worst single season passer rating in nfl history minimum 261 attempts

Bud Schwenk has the lowest passer rating with 261+ passing attempts in a season, with a 25.5 rating in his rookie season in 1942.

Interpreted as:
worst single season passer rating by a player in NFL history minimum 261 passing attempts
NAMERTGATTSEASONTMGPCMPPCTYDSAVGYDS/GTDINTTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Bud Schwenk
B. Schwenk
25.5
295
1942
CHC CHC
11
126
42.7
1,360
4.6
123.6
6
27
2.0
9.2
2Cotton Davidson
C. Davidson
36.1
321
1962
TOT
14
119
37.1
1,977
6.2
141.2
7
23
2.2
7.2
3Davey O'Brien
D. O'Brien
39.2
277
1940
PHI PHI
11
124
44.8
1,290
4.7
117.3
5
17
1.8
6.1
4Steve DeBerg
S. DeBerg
40.0
302
1978
SF SF
12
137
45.4
1,570
5.2
130.8
8
22
2.6
7.3
17
156
5Jim Ninowski
J. Ninowski
40.9
283
1960
DET DET
11
134
47.3
1,599
5.7
145.4
2
18
0.7
6.4
6Dan Pastorini
D. Pastorini
43.8
270
1971
HOU HOU
14
127
47.0
1,702
6.3
121.6
7
21
2.6
7.8
20
152
7Archie Manning
A. Manning
44.3
338
1975
NO NO
13
159
47.0
1,683
5.0
129.5
7
20
2.1
5.9
49
390
8Charlie Conerly
C. Conerly
44.9
303
1953
NYG NYG
12
143
47.2
1,711
5.6
142.6
13
25
4.3
8.3
9Jim Plunkett
J. Plunkett
45.7
355
1972
NE NE
14
169
47.6
2,196
6.2
156.9
8
25
2.3
7.0
39
385
10Dennis Shaw
D. Shaw
46.1
291
1971
BUF BUF
13
149
51.2
1,813
6.2
139.5
11
26
3.8
8.9
33
276
11Mark Malone
M. Malone
46.7
336
1987
PIT PIT
12
156
46.4
1,896
5.6
158.0
6
19
1.8
5.7
18
151
12Frank Tripucka
F. Tripucka
47.3
344
1961
DEN DEN
14
167
48.5
1,690
4.9
120.7
10
21
2.9
6.1
13Mike Phipps
M. Phipps
47.5
313
1975
CLE CLE
14
162
51.8
1,749
5.6
124.9
4
19
1.3
6.1
28
261
14Jim Finks
J. Finks
47.7
344
1955
PIT PIT
12
165
48.0
2,270
6.6
189.2
10
26
2.9
7.6
15Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
47.8
295
1966
ATL ATL
14
129
43.7
1,795
6.1
128.2
12
21
4.1
7.1
16Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
47.8
288
1967
ATL ATL
14
142
49.3
1,620
5.6
115.7
10
21
3.5
7.3
17George Blanda
G. Blanda
47.9
442
1965
HOU HOU
14
186
42.1
2,542
5.8
181.6
20
30
4.5
6.8
18Craig Whelihan
C. Whelihan
48.0
320
1998
SD SD
10
149
46.6
1,803
5.6
180.3
8
19
2.5
5.9
15
111
19Vinny Testaverde
V. Testaverde
48.8
466
1988
TB TB
15
222
47.6
3,240
7.0
216.0
13
35
2.8
7.5
33
292
20Rusty Hilger
R. Hilger
48.9
306
1988
DET DET
11
126
41.2
1,558
5.1
141.6
7
12
2.3
3.9
31
251
21Dan Pastorini
D. Pastorini
49.0
290
1973
HOU HOU
14
154
53.1
1,482
5.1
105.9
5
17
1.7
5.9
30
313
22Rudy Bukich
R. Bukich
49.3
309
1966
CHI CHI
14
147
47.6
1,858
6.0
132.7
10
21
3.2
6.8
23Ted Marchibroda
T. Marchibroda
49.4
275
1956
PIT PIT
12
124
45.1
1,585
5.8
132.1
12
19
4.4
6.9
24Bob Avellini
B. Avellini
49.4
271
1976
CHI CHI
14
118
43.5
1,580
5.8
112.9
8
15
3.0
5.5
24
225
25Mike Phipps
M. Phipps
49.4
299
1973
CLE CLE
14
148
49.5
1,719
5.7
122.8
9
20
3.0
6.7
44
362
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