On Saturday, the Hall of Fame selection committee will meet, lock themselves in a room, and debate the relative merits of the 15 modern-era finalists for induction. After an intense discussion, the results will be announced nationally as the final event in the festivities leading up to Sunday’s Super Bowl.

While the list of 15 finalists includes several names who have been waiting longer than they should for their call, the one that stands out the most to me is Terrell Davis, who has been a semi-finalist more than anyone else in this year’s class, reaching the top 25 ten times in his ten years of eligibility.

Hopefully the Hall of Fame committee can manage to make room for him in what could easily be a stacked class. Whatever they do this Saturday, however, will not change one simple fact: Terrell Davis should have long ago been elected to the Hall of Fame.

The Case for Terrell Davis

The positive case for Terrell Davis is already widely known, but I suspect many underestimate just how strong it really is.

Terrell Davis, in his first four seasons in the NFL, was named to three pro bowls, was a three-time first-team AP All Pro, won two AP Offensive Player of the Year awards, and was named MVP by the Associated Press. ^[1]The majority of this article will be AP-centric, simply because that is widely accepted as the “most legitimate” or “most important” postseason honor; for those of you who feel that the other … Continue reading Davis was also a seven-time AP Offensive Player of the Week, including four times in 1998 alone; with the caveat that it appears the AP has only been issuing that award since 1990, Davis’ total is bettered by only three Hall of Famers (Barry Sanders with 11, Emmitt Smith with 10, and Marshall Faulk with 8).

His “trophy case” compares favorably to any other running back. Since the merger, (and discounting fullbacks or players who received honors for their work as a returner), Davis is one of 11 running backs to earn three first-team AP All Pro honors; the other ten are Barry Sanders (6); Eric Dickerson, Walter Payton, and O.J. Simpson (5); Adrian Peterson and Emmitt Smith (4); Earl Campbell, Marshall Faulk, Priest Holmes, and LaDainian Tomlinson (3). With the exception of Holmes and, (perhaps to some), Earl Campbell, that’s essentially a “who’s who” of modern “inner circle” Hall of Fame running backs. Again with the exception of Holmes, each of those backs was either elected to the Hall of Fame on their first ballot of eligibility, or else are not yet eligible but are widely expected to earn first-ballot status when they are.

Davis joins Peyton Manning, Drew Brees, Marshall Faulk, Barry Sanders, Jerry Rice, and Earl Campbell as the only repeat winners of the AP’s Offensive Player of the Year honors, (and if not for a 2,000 yard season by Sanders in 1997, Davis might have joined Campbell and Faulk as the only players with three consecutive).

These are some impressive accolades, and Davis’ production on the field was worthy of them. One method I like to use to compare production is an adaptation of baseball’s “black ink test” and “grey ink test”. The idea is to count how many times a player led the league or ranked in the top ten in certain key statistics. This test in a single stroke can level the playing field between players who were very good for a long time, (thus having many different chances to add a little bit of black ink / grey ink), and those who were exceptional for a short time, (thus accumulating a lot of black ink / grey ink at once).

There have been fifteen post-merger ^[2]Simpson was drafted in 1969, but obviously the majority of his career came after the merger. Two other Hall of Fame running backs played part of their career after 1970, but are excluded here. Leroy  … Continue reading Hall of Fame running backs. Here is how Davis compares to those backs in top-3, top-5, and top-10 finishes in what I believe are the six key statistical categories for running backs: carries, rushing yards, yards per attempt, rushing touchdowns, yards from scrimmage, and total touchdowns.

Unsurprisingly, Davis ranks last in career top-10 finishes. He finishes right at the median for career top-5 finishes, though, (tying Faulk for 8th with 18 each), and ranks 6th in the sample in career top-3 finishes, despite accumulating all sixteen of them in a three-season span. Davis might be light on grey ink, but he sails through the black ink test with flying colors. ^[3]An interesting, (but harder-to-quickly-calculate), alternative to the “black ink test” is a “yards above X” model. Doug Drinen in 2006, for instance, calculated how many yards above the … Continue reading

The grey ink and black ink test are simplistic, but they do a phenomenal job of matching our intuitions; they clearly highlight Sanders, Payton, and Smith as a class unto themselves at the top, they clearly highlight Csonka, Riggins, and Bettis as a class unto themselves at the bottom, and they clearly illustrate the divide between the players in the middle who were very good for a long time (Dorsett, Harris, Martin), and players who were exceptional for a short time (Davis, Campbell, Simpson). ^[4]Looking at the individual categories also is a neat way to see a player’s relative strengths. Emmitt Smith was a touchdown machine, Barry Sanders lapped the field in yards per carry, Walter  … Continue reading

Perhaps most interestingly, we can look at the players who fared the worst on the “grey ink”, (Davis’ weakness), to see what factors allowed them to overcome their liability and earn enshrinement.

