foles (24)142PHI
2012Aaron Rodgers (29)128GNB
2011Aaron Rodgers (28)149GNB
2010Tom Brady (33)130NWE
2009Drew Brees+ (30)132NOR
2008Philip Rivers (27)127SDG
2007Tom Brady (30)148NWE
2006Peyton Manning+ (30)126IND
2005Peyton Manning+ (29)129IND
2004Peyton Manning+ (28)151IND
2003Steve McNair (30)126TEN
2002Chad Pennington (26)138NYJ
2001Kurt Warner+ (30)132STL
2000Brian Griese (25)135DEN
1999Kurt Warner+ (28)136STL
1998Randall Cunningham (35)134MIN
1997Steve Young+ (36)134SFO
1996Steve Young+ (35)128SFO
1995Jim Harbaugh (32)132IND
1994Steve Young+ (33)147SFO
1993Steve Young+ (32)133SFO
1992Steve Young+ (31)142SFO
1991Steve Young+ (30)135SFO
1990Jim Kelly+ (30)135BUF
1989Joe Montana+ (33)149SFO
1988Boomer Esiason (27)129CIN
1987Joe Montana+ (31)136SFO
1986Tommy Kramer (31)124MIN
1986Dan Marino+ (25)124MIA
1985Ken O'Brien (25)129NYJ
1984Dan Marino+ (23)141MIA
1983Steve Bartkowski (31)127ATL
1982Ken Anderson (33)127CIN
1981Ken Anderson (32)137CIN
1980Brian Sipe (31)129CLE
1979Roger Staubach+ (37)132DAL
1978Terry Bradshaw+ (30)126PIT
1978Roger Staubach+ (36)126DAL
1977Bob Griese+ (32)125MIA
1977Roger Staubach+ (35)125DAL
1976Ken Stabler+ (31)140OAK
1975Ken Anderson (26)127CIN
1974Ken Anderson (25)132CIN
1973Roger Staubach+ (31)133DAL
1972Earl Morrall (38)129MIA
1971Roger Staubach+ (29)144DAL
1970John Brodie (35)129SFO
1969Greg Cook (23)124CIN
1969Bart Starr+ (35)124GNB
1968Bart Starr+ (34)141GNB
1968Len Dawson+ (33)137KAN
1967Sonny Jurgensen+ (33)120WAS
1967Len Dawson+ (32)118KAN
1966Len Dawson+ (31)138KAN
1966Bart Starr+ (32)135GNB
1965Johnny Unitas+ (32)126BAL
1965Len Dawson+ (30)119KAN
1964Len Dawson+ (29)133KAN
1964Bart Starr+ (30)126GNB
1963Y.A. Tittle+ (37)138NYG
1963Tobin Rote (35)125SDG
1962Len Dawson+ (27)134DTX
1962Eddie LeBaron (32)129DAL
1961George Blanda+ (34)130HOU
1961Billy Wade (31)125CHI
1960Milt Plum (25)139CLE
1960Tom Flores+ (23)112OAK
1959Charlie Conerly (38)135NYG
1958Johnny Unitas+ (25)127BAL
1957Johnny Unitas+ (24)135BAL
1956Ed Brown (28)126CHI
1955Otto Graham+ (34)138CLE
1954Adrian Burk (27)121PHI
1953Otto Graham+ (32)142CLE
1952Tobin Rote (24)130GNB
1951Bob Waterfield+ (31)130RAM
1950Norm Van Brocklin+ (24)129RAM
1949Otto Graham+ (28)134CLE
1949Tommy Thompson (33)123PHI
1948Frankie Albert (28)136SFO
1948Tommy Thompson (32)133PHI
1947Otto Graham+ (26)142CLE
1947Sammy Baugh+ (33)131WAS
1946Otto Graham+ (25)149CLE
1946Sid Luckman+ (30)116CHI
1945Sammy Baugh+ (31)157WAS
1944Frank Filchock (28)128WAS
1943Sid Luckman+ (27)143CHI
1942Cecil Isbell (27)126GNB
1941Sid Luckman+ (25)137CHI
1940Sammy Baugh+ (26)140WAS
1939Arnie Herber+ (29)121GNB
1938Ed Danowski (27)168NYG
1937Ed Danowski (26)234NYG
1936Arnie Herber+ (26)198GNB