highest completion percentage by a quarterback in first career start minimum 20 pass attempts

Drew Brees has the best completion percentage by a quarterback as a starter in a game with 20+ passing attempts, at 96.7 percent versus the Colts on December 16, 2019.

Interpreted as:
highest completion percentage by a quarterback in first career start minimum 20 pass attempts in a game
NAMEPCTATTDATETMOPPCMPYDSAVGTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Drew Brees
D. Brees
96.7
30
12/16/2019
vs
29
307
10.2
4
0
148.9
13.3
0.0
0
0
2Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
96.6
29
11/25/2018
vs
28
259
8.9
3
0
138.4
10.3
0.0
4
23
3Marcus Mariota
M. Mariota
95.7
23
11/26/2018
@
22
303
13.2
2
0
147.7
8.7
0.0
6
43
4Brock Purdy
B. Purdy
95.2
21
10/1/2023
vs
20
283
13.5
1
0
134.6
4.8
0.0
1
12
5Gardner Minshew
G. Minshew
95.0
20
9/13/2020
vs
19
173
8.7
3
0
142.3
15.0
0.0
4
23
6Tom Brady
T. Brady
92.9
28
1/12/2008
vs
26
262
9.4
3
0
141.4
10.7
0.0
1
4
7Kurt Warner
K. Warner
92.3
26
9/20/2009
@
24
243
9.3
2
0
131.3
7.7
0.0
0
0
8Kyler Murray
K. Murray
91.7
24
11/10/2024
vs
22
266
11.1
1
0
126.7
4.2
0.0
1
7
9Vinny Testaverde
V. Testaverde
91.3
23
12/26/1993
@
21
216
9.4
2
0
134.8
8.7
0.0
1
3
10Jayden Daniels
J. Daniels
91.3
23
9/23/2024
@
21
254
11.0
2
0
141.7
8.7
0.0
2
6
11Drake Maye
D. Maye
91.3
23
10/19/2025
@
21
222
9.7
2
0
135.9
8.7
0.0
4
22
12Derek Carr
D. Carr
91.2
34
10/24/2021
vs
31
323
9.5
2
1
113.6
5.9
2.9
0
0
13Ken Anderson
K. Anderson
90.9
22
11/10/1974
vs
20
227
10.3
0
0
109.7
0.0
0.0
14Trevor Lawrence
T. Lawrence
90.9
22
10/16/2022
@
20
165
7.5
1
0
113.1
4.5
0.0
4
29
15Derek Carr
D. Carr
90.6
32
9/16/2018
@
29
288
9.0
1
0
114.6
3.1
0.0
1
7
16Lynn Dickey
L. Dickey
90.5
21
12/13/1981
@
19
218
10.4
5
0
149.5
23.8
0.0
2
16
17Baker Mayfield
B. Mayfield
90.5
21
9/19/2021
vs
19
213
10.1
1
1
105.0
4.8
4.8
2
14
18Steve Young
S. Young
90.0
20
10/20/1991
vs
18
237
11.9
2
0
149.4
10.0
0.0
0
0
19Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
90.0
20
11/1/2012
vs
18
220
11.0
2
1
125.0
10.0
5.0
1
4
20Tony Romo
T. Romo
90.0
20
12/21/2014
vs
18
218
10.9
4
0
151.7
20.0
0.0
1
11
21Ryan Fitzpatrick
R. Fitzpatrick
90.0
20
9/24/2020
@
18
160
8.0
2
0
133.3
10.0
0.0
1
4
22Mason Rudolph
M. Rudolph
90.0
20
1/6/2024
@
18
152
7.6
1
0
115.0
5.0
0.0
3
18
23Drew Brees
D. Brees
89.7
29
10/8/2018
vs
26
363
12.5
3
0
153.2
10.3
0.0
2
14
24Bo Nix
B. Nix
89.7
29
1/5/2025
vs
26
321
11.1
4
0
152.4
13.8
0.0
0
0
25Rich Gannon
R. Gannon
89.5
38
11/11/2002
@
34
352
9.3
3
0
131.6
7.9
0.0
1
5
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for completion percentage and passing attempts going back to the 1950 season.

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