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Year-by-Year Passer Rating Leaders
For some seasons (1960-1969 & 1947-1950) leaders for both leagues are shown.
| Year | Player (age), + - HOFer, Bold - Active | Rate | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Tony Romo (28) | 103.2 | DAL |
| 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+ (36) | 104.7 | SFO |
| 1996 | Steve Young+ (35) | 97.2 | SFO |
| 1995 | Jim Harbaugh (32) | 100.7 | IND |
| 1994 | Steve Young+ (33) | 112.8 | SFO |
| 1993 | Steve Young+ (32) | 101.5 | SFO |
| 1992 | Steve Young+ (31) | 107.0 | SFO |
| 1991 | Steve Young+ (30) | 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 (25) | 96.2 | NYJ |
| 1984 | Dan Marino+ (23) | 108.9 | MIA |
| 1983 | Steve Bartkowski (31) | 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 (31) | 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 | Billy Kilmer (33) | 84.8 | WAS |
| 1971 | Roger Staubach+ (29) | 104.8 | DAL |
| 1970 | John Brodie (35) | 93.8 | SFO |
| 1969 | Greg Cook (23) | 88.3 | CIN |
| Fran Tarkenton+ (29) | 87.2 | NYG | |
| 1968 | Len Dawson+ (33) | 98.6 | KAN |
| Earl Morrall (34) | 93.2 | BAL | |
| 1967 | Sonny Jurgensen+ (33) | 87.3 | WAS |
| Len Dawson+ (32) | 83.7 | KAN | |
| 1966 | Bart Starr+ (32) | 105.0 | GNB |
| Len Dawson+ (31) | 101.7 | KAN | |
| 1965 | Johnny Unitas+ (32) | 97.4 | BAL |
| Len Dawson+ (30) | 81.3 | KAN | |
| 1964 | Bart Starr+ (30) | 97.1 | GNB |
| Len Dawson+ (29) | 89.9 | KAN | |
| 1963 | Y.A. Tittle+ (37) | 104.8 | NYG |
| Tobin Rote (35) | 86.7 | SDG | |
| 1962 | Len Dawson+ (27) | 98.3 | DTX |
| Bart Starr+ (28) | 90.7 | GNB | |
| 1961 | Billy Wade (31) | 93.7 | CHI |
| George Blanda+ (34) | 91.3 | HOU | |
| 1960 | Milt Plum (25) | 110.4 | CLE |
| Tom Flores (23) | 71.8 | OAK | |
| 1959 | Charlie Conerly (38) | 102.7 | NYG |
| 1958 | Johnny Unitas+ (25) | 90.0 | BAL |
| 1957 | Johnny Unitas+ (24) | 88.0 | BAL |
| 1956 | Ed Brown (28) | 83.1 | CHI |
| 1955 | Otto Graham+ (34) | 94.0 | CLE |
| 1954 | Adrian Burk (27) | 80.4 | PHI |
| 1953 | Otto Graham+ (32) | 99.7 | CLE |
| 1952 | Norm Van Brocklin+ (26) | 71.5 | RAM |
| 1951 | Bob Waterfield+ (31) | 81.8 | RAM |
| 1950 | Norm Van Brocklin+ (24) | 85.1 | RAM |
| 1949 | Otto Graham+ (28) | 97.5 | CLE |
| Tommy Thompson (33) | 84.4 | PHI | |
| 1948 | Frankie Albert (28) | 102.9 | SFO |
| Tommy Thompson (32) | 98.4 | PHI | |
| 1947 | Otto Graham+ (26) | 109.2 | CLE |
| Sammy Baugh+ (33) | 92.0 | WAS | |
| 1946 | Sid Luckman+ (30) | 71.0 | CHI |
| Frankie Albert (26) | 69.8 | SFO | |
| 1945 | Sammy Baugh+ (31) | 109.9 | WAS |
| 1944 | Frank Filchock (28) | 86.0 | WAS |
| 1943 | Sid Luckman+ (27) | 107.5 | CHI |
| 1942 | Cecil Isbell (27) | 87.0 | GNB |
| 1941 | Cecil Isbell (26) | 81.4 | GNB |
| 1940 | Sammy Baugh+ (26) | 85.6 | WAS |
| 1939 | Parker Hall (23) | 57.5 | RAM |
| 1937 | Sammy Baugh+ (23) | 50.5 | WAS |
| 1936 | Arnie Herber+ (26) | 58.9 | GNB |