As an aside, some of the best rating years according to http://www.pro-football-reference.com/  are  (130+)

 

Starr             141  1968  153   1966  (won SB in Jan '67, Jan '68)

Cunningham  134  1998

Warner          136 1999   132   2001 (won SB Jan '00, lost Feb '02)

Kelly              135  1990 (lost SB Jan '91 thru Jan '94)

Unitas            135  1957 (won SB Jan '71)

Favre             130   1995 (won SB Jan '97, lost SB Jan '98)

Tarkenton      132    1973  (lost SB in Jan '74, Jan'75, Jan '77)

Brady*            148   2007  (lost Feb '08 and won others)  

Brees             (139  2009)   131  2004

Elway, Griese none

McNabb        131  2004

Marino           141  1984 (lost SB Jan '85)

PManning        151  2004 (won SB Feb '07)

Staubach       144   1971   133  1973   132  1979 (won SB Jan '72, Jan '78)

Montana       149   1989   136   1987  134  1984 (won SB Jan '82, Jan '85, Jan '89, Jan '90)

Young           160   1987   159   1989   147  1994   142  1992   135  1991   134  1997  (won SB Jan '95)

Rodgers*

Rivers?

 

So, for matchups, this says one would use Young's '87,'89,'94 season, Manning's '04, Montana '89, Staubach '71, Starr '68.  Warner '99 Cunningham '98,

   Favre '95-'97, Unitas '57, Brady '07, Tarkenton '73,'74,'76, Marino's '84, McNabb's '04 and Kelly '90-'94.  Aikman ,Griese,Elway SB years

We scale stats as needed to a full 16 games, in descending order:

 

PManning '13       0.659>= (0.20*(55+1)/16+0.20*(50-10)/100+0.20*0.683+0.20*(5477-31)/16/100 + 0.05 )/2.5  (age 37)

Montana '89       0.654=(0.20*(26+3)/13*16/13+0.20*(26-8)/100+0.20*0.702+0.20*(3521+227)/13*16/13/100+0.20)/2.5  (age 33)

PManning '06       0.640=(0.20*(49+0)/16+0.20*(49-10)/100+0.20*0.676+0.20*(4557+38)/16/100+0.20)/2.5  (age 30)

Rodgers* '11      0.638 =(0.20*(45+3)/15*16/15+0.20*(45-6)/100+0.20*0.683+0.20*(4643+257)/15*16/15/100)/2.5 (age 28)

Marino '84         0.625=(0.20*(48+7)/16+0.20*(48-17)/100+0.20*0.642+0.20*(5084-7)/16/100+0.05)/2.5  (age 23)

Brady* '07           0.614=(0.20*(50+2)/16+0.20*(50-8)/100+0.20*0.689+0.20*(4806+98)/16/100+0.05)/2.5  (age 30)

Brees '09          0.611=(0.20*(34+2)/15*16/15+0.20*(34-11)/100+0.20*(0.706)+0.20*(4388+33)/15*16/15/100+0.20)/2.5  (age 30)

Brees '11           0.596 = (0.20*(46+1)/16+0.20*(46-14)/100+0.20*0.712+0.20*(5476+86)/16/100)/2.5 (age 32)

Unitas '57          0.595=(0.20*(24+1)/12*16/12+0.20*(24-17)/100+0.20*0.571+0.20*(2550+171)/12*16/12/100+0.20)/2.5  (age 24)

Warner '99        0.587=(0.20*(41+1)/16+0.20*(41-13)/100+0.20*0.651+0.20*(4353+92)/16/100+0.20)/2.5 (age 28)

Young '94          0.579=(0.20*(35+7)/16+0.20*(35-10)/100+0.20*0.703+0.20*(3969+293)/16/100+0.20)/2.5  (age 33)

Rodgers* '10      0.572=(0.20*(28+4)/15*16/15+0.20*(28-11)/100+0.20*0.657+0.20*(3922+356)/15*16/15/100+0.20)/2.5   (age 27)

Brady* '11          0.571 =(0.20*(39+3)/16+0.20*(39-12)/100+0.20*0.656+0.20*(5235+109)/16/100 + 0.05)/2.5  (age 34) (pre-SB) 

Favre '96            0.555=(0.20*(39+2)/16+0.20*(39-13)/100+0.20*0.599+0.20*(3899+136)/16/100+0.20)/2.5  (age 27)

Cunningham '98  0.547=(0.20*(34+1)/14*16/14+0.20*(34-10)/100+0.20*0.609+0.20*(3704+132)/14*16/14/100+0)/2.5  (age 35)

Moon '90           0.544=(0.20*(33+2)/15*16/15+0.20*(33-13)/100+0.20*0.620+0.20*(4689+215)/15*16/15/100+0)/2.5  (age 34)

McNabb '04       0.517= (0.20*(31+3)/15*16/15+0.20*(31-8)/100+0.20*0.640+0.20*(3885+220)/15*16/15/100+0.05)/2.5 (age 28)

Vick* '10   0.508

Kelly '91  0.499= (0.20*(33+1)/15*16/15+0.20*(33-17)/100+0.20*0.641+0.20*(3844+45)/15*16/15/100+0.05)/2.5  (age 31)

EManning '11    0.477= (0.20*(29+1)/16+0.20*(29-16)/100+0.20*0.610+0.20*(4933+15)/16/100+0.05)/2.5 (age 30) (pre-SB)

