nfl most yards per reception by a player 1938

Jim Benton had the most yards per reception in 1938, with 19.9 per catch in his rookie season.

Interpreted as:
NFL most yards per reception with a minimum of 1.875 receptions per team game by a player 1938
NAMEAVGSEASONTMGPRECTRGREC YDSREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Jim Benton
J. Benton
19.9
1938
11
21
418
38.0
5
0
0
0.0
0
2Don Hutson
D. Hutson
17.1
1938
10
32
548
54.8
9
-1
3
-0.3
-0.1
0
3Joe Carter
J. Carter
14.3
1938
11
27
386
35.1
7
0
0
0.0
0
4Gus Tinsley
G. Tinsley
12.6
1938
11
41
516
46.9
1
26
4
6.5
2.4
0
5Charley Malone
C. Malone
10.7
1938
11
24
257
23.4
1
0
0
0.0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for receptions per team game and yards per reception going back to the 1932 season.

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