highest single season yards per completion

Doug Russell has the most passing yards per completion in a season, with 98 in 1938.

Interpreted as:
highest single season passing yards per completion by a player
NAMEYDS/CMPYDSCMPSEASONTMGPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Doug Russell
D. Russell
98
98
1
1938
8
7
14.3
14.0
12.3
1
2
79.2
14.3
28.6
2Rabbit Keen
R. Keen
86
86
1
1937
8
5
20.0
17.2
10.8
1
0
118.8
20.0
0.0
3Logan Thomas
L. Thomas
81
81
1
2014
2
9
11.1
9.0
40.5
1
0
101.6
11.1
0.0
2
11
4Josh Miller
J. Miller
81
81
1
2003
16
1
100.0
81.0
5.1
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
5Arthur Marshall
A. Marshall
81
81
1
1992
16
1
100.0
81.0
5.1
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
6Gary Hammond
G. Hammond
81
81
1
1974
12
1
100.0
81.0
6.8
0
0
118.8
0.0
0.0
0
0
7Bill McColl
B. McColl
79
79
1
1956
12
4
25.0
19.8
6.6
1
2
79.2
25.0
50.0
8Tom Kennedy
T. Kennedy
75
75
1
2021
12
1
100.0
75.0
6.3
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
9Matt Suhey
M. Suhey
74
74
1
1983
16
1
100.0
74.0
4.6
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
10Mohamed Sanu
M. Sanu
73
73
1
2012
9
1
100.0
73.0
8.1
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
11Rod Smith
R. Smith
72
72
1
2003
15
1
100.0
72.0
4.8
0
0
118.8
0.0
0.0
0
0
12Mike Lind
M. Lind
69
69
1
1964
13
1
100.0
69.0
5.3
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
13Kevin Byard III
K. Byard III
66
66
1
2018
16
1
100.0
66.0
4.1
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
14Jarvis Landry
J. Landry
63
63
1
2018
16
2
50.0
31.5
3.9
0
0
95.8
0.0
0.0
0
0
15Curtis Dickey
C. Dickey
63
63
1
1984
10
1
100.0
63.0
6.3
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
16Earl Gros
E. Gros
63
63
1
1965
14
2
50.0
31.5
4.5
1
0
135.4
50.0
0.0
17Jack Losch
J. Losch
63
63
1
1956
12
1
100.0
63.0
5.3
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
18Frank Wycheck
F. Wycheck
61
61
1
1999
16
1
100.0
61.0
3.8
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
19Mike Buck
M. Buck
61
61
1
1991
2
2
50.0
30.5
30.5
0
1
56.3
0.0
50.0
0
0
20David Patten
D. Patten
60
60
1
2001
16
2
50.0
30.0
3.8
1
1
95.8
50.0
50.0
0
0
21Jon Arnett
J. Arnett
59
59
1
1965
14
2
50.0
29.5
4.2
1
0
135.4
50.0
0.0
22Bill McColl
B. McColl
59
59
1
1955
12
2
50.0
29.5
4.9
0
0
95.8
0.0
0.0
23Lance Rentzel
L. Rentzel
58
58
1
1970
11
1
100.0
58.0
5.3
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
24Sam Baker
S. Baker
58
58
1
1968
14
1
100.0
58.0
4.1
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
25Tom Watkins
T. Watkins
58
58
1
1964
14
1
100.0
58.0
4.1
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
StatMuse has season-level data for completions and passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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9
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9
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12
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