Staubach '71  0.467=(0.20*(23+3)/14*16/14+0.20*(23-15)/100+0.20*0.626+0.20*(2428+343)/14*16/14/100+0.15)/2.5  (age 29)

Brees '10 0.459

Rivers* '10  0.455

Elway '97 0.450=(0.20*(27+1)/16+0.20*(27-11)/100+0.20*0.558+0.20*(3635+218)/16/100+0.15)/2.5  (age 37)

Tarkenton '76  0.441=(0.20*(17+1)/13*16/13+0.20*(17-8)/100+0.20*0.619+0.20*(2961+45)/13*16/13/100+0.05)/2.5  (age 36)

Aikman '93  0.431=(0.20*(15+0)/14*16/14+0.20*(15-6)/100+0.20*0.691+0.20*(3100+125)/14*16/14/100+0.15)/2.5  (age 27)

Starr '66  0.419=(0.20*(14+2)/13*16/13+0.20*(14-3)/100+0.20*0.622+0.20*(2257+104)/13*16/13/100+0.15)/2.5  (age 32)

 

As an aside, here are some of PFR's career AVs (1950+, any posn), ref: http://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/av_career.htm  (note all eligible in top 20 are in HOF)

in order,

QB Brady* (H future)

QB Brees (H future)

QB PManning (H future)

QB Brett Favre(H)

WR Jerry Rice(H)

QB Tarkenton(H)

DE/DT Reggie White(H)

DE Bruce Smith(H)

LB  Ray Lewis (H)

QB Rivers (H future)

QB Dan Marino(H)

Bruce Matthews (G-C-T)

QB Elway(H)

QB Rodgers* (H future)

QB  Roethlisberger (H future)

DT Alan Page(H)

LB Junior Seau(H)

QB MRyan*

(tie)  Brooks(H), DT Lawrence Taylor(H), Woodson(H)

Peppers

Munoz(H)

 

there is a weighted version which rearranges the previous to be in order:   the ref has the numerics

 

Apr 7th

I was curious as to the highest win% for games of record for QBs.  A close stat to this follows:

 

Those are team records when a QB throws at least 14 passes, so it's not exactly the same as games started, but it's pretty close. Here were the all-time leaders (regular-season, minimum 15 games of >= 14 attempts) (as of end of 2010 season)

1. *Tom Brady: 112-32-0 (.778) (after game 3 2011)       189-54 as of 11/12/2017 0.778
2. Roger Staubach: 82-29-0 (.739)
3. Daryle Lamonica: 62-21-5 (.733)
4. Joe Montana: 115-47-0 (.710)

- - - - -
5. Bart Starr: 74-32-4 (.691)

6. Jim McMahon: 64-29-0 (.688)
7. Steve Young: 93-43-0 (.684)
8. Y.A. Tittle: 34-15-3 (.683)
9. Peyton Manning: 139-65-0 (.681)         186-79 as of 11/12/2017

 

*Roethlisberger 129-62 as of 11/12/2017  0.675

10. *Matt Ryan (ATL): 32-15-0 (.681) (after game 3 2011)      89-61 as of 11/12/2017  0.593
11. Rex Grossman: 23-11-0 (.676)
12. Frank Ryan: 53-25-3 (.673)

 * Rodgers  94-47 as of 11/12/2017  (0.667 )

Stabler 96-49 as of 11/12/2017  (0.662 )

13. Philip Rivers: 55-27-0 (.671) (after game 3 2011)    100-84  as of 11/12/2017  0.544

 

Just run the query @ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/play-index/psl_finder.cgi

 

the above is hoped to be correct, please (& report) unintended errors.  my source does not necessarily encompass non-NFL stats like the USFL or CFL, which skews ratings for players like Steve Young, Warren Moon, Doug Flutie etc

my main source is the invaluable website http://www.pro-football-reference.com/

 

 

Name	rating	games	SBA	SBW	TotYds	TotTD	PTD/Int	PTD-INT	win%	pass%	NFL rating	my rtg less SB	Comment1	Comment2
1  Brady*	0.998	217	6	4	57429=56578+851	433	2.84	270=417-147	77.7	0.636	96.4	0.638	sure HOF	top 4 passer
2 PManning	0.87	265	4	2	72607=71940+667	557	2.15	288=539-251	70.2	0.653	96.5	0.670	sure HOF	top 4 passer
3 Montana	0.827	164	4	4	42227=40551+1676	293	1.96	134=273-139	71.3	0.632	92.3	0.507	HOF
Rodgers*	0.71	116	1	1	33898=31753+2145	275	4.10	192=254-062	69.4	0.652	104.1	0.629	sure HOF	top 4 passer
Brees	0.70	216	1	1	61607=60903+704	442	2.09	223=428-205	58.4	0.664	95.8	0.623	sure HOF	top 4 passer
Roethlisberger*	0.676	169	3	2	44186=42995+1191	287	1.85	125=272-147	66.2	0.641	94.0	0.496	likely HOF
Bradshaw	0.640	158	4	4	30246=27989+2257	244	1.01	002=212-210	67.7	0.519	70.9	0.320	HOF
Favre	0.630	296	2	1	73438=71603+1835	521	1.51	172=507-335	62.4	0.620	86.0	0.526	HOF
Elway	0.630	231	5	2	54882=51475+3407	333	1.33	074=300-226	64.3	0.569	79.9	0.410	HOF
Warner	0.607	116	3	1	32630=32344+286	211	1.63	080=208-128	57.4	0.655	93.7	0.487	HOF nominee