highest passer rating by a qb 1950 to 1959

Between the 1950 and 1959 seasons, Johnny Unitas had the highest passer rating by a quarterback, with a 87.3 rating.

Interpreted as:
highest passer rating with a minimum of 7 passing attempts per team game by a qb 1950 to 1959
NAMERTGGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GTDINTTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
87.3
46
611
1,129
54.1
8,954
7.9
194.7
84
48
7.4
4.3
2Bob Waterfield
B. Waterfield
81.8
11
88
176
50.0
1,566
8.9
142.4
13
10
7.4
5.7
3Milt Plum
M. Plum
80.1
33
299
531
56.3
4,201
7.9
127.3
27
24
5.1
4.5
4Otto Graham
O. Graham
78.2
72
872
1,565
55.7
13,499
8.6
187.5
88
94
5.6
6.0
5M.C. Reynolds
M.C. Reynolds
77.4
18
124
234
53.0
1,751
7.5
97.3
15
12
6.4
5.1
6Norm Van Brocklin
N. Van Brocklin
73.0
120
1,368
2,553
53.6
20,539
8.0
171.2
143
159
5.6
6.2
7Billy Wade
B. Wade
69.2
58
497
934
53.2
7,278
7.8
125.5
44
57
4.7
6.1
8Y.A. Tittle
Y.A. Tittle
67.7
115
1,318
2,382
55.3
17,206
7.2
149.6
112
150
4.7
6.3
9Charlie Conerly
C. Conerly
67.2
112
994
1,989
50.0
13,587
6.8
121.3
119
119
6.0
6.0
10Bobby Layne
B. Layne
65.2
119
1,349
2,758
48.9
20,035
7.3
168.4
151
173
5.5
6.3
11Ed Brown
E. Brown
65.1
60
492
982
50.1
7,594
7.7
126.6
49
65
5.0
6.6
12Tommy O'Connell
T. O'Connell
64.6
30
138
273
50.5
2,217
8.1
73.9
14
20
5.1
7.3
13Bobby Thomason
B. Thomason
63.3
79
681
1,334
51.0
9,430
7.1
119.4
68
89
5.1
6.7
14George Shaw
G. Shaw
62.7
41
234
446
52.5
3,253
7.3
79.3
22
32
4.9
7.2
15Bart Starr
B. Starr
60.9
45
289
550
52.5
3,661
6.7
81.4
19
32
3.5
5.8
16Bob Celeri
B. Celeri
60.0
19
133
313
42.5
2,287
7.3
120.4
15
18
4.8
5.8
17Earl Morrall
E. Morrall
58.5
47
267
582
45.9
4,086
7.0
86.9
22
33
3.8
5.7
18Eddie LeBaron
E. LeBaron
57.8
82
539
1,104
48.8
8,068
7.3
98.4
59
88
5.3
8.0
19Frankie Albert
F. Albert
57.7
36
316
601
52.6
3,847
6.4
106.9
27
43
4.5
7.2
20George Blanda
G. Blanda
57.0
56
379
810
46.8
4,991
6.2
89.1
40
51
4.9
6.3
21Harry Gilmer
H. Gilmer
56.9
29
148
309
47.9
1,884
6.1
65.0
14
19
4.5
6.1
22Jim Finks
J. Finks
56.8
47
618
1,278
48.4
8,064
6.3
171.6
52
78
4.1
6.1
23Sammy Baugh
S. Baugh
55.7
30
177
353
50.1
2,386
6.8
79.5
19
29
5.4
8.2
24Tobin Rote
T. Rote
54.0
118
1,082
2,450
44.2
15,144
6.2
128.3
119
158
4.9
6.4
25John Brodie
J. Brodie
52.6
29
144
257
56.0
1,738
6.8
59.9
10
23
3.9
8.9
StatMuse has season-level data for pass attempts per team game and passer rating going back to the 1932 season.

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