The 10th, 11th, and 12th ranked Hall of Famers in “grey ink” are Marshall Faulk, O.J. Simpson, and Earl Campbell. All three made it into the Hall of Fame based on nearly unmatched dominance at their peak; the three combined for seven AP Offensive Player of the Year awards and each was named league MVP once by the Associated Press, (with Faulk collecting MVP awards from non-AP organizations in two years, and Campbell doing it three times). ^[5]Of note: Davis, Simpson, and Campbell are three of the five running backs to average 110+ rushing yards per game over a three-year stretch.

The 13th, 14th, and 15th ranked Hall of Famers in “grey ink” are Jerome Bettis, John Riggins, and Larry Csonka. All three made it into the Hall of Fame in large part based on their postseason narratives; Riggins and Csonka both had one of the best postseasons of all time, becoming two of just four players with 300 rushing yards and 6 touchdowns in a single postseason. ^[6]The other two are Davis himself and Hall of Famer Franco Harris. Emmitt Smith also once had 298 rushing yards and 6 touchdowns in the postseason. In 2009, Chase calculated that they had the 1st and 7th most valuable individual postseasons of any running back, respectively. Jerome Bettis was born in Michigan.

As the black ink and awards case demonstrate, Davis clearly belongs alongside that first group of backs in terms of peak performance. And while Riggins and Csonka were excellent postseason backs, (and Jerome Bettis was born in Michigan), Terrell Davis was arguably the best postseason back of all time; he owns two of the top five postseasons, and by Chase’s calculation, trailed only Emmitt Smith in career postseason value. Smith accumulated 891 points of value in 17 career games. Davis accumulated 865 points in just 8 games.

In fact, how good was Terrell Davis in the postseason? Better than you think, even accounting for the knowledge that Terrell Davis was better than you think in the postseason. In his eight career playoff games, Davis rushed 204 times for 1140 yards and 12 touchdowns, (at 5.6 yards per carry), adding 19 receptions for 131 yards through the air. ^[7]He also contributed a 2-point conversion. Pro-rated over a 16-game season, that 2280 rushing yards and 2542 yards from scrimmage would both break the existing NFL records, the former by a full 175 yards. And remember, these numbers came against postseason competition, the best the NFL had to offer.

If that sounds like a huge 8-game total, it is. It’s more than O.J. Simpson ran for in any 8-game stretch during his 2,000 yard season in 1973. But lets put it into better context. Pro Football Reference has game logs going back to 1960. If we remove overlapping stretches, ^[8]For example: in 2012, Adrian Peterson topped 1,100 rushing yards in every 8-game stretch from game 5 to game 17, six such stretches in total. I have removed all but his most prolific stretch, the … Continue reading there have been 18 times where a back has topped 1,100 rushing yards in 8 games. ^[9]While we’re on the subject, if you don’t remove overlapping stretches, Terrell Davis’ 11 stretches with 1,000 yards in eight consecutive games is tied with Barry Sanders for second behind … Continue reading And, if you were to include touchdowns and rushing yards in such a stretch, Davis’ accomplishments would look even better. ^[10]If you’ll permit a bit of endpoint cherrypicking, there have only been four stretches since 1960 where a back topped 1100 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns in eight games. Those stretches belong to … Continue reading

Here’s the complete data for all 18 stretches, plus Terrell Davis’ postseason career. I’ve also added a column showing how many games above .500 each back’s opponents were during their stretch. ^[11]“Games above .500” includes the regular season record of all teams each back faced in his respective 8-game run, outside of those eight games. For example: the eight teams Adrian Peterson faced … Continue reading

Terrell Davis’ 8 playoff games register as one of the greatest 8-game stretches from any running back in NFL history, (or at least since 1960), even without the additional context about the quality of the opposition or the fact that every single game was a “win or go home” contest.

If you prefer the data in per-game form, Davis’ 142.5 career rushing yards per game in the postseason laps the field; with a five-game minimum, John Riggins (110.7 yards per game) is the only player within 33% of Davis’ total. Of the 75 running backs with at least 100 career rushes in the postseason, Davis’ 5.59 yards per carry is likewise head-and-shoulders above the rest of the field; Marcus Allen, (5.04 yards per carry), is the only other player over 5.0 for his career.

