most sacks per game in season by linebacker

T.J. Watt and Mel Kaufman are tied for the most sacks per game played by a linebacker in a season, with 1.5.

Interpreted as:

most defensive sacks per game in season by linebacker

	NAME	SCK/GP	SCK	GP	SEASON	TM	TKL	AST	COMB	SCKY	INT	INT YDS	INT TD	FF	FR	FR TD
1	T.J. Watt	1.5	22.5	15	2021	PIT	48	16	64	111.5	0	0	0	5	3	0
2	Mel Kaufman M. Kaufman	1.5	3.0	2	1986	WAS					0	0	0		0	0
3	Shawne Merriman S. Merriman	1.42	17.0	12	2006	SD	49	14	63	93	1	10	0	4	1	0
4	Justin Houston J. Houston	1.38	22.0	16	2014	KC	60	9	69	99	0	0	0	4	0	0
5	Derrick Thomas D. Thomas	1.33	20.0	15	1990	KC					0	0	0		2	0
6	Hugh Green H. Green	1.33	4.0	3	1986	MIA					0	0	0		0	0
7	Lawrence Taylor L. Taylor	1.29	15.5	12	1988	NYG					0	0	0		1	0
8	Lawrence Taylor L. Taylor	1.28	20.5	16	1986	NYG					0	0	0		0	0
9	DeMarcus Ware D. Ware	1.25	20.0	16	2008	DAL	69	15	84	113	0	0	0	6	1	0
10	Charles Bowser C. Bowser	1.25	2.5	2	1985	MIA					0	0	0		0	0
11	Shaquil Barrett S. Barrett	1.22	19.5	16	2019	TB	45	13	58	138.5	1	4	0	6	0	0
12	Aldon Smith A. Smith	1.22	19.5	16	2012	SF	50	16	66	144.5	1	6	0	3	0	0
13	DeMarcus Ware D. Ware	1.22	19.5	16	2011	DAL	48	10	58	124.5	0	0	0	2	1	0
14	Tim Harris T. Harris	1.22	19.5	16	1989	GB					0	0	0		3	0
15	Chandler Jones C. Jones	1.19	19.0	16	2019	ARI	42	11	53	146	0	0	0	8	3	0
16	Bryce Paup B. Paup	1.17	17.5	15	1995	BUF					2	0	0		1	0
17	Bobby Bell B. Bell	1.17	3.5	3	1987	CHI					0	0	0		1	0
18	Robert Quinn R. Quinn	1.16	18.5	16	2021	CHI	38	11	49	133.5	0	0	0	4	0	0
19	Von Miller V. Miller	1.16	18.5	16	2012	DEN	55	13	68	129.5	1	26	1	6	0	0
20	Andre Tippett A. Tippett	1.16	18.5	16	1984	NE					0	0	0		0	0
21	James Houston J. Houston	1.14	8.0	7	2022	DET	11	1	12	58	0	0	0	1	1	0
22	T.J. Watt	1.12	19.0	17	2023	PIT	48	20	68	122	1	24	0	4	3	1
23	Joey Porter J. Porter	1.09	17.5	16	2008	MIA	37	11	48	96	0	0	0	4	1	0
24	Clay Matthews C. Matthews	1.08	13.0	12	2012	GB	32	11	43	83.5	0	0	0	1	0	0
25	James Harrison J. Harrison	1.07	16.0	15	2008	PIT	67	34	101	114.5	1	33	0	7	0	0

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