best average yards a pass attempt in a season

Josh Miller, Arthur Marshall and Gary Hammond are tied for the most passing yards per attempt in a season, with 81.0 yards.

Interpreted as:
best average passing yards a pass attempt by a player in a season
NAMEAVGATTSEASONTMGPCMPPCTYDSYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Josh Miller
J. Miller
81.0
1
2003
16
1
100.0
81
5.1
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
2Arthur Marshall
A. Marshall
81.0
1
1992
16
1
100.0
81
5.1
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
3Gary Hammond
G. Hammond
81.0
1
1974
12
1
100.0
81
6.8
0
0
118.8
0.0
0.0
0
0
4Tom Kennedy
T. Kennedy
75.0
1
2021
12
1
100.0
75
6.3
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
5Matt Suhey
M. Suhey
74.0
1
1983
16
1
100.0
74
4.6
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
6Mohamed Sanu
M. Sanu
73.0
1
2012
9
1
100.0
73
8.1
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
7Rod Smith
R. Smith
72.0
1
2003
15
1
100.0
72
4.8
0
0
118.8
0.0
0.0
0
0
8Mike Lind
M. Lind
69.0
1
1964
13
1
100.0
69
5.3
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
9Kevin Byard III
K. Byard III
66.0
1
2018
16
1
100.0
66
4.1
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
10Curtis Dickey
C. Dickey
63.0
1
1984
10
1
100.0
63
6.3
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
11Jack Losch
J. Losch
63.0
1
1956
12
1
100.0
63
5.3
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
12Frank Wycheck
F. Wycheck
61.0
1
1999
16
1
100.0
61
3.8
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
13Lance Rentzel
L. Rentzel
58.0
1
1970
11
1
100.0
58
5.3
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
14Sam Baker
S. Baker
58.0
1
1968
14
1
100.0
58
4.1
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
15Tom Watkins
T. Watkins
58.0
1
1964
14
1
100.0
58
4.1
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
16Greg Pruitt
G. Pruitt
57.5
2
1974
14
2
100.0
115
8.2
2
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
17Brian Mitchell
B. Mitchell
57.0
1
2002
16
1
100.0
57
3.6
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
18Sidney Rice
S. Rice
55.0
1
2011
9
1
100.0
55
6.1
0
0
118.8
0.0
0.0
0
0
19Bobby Luna
B. Luna
55.0
1
1959
12
1
100.0
55
4.6
0
0
118.8
0.0
0.0
20Walter Payton
W. Payton
54.0
1
1979
16
1
100.0
54
3.4
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
21Cotton Speyrer
C. Speyrer
54.0
1
1973
14
1
100.0
54
3.9
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
22Mike Kabealo
M. Kabealo
54.0
1
1944
10
1
100.0
54
5.4
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
23Odell Beckham Jr.
O. Beckham Jr.
53.0
2
2018
12
2
100.0
106
8.8
2
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
24Darnay Scott
D. Scott
53.0
1
1994
16
1
100.0
53
3.3
0
0
118.8
0.0
0.0
0
0
25Mike Garrett
M. Garrett
53.0
1
1971
13
1
100.0
53
4.1
0
0
118.8
0.0
0.0
0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for passing attempts and yards per attempt going back to the 1932 season.

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