which quarterback has the most career passing interceptions in the first seasons

Peyton Manning had the most interceptions by a quarterback in his first season, with 28 interceptions in his rookie season.

NAMEINTSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GTDRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Peyton Manning
P. Manning
28
1998
IND IND
16
326
575
56.7
3,739
6.5
233.7
26
71.2
4.5
4.9
22
109
2Jim Zorn
J. Zorn
27
1976
SEA SEA
14
208
439
47.4
2,571
5.9
183.6
12
49.5
2.7
6.2
25
196
3Terry Bradshaw
T. Bradshaw
24
1970
PIT PIT
13
83
218
38.1
1,410
6.5
108.5
6
30.4
2.8
11.0
25
242
4John Hadl
J. Hadl
24
1962
SD SD
14
107
260
41.2
1,632
6.3
116.6
15
43.3
5.8
9.2
5George Ratterman
G. Ratterman
24
1950
NYY NYY
12
140
294
47.6
2,251
7.7
187.6
22
64.6
7.5
8.2
6Tobin Rote
T. Rote
24
1950
GB GB
12
83
224
37.1
1,231
5.5
102.6
7
26.7
3.1
10.7
7Jeff Komlo
J. Komlo
23
1979
DET DET
16
183
368
49.7
2,238
6.1
139.9
11
52.8
3.0
6.3
40
361
8Frankie Albert
F. Albert
23
1950
SF SF
12
155
306
50.7
1,767
5.8
147.3
14
52.3
4.6
7.5
9DeShone Kizer
D. Kizer
22
2017
CLE CLE
15
255
476
53.6
2,894
6.1
192.9
11
60.5
2.3
4.6
38
226
10Steve DeBerg
S. DeBerg
22
1978
SF SF
12
137
302
45.4
1,570
5.2
130.8
8
40.0
2.6
7.3
17
156
11Norm Snead
N. Snead
22
1961
WAS WAS
14
172
375
45.9
2,337
6.2
166.9
11
51.6
2.9
5.9
12Lamar McHan
L. McHan
22
1954
CHC CHC
12
105
255
41.2
1,475
5.8
122.9
6
32.4
2.4
8.6
13Geno Smith
G. Smith
21
2013
NYJ NYJ
16
247
443
55.8
3,046
6.9
190.4
12
66.5
2.7
4.7
43
315
14Dan Pastorini
D. Pastorini
21
1971
HOU HOU
14
127
270
47.0
1,702
6.3
121.6
7
43.8
2.6
7.8
20
152
15Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
21
1966
ATL ATL
14
129
295
43.7
1,795
6.1
128.2
12
47.8
4.1
7.1
16Mark Sanchez
M. Sanchez
20
2009
NYJ NYJ
15
196
364
53.8
2,444
6.7
162.9
12
63.0
3.3
5.5
26
195
17Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
20
2009
DET DET
10
201
377
53.3
2,267
6.0
226.7
13
61.0
3.4
5.3
24
169
18Dennis Shaw
D. Shaw
20
1970
BUF BUF
14
178
321
55.5
2,507
7.8
179.1
10
65.3
3.1
6.2
41
387
19Otto Graham
O. Graham
20
1950
CLE CLE
12
137
253
54.2
1,943
7.7
161.9
14
64.7
5.5
7.9
20Charlie Conerly
C. Conerly
20
1949
NYG NYG
12
152
305
49.8
2,138
7.0
178.2
17
64.1
5.6
6.6
21Clyde LeForce
C. LeForce
20
1947
DET DET
9
94
175
53.7
1,384
7.9
153.8
13
65.0
7.4
11.4
22Chris Weinke
C. Weinke
19
2001
CAR CAR
15
293
540
54.3
2,931
5.4
195.4
11
62.0
2.0
3.5
26
177
23Kerry Collins
K. Collins
19
1995
CAR CAR
15
214
433
49.4
2,717
6.3
181.1
14
61.9
3.2
4.4
24
150
24Kent Nix
K. Nix
19
1967
PIT PIT
12
136
268
50.7
1,587
5.9
132.3
8
49.5
3.0
7.1
25John Roach
J. Roach
19
1960
STL STL
12
87
188
46.3
1,423
7.6
118.6
17
62.7
9.0
10.1
StatMuse has season-level data for intercepted passes going back to the 1932 season.

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