highest passer rating ever single game for a 49ers qb throwing 20 passes

7 quarterbacks are tied for the highest passer rating by a 49ers quarterback in a game with 20+ passing yards, with a 158.3 rating. The first three are Brock Purdy on November 19, 2023, Ty Detmer on December 20, 1998 and Joe Montana on November 12, 1989.

Interpreted as:
highest passer rating ever single regular-season game for a 49ers qb throwing 20 or more passes
NAMERTGYDSATTDATETMOPPCMPPCTAVGTDINTTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Brock Purdy
B. Purdy
158.3
333
25
11/19/2023
vs
21
84.0
13.3
3
0
12.0
0.0
4
28
2Ty Detmer
T. Detmer
158.3
25
1
12/20/1998
@
1
100.0
25.0
1
0
100.0
0.0
0
0
3Joe Montana
J. Montana
158.3
270
19
11/12/1989
vs
16
84.2
14.2
3
0
15.8
0.0
2
6
4Steve Young
S. Young
158.3
188
12
10/22/1989
vs
11
91.7
15.7
3
0
25.0
0.0
2
13
5Steve Young
S. Young
158.3
80
6
11/15/1987
vs
5
83.3
13.3
1
0
16.7
0.0
1
6
6Mark Stevens
M. Stevens
158.3
52
2
10/5/1987
@
2
100.0
26.0
1
0
50.0
0.0
0
0
7Steve DeBerg
S. DeBerg
158.3
97
3
12/17/1978
@
3
100.0
32.3
1
0
33.3
0.0
8Bob Waters
B. Waters
158.3
105
8
10/8/1961
vs
7
87.5
13.1
1
0
12.5
0.0
9Bob Waters
B. Waters
158.3
61
2
11/27/1960
@
2
100.0
30.5
1
0
50.0
0.0
10Steve Bono
S. Bono
157.9
62
5
10/29/1989
@
4
80.0
12.4
1
0
20.0
0.0
0
0
11Steve Spurrier
S. Spurrier
157.9
62
5
9/30/1973
vs
4
80.0
12.4
1
0
20.0
0.0
12Steve Young
S. Young
157.9
174
13
12/27/1987
vs
10
76.9
13.4
3
0
23.1
0.0
0
0
13Alex Smith
A. Smith
157.1
232
19
10/29/2012
@
18
94.7
12.2
3
0
15.8
0.0
4
28
14Alex Smith
A. Smith
156.3
303
24
10/7/2012
vs
18
75.0
12.6
3
0
12.5
0.0
0
0
15George Mira
G. Mira
156.3
69
4
10/17/1965
@
3
75.0
17.3
1
0
25.0
0.0
16John Brodie
J. Brodie
155.8
131
9
10/21/1973
vs
8
88.9
14.6
1
0
11.1
0.0
17Y.A. Tittle
Y.A. Tittle
155.8
284
18
12/2/1956
@
14
77.8
15.8
2
0
11.1
0.0
18Y.A. Tittle
Y.A. Tittle
155.8
233
18
12/5/1954
vs
15
83.3
12.9
2
0
11.1
0.0
19Y.A. Tittle
Y.A. Tittle
155.8
118
9
11/11/1951
vs
8
88.9
13.1
1
0
11.1
0.0
20Frankie Albert
F. Albert
155.7
99
8
10/28/1951
vs
6
75.0
12.4
1
0
12.5
0.0
21Steve Young
S. Young
155.3
354
23
12/19/1993
@
17
73.9
15.4
4
0
17.4
0.0
0
0
22Steve Spurrier
S. Spurrier
154.2
23
2
11/8/1970
@
2
100.0
11.5
1
0
50.0
0.0
23C.J. Beathard
C.J. Beathard
153.3
100
7
12/20/2020
@
5
71.4
14.3
1
0
14.3
0.0
0
0
24Y.A. Tittle
Y.A. Tittle
153.3
104
7
12/7/1958
vs
5
71.4
14.9
3
0
42.9
0.0
25John Brodie
J. Brodie
152.1
269
20
9/19/1965
vs
14
70.0
13.5
4
0
20.0
0.0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for passer rating, passing attempts, and passing yards going back to the 1950 season.

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3
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12
5
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