highest career average passing yards per season

Sid Luckman has the most passing yards per attempt in a season, with 10.9 yards in 1943.

Interpreted as:
highest career average passing with a minimum of 14 passing attempts per team game passing yards by a player per season
NAMEAVGYDSSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Sid Luckman
S. Luckman
10.9
2,194
1943
10
110
202
54.5
219.4
28
12
107.5
13.9
5.9
2Otto Graham
O. Graham
10.6
2,722
1953
12
167
258
64.7
226.8
11
9
99.7
4.3
3.5
3Norm Van Brocklin
N. Van Brocklin
10.1
2,637
1954
12
139
260
53.5
219.8
13
21
71.9
5.0
8.1
4Ed Brown
E. Brown
9.9
1,667
1956
12
96
168
57.1
138.9
11
12
83.1
6.5
7.1
5Kurt Warner
K. Warner
9.9
3,429
2000
11
235
347
67.7
311.7
21
18
98.3
6.1
5.2
20
115
6Chris Chandler
C. Chandler
9.6
3,154
1998
14
190
327
58.1
225.3
25
12
100.9
7.6
3.7
45
283
7Brock Purdy
B. Purdy
9.6
4,280
2023
16
308
444
69.4
267.5
31
11
113.0
7.0
2.5
28
153
8Ryan Fitzpatrick
R. Fitzpatrick
9.6
2,366
2018
8
164
246
66.7
295.8
17
12
100.4
6.9
4.9
14
76
9Ryan Tannehill
R. Tannehill
9.6
2,742
2019
12
201
286
70.3
228.5
22
6
117.5
7.7
2.1
31
212
10Len Dawson
L. Dawson
9.4
2,109
1968
14
131
224
58.5
150.6
17
9
98.6
7.6
4.0
11Greg Cook
G. Cook
9.4
1,854
1969
11
106
197
53.8
168.5
15
11
88.3
7.6
5.6
29
195
12Bob Waterfield
B. Waterfield
9.4
1,609
1945
10
89
171
52.0
160.9
14
17
72.4
8.2
9.9
13Ken Stabler
K. Stabler
9.4
2,737
1976
12
194
291
66.7
228.1
27
17
103.4
9.3
5.8
19
203
14Otto Graham
O. Graham
9.3
1,721
1955
12
98
185
53.0
143.4
15
8
94.0
8.1
4.3
15Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
9.3
2,824
1964
14
158
305
51.8
201.7
19
6
96.4
6.2
2.0
16Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
9.3
4,944
2016
16
373
534
69.9
309.0
38
7
117.1
7.1
1.3
37
235
17Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
9.2
4,643
2011
15
343
502
68.3
309.5
45
6
122.5
9.0
1.2
36
219
18Lynn Dickey
L. Dickey
9.2
4,458
1983
16
289
484
59.7
278.6
32
29
87.3
6.6
6.0
40
307
19Boomer Esiason
B. Esiason
9.2
3,572
1988
16
223
388
57.5
223.3
28
14
97.4
7.2
3.6
30
245
20George Blanda
G. Blanda
9.2
3,330
1961
14
187
362
51.7
237.9
36
22
91.3
9.9
6.1
21Milt Plum
M. Plum
9.2
2,297
1960
12
151
250
60.4
191.4
21
5
110.4
8.4
2.0
22Earl Morrall
E. Morrall
9.2
2,909
1968
14
182
317
57.4
207.8
26
17
93.2
8.2
5.4
23Sammy Baugh
S. Baugh
9.2
1,669
1945
8
128
182
70.3
208.6
11
4
109.9
6.0
2.2
24Peyton Manning
P. Manning
9.2
4,557
2004
16
336
497
67.6
284.8
49
10
121.1
9.9
2.0
13
101
25John Brodie
J. Brodie
9.1
2,588
1961
14
155
283
54.8
184.9
14
12
84.7
4.9
4.2
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