In Terrell Davis’ “worst” playoff game, he still rushed for 91 yards. In NFL history, there have been 144 backs who appeared in at least 4 games and rushed for at least 200 yards; of those 144 backs, only four, (Arian Foster, John Riggins, Eric Dickerson, Emmitt Smith), averaged more yards than Davis had in his least productive game. There have been 188 backs with at least 4 playoff games and at least 200 yards from scrimmage; similarly, only four, (Arian Foster, Marcus Allen, Eric Dickerson, John Riggins), have an average better than Davis’ lowest total, (115 yards).

If we prefer not to divide up those playoff games and treat them as a separate “season” unto themselves, but rather to add them on to his existing seasons, Terrell Davis’ 1997 and 1998 become easily two of the greatest years by any running back in history. The only back with more rushing yards in a single season, (regular and postseason combined), than Terrell Davis’ 2331 in 1997 was… Terrell Davis, with 2476 in 1998. According to Chase’s methodology from 2009, Terrell Davis’ 1998 and 1997 were the 1st and 5th most valuable running back seasons in history.

And Chase’s system was hardly the only advanced statistical system to love Terrell Davis. Before the 2013 season, Football Outsiders looked back at their data, (which dated back to 1991). They found that despite his abbreviated career, Davis ranked 3rd in career rushing value, just a tenth of a percent behind LaDainian Tomlinson for second. Davis’ 1998 season the best they had measured and his 1997 season tied for second, (despite Football Outsiders not including any postseason production for either).

Terrell Davis at his best was clearly one of the greatest running backs to ever play football. ^[12]He also rushed for at least 50 yards in a game in 87% of his career games, the best rate since at least 1960. And Davis also rushed for 75+ or 100+ yards at record or near-record rates, too. Despite his shortened career, he packed so much production into such a short time that his regular-season resume is still Hall of Fame caliber. Advanced stats went nuts for him. He supplemented all of this with two Super Bowls and a track record as the greatest postseason running back, (and potentially the greatest postseason performer at any position— Lynn Swann has nothing on him), in NFL history.

So why isn’t Terrell Davis in the Hall of Fame yet? While the case in his favor is exceptional, the case against him is strong, as well.

The Case Against Terrell Davis

Part 1: Longevity

Due to an injury-abbreviated career, Terrell Davis ranks 55th in career rushing yards, behind names such as Chris Warren, James Brooks, and Garrison Hearst. Even the much-maligned Larry Csonka finished his career with nearly 500 more rushing yards than Terrell Davis. How can a player who doesn’t even rank in the top 50 at his own position be a Hall of Famer?

The problem with this argument? Longevity, by itself, means nothing. Vinny Testaverde and Drew Bledsoe rank 9th and 10th in career passing yards, yet neither will ever even be a finalist for the Hall of Fame. Playing for a long time isn’t enough; a player must be adding substantial value during that time.

Allow me to demonstrate with a comparison. While I hate when people argue for one player to make the Hall of Fame by comparing him to one of the worst players at his position who has already been elected, I think a comparison between Terrell Davis and Jerome Bettis, member of the class of 2015, can be illustrative.

Bettis was a Hall of Fame finalist four times from 2011 to 2014, while Davis was cut at the semifinalist stage each time. Both backs were finalists in 2015, but Bettis was inducted over Davis. The Hall of Fame voters pretty clearly expressed a preference for Bettis in each year he was eligible, so a comparison seems fair. ^[13]Chase also mentioned both Bettis and Davis in the context of the HOF here.

Bettis made the Hall of Fame in large part because of his remarkable longevity. ^[14]He made it in small part due to being born in a city where they very occasionally play significant football games. When Bettis retired in 2005, he ranked 5th in NFL history in career rushing yards. By the time he was eligible for the Hall of Fame, he still ranked 6th, (having been passed by LaDainian Tomlinson, who retired with 22 more rushing yards).

How much more need Davis have done to match Bettis’ remarkable longevity? Let’s investigate. During his peak, (1995 to 1998), Terrell Davis played 61 games, amassed 1343 carries, gained 6413 yards and 56 touchdowns, and added 152 receptions for 1181 yards and 5 more scores. In addition, as mentioned, he added 204/1140/12 rushing and 19/131/0 receiving in the postseason. While we could discuss whether the postseason performance was more valuable than the regular season performance, that’s not important— at a bare minimum, hopefully we can agree that it was equally valuable and deserves to be counted.

