Submitted by KJ6BWB t3_122avg2 in dataisbeautiful
KJ6BWB OP t1_jdpsnvx wrote
Reply to comment by NarcissusLovesEcho in Taller American football players tend to throw for more total yards [OC] by KJ6BWB
> but are shorter QBs more likely to run rather than drop back and pass
Based on this, I would presume so. This post was created in response to https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/121pvx7/oc_nfl_quarterbacks_of_passes_batted_down/ which stated:
> I always just assumed, like some others may have, that shorter QBs have a higher rate of passes batted down. While we can easily look at Baker Mayfield or Kyler Murray to try and explain this as true, we can also look at Russell Wilson, Tua Tagovailoa and Drew Brees as examples of short QBs with a below average batted ball rate.
I thought, "But who cares about just batted balls? If we're looking at passes successfully made then don't we want to look at all passes? And even all attempted passes? Do shorter quarterbacks have more trouble finding the people they want to throw to?"
I think the answer is, "Yes, in general the taller a person is the more often they attempt to throw the ball and the more yards they throw for overall."
See also https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/122c5b2/american_football_starting_quarterback_pass/ in which I explored what relationship pass attempts has to overall yards (they're pretty closely correlated).
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