which nfl quarterback has the most yards per game in a single season before 1960

Before 1960, Sammy Baugh averaged the most passing yards per game by a quarterback in a season, with 244.8 per game in 1947.

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	NAME	YDS/G	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%
1	Sammy Baugh S. Baugh	244.8	1947	WAS	12	210	354	59.3	2,938	8.3	25	15	92.0	7.1	4.2
2	Johnny Unitas J. Unitas	241.6	1959	BAL	12	193	367	52.6	2,899	7.9	32	14	92.0	8.7	3.8
3	George Blanda G. Blanda	241.1	1954	CHB	8	131	281	46.6	1,929	6.9	15	17	62.1	5.3	6.0
4	Billy Wade B. Wade	239.6	1958	LA	12	181	341	53.1	2,875	8.4	18	22	72.2	5.3	6.5
5	Otto Graham O. Graham	234.7	1952	CLE	12	181	364	49.7	2,816	7.7	20	24	66.6	5.5	6.6
6	Otto Graham O. Graham	226.8	1953	CLE	12	167	258	64.7	2,722	10.6	11	9	99.7	4.3	3.5
7	Sid Luckman S. Luckman	226.0	1947	CHB	12	176	323	54.5	2,712	8.4	24	31	67.7	7.4	9.6
8	Johnny Lujack J. Lujack	221.5	1949	CHB	12	162	312	51.9	2,658	8.5	23	22	76.0	7.4	7.1
9	Norm Van Brocklin N. Van Brocklin	219.8	1954	LA	12	139	260	53.5	2,637	10.1	13	21	71.9	5.0	8.1
10	Sid Luckman S. Luckman	219.4	1943	CHB	10	110	202	54.5	2,194	10.9	28	12	107.5	13.9	5.9
11	Norm Van Brocklin N. Van Brocklin	218.1	1959	PHI	12	191	340	56.2	2,617	7.7	16	14	79.5	4.7	4.1
12	Sammy Baugh S. Baugh	216.6	1948	WAS	12	185	315	58.7	2,599	8.3	22	23	78.3	7.0	7.3
13	Johnny Unitas J. Unitas	212.5	1957	BAL	12	172	301	57.1	2,550	8.5	24	17	88.0	8.0	5.6
14	Bobby Layne B. Layne	209.2	1958	TOT	12	145	294	49.3	2,510	8.5	14	12	77.6	4.8	4.1
15	Sammy Baugh S. Baugh	208.6	1945	WAS	8	128	182	70.3	1,669	9.2	11	4	109.9	6.0	2.2
16	Bobby Thomason B. Thomason	205.2	1953	PHI	12	162	304	53.3	2,462	8.1	21	20	75.8	6.9	6.6
17	Norm Van Brocklin N. Van Brocklin	200.8	1958	PHI	12	198	374	52.9	2,409	6.4	15	20	64.1	4.0	5.3
18	Johnny Unitas J. Unitas	200.7	1958	BAL	10	136	263	51.7	2,007	7.6	19	7	90.0	7.2	2.7
19	Bobby Layne B. Layne	200.3	1951	DET	12	152	332	45.8	2,403	7.2	26	23	67.6	7.8	6.9
20	Norm Van Brocklin N. Van Brocklin	199.4	1953	LA	12	156	286	54.5	2,393	8.4	19	14	84.1	6.6	4.9
21	Bobby Layne B. Layne	193.6	1950	DET	12	152	336	45.2	2,323	6.9	16	18	62.1	4.8	5.4
22	Y.A. Tittle	192.8	1953	SF	11	149	259	57.5	2,121	8.2	20	16	84.1	7.7	6.2
23	Tobin Rote T. Rote	192.6	1954	GB	12	180	382	47.1	2,311	6.0	14	18	59.1	3.7	4.7
24	Jim Finks J. Finks	192.3	1952	PIT	12	158	336	47.0	2,307	6.9	20	19	66.2	6.0	5.7
25	Jim Finks J. Finks	189.2	1955	PIT	12	165	344	48.0	2,270	6.6	10	26	47.7	2.9	7.6

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