highest yards per passing attempt in a season min 200 attempts

Sid Luckman has averaged the most passing yards per attempt with 200+ passing attempts in a season, with 10.9 yards in 1943.

Interpreted as:
highest yards by a player per passing attempt in a season min 200 passing attempts
NAMEAVGATTSEASONTMGPCMPPCTYDSYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Sid Luckman
S. Luckman
10.9
202
1943
CHB CHB
10
110
54.5
2,194
219.4
28
12
107.5
13.9
5.9
2Otto Graham
O. Graham
10.6
258
1953
CLE CLE
12
167
64.7
2,722
226.8
11
9
99.7
4.3
3.5
3Norm Van Brocklin
N. Van Brocklin
10.1
260
1954
LA LA
12
139
53.5
2,637
219.8
13
21
71.9
5.0
8.1
4Kurt Warner
K. Warner
9.9
347
2000
STL STL
11
235
67.7
3,429
311.7
21
18
98.3
6.1
5.2
20
115
5Chris Chandler
C. Chandler
9.6
327
1998
ATL ATL
14
190
58.1
3,154
225.3
25
12
100.9
7.6
3.7
45
283
6Brock Purdy
B. Purdy
9.6
444
2023
SF SF
16
308
69.4
4,280
267.5
31
11
113.0
7.0
2.5
28
153
7Ryan Fitzpatrick
R. Fitzpatrick
9.6
246
2018
TB TB
8
164
66.7
2,366
295.8
17
12
100.4
6.9
4.9
14
76
8Ryan Tannehill
R. Tannehill
9.6
286
2019
TEN TEN
12
201
70.3
2,742
228.5
22
6
117.5
7.7
2.1
31
212
9Len Dawson
L. Dawson
9.4
224
1968
KC KC
14
131
58.5
2,109
150.6
17
9
98.6
7.6
4.0
10Ken Stabler
K. Stabler
9.4
291
1976
OAK OAK
12
194
66.7
2,737
228.1
27
17
103.4
9.3
5.8
19
203
11Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
9.3
305
1964
BAL BAL
14
158
51.8
2,824
201.7
19
6
96.4
6.2
2.0
12Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
9.3
534
2016
ATL ATL
16
373
69.9
4,944
309.0
38
7
117.1
7.1
1.3
37
235
13Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
9.2
502
2011
GB GB
15
343
68.3
4,643
309.5
45
6
122.5
9.0
1.2
36
219
14Lynn Dickey
L. Dickey
9.2
484
1983
GB GB
16
289
59.7
4,458
278.6
32
29
87.3
6.6
6.0
40
307
15Boomer Esiason
B. Esiason
9.2
388
1988
CIN CIN
16
223
57.5
3,572
223.3
28
14
97.4
7.2
3.6
30
245
16George Blanda
G. Blanda
9.2
362
1961
HOU HOU
14
187
51.7
3,330
237.9
36
22
91.3
9.9
6.1
17Milt Plum
M. Plum
9.2
250
1960
CLE CLE
12
151
60.4
2,297
191.4
21
5
110.4
8.4
2.0
18Earl Morrall
E. Morrall
9.2
317
1968
BAL BAL
14
182
57.4
2,909
207.8
26
17
93.2
8.2
5.4
19Peyton Manning
P. Manning
9.2
497
2004
IND IND
16
336
67.6
4,557
284.8
49
10
121.1
9.9
2.0
13
101
20John Brodie
J. Brodie
9.1
283
1961
SF SF
14
155
54.8
2,588
184.9
14
12
84.7
4.9
4.2
21Joe Montana
J. Montana
9.1
386
1989
SF SF
13
271
70.2
3,521
270.8
26
8
112.4
6.7
2.1
33
198
22Nick Foles
N. Foles
9.1
317
2013
PHI PHI
13
203
64.0
2,891
222.4
27
2
119.2
8.5
0.6
28
173
23Bert Jones
B. Jones
9.0
343
1976
BAL BAL
14
207
60.3
3,104
221.7
24
9
102.5
7.0
2.6
29
284
24Billy Wade
B. Wade
9.0
250
1961
CHI CHI
13
139
55.6
2,258
173.7
22
13
93.7
8.8
5.2
25Steve Young
S. Young
9.0
279
1991
SF SF
11
180
64.5
2,517
228.8
17
8
101.8
6.1
2.9
13
79
StatMuse has season-level data for passing attempts and yards per attempt going back to the 1932 season.

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