lowest completion percentage in a season min 224 attempts since 1978

Since 1978, Rusty Hilger has the lowest completion percentage in a season when throwing 224+ pass attempts, with 41.2 percent in 1988.

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lowest completion percentage by a player in a season min 224 passing attempts since 1978
NAMEPCTATTSEASONTMGPCMPYDSAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Rusty Hilger
R. Hilger
41.2
306
1988
11
126
1,558
5.1
141.6
7
12
48.9
2.3
3.9
31
251
2Doug Williams
D. Williams
41.8
397
1979
16
166
2,448
6.2
153.0
18
24
52.5
4.5
6.0
7
57
3Steve Beuerlein
S. Beuerlein
44.1
238
1988
10
105
1,643
6.9
164.3
8
7
66.6
3.4
2.9
26
215
4Jay Schroeder
J. Schroeder
44.1
256
1988
9
113
1,839
7.2
204.3
13
13
64.6
5.1
5.1
19
178
5Akili Smith
A. Smith
44.2
267
2000
12
118
1,253
4.7
104.4
3
6
52.8
1.1
2.2
36
191
6Vince Evans
V. Evans
44.7
436
1981
16
195
2,354
5.4
147.1
11
20
51.1
2.5
4.6
23
173
7Heath Shuler
H. Shuler
45.3
265
1994
11
120
1,658
6.3
150.7
10
12
59.6
3.8
4.5
12
83
8Ryan Leaf
R. Leaf
45.3
245
1998
10
111
1,289
5.3
128.9
2
15
39.0
0.8
6.1
22
140
9Steve DeBerg
S. DeBerg
45.4
302
1978
12
137
1,570
5.2
130.8
8
22
40.0
2.6
7.3
17
156
10Mark Malone
M. Malone
46.4
336
1987
12
156
1,896
5.6
158.0
6
19
46.7
1.8
5.7
18
151
11Tim Tebow
T. Tebow
46.5
271
2011
14
126
1,729
6.4
123.5
12
6
72.9
4.4
2.2
33
225
12Craig Whelihan
C. Whelihan
46.6
320
1998
10
149
1,803
5.6
180.3
8
19
48.0
2.5
5.9
15
111
13Matt Robinson
M. Robinson
46.6
266
1978
16
124
2,002
7.5
125.1
13
16
63.5
4.9
6.0
28
228
14Marc Wilson
M. Wilson
47.3
366
1981
13
173
2,311
6.3
177.8
14
19
58.9
3.8
5.2
30
241
15Bubby Brister
B. Brister
47.3
370
1988
13
175
2,634
7.1
202.6
11
14
65.3
3.0
3.8
36
292
16Stan Gelbaugh
S. Gelbaugh
47.5
255
1992
10
121
1,307
5.1
130.7
6
11
52.9
2.4
4.3
34
265
17John Elway
J. Elway
47.5
259
1983
11
123
1,663
6.4
151.2
7
14
54.9
2.7
5.4
28
218
18Joe Pisarcik
J. Pisarcik
47.5
301
1978
15
143
2,096
7.0
139.7
12
23
52.1
4.0
7.6
28
205
19Vinny Testaverde
V. Testaverde
47.6
466
1988
15
222
3,240
7.0
216.0
13
35
48.8
2.8
7.5
33
292
20Anthony Richardson Sr.
A. Richardson Sr.
47.7
264
2024
11
126
1,814
6.9
164.9
8
12
61.6
3.0
4.5
14
115
21Joe Theismann
J. Theismann
47.9
390
1978
16
187
2,593
6.6
162.1
13
18
61.6
3.3
4.6
42
391
22Phil Simms
P. Simms
48.0
402
1980
13
193
2,321
5.8
178.5
15
19
58.9
3.7
4.7
36
233
23Kerry Collins
K. Collins
48.2
353
1998
TOT
11
170
2,213
6.3
201.2
12
15
62.0
3.4
4.2
31
191
24Jay Schroeder
J. Schroeder
48.3
267
1987
11
129
1,878
7.0
170.7
12
10
71.0
4.5
3.7
17
149
25Scott Mitchell
S. Mitchell
48.4
246
1994
9
119
1,456
5.9
161.8
10
11
62.0
4.1
4.5
12
63
StatMuse has season-level data for completion percentage and passing attempts going back to the 1932 season.

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