lowest passer rating to win mvp

Abner Haynes has the worst passer rating by an MVP in a season, with a 39.6 rating in his rookie season in 1960.

Interpreted as:
lowest passer rating to win mvp in a regular season by a player
NAMERTGMVPSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GTDINTTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Abner Haynes
A. Haynes
39.6
1
1960
14
0
1
0.0
0
0.0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0.0
2Jack Kemp
J. Kemp
54.8
1
1965
14
179
391
45.8
2,368
6.1
169.1
10
18
2.6
4.6
3O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
56.3
1
1973
14
1
2
50.0
-3
-1.5
-0.2
0
0
0.0
0.0
0
0
4Joe Namath
J. Namath
72.1
1
1968
14
187
380
49.2
3,147
8.3
224.8
15
17
3.9
4.5
5Joe Namath
J. Namath
74.3
1
1969
14
185
361
51.2
2,734
7.6
195.3
19
17
5.3
4.7
13
117
6Marcus Allen
M. Allen
77.1
1
1985
16
1
2
50.0
16
8.0
1.0
0
0
0.0
0.0
0
0
7Daryle Lamonica
D. Lamonica
80.8
1
1967
14
220
425
51.8
3,228
7.6
230.6
30
20
7.1
4.7
8John Elway
J. Elway
83.4
1
1987
12
224
410
54.6
3,198
7.8
266.5
19
12
4.6
2.9
20
138
9Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
83.6
1
1967
14
255
436
58.5
3,428
7.9
244.9
20
16
4.6
3.7
10Terry Bradshaw
T. Bradshaw
84.7
1
1978
16
207
368
56.3
2,915
7.9
182.2
28
20
7.6
5.4
21
222
11Norm Van Brocklin
N. Van Brocklin
86.5
1
1960
12
153
284
53.9
2,471
8.7
205.9
24
17
8.5
6.0
12Tobin Rote
T. Rote
86.7
1
1963
14
170
286
59.4
2,510
8.8
179.3
20
17
7.0
5.9
13Roman Gabriel
R. Gabriel
86.8
1
1969
14
217
399
54.4
2,549
6.4
182.1
24
7
6.0
1.8
14
112
14Joe Montana
J. Montana
89.0
1
1990
15
321
520
61.7
3,944
7.6
262.9
26
16
5.0
3.1
29
153
15George Blanda
G. Blanda
91.3
1
1961
14
187
362
51.7
3,330
9.2
237.9
36
22
9.9
6.1
16Brian Sipe
B. Sipe
91.4
1
1980
16
337
554
60.8
4,132
7.5
258.3
30
14
5.4
2.5
23
217
17Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
91.8
1
1975
14
273
425
64.2
2,994
7.0
213.9
25
13
5.9
3.1
27
245
18Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
92.0
1
1959
12
193
367
52.6
2,899
7.9
241.6
32
14
8.7
3.8
19Brett Favre
B. Favre
92.6
1
1997
16
304
513
59.3
3,867
7.5
241.7
35
16
6.8
3.1
25
176
20Earl Morrall
E. Morrall
93.2
1
1968
14
182
317
57.4
2,909
9.2
207.8
26
17
8.2
5.4
21John Brodie
J. Brodie
93.8
1
1970
14
223
378
59.0
2,941
7.8
210.1
24
10
6.3
2.6
8
67
22Ken Stabler
K. Stabler
94.9
1
1974
14
178
310
57.4
2,469
8.0
176.4
26
12
8.4
3.9
18
141
23Peyton Manning
P. Manning
95.0
1
2008
16
371
555
66.8
4,002
7.2
250.1
27
12
4.9
2.2
14
86
24Brett Favre
B. Favre
95.8
1
1996
16
325
543
59.9
3,899
7.2
243.7
39
13
7.2
2.4
40
241
25Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
96.4
1
1964
14
158
305
51.8
2,824
9.3
201.7
19
6
6.2
2.0
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