Combining those totals, Davis’ “peak production” spanned 69 games and consisted of 1547/7553/68 rushing and 171/1312/5 receiving. We can subtract those totals from the career production of Jerome Bettis, (including his own postseason games), then divide by the additional number of games Bettis played, and that will tell us exactly what Davis would have had to average, and for how long, to precisely match Bettis’ career totals.

Doing this, we find that Davis would have needed to play roughly 8.5 more seasons, and during those 8.5 seasons he would need to average roughly 249 carries for 792 yards, (3.2 yards per carry), catch an additional 4 passes for 23 additional yards, and score roughly 3.5 touchdowns.

Imagine Davis had given us an extra 8-9 years like this. Would this make him more of a Hall of Famer? Certainly not. Those are the definition of “replacement level” seasons; we’re far more concerned with how much value a player provides above and beyond that.

Bettis is, admittedly, an extreme example, (though as I said, I believe he is a fair one, given how he and Davis directly competed for a spot and the committee explicitly preferred him). Few backs have had as many “filler” seasons as Bettis, who was below 1,000 yards from scrimmage in five different years, accumulating 3758 total yards during that span. Had I chosen Curtis Martin as the point of comparison, Davis would have needed 1400 yards for about 7 more years. Had I chosen Thurman Thomas, Davis would have needed 1200 yards for about 8 more years.

Without the rushing yardage from those five filler seasons, Bettis falls from 6th to 28th in career rushing yards. He falls from 22nd to 90th in yards from scrimmage. Does he make the Hall of Fame without them? I think not.

Theoretically, we never want to punish a player for not having filler seasons. In practice, using career totals always does. Davis gained 983 rushing yards at 4.0 yards per carry in the 13 games he played after his knee injury. Had he added another three seasons at that pace, he would have been over 10,000 career rushing yards.

But would another three seasons of his post-injury play really have made him more deserving of enshrinement? We must be very careful of what exactly we hope to reward when we discuss “longevity”.

Part 2: Replaceability.

Much has been made of the success of running backs in Denver after Terrell Davis went down. In 1999, Olandis Gary had 1159 rushing yards in 12 games. In 2000, Mike Anderson topped 1600 yards from scrimmage in just 13 games. Clinton Portis rushed for 1500 yards in each of his first two seasons, and then in 2004 Rueben Droughns rushed for 1200 yards in the final 12 games after winning the starting job. The 2005 Broncos very nearly got 1000 yards rushing from both Mike Anderson and Tatum Bell.

The argument is that the success of all of these different backs prove that it was the system, and not any individual talent, that resulted in Terrell Davis’ incredible production.

But how successful were these backs, really? Not nearly as successful as Terrell Davis. From 1999 to 2010, Denver’s running backs combined for just one pro bowl appearance, (by Clinton Portis). From Davis’ injury in 1999 to Peyton Manning’s arrival in 2012— a span of 13 years— all Denver running backs combined, (including Portis), won four Offensive Player of the Week awards; that’s as many as Davis had in 1998 alone.

The ten seasons from 1995 to 2004 represent four years with Davis as the primary back, two years with Portis as the primary back, and four years with a hodgepodge of players. Of those ten years, the top four seasons in total rushing yards are 2003, (with Portis)… then 1998, 1997, and 1996, in that order.

In six of those seasons, Denver as a team averaged more than 4.5 yards per carry. They were 2002 and 2003, (with Portis), plus 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998, (with Davis). The traditional statistics suggest that the Davis and Portis offenses were clearly better than the others at running the ball.

Advanced statistics tell the same story. Per Football Outsiders, here’s Denver’s year-by-year rushing DVOA rating, (a statistic to measure how much more effective a certain player or unit is relative to league average), as well as where that value ranked among the rest of the league:

1995 – 13.5% (2nd)

1996 – 13.1% (7th)

1997 – 24.0% (1st)

1998 – 31.4% (1st)

1999 – 7.4% (10th)

2000 – 12.8% (6th)

2001 – 2.0% (13th)

2002 – 22.3% (3rd)

2003 – 9.0% (8th)

2004 – 4.0% (13th)

Denver topped 13% DVOA rushing in each of Davis’ four healthy seasons. They only topped it once in the six subsequent years, with Clinton Portis, (who was also pretty good). Denver ranked in the top 5 in rushing efficiency four times, and three of them were with Davis, (the other with Portis). Denver’s average rushing DVOA before Davis’ injury was 20.5%, and its average rushing DVOA after was 9.6%.

