worst completion percentage by a rookie ever

Tobin Rote has the lowest completion percentage by a rookie, at 37.1 percent in 1950.

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	NAME	PCT	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Tobin Rote T. Rote	37.1	1950	GB	12	83	224	1,231	5.5	102.6	7	24	26.7	3.1	10.7
2	Terry Bradshaw T. Bradshaw	38.1	1970	PIT	13	83	218	1,410	6.5	108.5	6	24	30.4	2.8	11.0	25	242
3	Johnny Green J. Green	39.0	1960	BUF	10	89	228	1,267	5.6	126.7	10	10	54.1	4.4	4.4
4	Tom Sherman T. Sherman	39.8	1968	BOS	14	90	226	1,199	5.3	85.6	12	16	45.6	5.3	7.1
5	Paul Christman P. Christman	40.6	1945	CHC	8	89	219	1,147	5.2	143.4	5	12	42.6	2.3	5.5
6	John Hadl J. Hadl	41.2	1962	SD	14	107	260	1,632	6.3	116.6	15	24	43.3	5.8	9.2
7	Lamar McHan L. McHan	41.2	1954	CHC	12	105	255	1,475	5.8	122.9	6	22	32.4	2.4	8.6
8	Marlin Briscoe M. Briscoe	41.5	1968	DEN	11	93	224	1,589	7.1	144.5	14	13	62.9	6.3	5.8
9	Jim Root J. Root	41.7	1953	CHC	11	80	192	1,149	6.0	104.5	8	11	51.8	4.2	5.7
10	Bud Schwenk B. Schwenk	42.7	1942	CHC	11	126	295	1,360	4.6	123.6	6	27	25.5	2.0	9.2
11	Joe Pisarcik J. Pisarcik	42.7	1977	NYG	13	103	241	1,346	5.6	103.5	4	14	42.3	1.7	5.8	32	262
12	Dan Darragh D. Darragh	42.8	1968	BUF	11	92	215	917	4.3	83.4	3	14	33.0	1.4	6.5
13	Bob Celeri B. Celeri	42.9	1951	NYY	11	102	238	1,797	7.6	163.4	12	15	59.8	5.0	6.3
14	Paul Governali P. Governali	43.2	1946	BOS	11	83	192	1,293	6.7	117.5	13	10	67.0	6.8	5.2
15	Babe Parilli B. Parilli	43.5	1952	GB	12	77	177	1,416	8.0	118.0	13	17	56.6	7.3	9.6
16	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	43.7	1966	ATL	14	129	295	1,795	6.1	128.2	12	21	47.8	4.1	7.1
17	Steve Beuerlein S. Beuerlein	44.1	1988	RAI	10	105	238	1,643	6.9	164.3	8	7	66.6	3.4	2.9	26	215
18	Steve Bartkowski S. Bartkowski	45.1	1975	ATL	11	115	255	1,662	6.5	151.1	13	15	59.3	5.1	5.9	19	197
19	Fred Enke F. Enke	45.2	1948	DET	12	100	221	1,328	6.0	110.7	11	17	49.4	5.0	7.7
20	Heath Shuler H. Shuler	45.3	1994	WAS	11	120	265	1,658	6.3	150.7	10	12	59.6	3.8	4.5	12	83
21	Ryan Leaf R. Leaf	45.3	1998	SD	10	111	245	1,289	5.3	128.9	2	15	39.0	0.8	6.1	22	140
22	Steve DeBerg S. DeBerg	45.4	1978	SF	12	137	302	1,570	5.2	130.8	8	22	40.0	2.6	7.3	17	156
23	Norm Snead N. Snead	45.9	1961	WAS	14	172	375	2,337	6.2	166.9	11	22	51.6	2.9	5.9
24	Dan Pastorini D. Pastorini	47.0	1971	HOU	14	127	270	1,702	6.3	121.6	7	21	43.8	2.6	7.8	20	152
25	Sammy Baugh S. Baugh	47.4	1937	WAS	11	81	171	1,127	6.6	102.5	8	14	50.5	4.7	8.2

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