worst completion percentage in a season ever minimum 200 attempts since 1990

Since 1990, Akili Smith has the lowest completion percentage in a season when throwing 200+ pass attempts, with 44.2 percent in 2000.

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  • Regular season
NAMEPCTATTSEASONTMGPCMPYDSAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Akili Smith
A. Smith
44.2
267
2000
12
118
1,253
4.7
104.4
3
6
52.8
1.1
2.2
36
191
2Heath Shuler
H. Shuler
45.3
265
1994
11
120
1,658
6.3
150.7
10
12
59.6
3.8
4.5
12
83
3Ryan Leaf
R. Leaf
45.3
245
1998
10
111
1,289
5.3
128.9
2
15
39.0
0.8
6.1
22
140
4Mike McMahon
M. McMahon
45.4
207
2005
9
94
1,158
5.6
128.7
5
8
55.2
2.4
3.9
19
96
5Tim Tebow
T. Tebow
46.5
271
2011
14
126
1,729
6.4
123.5
12
6
72.9
4.4
2.2
33
225
6Craig Whelihan
C. Whelihan
46.6
320
1998
10
149
1,803
5.6
180.3
8
19
48.0
2.5
5.9
15
111
7Stan Gelbaugh
S. Gelbaugh
47.5
255
1992
10
121
1,307
5.1
130.7
6
11
52.9
2.4
4.3
34
265
8Anthony Richardson Sr.
A. Richardson Sr.
47.7
264
2024
11
126
1,814
6.9
164.9
8
12
61.6
3.0
4.5
14
115
9Kerry Collins
K. Collins
48.2
353
1998
TOT
11
170
2,213
6.3
201.2
12
15
62.0
3.4
4.2
31
191
10Scott Mitchell
S. Mitchell
48.4
246
1994
9
119
1,456
5.9
161.8
10
11
62.0
4.1
4.5
12
63
11Jay Schroeder
J. Schroeder
48.6
253
1992
13
123
1,476
5.8
113.5
11
11
63.3
4.3
4.3
25
180
12JaMarcus Russell
J. Russell
48.8
246
2009
12
120
1,287
5.2
107.3
3
11
50.0
1.2
4.5
33
207
13Donovan McNabb
D. McNabb
49.1
216
1999
12
106
948
4.4
79.0
8
7
60.1
3.7
3.2
28
204
14Jim Everett
J. Everett
49.3
274
1993
10
135
1,652
6.0
165.2
8
12
59.7
2.9
4.4
18
125
15Kerry Collins
K. Collins
49.4
433
1995
15
214
2,717
6.3
181.1
14
19
61.9
3.2
4.4
24
150
16J.P. Losman
J.P. Losman
49.6
228
2005
9
113
1,340
5.9
148.9
8
8
64.9
3.5
3.5
26
197
17Browning Nagle
B. Nagle
49.6
387
1992
14
192
2,280
5.9
162.9
7
17
55.7
1.8
4.4
27
215
18Mark Brunell
M. Brunell
49.8
237
2004
9
118
1,194
5.0
132.7
7
6
63.9
3.0
2.5
15
105
19Craig Whelihan
C. Whelihan
49.8
237
1997
9
118
1,357
5.7
150.8
6
10
58.3
2.5
4.2
21
168
20Drew Bledsoe
D. Bledsoe
49.9
429
1993
13
214
2,494
5.8
191.8
15
15
65.0
3.5
3.5
16
99
21Ryan Leaf
R. Leaf
50.0
322
2000
11
161
1,883
5.8
171.2
11
18
56.2
3.4
5.6
31
155
22Joey Harrington
J. Harrington
50.1
429
2002
14
215
2,294
5.3
163.9
12
16
59.9
2.8
3.7
8
75
23Derek Anderson
D. Anderson
50.2
283
2008
10
142
1,615
5.7
161.5
9
8
66.5
3.2
2.8
14
87
24Kordell Stewart
K. Stewart
50.2
251
2003
9
126
1,418
5.6
157.6
7
12
56.8
2.8
4.8
25
146
25Gus Frerotte
G. Frerotte
50.3
396
1995
16
199
2,751
6.9
171.9
13
13
70.2
3.3
3.3
23
192
StatMuse has season-level data for completion percentage and passing attempts going back to the 1932 season.

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