Top 25 Quarterbacks by INT%+

Eligibility requirements remain the same. Players will be listed in ascending order, with their INT%+ rating behind them. Hall of Famers are in bold. Players who are currently active, or were active recently enough that they are not yet eligible for the Hall are in italics.

25) Sonny Jurgensen - 109
24) Steve McNair - 109
23) Phil Simms - 109
22) Dan Marino - 109
21) Joe Theismann - 110
20) Len Dawson - 110
19) Greg Landry - 112
18) Tom Brady - 112
17) Fran Tarkenton - 112
16) Steve Young - 113
15) Bart Starr - 114
14) Jeff Garcia - 113
13) Rich Gannon - 114
12) Ken Anderson - 114
11) Mark Brunell - 114
10) Ken O'Brien - 116
9) Donovan McNabb - 116
8) Roger Staubach - 117
7) Neil Lomax - 117
6) Bernie Kosar - 117
5) Neil O'Donnell - 118
4) Joe Montana - 118
3) Roman Gabriel - 119
2) Sammy Baugh - 120
1) Otto Graham - 121

10 Hall of Famers on this list, like the last, but do you get a sense that the list is not quite as strong? Me too. Greg Landry, Mark Brunell, Neil O'Donnell... this supporting cast isn't quite up to the level of the non-HOFers that rounded out the previous two lists. In truth, avoiding interceptions is great, but it's not enough to make a great quarterback. Bernie Kosar is a good example. He's 6th on this list, but 98th and 110th on the other two passing lists, and he's not often brought up as a great NFL passer.

On the other hand, Joe Montana makes his highest appearance of the three lists here, coming in at #4. But the genius of Montana was that he was so very good at avoiding mistakes while at the same time making enough big plays to keep the chains moving and the scoreboard rolling. Just avoiding mistakes isn't enough. But it sure helps.