Ryan is undoubtedly near the top of his group in the above table, but what about the one below, the Hall of Fame locks? Let's take a look at how his first nine years stack up to the QBs in that section, with help from Pro Football Reference. (Kurt Warner, Aaron Rodgers and Bart Starr were removed due to a lack of games played.)

Ryan appeared in more games than all but one player on the list, which skews the perception of raw numbers like total passing yards. Still, his completion percentage ranks first, and his passer rating is higher than all of these quarterbacks not named Peyton Manning.