worst completion percentage in a season nfl qb in history

Gary Marangi has the lowest completion percentage by a quarterback in a season, at 35.3 percent in 1976.

Interpreted as:
worst completion percentage with a minimum of 14 passing attempts per team game by a player in a season NFL qb in history
NAMEPCTSEASONTMGPCMPATTYDSAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Gary Marangi
G. Marangi
35.3
1976
BUF BUF
11
82
232
998
4.3
90.7
7
16
30.8
3.0
6.9
22
166
2Jug Girard
J. Girard
35.4
1949
GB GB
12
62
175
881
5.0
73.4
4
12
31.6
2.3
6.9
3Dick Wood
D. Wood
36.1
1966
MIA MIA
14
83
230
993
4.3
70.9
4
14
30.6
1.7
6.1
4Tobin Rote
T. Rote
37.1
1950
GB GB
12
83
224
1,231
5.5
102.6
7
24
26.7
3.1
10.7
5Cotton Davidson
C. Davidson
37.1
1962
TOT
14
119
321
1,977
6.2
141.2
7
23
36.1
2.2
7.2
6Lamar McHan
L. McHan
37.7
1955
CHC CHC
12
78
207
1,085
5.2
90.4
11
19
34.8
5.3
9.2
7Bobby Douglass
B. Douglass
37.9
1972
CHI CHI
14
75
198
1,246
6.3
89.0
9
12
49.8
4.5
6.1
32
175
8Terry Bradshaw
T. Bradshaw
38.1
1970
PIT PIT
13
83
218
1,410
6.5
108.5
6
24
30.4
2.8
11.0
25
242
9Tobin Rote
T. Rote
38.9
1953
GB GB
12
72
185
1,005
5.4
83.8
5
15
32.4
2.7
8.1
10Johnny Green
J. Green
39.0
1960
BUF BUF
10
89
228
1,267
5.6
126.7
10
10
54.1
4.4
4.4
11Boley Dancewicz
B. Dancewicz
39.1
1947
BOS
12
66
169
1,203
7.1
100.3
11
18
46.4
6.5
10.7
12Tom Sherman
T. Sherman
39.8
1968
BOS BOS
14
90
226
1,199
5.3
85.6
12
16
45.6
5.3
7.1
13Steve Tensi
S. Tensi
40.3
1967
DEN DEN
14
131
325
1,915
5.9
136.8
16
17
54.8
4.9
5.2
14Bobby Douglass
B. Douglass
40.4
1971
CHI CHI
12
91
225
1,164
5.2
97.0
5
15
37.0
2.2
6.7
30
235
15Babe Parilli
B. Parilli
40.6
1965
BOS BOS
14
173
426
2,597
6.1
185.5
18
26
50.0
4.2
6.1
16Paul Christman
P. Christman
40.6
1945
CHC CHC
8
89
219
1,147
5.2
143.4
5
12
42.6
2.3
5.5
17Pete Beathard
P. Beathard
40.7
1967
TOT
11
94
231
1,114
4.8
101.3
9
14
43.8
3.9
6.1
18John McCormick
J. McCormick
40.7
1965
DEN DEN
14
103
253
1,292
5.1
92.3
7
14
43.5
2.8
5.5
19John Hadl
J. Hadl
41.2
1962
SD SD
14
107
260
1,632
6.3
116.6
15
24
43.3
5.8
9.2
20Rusty Hilger
R. Hilger
41.2
1988
DET DET
11
126
306
1,558
5.1
141.6
7
12
48.9
2.3
3.9
31
251
21Lamar McHan
L. McHan
41.2
1954
CHC CHC
12
105
255
1,475
5.8
122.9
6
22
32.4
2.4
8.6
22Tobin Rote
T. Rote
41.4
1951
GB GB
12
106
256
1,540
6.0
128.3
15
20
48.6
5.9
7.8
23Jim Zorn
J. Zorn
41.4
1977
SEA SEA
10
104
251
1,687
6.7
168.7
16
19
54.3
6.4
7.6
11
43
24Marlin Briscoe
M. Briscoe
41.5
1968
DEN DEN
11
93
224
1,589
7.1
144.5
14
13
62.9
6.3
5.8
25Jim Root
J. Root
41.7
1953
CHC CHC
11
80
192
1,149
6.0
104.5
8
11
51.8
4.2
5.7
StatMuse has season-level data for completion percentage and pass attempts per team game going back to the 1932 season.

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