1959 NFL Yards per Attempt Leaders

Charlie Conerly led the whole NFL in yards per attempt in 1959 with 8.79, 0.90 ahead of Johnny Unitas (7.90). It stands 48th among all single seasons in NFL history.

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#	Player	Team	G	CMP	ATT	CMP%	YDS	Y/A	TD	INT	SK	RTG
1	Charlie Conerly	NYG	10	113	194	58.3%	1,706	8.79	14	4	—	102.7
2	Johnny Unitas	BAC	12	193	367	52.6%	2,899	7.90	32	14	—	92.0
3	Norm Van Brocklin	PHI	12	191	340	56.2%	2,617	7.70	16	14	—	79.5
4	BW Billy Wade	LAN	12	153	261	58.6%	2,001	7.67	12	17	—	71.1
5	Ed Brown	CHI	12	125	247	50.6%	1,881	7.62	13	10	—	76.7
6	MP Milt Plum	CLE	12	156	266	58.7%	1,992	7.49	14	8	—	87.2
7	Y.A. Tittle	SF	11	102	199	51.3%	1,331	6.69	10	15	—	58.0
8	Bobby Layne	PIT	12	142	297	47.8%	1,986	6.69	20	21	—	62.8
9	Eddie LeBaron	WAS	12	77	173	44.5%	1,077	6.23	8	11	—	54.0
10	KH King Hill	CHC	11	82	181	45.3%	1,015	5.61	7	13	—	46.2