nfl qb passing rating leader 1959

Charlie Conerly had the best passer rating by a quarterback in 1959, with a 102.7 rating.

Interpreted as:
NFL qb passing rating with a minimum of 14 passing attempts per team game leader 1959
NAMERTGSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GTDINTTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Charlie Conerly
C. Conerly
102.7
1959
10
113
194
58.2
1,706
8.8
170.6
14
4
7.2
2.1
2Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
92.0
1959
12
193
367
52.6
2,899
7.9
241.6
32
14
8.7
3.8
3Milt Plum
M. Plum
87.2
1959
12
156
266
58.6
1,992
7.5
166.0
14
8
5.3
3.0
4Norm Van Brocklin
N. Van Brocklin
79.5
1959
12
191
340
56.2
2,617
7.7
218.1
16
14
4.7
4.1
5Ed Brown
E. Brown
76.7
1959
12
125
247
50.6
1,881
7.6
156.8
13
10
5.3
4.0
6Billy Wade
B. Wade
71.1
1959
12
153
261
58.6
2,001
7.7
166.8
12
17
4.6
6.5
7Bobby Layne
B. Layne
62.8
1959
12
142
297
47.8
1,986
6.7
165.5
20
21
6.7
7.1
8Y.A. Tittle
Y.A. Tittle
58.0
1959
11
102
199
51.3
1,331
6.7
121.0
10
15
5.0
7.5
9Eddie LeBaron
E. LeBaron
54.0
1959
12
77
173
44.5
1,077
6.2
89.8
8
11
4.6
6.4
10King Hill
K. Hill
46.2
1959
11
82
181
45.3
1,015
5.6
92.3
7
13
3.9
7.2
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