nfl quarterback worst yards per attempt ever

Joey Harrington has averaged the fewest career passing yards per attempt by a quarterback, with 5.8 yards.

Interpreted as:
NFL quarterback worst passing yards with a minimum of 1500 passing attempts per attempt ever
NAMEAVGATTGPCMPPCTYDSYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Joey Harrington
J. Harrington
5.8
2,538
81
1,424
56.1
14,693
181.4
79
85
69.4
3.1
3.3
124
770
2Mike Phipps
M. Phipps
5.8
1,799
119
886
49.2
10,506
88.3
55
108
52.6
3.1
6.0
172
1,514
3Rick Mirer
R. Mirer
5.9
2,043
80
1,088
53.3
11,969
149.6
50
76
63.5
2.4
3.7
199
1,038
4Kyle Boller
K. Boller
5.9
1,519
67
861
56.7
8,931
133.3
48
54
69.5
3.2
3.6
123
802
5Frank Tripucka
F. Tripucka
5.9
1,745
75
879
50.4
10,282
137.1
69
124
52.2
4.0
7.1
6Blaine Gabbert
B. Gabbert
6.1
1,568
69
882
56.3
9,487
137.5
51
50
71.7
3.3
3.2
141
942
7Dan Pastorini
D. Pastorini
6.1
3,055
140
1,556
50.9
18,515
132.3
103
161
59.1
3.4
5.3
246
2,229
8Steve Bono
S. Bono
6.1
1,701
88
934
54.9
10,439
118.6
62
42
75.3
3.6
2.5
76
565
9Mark Malone
M. Malone
6.2
1,648
73
839
50.9
10,175
139.4
60
81
61.9
3.6
4.9
86
671
10Jack Trudeau
J. Trudeau
6.2
1,644
67
873
53.1
10,243
152.9
42
69
63.3
2.6
4.2
103
717
11Mike Pagel
M. Pagel
6.2
1,509
132
756
50.1
9,414
71.3
49
63
63.3
3.2
4.2
115
837
12Dave Brown
D. Brown
6.3
1,634
73
892
54.6
10,248
140.4
44
58
67.9
2.7
3.5
181
1,005
13Kordell Stewart
K. Stewart
6.3
2,321
99
1,300
56.0
14,586
147.3
76
82
71.1
3.3
3.5
166
1,011
14Billy Joe Tolliver
B. Joe Tolliver
6.3
1,707
79
891
52.2
10,760
136.2
59
64
67.7
3.5
3.7
125
877
15David Carr
D. Carr
6.4
2,267
94
1,353
59.7
14,452
153.7
65
71
74.9
2.9
3.1
267
1,564
16Mike Livingston
M. Livingston
6.5
1,751
91
912
52.1
11,295
124.1
56
83
63.3
3.2
4.7
152
1,392
17Trent Dilfer
T. Dilfer
6.5
3,172
130
1,759
55.5
20,518
157.8
113
129
70.2
3.6
4.1
263
1,730
18Tobin Rote
T. Rote
6.5
2,907
149
1,329
45.7
18,850
126.5
148
191
56.8
5.1
6.6
19Tim Couch
T. Couch
6.5
1,714
62
1,025
59.8
11,131
179.5
64
67
75.1
3.7
3.9
166
1,119
20Derek Anderson
D. Anderson
6.5
1,674
78
909
54.3
10,878
139.5
60
64
70.4
3.6
3.8
81
563
21Tony Banks
T. Banks
6.5
2,356
96
1,278
54.2
15,315
159.5
77
73
72.4
3.3
3.1
227
1,432
22Bill Munson
B. Munson
6.5
1,982
107
1,070
54.0
12,896
120.5
84
80
71.5
4.2
4.0
74
535
23Matt Cassel
M. Cassel
6.5
2,683
107
1,578
58.8
17,508
163.6
104
82
78.5
3.9
3.1
210
1,157
24Bubby Brister
B. Brister
6.5
2,212
99
1,207
54.6
14,445
145.9
81
78
72.3
3.7
3.5
193
1,625
25Kerry Collins
K. Collins
6.5
6,261
198
3,487
55.7
40,922
206.7
208
196
73.8
3.3
3.1
337
2,230
StatMuse has season-level data for passing attempts and yards per attempt going back to the 1932 season.

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PASS

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RUSH

1,223

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REC

1,401

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PPG

28.3

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OPP PPG

24.3

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RUSH YDS/G

120.1

14th

PASS YDS/G

268.6

3rd

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
Lions Lions
9
8
0
.529
9
8
0
.529
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16

CHI Bears

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NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Bills Bills - w
12
5
0
.706
7
10
0
.412
Jets Jets - e
3
14
0
.176
AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
0
.588
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
5
12
0
.294
AFC SouthWLTPCT
13
4
0
.765
12
5
0
.706
Colts Colts - e
8
9
0
.471
3
14
0
.176
AFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
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
.529
NFC SouthWLTPCT
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

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
10/8
@
17-34
Sat
10/11
@
13-11
Sat
10/11
@
27-31
Sat
10/11
@
17-3
Sat
10/11
@
9-23

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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
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1/17
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1/17
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1/18
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Sun
1/18
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