Chris Chandler has the most passing yards per attempt with 14+ games played and 200+ passing attempts in a season, with 9.6 yards in 1998.
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highest average passing passing yards by a player per attempt in a season with a minimum of 14 games played and 200 or more passing attempts| NAME | AVG | GP | ATT | SEASON | TM | CMP | PCT | YDS | YDS/G | TD | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | C. Chandler | 9.6 | 14 | 327 | 1998 |  ATL | 190 | 58.1 | 3,154 | 225.3 | 25 | 12 | 100.9 | 7.6 | 3.7 | 45 | 283 |
| 2 |  | B. Purdy | 9.6 | 16 | 444 | 2023 |  SF | 308 | 69.4 | 4,280 | 267.5 | 31 | 11 | 113.0 | 7.0 | 2.5 | 28 | 153 |
| 3 | | L. Dawson | 9.4 | 14 | 224 | 1968 |  KC | 131 | 58.5 | 2,109 | 150.6 | 17 | 9 | 98.6 | 7.6 | 4.0 | ||
| 4 |  | J. Unitas | 9.3 | 14 | 305 | 1964 |  BAL | 158 | 51.8 | 2,824 | 201.7 | 19 | 6 | 96.4 | 6.2 | 2.0 | ||
| 5 |  | M. Ryan | 9.3 | 16 | 534 | 2016 | ATL | 373 | 69.9 | 4,944 | 309.0 | 38 | 7 | 117.1 | 7.1 | 1.3 | 37 | 235 |
| 6 |  | A. Rodgers | 9.2 | 15 | 502 | 2011 |  GB | 343 | 68.3 | 4,643 | 309.5 | 45 | 6 | 122.5 | 9.0 | 1.2 | 36 | 219 |
| 7 | | L. Dickey | 9.2 | 16 | 484 | 1983 | GB | 289 | 59.7 | 4,458 | 278.6 | 32 | 29 | 87.3 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 40 | 307 |
| 8 | | B. Esiason | 9.2 | 16 | 388 | 1988 |  CIN | 223 | 57.5 | 3,572 | 223.3 | 28 | 14 | 97.4 | 7.2 | 3.6 | 30 | 245 |
| 9 | | G. Blanda | 9.2 | 14 | 362 | 1961 |  HOU | 187 | 51.7 | 3,330 | 237.9 | 36 | 22 | 91.3 | 9.9 | 6.1 | ||
| 10 | | E. Morrall | 9.2 | 14 | 317 | 1968 | BAL | 182 | 57.4 | 2,909 | 207.8 | 26 | 17 | 93.2 | 8.2 | 5.4 | ||
| 11 |  | P. Manning | 9.2 | 16 | 497 | 2004 |  IND | 336 | 67.6 | 4,557 | 284.8 | 49 | 10 | 121.1 | 9.9 | 2.0 | 13 | 101 |
| 12 | | J. Brodie | 9.1 | 14 | 283 | 1961 | SF | 155 | 54.8 | 2,588 | 184.9 | 14 | 12 | 84.7 | 4.9 | 4.2 | ||
| 13 | | B. Jones | 9.0 | 14 | 343 | 1976 | BAL | 207 | 60.3 | 3,104 | 221.7 | 24 | 9 | 102.5 | 7.0 | 2.6 | 29 | 284 |
| 14 |  | D. Marino | 9.0 | 16 | 564 | 1984 |  MIA | 362 | 64.2 | 5,084 | 317.8 | 48 | 17 | 108.9 | 8.5 | 3.0 | 13 | 120 |
| 15 | | B. Starr | 9.0 | 14 | 251 | 1966 | GB | 156 | 62.2 | 2,257 | 161.2 | 14 | 3 | 105.0 | 5.6 | 1.2 | ||
| 16 | | S. Jurgensen | 8.9 | 14 | 416 | 1961 |  PHI | 235 | 56.5 | 3,723 | 265.9 | 32 | 24 | 88.1 | 7.7 | 5.8 | ||
| 17 | | S. Jurgensen | 8.9 | 14 | 366 | 1962 | PHI | 196 | 53.6 | 3,261 | 232.9 | 22 | 26 | 74.3 | 6.0 | 7.1 | ||
| 18 | | L. Dawson | 8.9 | 14 | 310 | 1962 | DLT | 189 | 61.0 | 2,759 | 197.1 | 29 | 17 | 98.3 | 9.4 | 5.5 | ||
| 19 | | L. Dawson | 8.9 | 14 | 284 | 1966 | KC | 159 | 56.0 | 2,527 | 180.5 | 26 | 10 | 101.7 | 9.2 | 3.5 | ||
| 20 |  | B. Roethlisberger | 8.9 | 14 | 295 | 2004 |  PIT | 196 | 66.4 | 2,621 | 187.2 | 17 | 11 | 98.1 | 5.8 | 3.7 | 30 | 213 |
| 21 |  | J. Burrow | 8.9 | 16 | 520 | 2021 | CIN | 366 | 70.4 | 4,611 | 288.2 | 34 | 14 | 108.3 | 6.5 | 2.7 | 51 | 370 |
| 22 |  | D. Watson | 8.9 | 16 | 544 | 2020 |  HOU | 382 | 70.2 | 4,823 | 301.4 | 33 | 7 | 112.4 | 6.1 | 1.3 | 49 | 293 |
| 23 |  | K. Warner | 8.8 | 16 | 546 | 2001 |  STL | 375 | 68.7 | 4,830 | 301.9 | 36 | 22 | 101.4 | 6.6 | 4.0 | 38 | 233 |
| 24 |  | L. Jackson | 8.8 | 17 | 474 | 2024 |  BAL | 316 | 66.7 | 4,172 | 245.4 | 41 | 4 | 119.6 | 8.6 | 0.8 | 23 | 149 |
| 25 |  | P. Mahomes | 8.8 | 16 | 580 | 2018 | KC | 383 | 66.0 | 5,097 | 318.6 | 50 | 12 | 113.8 | 8.6 | 2.1 | 26 | 171 |
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