nfl leader in yards per completion

Gene Alford had 4 passing yards per completion in his career.

Interpreted as:
NFL leader in passing yards per completion
NAMEYDS/CMPYDSCMPGPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Gene Alford
G. Alford
4
4
1
24
13
7.7
0.3
0.2
0
2
0.0
0.0
15.4
2Marger Apsit
M. Apsit
25
25
1
14
5
20.0
5.0
1.8
0
2
8.3
0.0
40.0
3Cliff Battles
C. Battles
13.41
590
44
60
157
28.0
3.8
9.8
1
15
5.3
0.6
9.6
4Johnny (Blood) McNally
J. (Blood) McNally
12.46
299
24
63
70
34.3
4.3
4.7
2
5
28.2
2.9
7.1
5Hank Bruder
H. Bruder
10.86
76
7
93
24
29.2
3.2
0.8
0
3
0.7
0.0
12.5
6Carl Brumbaugh
C. Brumbaugh
19.29
656
34
70
121
28.1
5.4
9.4
6
14
26.6
5.0
11.6
7Chris Cagle
C. Cagle
15.6
749
48
30
141
34.0
5.3
25.0
5
18
24.8
3.5
12.8
8Bob Campiglio
B. Campiglio
15.57
109
7
17
21
33.3
5.2
6.4
0
1
31.6
0.0
4.8
9Glenn Campbell
G. Campbell
19
38
2
24
5
40.0
7.6
1.6
0
0
67.1
0.0
0.0
10John Cavosie
J. Cavosie
12.33
74
6
20
15
40.0
4.9
3.7
2
0
95.6
13.3
0.0
11Stu Clancy
S. Clancy
26.67
80
3
37
16
18.8
5.0
2.2
0
4
8.3
0.0
25.0
12Algy Clark
A. Clark
6.83
41
6
29
14
42.9
2.9
1.4
0
3
10.7
0.0
21.4
13Dutch Clark
D. Clark
13.22
1,507
114
64
250
45.6
6.0
23.5
10
26
38.9
4.0
10.4
14George Corbett
G. Corbett
14.56
233
16
46
47
34.0
5.0
5.1
2
6
25.7
4.3
12.8
15John Doehring
J. Doehring
21.62
627
29
28
86
33.7
7.3
22.4
7
10
48.1
8.1
11.6
16Tiny Feather
T. Feather
15
15
1
23
5
20.0
3.0
0.7
0
1
0.0
0.0
20.0
17Bernie Finn
B. Finn
9
9
1
3
1
100.0
9.0
3.0
0
0
104.2
0.0
0.0
18Paul Fitzgibbon
P. Fitzgibbon
9
9
1
4
5
20.0
1.8
2.3
0
0
39.6
0.0
0.0
19Ray Flaherty
R. Flaherty
11
33
3
34
4
75.0
8.3
1.0
0
0
99.0
0.0
0.0
20Dick Frahm
D. Frahm
12
12
1
11
1
100.0
12.0
1.1
0
0
116.7
0.0
0.0
21Benny Friedman
B. Friedman
13.27
929
70
19
167
41.9
5.6
48.9
10
19
40.6
6.0
11.4
22Red Grange
R. Grange
14.42
346
24
37
71
33.8
4.9
9.4
3
10
25.1
4.2
14.1
23Jack Grossman
J. Grossman
17.81
374
21
34
75
28.0
5.0
11.0
1
13
12.7
1.3
17.3
24Roger Grove
R. Grove
13
78
6
37
13
46.2
6.0
2.1
0
0
65.5
0.0
0.0
25Ace Gutowsky
A. Gutowsky
13.37
254
19
86
64
29.7
4.0
3.0
3
11
19.7
4.7
17.2
StatMuse has season-level data for completions and passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
Lions Lions
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8
0
.529
9
8
0
.529
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14
3
0
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Bills Bills - w
12
5
0
.706
7
10
0
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Jets Jets - e
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14
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AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
0
.588
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
5
12
0
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13
4
0
.765
12
5
0
.706
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8
9
0
.471
3
14
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14
3
0
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11
6
0
.647
6
11
0
.353
3
14
0
.176
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
.235
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - y
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
Lions Lions - e
9
8
0
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8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Rams Rams - w
12
5
0
.706
49ers 49ers - w
12
5
0
.706
3
14
0
.176