what 49er qb threw the most pass attempts each year

Steve DeBerg attempted 578 passes for the 49ers in 1979.

NAMEATTSEASONTMGPCMPPCTYDSAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Steve DeBerg
S. DeBerg
578
1979
16
347
60.0
3,652
6.3
228.3
17
21
73.1
2.9
3.6
17
119
2Jeff Garcia
J. Garcia
561
2000
16
355
63.3
4,278
7.6
267.4
31
10
97.6
5.5
1.8
24
155
3Jeff Garcia
J. Garcia
528
2002
16
328
62.1
3,344
6.3
209.0
21
10
85.6
4.0
1.9
17
93
4Joe Montana
J. Montana
520
1990
15
321
61.7
3,944
7.6
262.9
26
16
89.0
5.0
3.1
29
153
5Steve Young
S. Young
517
1998
15
322
62.3
4,170
8.1
278.0
36
12
101.1
7.0
2.3
48
234
6Joe Montana
J. Montana
515
1983
16
332
64.5
3,910
7.6
244.4
26
12
94.6
5.0
2.3
33
224
7Jeff Garcia
J. Garcia
504
2001
16
316
62.7
3,538
7.0
221.1
32
12
94.8
6.3
2.4
26
114
8Joe Montana
J. Montana
494
1985
15
303
61.3
3,653
7.4
243.5
27
13
91.3
5.5
2.6
35
246
9Joe Montana
J. Montana
488
1981
16
311
63.7
3,565
7.3
222.8
19
12
88.4
3.9
2.5
26
193
10Colin Kaepernick
C. Kaepernick
478
2014
16
289
60.5
3,369
7.0
210.6
19
10
86.4
4.0
2.1
52
344
11Jimmy Garoppolo
J. Garoppolo
476
2019
16
329
69.1
3,978
8.4
248.6
27
13
102.0
5.7
2.7
36
237
12Steve Young
S. Young
462
1993
16
314
68.0
4,023
8.7
251.4
29
16
101.5
6.3
3.5
31
160
13Steve Young
S. Young
461
1994
16
324
70.3
3,969
8.6
248.1
35
10
112.8
7.6
2.2
31
163
14Brock Purdy
B. Purdy
455
2024
15
300
65.9
3,864
8.5
257.6
20
12
96.1
4.4
2.6
31
156
15Steve Young
S. Young
447
1995
11
299
66.9
3,200
7.2
290.9
20
11
92.3
4.5
2.5
25
115
16Alex Smith
A. Smith
445
2011
16
273
61.3
3,144
7.1
196.5
17
5
90.7
3.8
1.1
44
263
17Brock Purdy
B. Purdy
444
2023
16
308
69.4
4,280
9.6
267.5
31
11
113.0
7.0
2.5
28
153
18Alex Smith
A. Smith
442
2006
16
257
58.1
2,890
6.5
180.6
16
16
74.8
3.6
3.6
35
202
19Jimmy Garoppolo
J. Garoppolo
441
2021
15
301
68.3
3,810
8.6
254.0
20
12
98.7
4.5
2.7
29
201
20Joe Montana
J. Montana
432
1984
16
279
64.6
3,630
8.4
226.9
28
10
102.9
6.5
2.3
22
138
21John Brodie
J. Brodie
427
1966
14
232
54.3
2,810
6.6
200.7
16
22
65.8
3.7
5.2
22Colin Kaepernick
C. Kaepernick
416
2013
16
243
58.4
3,197
7.7
199.8
21
8
91.6
5.0
1.9
39
231
23John Brodie
J. Brodie
404
1968
14
234
57.9
3,020
7.5
215.7
22
21
78.0
5.4
5.2
24Steve Young
S. Young
402
1992
16
268
66.7
3,465
8.6
216.6
25
7
107.0
6.2
1.7
29
152
25Joe Montana
J. Montana
398
1987
13
266
66.8
3,054
7.7
234.9
31
13
102.1
7.8
3.3
22
158
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