More evidence that Terrell Davis was a lot better than Olandis Gary and Mike Anderson comes from the 2001 season, when a shadow-of-his-former-self Terrell Davis in his final eight games of his career kept both on the bench. In the eight games Davis played that season, he rushed 167 times for 701 yards, (4.2 yards per carry). In the eight games he missed, Anderson rushed 141 times for 537 yards, a 3.8 yards per carry clip (in the games Davis played, Anderson received just 34 carries). ^[15]Gary couldn’t get on the field over either; he finished the season with 57 carries for 228 yards.

Brian Burke, (formerly of Advanced Football Analytics, now of ESPN), created an “Estimated Points Added”, (or EPA), model of production that measures how much each individual play contributes to a team’s bottom line. Unfortunately, Burke’s statistics don’t go back to before 1999, so we can never know how valuable Davis was by that method. It’s fairly safe to say that the Broncos would have ranked rather high, though.

In the 6 years after Davis’ injury, Denver ranked 12th, 9th, 18th, 4th, 2nd, and 9th in rushing EPA. Outside of the two exceptional Clinton Portis years, Denver typically settled in the “above average” range for rushing production. Which means Davis’ Hall of Fame candidacy is being dinged because (A) three years after his injury Denver drafted a genuinely great running back, and (B) Denver got good but unspectacular production from Davis’ immediate replacements.

This is such a loaded argument, though. The year after Jim Brown retired, Cleveland sent not one but two running backs to the Pro Bowl; one of Brown’s replacements, Leroy Kelly, would make three straight first-team AP All Pro teams, make the All-Decade squad, and eventually make the Hall of Fame.

Joe Montana’s direct replacement, Steve Young, would likewise make three straight first-team AP All Pro squads, win two league MVPs, and make the Hall of Fame. Steve Young’s direct replacement, Jeff Garcia, would earn a trip to three straight pro bowls after Young retired. In fact, in his first full year as a starter, Garcia would pass for 4,000 yards and rush for 400 yards, becoming just the second player in history to reach both marks behind… Steve Young.

It could be argued that Montana was himself a successor of Ken Anderson, who many consider the best player not currently in the Hall of Fame. Marshall Faulk had two direct successors in his career, (Edgerrin James and Steven Jackson), and both of them accumulated 15,000 career yards from scrimmage. St. Louis finished in the top 5 in passing yards in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006 as they moved on from Kurt Warner to Marc Bulger. Two years after Barry Sanders retired, James Stewart had 1400 yards from scrimmage with Detroit.

How many times was Jeff Garcia mentioned when Steve Young was brought to the floor for debate? I’m not on the Hall of Fame committee, so I don’t know. But I’d venture it was probably as many times as he deserved to be mentioned: zero. Steve Young’s Hall of Fame case depended on the merits of Steve Young’s play and nothing more.

Similarly, Terrell Davis’ candidacy should rest on how good Terrell Davis himself was, and the answer is “exceptionally good”. His peak was incandescent, including two of the greatest seasons in NFL history by any measure. His trophy case is stuffed full and his profile is positively littered with black ink, finishing in the top half of modern Hall of Famers at the position. He was perhaps the greatest postseason performer in NFL history and he retired with two rings and a Super Bowl MVP for one of the most iconic big-game performances the league has seen, a 160-yard, three-touchdown affair, (including the game-winner), where Davis missed literally the entire second quarter to a migraine. Davis did more in his four seasons before injury robbed him of his ability than most backs do in an entire, full career. ^[16]The Broncos also went 49-7 when Davis had 20 carries, and that’s an incredible winning percentage even when you consider that every running back has a good record when they get 20+ carries.

The Hall of Fame has made exceptions for brilliant players with short careers in the past. Gale Sayers, Paul Hornung, Kellen Winslow Sr., Dwight Stephenson, Earl Campbell, Lynn Swann, Floyd Little, and Dick Butkus all had much shorter careers than their peers. At the time of his enshrinement, (on the first ballot, no less), Roger Staubach ranked 31st in career passing yards, behind names like Steve Bartkowski, Jim Plunkett, and Charley Johnson.

I am not saying that the Hall of Fame should make another such exception for Terrell Davis now. They should have already done so a decade ago. ^[17]For those curious, Davis ranked as the 16th best running back in the Football Perspective Wisdom of Crowds experiment. But at least it’s not too late to correct their oversight.

