Before 2011, Ben Roethlisberger had the highest passer rating by a rookie, with a 98.1 rating in 2004.
Interpreted as:
best rookie season qb rating with a minimum of 14 passing attempts per team game before 2011| NAME | RTG | SEASON | TM | GP | CMP | ATT | PCT | YDS | AVG | YDS/G | TD | INT | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | B. Roethlisberger | 98.1 | 2004 |  PIT | 14 | 196 | 295 | 66.4 | 2,621 | 8.9 | 187.2 | 17 | 11 | 5.8 | 3.7 | 30 | 213 |
| 2 |  | D. Marino | 96.0 | 1983 |  MIA | 11 | 173 | 296 | 58.4 | 2,210 | 7.5 | 200.9 | 20 | 6 | 6.8 | 2.0 | 10 | 80 |
| 3 |  | G. Cook | 88.3 | 1969 |  CIN | 11 | 106 | 197 | 53.8 | 1,854 | 9.4 | 168.5 | 15 | 11 | 7.6 | 5.6 | 29 | 195 |
| 4 |  | M. Ryan | 87.7 | 2008 |  ATL | 16 | 265 | 434 | 61.1 | 3,440 | 7.9 | 215.0 | 16 | 11 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 17 | 104 |
| 5 | | C. Conerly | 84.0 | 1948 |  NYG | 12 | 162 | 299 | 54.2 | 2,175 | 7.3 | 181.3 | 22 | 13 | 7.4 | 4.3 | ||
| 6 | | C. Batch | 83.5 | 1998 |  DET | 12 | 173 | 303 | 57.1 | 2,178 | 7.2 | 181.5 | 11 | 6 | 3.6 | 2.0 | 37 | 222 |
| 7 |  | J. Kelly | 83.3 | 1986 |  BUF | 16 | 285 | 480 | 59.4 | 3,593 | 7.5 | 224.6 | 22 | 17 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 43 | 330 |
| 8 | | D. Brock | 82.0 | 1985 |  RAM | 15 | 218 | 365 | 59.7 | 2,658 | 7.3 | 177.2 | 16 | 13 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 51 | 351 |
| 9 |  | J. Flacco | 80.3 | 2008 |  BAL | 16 | 257 | 428 | 60.0 | 2,971 | 6.9 | 185.7 | 14 | 12 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 32 | 276 |
| 10 | | J. McMahon | 79.9 | 1982 |  CHI | 8 | 120 | 210 | 57.1 | 1,501 | 7.1 | 187.6 | 9 | 7 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 27 | 196 |
| 11 | | N. O'Donnell | 78.8 | 1991 | PIT | 12 | 156 | 286 | 54.5 | 1,963 | 6.9 | 163.6 | 11 | 7 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 30 | 214 |
| 12 | | J. Garcia | 77.9 | 1999 |  SF | 13 | 225 | 375 | 60.0 | 2,544 | 6.8 | 195.7 | 11 | 11 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 15 | 104 |
| 13 |  | C. Palmer | 77.3 | 2004 | CIN | 13 | 263 | 432 | 60.9 | 2,897 | 6.7 | 222.8 | 18 | 18 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 25 | 178 |
| 14 |  | W. Moon | 76.9 | 1984 |  HOU | 16 | 259 | 450 | 57.6 | 3,338 | 7.4 | 208.6 | 12 | 14 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 47 | 371 |
| 15 |  | S. Bradford | 76.5 | 2010 |  STL | 16 | 354 | 590 | 60.0 | 3,512 | 6.0 | 219.5 | 18 | 15 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 34 | 244 |
| 16 | | F. Tarkenton | 74.7 | 1961 |  MIN | 14 | 157 | 280 | 56.1 | 1,997 | 7.1 | 142.6 | 18 | 17 | 6.4 | 6.1 | ||
| 17 |  | J. Unitas | 74.0 | 1956 |  BAL | 12 | 110 | 198 | 55.6 | 1,498 | 7.6 | 124.8 | 9 | 10 | 4.5 | 5.1 | ||
| 18 | | M. Leinart | 74.0 | 2006 |  ARI | 12 | 214 | 377 | 56.8 | 2,547 | 6.8 | 212.3 | 11 | 12 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 21 | 158 |
| 19 | | J. George | 73.8 | 1990 |  IND | 13 | 181 | 334 | 54.2 | 2,152 | 6.4 | 165.5 | 16 | 13 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 37 | 320 |
| 20 | | T. Couch | 73.2 | 1999 |  CLE | 15 | 223 | 399 | 55.9 | 2,447 | 6.1 | 163.1 | 15 | 13 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 56 | 359 |
| 21 | | J. Plummer | 73.1 | 1997 | ARI | 10 | 157 | 296 | 53.0 | 2,203 | 7.4 | 220.3 | 15 | 15 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 52 | 291 |
| 22 | | B. Leftwich | 73.0 | 2003 |  JAX | 15 | 239 | 418 | 57.2 | 2,819 | 6.7 | 187.9 | 14 | 16 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 19 | 90 |
| 23 | | M.C. Reynolds | 72.6 | 1958 |  CHC | 11 | 105 | 195 | 53.8 | 1,422 | 7.3 | 129.3 | 11 | 11 | 5.6 | 5.6 | ||
| 24 | | B. Waterfield | 72.4 | 1945 |  CLE | 10 | 89 | 171 | 52.0 | 1,609 | 9.4 | 160.9 | 14 | 17 | 8.2 | 9.9 | ||
| 25 | | T. Flores | 71.8 | 1960 |  OAK | 14 | 136 | 252 | 54.0 | 1,738 | 6.9 | 124.1 | 12 | 12 | 4.8 | 4.8 | ||
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