Sid Luckman has averaged the most passing yards per attempt by a rookie with 42+ passing attempts, with 12.5 yards in 1939.
Interpreted as:
highest passing yards per attempt with a minimum of 42 passes by a rookie ever| NAME | AVG | ATT | SEASON | TM | GP | CMP | PCT | YDS | YDS/G | TD | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | S. Luckman | 12.5 | 51 | 1939 |  CHB | 11 | 23 | 45.1 | 636 | 57.8 | 5 | 4 | 91.6 | 9.8 | 7.8 | ||
| 2 | | J. Lee | 10.9 | 77 | 1960 |  HOU | 14 | 41 | 53.2 | 842 | 60.1 | 5 | 6 | 81.2 | 6.5 | 7.8 | ||
| 3 | | E. Rubbert | 10.9 | 49 | 1987 |  WAS | 3 | 26 | 53.1 | 532 | 177.3 | 4 | 1 | 110.2 | 8.2 | 2.0 | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | | C. O'Rourke | 10.8 | 88 | 1942 | CHB | 11 | 37 | 42.0 | 951 | 86.5 | 11 | 16 | 82.1 | 12.5 | 18.2 | ||
| 5 |  | N. Van Brocklin | 10.4 | 58 | 1949 |  LA | 8 | 32 | 55.2 | 601 | 75.1 | 6 | 2 | 111.4 | 10.3 | 3.4 | ||
| 6 |  | K. Cousins | 9.7 | 48 | 2012 | WAS | 3 | 33 | 68.8 | 466 | 155.3 | 4 | 3 | 101.6 | 8.3 | 6.3 | 3 | 27 |
| 7 | | G. Cook | 9.4 | 197 | 1969 |  CIN | 11 | 106 | 53.8 | 1,854 | 168.5 | 15 | 11 | 88.3 | 7.6 | 5.6 | 29 | 195 |
| 8 | | B. Waterfield | 9.4 | 171 | 1945 |  CLE | 10 | 89 | 52.0 | 1,609 | 160.9 | 14 | 17 | 72.4 | 8.2 | 9.9 | ||
| 9 | | L. Jones | 9.3 | 55 | 2015 |  PIT | 7 | 32 | 58.2 | 513 | 73.3 | 3 | 4 | 77.3 | 5.5 | 7.3 | 2 | 17 |
| 10 | | J. Lujack | 9.3 | 66 | 1948 | CHB | 9 | 36 | 54.5 | 611 | 67.9 | 6 | 3 | 97.5 | 9.1 | 4.5 | ||
| 11 | | S. Wyche | 9.0 | 55 | 1968 | CIN | 3 | 35 | 63.6 | 494 | 164.7 | 2 | 2 | 89.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | ||
| 12 | | R. Staubach | 9.0 | 47 | 1969 |  DAL | 6 | 23 | 48.9 | 421 | 70.2 | 1 | 2 | 69.5 | 2.1 | 4.3 | 12 | 106 |
| 13 | | T. Bouman | 8.9 | 89 | 2001 |  MIN | 5 | 51 | 57.3 | 795 | 159.0 | 8 | 4 | 98.3 | 9.0 | 4.5 | 4 | 27 |
| 14 | | M. Kruczek | 8.9 | 85 | 1976 | PIT | 10 | 51 | 60.0 | 758 | 75.8 | 0 | 3 | 74.5 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 11 | 105 |
| 15 |  | B. Roethlisberger | 8.9 | 295 | 2004 | PIT | 14 | 196 | 66.4 | 2,621 | 187.2 | 17 | 11 | 98.1 | 5.8 | 3.7 | 30 | 213 |
| 16 | | M. Phipps | 8.8 | 60 | 1970 |  CLE | 14 | 29 | 48.3 | 529 | 37.8 | 1 | 5 | 49.9 | 1.7 | 8.3 | 7 | 86 |
| 17 | | B. Wade | 8.6 | 59 | 1954 | LA | 10 | 31 | 52.5 | 509 | 50.9 | 2 | 1 | 86.1 | 3.4 | 1.7 | ||
| 18 | | P. Haden | 8.5 | 105 | 1976 | LA | 10 | 60 | 57.1 | 896 | 89.6 | 8 | 4 | 94.8 | 7.6 | 3.8 | 13 | 86 |
| 19 | | M. Bulger | 8.5 | 214 | 2002 |  STL | 7 | 138 | 64.5 | 1,826 | 260.9 | 14 | 6 | 101.5 | 6.5 | 2.8 | 12 | 102 |
| 20 |  | T. Lance | 8.5 | 71 | 2021 |  SF | 6 | 41 | 57.7 | 603 | 100.5 | 5 | 2 | 97.3 | 7.0 | 2.8 | 4 | 15 |
| 21 | | B. Zappe | 8.5 | 92 | 2022 |  NE | 4 | 65 | 70.7 | 781 | 195.3 | 5 | 3 | 100.9 | 5.4 | 3.3 | 6 | 40 |
| 22 | | A. Parker | 8.4 | 61 | 1937 | BKN | 4 | 28 | 45.9 | 514 | 128.5 | 1 | 7 | 41.3 | 1.6 | 11.5 | ||
| 23 | | D. Jamieson | 8.4 | 70 | 1960 |  NYT | 11 | 35 | 50.0 | 586 | 53.3 | 6 | 2 | 95.3 | 8.6 | 2.9 | ||
| 24 | | Z. Bratkowski | 8.4 | 130 | 1954 | CHB | 12 | 67 | 51.5 | 1,087 | 90.6 | 8 | 17 | 60.8 | 6.2 | 13.1 | ||
| 25 |  | D. Watson | 8.3 | 204 | 2017 |  HOU | 7 | 126 | 61.8 | 1,699 | 242.7 | 19 | 8 | 103.0 | 9.3 | 3.9 | 19 | 116 |
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