Trent Richardson thinks this guy was an average running back in losses.

As you’re about to see, that’s pretty rare. We all know that wins are correlated with rushing yards, so it should come as no surprise that running backs generally gain more rushing yards in wins than in losses.

I looked at all games, including playoffs, from 1960 to 2011, for all players with at least 3,000 rushing yards over that time period. The table below lists the following information for each player:

— His first year (or 1960, if he played before 1960) and his last year (or 2011, if still active)
— All the franchises he played for (which you can search for in the search box)
— His number of career wins, and his career rush attempts, rushing yards, rushing yards per carry, and rushing yards per game in wins
— His number of career losses, and his career rush attempts, rushing yards, rushing yards per carry, and rushing yards per game in losses

The table is sorted by rushing yards per game in wins. Again, for players like Jim Brown or Peterson, they are included but only their stats from 1960 to 2011 are shown. The table only shows the top 50 players, but the search feature works for the entire table, which includes 281 players. In addition, you can click on the drop arrow and change the number of rows shown.

As always, the table is fully sortable. If you click twice on the far right column, you see the career leaders in rushing yards per game in losses. You probably aren’t surprised to see Barry Sanders at the top, but the presence of the running back formerly known as Dom Davis up there is a bit surprising. Steven Jackson is one of the few players who have averaged over 70 rushing yards per game in losses, which jives with the sixth post in Football Perspective history. In addition, Jackson (at least through 2011) and LaDainian Tomlinson form an interesting example of Simpson’s Paradox: Jackson has a higher career rushing yards per game average in both wins (93.9 to 89.9) and losses (71.1 to 63.2), while Tomlinson has the higher career average overall (78.6 to 78.3).

