top ten average passing yards per game 1935 to 1945

Between the 1935 and 1945 seasons, Charlie O'Rourke averaged the most passing yards per game when passing for 10.0+ yards per attempt, with 86.5 per game.

Interpreted as:
top ten or higher average passing passing yards per game by a player 1935 to 1945
NAMEYDS/GAVGGPCMPATTPCTYDSTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Charlie O'Rourke
C. O'Rourke
86.5
10.8
11
37
88
42.0
951
11
16
82.1
12.5
18.2
2Al Postus
A. Postus
36.5
14.6
2
2
5
40.0
73
0
1
47.9
0.0
20.0
3John Doehring
J. Doehring
23.0
11.0
11
11
23
47.8
253
3
1
109.2
13.0
4.3
4Bill O'Neill
B. O'Neill
10.0
10.0
2
1
2
50.0
20
0
1
45.8
0.0
50.0
5Rabbit Keen
R. Keen
9.6
17.2
9
1
5
20.0
86
1
0
118.8
20.0
0.0
6Banks McFadden
B. McFadden
9.4
12.9
11
3
8
37.5
103
1
1
85.4
12.5
12.5
7Dick Booth
D. Booth
9.0
16.9
15
5
8
62.5
135
2
1
106.3
25.0
12.5
8Dan DeSantis
D. DeSantis
7.1
11.1
11
3
7
42.9
78
1
1
84.2
14.3
14.3
9Dick Frahm
D. Frahm
6.0
12.0
2
1
1
100.0
12
0
0
116.7
0.0
0.0
10Ernie Caddel
E. Caddel
6.0
15.3
41
7
16
43.8
244
2
3
90.6
12.5
18.8
11Mike Kabealo
M. Kabealo
5.4
54.0
10
1
1
100.0
54
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
12Len Eshmont
L. Eshmont
3.6
10.7
9
2
3
66.7
32
1
0
141.7
33.3
0.0
13Dick Crayne
D. Crayne
3.3
12.0
22
3
6
50.0
72
0
0
93.8
0.0
0.0
14Milt Piepul
M. Piepul
2.1
23.0
11
1
1
100.0
23
0
0
118.8
0.0
0.0
15John Oelerich
J. Oelerich
2.0
10.0
5
1
1
100.0
10
0
0
108.3
0.0
0.0
16Al Nichelini
A. Nichelini
0.7
16.0
23
1
1
100.0
16
0
0
118.8
0.0
0.0
17Lloyd Cardwell
L. Cardwell
0.6
17.5
57
1
2
50.0
35
0
0
95.8
0.0
0.0
18Al Grygo
A. Grygo
0.6
11.0
19
1
1
100.0
11
0
0
112.5
0.0
0.0
19Len Janiak
L. Janiak
0.3
11.0
40
1
1
100.0
11
0
0
112.5
0.0
0.0
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards per game and yards per attempt going back to the 1932 season.

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