worst passer rating by a player with 165 pass attempts in a season since 1981

Since 1981, Ryan Leaf has the worst passer rating with 165+ passing attempts in a season, with a 39.0 rating in his rookie season in 1998.

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worst passer rating by a player with 165 or more pass attempts in a season since 1981
NAMERTGATTSEASONTMGPCMPPCTYDSAVGYDS/GTDINTTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Ryan Leaf
R. Leaf
39.0
245
1998
10
111
45.3
1,289
5.3
128.9
2
15
0.8
6.1
22
140
2Alex Smith
A. Smith
40.8
165
2005
9
84
50.9
875
5.3
97.2
1
11
0.6
6.7
29
185
3Derek Anderson
D. Anderson
42.1
182
2009
8
81
44.5
888
4.9
111.0
3
10
1.6
5.5
11
75
4Scott Brunner
S. Brunner
42.8
190
1981
16
79
41.6
978
5.1
61.1
5
11
2.6
5.8
9
67
5Bobby Hoying
B. Hoying
45.6
224
1998
8
114
50.9
961
4.3
120.1
0
9
0.0
4.0
35
185
6Heath Shuler
H. Shuler
46.6
203
1997
10
106
52.2
1,288
6.3
128.8
2
14
1.0
6.9
21
132
7Mark Malone
M. Malone
46.7
336
1987
12
156
46.4
1,896
5.6
158.0
6
19
1.8
5.7
18
151
8Ryan Lindley
R. Lindley
46.7
171
2012
6
89
52.0
752
4.4
125.3
0
7
0.0
4.1
12
91
9Kelly Stouffer
K. Stouffer
47.7
190
1992
9
92
48.4
900
4.7
100.0
3
9
1.6
4.7
26
222
10Craig Whelihan
C. Whelihan
48.0
320
1998
10
149
46.6
1,803
5.6
180.3
8
19
2.5
5.9
15
111
11Vinny Testaverde
V. Testaverde
48.8
466
1988
15
222
47.6
3,240
7.0
216.0
13
35
2.8
7.5
33
292
12Rusty Hilger
R. Hilger
48.9
306
1988
11
126
41.2
1,558
5.1
141.6
7
12
2.3
3.9
31
251
13Mike Glennon
M. Glennon
49.7
167
2021
6
90
53.9
790
4.7
131.7
4
10
2.4
6.0
9
68
14JaMarcus Russell
J. Russell
50.0
246
2009
12
120
48.8
1,287
5.2
107.3
3
11
1.2
4.5
33
207
15Todd Blackledge
T. Blackledge
50.3
172
1985
12
86
50.0
1,190
6.9
99.2
6
14
3.5
8.1
15
112
16Stoney Case
S. Case
50.3
170
1999
10
77
45.3
988
5.8
98.8
3
8
1.8
4.7
17
116
17Jake Plummer
J. Plummer
50.8
381
1999
12
201
52.8
2,111
5.5
175.9
9
24
2.4
6.3
27
152
18Scott Mitchell
S. Mitchell
50.8
187
2000
8
89
47.6
966
5.2
120.8
3
8
1.6
4.3
16
82
19Vince Ferragamo
V. Ferragamo
50.8
287
1985
10
149
51.9
1,677
5.8
167.7
5
17
1.7
5.9
19
135
20Vince Evans
V. Evans
51.1
436
1981
16
195
44.7
2,354
5.4
147.1
11
20
2.5
4.6
23
173
21Wade Wilson
W. Wilson
52.5
195
1984
8
102
52.3
1,019
5.2
127.4
5
11
2.6
5.6
20
159
22Akili Smith
A. Smith
52.8
267
2000
12
118
44.2
1,253
4.7
104.4
3
6
1.1
2.2
36
191
23Stan Gelbaugh
S. Gelbaugh
52.9
255
1992
10
121
47.5
1,307
5.1
130.7
6
11
2.4
4.3
34
265
24Elvis Grbac
E. Grbac
53.1
188
1998
8
98
52.1
1,142
6.1
142.8
5
12
2.7
6.4
11
57
25Jack Trudeau
J. Trudeau
53.5
417
1986
12
204
48.9
2,225
5.3
185.4
8
18
1.9
4.3
29
213
StatMuse has season-level data for passer rating and passing attempts going back to the 1932 season.

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