least yards per pass attempt

Joey Harrington has averaged the fewest career passing yards per attempt, with 5.8 yards.

Interpreted as:
least yards with a minimum of 1500 passing attempts by a player per pass attempt
NAME AVG ATT GP CMP PCT YDS YDS/G TD INT RTG TD% INT% SCK SCKY
1 Joey Harrington
J. Harrington
5.8
2,538
81
1,424
56.1
14,693
181.4
79
85
69.4
3.1
3.3
124
770
2 Mike Phipps
M. Phipps
5.8
1,799
119
886
49.2
10,506
88.3
55
108
52.6
3.1
6.0
172
1,514
3 Rick Mirer
R. Mirer
5.9
2,043
80
1,088
53.3
11,969
149.6
50
76
63.5
2.4
3.7
199
1,038
4 Kyle Boller
K. Boller
5.9
1,519
67
861
56.7
8,931
133.3
48
54
69.5
3.2
3.6
123
802
5 Frank Tripucka
F. Tripucka
5.9
1,745
75
879
50.4
10,282
137.1
69
124
52.2
4.0
7.1
6 Blaine Gabbert
B. Gabbert
6.1
1,568
69
882
56.3
9,487
137.5
51
50
71.7
3.3
3.2
141
942
7 Dan Pastorini
D. Pastorini
6.1
3,055
140
1,556
50.9
18,515
132.3
103
161
59.1
3.4
5.3
246
2,229
8 Steve Bono
S. Bono
6.1
1,701
88
934
54.9
10,439
118.6
62
42
75.3
3.6
2.5
76
565
9 Mark Malone
M. Malone
6.2
1,648
73
839
50.9
10,175
139.4
60
81
61.9
3.6
4.9
86
671
10 Jack Trudeau
J. Trudeau
6.2
1,644
67
873
53.1
10,243
152.9
42
69
63.3
2.6
4.2
103
717
11 Mike Pagel
M. Pagel
6.2
1,509
132
756
50.1
9,414
71.3
49
63
63.3
3.2
4.2
115
837
12 Kordell Stewart
K. Stewart
6.3
2,358
125
1,316
55.8
14,746
118.0
77
84
70.7
3.3
3.6
170
1,048
13 Dave Brown
D. Brown
6.3
1,634
73
892
54.6
10,248
140.4
44
58
67.9
2.7
3.5
181
1,005
14 Billy Joe Tolliver
B. Joe Tolliver
6.3
1,707
79
891
52.2
10,760
136.2
59
64
67.7
3.5
3.7
125
877
15 David Carr
D. Carr
6.4
2,267
94
1,353
59.7
14,452
153.7
65
71
74.9
2.9
3.1
267
1,564
16 Mike Livingston
M. Livingston
6.5
1,751
91
912
52.1
11,295
124.1
56
83
63.3
3.2
4.7
152
1,392
17 Trent Dilfer
T. Dilfer
6.5
3,172
130
1,759
55.5
20,518
157.8
113
129
70.2
3.6
4.1
263
1,730
18 Jacoby Brissett
J. Brissett
6.5
1,761
87
1,076
61.1
11,400
131.0
53
24
84.3
3.0
1.4
148
936
19 Tobin Rote
T. Rote
6.5
2,907
149
1,329
45.7
18,850
126.5
148
191
56.8
5.1
6.6
20 Tim Couch
T. Couch
6.5
1,714
62
1,025
59.8
11,131
179.5
64
67
75.1
3.7
3.9
166
1,119
21 Derek Anderson
D. Anderson
6.5
1,674
78
909
54.3
10,878
139.5
60
64
70.4
3.6
3.8
81
563
22 Tony Banks
T. Banks
6.5
2,356
96
1,278
54.2
15,315
159.5
77
73
72.4
3.3
3.1
227
1,432
23 Bill Munson
B. Munson
6.5
1,982
107
1,070
54.0
12,896
120.5
84
80
71.5
4.2
4.0
74
535
24 Daniel Jones
D. Jones
6.5
2,241
70
1,437
64.1
14,582
208.3
70
47
84.3
3.1
2.1
208
1,323
25 Matt Cassel
M. Cassel
6.5
2,683
107
1,578
58.8
17,508
163.6
104
82
78.5
3.9
3.1
210
1,157
StatMuse has season-level data for passing attempts and yards per attempt going back to the 1932 season.

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NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
14
3
0
.824
Commanders Commanders
12
5
0
.706
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
15
2
0
.882
Vikings Vikings
14
3
0
.824
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
10
7
0
.588
Falcons Falcons
8
9
0
.471
NFC West W L T PCT
Rams Rams
10
7
0
.588
Seahawks Seahawks
10
7
0
.588
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
13
4
0
.765
Dolphins Dolphins
8
9
0
.471
AFC North W L T PCT
Ravens Ravens
12
5
0
.706
Steelers Steelers
10
7
0
.588
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
10
7
0
.588
Colts Colts
8
9
0
.471
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
15
2
0
.882
Chargers Chargers
11
6
0
.647