Rk	Player	Years	Teams	Pos	W	Rsh_W	Yd_W	YPC_W	Yd/G_W	L	Rsh_L	Yd_L	YPC_L	Yd/G_L
1	Jim Brown	1960--1965	cle	FB	55	1176	6590	5.6	119.8	25	384	1706	4.44	68.2
2	Terrell Davis	1995--2001	den	RB	58	1415	6867	4.85	118.4	28	444	1880	4.23	67.1
3	Barry Sanders	1989--1998	det	RB	75	1670	8526	5.11	113.7	84	1483	7129	4.81	84.9
4	Eric Dickerson	1983--1993	ram-clt-rai-atl	RB	74	1776	8411	4.74	113.7	78	1368	5572	4.07	71.4
5	O.J. Simpson	1969--1979	buf-sfo	RB	43	950	4818	5.07	112	92	1442	6351	4.4	69
6	Earl Campbell	1978--1985	oti-nor	RB	50	1209	5409	4.47	108.2	70	1113	4418	3.97	63.1
7	Adrian Peterson	2007--2011	min	RB	38	792	4002	5.05	105.3	38	685	3018	4.41	79.4
8	Chris Johnson	2008--2011	oti	RB	36	772	3776	4.89	104.9	28	426	1941	4.56	69.3
9	Clinton Portis	2002--2010	den-was	RB	58	1281	6051	4.72	104.3	59	1019	4086	4.01	69.3
10	Arian Foster	2009--2011	htx	RB	20	428	2077	4.85	103.9	16	282	1305	4.63	81.6
11	Emmitt Smith	1990--2004	dal-crd	RB	135	3036	13198	4.35	97.8	108	1722	6743	3.92	62.4
12	Jamal Lewis	2000--2009	rav-cle	RB	74	1653	7193	4.35	97.2	63	1019	3840	3.77	61
13	Walter Payton	1975--1987	chi	RB	113	2460	10975	4.46	97.1	86	1558	6383	4.1	74.2
14	Larry Johnson	2003--2011	kan-cin-was-mia	RB	40	813	3842	4.73	96.1	43	627	2413	3.85	56.1
15	Edgerrin James	1999--2009	clt-crd-sea	RB	99	2251	9469	4.21	95.6	62	995	3629	3.65	58.5
16	Billy Sims	1980--1984	det	RB	30	603	2861	4.74	95.4	32	554	2378	4.29	74.3
17	Curtis Martin	1995--2005	nwe-nyj	RB	96	2235	9134	4.09	95.1	82	1465	5762	3.93	70.3
18	Frank Gore	2005--2011	sfo	RB	47	939	4422	4.71	94.1	55	743	3366	4.53	61.2
19	Jamaal Charles	2008--2011	kan	RB	16	218	1504	6.9	94	34	290	1605	5.53	47.2
20	Steven Jackson	2004--2011	ram	RB	37	769	3473	4.52	93.9	80	1388	5688	4.1	71.1
21	Shaun Alexander	2000--2008	sea-was	RB	73	1506	6607	4.39	90.5	59	850	3410	4.01	57.8
22	LaDainian Tomlinson	2001--2011	sdg-nyj	RB	104	2048	9346	4.56	89.9	76	1257	4806	3.82	63.2
23	Corey Dillon	1997--2006	cin-nwe	RB	72	1391	6460	4.64	89.7	86	1347	5289	3.93	61.5
24	Rudi Johnson	2001--2008	cin-det	RB	41	901	3672	4.08	89.6	52	629	2363	3.76	45.4
25	Eddie George	1996--2004	oti-dal	RB	90	2094	7863	3.76	87.4	60	977	3354	3.43	55.9
26	Wilbert Montgomery	1977--1985	phi-det	RB	55	1016	4766	4.69	86.7	54	652	2513	3.85	46.5
27	Fred Taylor	1998--2010	jax-nwe	RB	89	1588	7674	4.83	86.2	72	1075	4634	4.31	64.4
28	Jamal Anderson	1994--2001	atl	RB	37	767	3189	4.16	86.2	47	632	2423	3.83	51.6
29	Gale Sayers	1965--1971	chi	RB	29	426	2492	5.85	85.9	36	510	2122	4.16	58.9
30	Barry Foster	1990--1994	pit	RB	35	704	2997	4.26	85.6	23	275	1230	4.47	53.5
31	Curt Warner	1983--1990	sea-ram	RB	55	1133	4704	4.15	85.5	48	636	2389	3.76	49.8
32	Matt Forte	2008--2011	chi	RB	35	661	2985	4.52	85.3	27	395	1398	3.54	51.8
33	Cookie Gilchrist	1962--1967	buf-den-mia	FB	34	625	2871	4.59	84.4	31	372	1381	3.71	44.5
34	William Andrews	1979--1986	atl	RB	43	749	3609	4.82	83.9	42	586	2439	4.16	58.1
35	Marshall Faulk	1994--2005	clt-ram	RB	99	1774	8307	4.68	83.9	89	1227	4574	3.73	51.4
36	John Henry Johnson	1960--1966	pit-oti	FB-HB	32	589	2682	4.55	83.8	38	435	1718	3.95	45.2
37	Tony Dorsett	1977--1988	dal-den	RB	121	2237	10137	4.53	83.8	68	1001	3985	3.98	58.6
38	Jerome Bettis	1993--2005	ram-pit	RB	111	2333	9274	3.98	83.5	93	1345	5062	3.76	54.4
39	Priest Holmes	1997--2007	rav-kan	RB	61	1093	5077	4.65	83.2	49	729	3316	4.55	67.7
40	Ricky Watters	1992--2001	sfo-phi-sea	RB	91	1823	7552	4.14	83	63	963	3720	3.86	59
