most yards per pass attempt single season with 600 pass attempts minimum

Tom Brady has the most passing yards per passing attempt with 600+ passing attempts in a season, with 8.57 in 2011.

Interpreted as:
most passing yards per pass attempt single season with 600 pass attempts by a player minimum
NAMEYDS/ATTATTYDSSEASONTMGPCMPPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Tom Brady
T. Brady
8.57
611
5,235
2011
16
401
65.6
8.6
327.2
39
12
105.6
6.4
2.0
32
173
2Drew Brees
D. Brees
8.33
657
5,476
2011
16
468
71.2
8.3
342.3
46
14
110.6
7.0
2.1
24
158
3Peyton Manning
P. Manning
8.31
659
5,477
2013
16
450
68.3
8.3
342.3
55
10
115.1
8.3
1.5
18
120
4Jameis Winston
J. Winston
8.16
626
5,109
2019
16
380
60.7
8.2
319.3
33
30
84.3
5.3
4.8
47
282
5Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
8.14
608
4,952
2014
16
408
67.1
8.1
309.5
32
9
103.3
5.3
1.5
33
172
6Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
8.13
601
4,886
2021
17
404
67.2
8.1
287.4
41
17
102.9
6.8
2.8
30
243
7Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
8.11
606
4,917
2016
16
406
67.0
8.1
307.3
25
12
97.2
4.1
2.0
23
190
8Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
8.1
648
5,250
2022
17
435
67.1
8.1
308.8
41
12
105.2
6.3
1.9
26
188
9Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
8.1
608
4,924
2018
16
422
69.4
8.1
307.8
35
7
108.1
5.8
1.2
42
296
10Drew Brees
D. Brees
7.98
635
5,069
2008
16
413
65.0
8.0
316.8
34
17
96.2
5.4
2.7
13
92
11Drew Brees
D. Brees
7.94
650
5,162
2013
16
446
68.6
7.9
322.6
39
12
104.7
6.0
1.8
37
244
12Dan Fouts
D. Fouts
7.89
609
4,802
1981
16
360
59.1
7.9
300.1
33
17
90.6
5.4
2.8
19
134
13Drew Brees
D. Brees
7.77
627
4,870
2015
15
428
68.3
7.8
324.7
32
11
101.0
5.1
1.8
31
235
14Drew Brees
D. Brees
7.74
673
5,208
2016
16
471
70.0
7.7
325.5
37
15
101.7
5.5
2.2
27
184
15Andrew Luck
A. Luck
7.73
616
4,761
2014
16
380
61.7
7.7
297.6
40
16
96.5
6.5
2.6
27
161
16Drew Brees
D. Brees
7.73
670
5,177
2012
16
422
63.0
7.7
323.6
43
19
96.3
6.4
2.8
26
190
17Derek Carr
D. Carr
7.67
626
4,804
2021
17
428
68.4
7.7
282.6
23
14
94.0
3.7
2.2
40
241
18Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
7.67
615
4,719
2012
16
422
68.6
7.7
294.9
32
14
99.1
5.2
2.3
28
210
19Tom Brady
T. Brady
7.64
624
4,770
2015
16
402
64.4
7.6
298.1
36
7
102.2
5.8
1.1
38
225
20Dan Marino
D. Marino
7.62
623
4,746
1986
16
378
60.7
7.6
296.6
44
23
92.5
7.1
3.7
17
119
21Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
7.6
663
5,038
2011
16
421
63.5
7.6
314.9
41
16
97.2
6.2
2.4
36
257
22Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
7.6
675
5,129
2018
16
452
67.0
7.6
320.6
34
16
96.5
5.0
2.4
24
166
23Tom Brady
T. Brady
7.6
610
4,633
2020
16
401
65.7
7.6
289.6
40
12
102.2
6.6
2.0
21
143
24Rich Gannon
R. Gannon
7.59
618
4,689
2002
16
418
67.6
7.6
293.1
26
10
97.3
4.2
1.6
36
214
25Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
7.59
600
4,552
2025
17
404
67.3
7.6
267.8
30
10
99.5
5.0
1.7
31
208
StatMuse has season-level data for passing attempts and passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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8
9
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.471
8
9
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.471
8
9
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.471
6
11
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.353
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14
3
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.824
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12
5
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.706
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