fewest touchdowns by a quarterback in their rookie season with a minimum of 160 passing attempts

Ryan Lindley has the fewest passing touchdowns by a rookie quarterback with 160+ passing attempts, with 0 touchdowns in 2012.

Interpreted as:
fewest passing touchdowns by a quarterback in their rookie season with a minimum of 160 passing attempts
NAMETDATTSEASONTMGPCMPPCTYDSAVGYDS/GINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Ryan Lindley
R. Lindley
0
171
2012
ARI ARI
6
89
52.0
752
4.4
125.3
7
46.7
0.0
4.1
12
91
2Alex Smith
A. Smith
1
165
2005
SF SF
9
84
50.9
875
5.3
97.2
11
40.8
0.6
6.7
29
185
3Ryan Leaf
R. Leaf
2
245
1998
SD SD
10
111
45.3
1,289
5.3
128.9
15
39.0
0.8
6.1
22
140
4Jimmy Clausen
J. Clausen
3
299
2010
CAR CAR
13
157
52.5
1,558
5.2
119.8
9
58.4
1.0
3.0
33
223
5Andrew Walter
A. Walter
3
276
2006
OAK OAK
12
147
53.3
1,677
6.1
139.8
13
55.8
1.1
4.7
46
256
6Richard Todd
R. Todd
3
162
1976
NYJ NYJ
13
65
40.1
870
5.4
66.9
12
33.2
1.9
7.4
29
233
7Dan Darragh
D. Darragh
3
215
1968
BUF BUF
11
92
42.8
917
4.3
83.4
14
33.0
1.4
6.5
8Spencer Rattler
S. Rattler
4
228
2024
NO NO
7
130
57.0
1,317
5.8
188.1
5
70.4
1.8
2.2
22
136
9David Blough
D. Blough
4
174
2019
DET DET
5
94
54.0
984
5.7
196.8
6
64.0
2.3
3.4
14
104
10C.J. Beathard
C.J. Beathard
4
224
2017
SF SF
7
123
54.9
1,430
6.4
204.3
6
69.2
1.8
2.7
19
141
11Charlie Frye
C. Frye
4
164
2005
CLE CLE
7
98
59.8
1,002
6.1
143.1
5
72.8
2.4
3.0
22
135
12Eric Zeier
E. Zeier
4
161
1995
CLE CLE
7
82
50.9
864
5.4
123.4
9
51.9
2.5
5.6
15
91
13Kelly Stouffer
K. Stouffer
4
173
1988
SEA SEA
8
98
56.6
1,106
6.4
138.3
6
69.2
2.3
3.5
13
110
14Neil Lomax
N. Lomax
4
236
1981
STL STL
14
119
50.4
1,575
6.7
112.5
10
59.9
1.7
4.2
32
286
15Joe Pisarcik
J. Pisarcik
4
241
1977
NYG NYG
13
103
42.7
1,346
5.6
103.5
14
42.3
1.7
5.8
32
262
16Joe Ferguson
J. Ferguson
4
164
1973
BUF BUF
14
73
44.5
939
5.7
67.1
10
45.8
2.4
6.1
20
164
17Max Choboian
M. Choboian
4
163
1966
DEN DEN
14
82
50.3
1,110
6.8
79.3
12
49.9
2.5
7.4
18Karl Sweetan
K. Sweetan
4
309
1966
DET DET
10
157
50.8
1,809
5.9
180.9
14
54.3
1.3
4.5
19Devlin Hodges
D. Hodges
5
160
2019
PIT PIT
8
100
62.5
1,063
6.6
132.9
8
71.4
3.1
5.0
15
102
20Jared Goff
J. Goff
5
205
2016
LA LA
7
112
54.6
1,089
5.3
155.6
7
63.6
2.4
3.4
26
222
21Quincy Carter
Q. Carter
5
176
2001
DAL DAL
8
90
51.1
1,072
6.1
134.0
7
63.0
2.8
4.0
12
56
22Koy Detmer
K. Detmer
5
181
1998
PHI PHI
8
97
53.6
1,011
5.6
126.4
5
67.7
2.8
2.8
5
29
23Rodney Peete
R. Peete
5
195
1989
DET DET
8
103
52.8
1,479
7.6
184.9
9
67.0
2.6
4.6
27
164
24Billy Joe Tolliver
B. Joe Tolliver
5
185
1989
SD SD
5
89
48.1
1,097
5.9
219.4
8
57.9
2.7
4.3
9
75
25Steve Walsh
S. Walsh
5
219
1989
DAL DAL
8
110
50.2
1,371
6.3
171.4
9
60.5
2.3
4.1
11
84
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