leading rookie passer for the lions

Joey Harrington has the most passing yards by a Lions rookie, with 2,294 yards in 2002.

NAMEYDSSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Joey Harrington
J. Harrington
2,294
2002
14
215
429
50.1
5.3
163.9
12
16
59.9
2.8
3.7
8
75
2Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
2,267
2009
10
201
377
53.3
6.0
226.7
13
20
61.0
3.4
5.3
24
169
3Jeff Komlo
J. Komlo
2,238
1979
16
183
368
49.7
6.1
139.9
11
23
52.8
3.0
6.3
40
361
4Charlie Batch
C. Batch
2,178
1998
12
173
303
57.1
7.2
181.5
11
6
83.5
3.6
2.0
37
222
5Karl Sweetan
K. Sweetan
1,809
1966
10
157
309
50.8
5.9
180.9
4
14
54.3
1.3
4.5
6Rodney Peete
R. Peete
1,479
1989
8
103
195
52.8
7.6
184.9
5
9
67.0
2.6
4.6
27
164
7Clyde LeForce
C. LeForce
1,384
1947
9
94
175
53.7
7.9
153.8
13
20
65.0
7.4
11.4
8Fred Enke
F. Enke
1,328
1948
12
100
221
45.2
6.0
110.7
11
17
49.4
5.0
7.7
9David Blough
D. Blough
984
2019
5
94
174
54.0
5.7
196.8
4
6
64.0
2.3
3.4
14
104
10Frank Tripucka
F. Tripucka
833
1949
6
62
145
42.8
5.7
138.8
9
14
42.8
6.2
9.7
11Frankie Sinkwich
F. Sinkwich
699
1943
10
50
126
39.7
5.5
69.9
7
20
37.2
5.6
15.9
12Mike McMahon
M. McMahon
671
2001
8
53
115
46.1
5.8
83.9
3
1
69.9
2.6
0.9
21
122
13Todd Hons
T. Hons
552
1987
3
43
92
46.7
6.0
184.0
5
5
61.5
5.4
5.4
9
67
14Cotton Price
C. Price
456
1940
9
33
66
50.0
6.9
50.7
3
7
48.1
4.5
10.6
15Jim Callahan
J. Callahan
359
1946
9
22
67
32.8
5.4
39.9
2
7
22.1
3.0
10.4
16Darrell Tully
D. Tully
356
1939
9
20
75
26.7
4.7
39.6
2
13
16.2
2.7
17.3
17Johnny Pingel
J. Pingel
343
1939
9
27
48
56.3
7.1
38.1
3
4
64.8
6.3
8.3
18Bob Westfall
B. Westfall
342
1944
10
23
47
48.9
7.3
34.2
4
6
62.0
8.5
12.8
19Greg Landry
G. Landry
338
1968
4
23
48
47.9
7.0
84.5
2
7
45.7
4.2
14.6
20Chuck Fenenbock
C. Fenenbock
338
1943
10
20
58
34.5
5.8
33.8
3
9
32.8
5.2
15.5
21Dave Ryan
D. Ryan
331
1945
10
13
44
29.5
7.5
33.1
3
10
41.6
6.8
22.7
22Chuck Long
C. Long
247
1986
3
21
40
52.5
6.2
82.3
2
2
67.4
5.0
5.0
8
69
23Chet Wetterlund
C. Wetterlund
230
1942
6
13
44
29.5
5.2
38.3
0
10
9.3
0.0
22.7
24John Witkowski
J. Witkowski
210
1984
3
13
34
38.2
6.2
70.0
0
0
59.7
0.0
0.0
11
74
25Mike Machurek
M. Machurek
193
1984
4
14
43
32.6
4.5
48.3
0
6
8.3
0.0
14.0
1
12
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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12
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