Demystifying the passing efficiency statistic
Comparing the passing prowess of Boise State’s Kellen Moore to Georgia Tech’s Josh Nesbitt to Michigan’s Denard Robinson isn’t easy, but the NCAA has been trying for nearly 30 years.
“Most people — most general fans, probably the quarterbacks themselves, the coaches — don’t really understand the formula,” NCAA director of statistics Jim Wright said. “Unless you’ve got a calculator and a lot of time, you can’t figure that out yourself.”
The NCAA’s passing efficiency rating contains four basic factors — completion percentage, yards per pass, touchdowns per pass and interceptions per pass — computed to give a quarterback and/or a team a rating to measure effectiveness. The rating is intended to create a level playing field on which to evaluate passers who play in different systems. (See chart for the full formula.)
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