most yards per completion by a quarterback nfl history minimum 157 completions

Ed Brown has the most career passing yards per completion by a quarterback with 157+ completions, with 16.28.

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most passing yards per completion by a player by a quarterback NFL history minimum 157 completions

	NAME	YDS/CMP	CMP	YDS	GP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Ed Brown E. Brown	16.28	896	14,591	128	1,886	47.5	7.7	114.0	94	131	61.6	5.0	6.9
2	Roy Zimmerman R. Zimmerman	16.16	293	4,735	62	680	43.1	7.0	76.4	44	65	49.0	6.5	9.6
3	Tommy O'Connell T. O'Connell	15.99	204	3,261	45	423	48.2	7.7	72.5	21	34	57.5	5.0	8.0
4	Sid Luckman S. Luckman	15.95	881	14,050	117	1,693	52.0	8.3	120.1	132	128	74.5	7.8	7.6
5	Johnny Lujack J. Lujack	15.58	404	6,295	45	808	50.0	7.8	139.9	41	54	65.3	5.1	6.7
6	Lamar McHan L. McHan	15.49	610	9,449	113	1,442	42.3	6.6	83.6	73	108	50.3	5.1	7.5
7	Otto Graham O. Graham	15.48	872	13,499	72	1,565	55.7	8.6	187.5	88	94	78.2	5.6	6.0
8	Cotton Davidson C. Davidson	15.27	770	11,760	111	1,752	43.9	6.7	105.9	73	108	54.9	4.2	6.2
9	Terry Hanratty T. Hanratty	15.21	165	2,510	50	431	38.3	5.8	50.2	24	35	43.0	5.6	8.1	34	299
10	Norm Van Brocklin N. Van Brocklin	15.2	1,553	23,611	140	2,895	53.6	8.2	168.7	173	178	75.1	6.0	6.1
11	John Roach J. Roach	15.16	160	2,425	44	356	44.9	6.8	55.1	22	33	49.9	6.2	9.3
12	Earl Morrall E. Morrall	15.09	1,379	20,809	255	2,689	51.3	7.7	81.6	161	148	74.1	6.0	5.5	58	487
13	Steve Tensi S. Tensi	15.06	369	5,558	56	862	42.8	6.4	99.3	43	46	59.0	5.0	5.3	35	243
14	Bob Waterfield B. Waterfield	15.06	641	9,654	67	1,295	49.5	7.5	144.1	83	104	62.3	6.4	8.0
15	Clyde LeForce C. LeForce	15.03	197	2,961	32	388	50.8	7.6	92.5	25	37	58.1	6.4	9.5
16	Eddie LeBaron E. LeBaron	14.92	898	13,399	134	1,796	50.0	7.5	100.0	104	141	61.4	5.8	7.9
17	Daryle Lamonica D. Lamonica	14.91	1,255	18,717	137	2,530	49.6	7.4	136.6	161	134	73.4	6.4	5.3	72	636
18	Jack Kemp J. Kemp	14.78	1,436	21,218	122	3,073	46.7	6.9	173.9	114	183	57.3	3.7	6.0	21	187
19	Bobby Layne B. Layne	14.76	1,814	26,768	175	3,700	49.0	7.2	153.0	196	243	63.4	5.3	6.6
20	Frank Ryan F. Ryan	14.72	1,090	16,042	126	2,133	51.1	7.5	127.3	149	111	77.6	7.0	5.2	4	35
21	Bill Nelsen B. Nelsen	14.71	963	14,165	90	1,905	50.6	7.4	157.4	98	101	70.2	5.1	5.3	50	494
22	Don Meredith D. Meredith	14.7	1,170	17,199	104	2,308	50.7	7.5	165.4	135	111	74.8	5.8	4.8
23	Joe Namath J. Namath	14.67	1,886	27,663	140	3,762	50.1	7.4	197.6	173	220	65.5	4.6	5.8	109	1,052
24	John Fourcade J. Fourcade	14.54	159	2,312	24	313	50.8	7.4	96.3	14	15	70.1	4.5	4.8	27	207
25	Don Horn D. Horn	14.52	232	3,369	57	465	49.9	7.2	59.1	20	36	55.9	4.3	7.7	25	217

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