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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 Passer rating (also known as passing efficiency in college football) is a measure of the performance of passers, primarily quarterbacks, in gridiron football. There are two formulas currently in use: one used by both the National Football Leag ...
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'', it is important to remember that 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

Quarterbacks must have at least 1,500 career attempts to qualify for this list.
Updated through the 2022 regular seasonNFL Career Passing Rating Leaders
Pro-Football-Reference.com


Postseason

Quarterbacks must have at least 150 career postseason attempts to qualify for this list. Updated through January 23, 2023.


All-time rankings in the four categories

These are the top 10 quarterbacks in each statistic that determine the NFL passer rating.
Minimum: 1,500 Attempts
Records through the 2022.regular season


See also

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Passer rating Passer rating (also known as passing efficiency in college football) is a measure of the performance of passers, primarily quarterbacks, in gridiron football. There are two formulas currently in use: one used by both the National Football Leag ...
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List of National Football League career passing completions leaders This is a list of the top 50 National Football League quarterbacks career regular season passing completions and attempts, of quarterback playoff completions and attempts by players with over 250 playoff completions, and combined career totals. ...
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List of National Football League career passing touchdowns leaders This is a list of the top 50 National Football League (NFL) players by total career regular season passing touchdowns. Tom Brady holds the record for most passing touchdowns with 645 and most playoff touchdown passes with 86. Regular season ...
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List of National Football League career passing yards leaders This list shows the top 50 National Football League quarterbacks with the highest career regular season passing yards, the top 25 NFL playoff passing yards leaders, and the historical progression of regular season record holders. Tom Brady hol ...
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List of National Football League annual passer rating leaders In American Football, passer rating is a measure of the performance of passers, primarily quarterbacks. Passer rating is calculated using a player's passing attempts, completions, yards, touchdowns, and interceptions. Passer rating in the NFL i ...
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List of National Football League annual passing touchdowns leaders This is a list of National Football League quarterbacks who have led the regular season in passing touchdowns each year. The record for touchdown passes in a season is held by Peyton Manning of the Denver Broncos who threw 55 in 2013. Tom Brady ...
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List of National Football League annual passing yards leaders This is a list of National Football League quarterbacks who have led the regular season in passing yards each year. The record for passing yards in a season is held by Peyton Manning of the Denver Broncos who threw for 5,477 in 2013. Drew Brees ha ...
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List of National Football League annual pass completion percentage leaders This is a list of National Football League quarterbacks who have led the regular season in pass completion percentage each year. The record for completion percentage in a season is held by Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints who completed 74.4% of ...


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NFL Single-Season Passer Rating Leaders
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