1960 NFL Yards per Attempt Leaders
Passing yards per attempt
Milt Plum led the whole NFL in yards per attempt in 1960 with 9.19, 0.49 ahead of Norm Van Brocklin (8.70). It stands 22nd among all single seasons in NFL history. It was one of 2 times Milt Plum led in yards per attempt.
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Led the whole NFL in 1960
Milt Plum
CLE
9.19
Yards per Attempt
0.49 clear of Norm Van Brocklin
Showing Yards per Attempt and the stats that give it context
Full stat line
| # | Player | Team | Y/A | G | ATT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Milt Plum
|
CLE | 9.19 | 12 | 250 | 2,297 | 21 |
| 2 |
 Norm Van Brocklin
|
PHI | 8.70 | 12 | 284 | 2,471 | 24 |
| 3 |
 Bobby Layne
|
PIT | 8.68 | 12 | 209 | 1,814 | 13 |
| 4 |
 Johnny Unitas
|
BAC | 8.20 | 12 | 378 | 3,099 | 25 |
| 5 |
 Bart Starr
|
GB | 7.90 | 12 | 172 | 1,358 | 4 |
| 6 |
 Eddie LeBaron
|
DAL | 7.72 | 11 | 225 | 1,736 | 12 |
| 7 | John Roach | SLC | 7.57 | 12 | 188 | 1,423 | 17 |
| 8 |
 Jack Kemp
|
LAC | 7.43 | 14 | 406 | 3,018 | 20 |
| 9 |
 Billy Wade
|
LAN | 7.11 | 11 | 182 | 1,294 | 12 |
| 10 |
 Al Dorow
|
NYT | 6.94 | 14 | 396 | 2,748 | 26 |
| 11 |
 Ralph Guglielmi
|
WAS | 6.94 | 11 | 223 | 1,547 | 9 |
| 12 |
 Tom Flores
|
OAK | 6.90 | 14 | 252 | 1,738 | 12 |
| 13 |
 George Blanda
|
HOO | 6.65 | 14 | 363 | 2,413 | 24 |
| 14 |
 Cotton Davidson
|
DAT | 6.53 | 14 | 379 | 2,474 | 15 |
| 15 |
 Frank Tripucka
|
DEN | 6.36 | 14 | 478 | 3,038 | 24 |
| 16 |
 Butch Songin
|
BOS | 6.32 | 14 | 392 | 2,476 | 22 |
| 17 |
 Zeke Bratkowski
|
CHI | 6.01 | 11 | 175 | 1,051 | 6 |
| 18 |
 Jim Ninowski
|
DET | 5.65 | 11 | 283 | 1,599 | 2 |
| 19 | Johnny Green | BUF | 5.56 | 10 | 228 | 1,267 | 10 |
| 20 |
 John Brodie
|
SF | 5.37 | 11 | 207 | 1,111 | 6 |