41	Jim Nance	1965--1973	nwe-nyj	RB	30	571	2455	4.3	81.8	62	680	2585	3.8	41.7
42	Robert Smith	1993--2000	min	RB	63	1039	5146	4.95	81.7	41	517	2262	4.38	55.2
43	George Rogers	1981--1987	nor-was	RB	53	1009	4326	4.29	81.6	45	772	3128	4.05	69.5
44	Jim Taylor	1960--1967	gnb-nor	FB	81	1468	6576	4.48	81.2	31	401	1582	3.95	51
45	Travis Henry	2001--2007	buf-oti-den	RB	36	672	2906	4.32	80.7	52	816	3180	3.9	61.2
46	Willie Parker	2004--2009	pit	RB	55	977	4436	4.54	80.7	27	403	1413	3.51	52.3
47	Ray Rice	2008--2011	rav	RB	45	792	3627	4.58	80.6	22	274	1194	4.36	54.3
48	Maurice Jones-Drew	2006--2011	jax	RB	45	776	3616	4.66	80.4	50	722	3286	4.55	65.7
49	Deuce McAllister	2001--2008	nor	RB	50	913	4017	4.4	80.3	47	543	2240	4.13	47.7
50	Thurman Thomas	1988--2000	buf-mia	RB	130	2373	10378	4.37	79.8	71	843	3138	3.72	44.2
51	Terry Allen	1991--2001	min-was-nwe-nor-rav	RB	69	1303	5504	4.22	79.8	65	890	3263	3.67	50.2
52	Fred Jackson	2007--2011	buf	RB	25	393	1980	5.04	79.2	40	424	1814	4.28	45.4
53	Jonathan Stewart	2008--2011	car	RB	28	414	2217	5.36	79.2	35	314	1295	4.12	37
54	Franco Harris	1972--1984	pit-sea	RB	136	2553	10682	4.18	78.5	55	776	2924	3.77	53.2
55	John Riggins	1971--1985	nyj-was	RB	103	2048	8088	3.95	78.5	79	1119	4260	3.81	53.9
56	Tiki Barber	1997--2006	nyg	RB	80	1277	6269	4.91	78.4	80	1054	4632	4.39	57.9
57	Lydell Mitchell	1972--1980	clt-sdg-ram	RB	58	1103	4472	4.05	77.1	49	645	2280	3.53	46.5
58	Ricky Williams	1999--2011	nor-mia-rav	RB	81	1486	6221	4.19	76.8	70	967	3868	4	55.3
59	Greg Bell	1984--1990	buf-ram-rai	RB	35	596	2641	4.43	75.5	50	684	2676	3.91	53.5
60	Marshawn Lynch	2007--2011	buf-sea	RB	31	592	2337	3.95	75.4	43	568	2338	4.12	54.4
61	Stephen Davis	1996--2006	was-car-ram	RB	72	1234	5422	4.39	75.3	63	807	3101	3.84	49.2
62	LeSean McCoy	2009--2011	phi	RB	28	427	2100	4.92	75	20	225	996	4.43	49.8
63	Domanick Williams	2003--2005	htx	RB	12	226	898	3.97	74.8	28	544	2297	4.22	82
64	Hoyle Granger	1966--1972	oti-nor	RB	27	443	2013	4.54	74.6	38	358	1530	4.27	40.3
65	DeAngelo Williams	2006--2011	car	RB	38	557	2833	5.09	74.6	43	451	2277	5.05	53
66	Rodney Hampton	1990--1997	nyg	RB	56	1048	4122	3.93	73.6	51	826	2969	3.59	58.2
67	Ahman Green	1998--2009	sea-gnb-htx	RB	89	1416	6545	4.62	73.5	63	759	3181	4.19	50.5
68	Earnest Jackson	1983--1988	sdg-phi-pit	RB	31	544	2279	4.19	73.5	44	515	1888	3.67	42.9
69	Lawrence McCutcheon	1973--1981	ram-den-sea-buf	RB	75	1243	5462	4.39	72.8	38	422	1693	4.01	44.6
70	Freeman McNeil	1981--1992	nyj	RB	71	1132	5109	4.51	72	75	782	3364	4.3	44.9
71	Rashard Mendenhall	2008--2011	pit	RB	37	646	2643	4.09	71.4	17	228	954	4.18	56.1
72	Warrick Dunn	1997--2008	tam-atl	RB	98	1618	6996	4.32	71.4	92	1167	4371	3.75	47.5
73	Cedric Benson	2005--2011	chi-cin	RB	50	925	3568	3.86	71.4	45	647	2446	3.78	54.4
74	Natrone Means	1993--1999	sdg-jax	RB	55	1004	3917	3.9	71.2	39	549	1948	3.55	49.9
75	Gary Brown	1991--1999	oti-sdg-nyg	RB	40	619	2841	4.59	71	35	424	1476	3.48	42.2
76	Michael Turner	2004--2011	sdg-atl	RB	76	1130	5391	4.77	70.9	38	376	1457	3.88	38.3
77	Christian Okoye	1987--1992	kan	RB	44	780	3120	4	70.9	35	447	1771	3.96	50.6
78	Karim Abdul-Jabbar	1996--2000	mia-cle-clt	RB	33	651	2339	3.59	70.9	31	388	1188	3.06	38.3
79	Garrison Hearst	1993--2004	crd-cin-sfo-den	RB	76	1210	5385	4.45	70.9	55	681	2840	4.17	51.6
80	Joe Morris	1982--1991	nyg-cle	RB	63	1103	4460	4.04	70.8	50	448	1678	3.75	33.6
81	Johnny Johnson	1990--1994	crd-nyj	RB	24	428	1685	3.94	70.2	47	618	2393	3.87	50.9
82	Thomas Jones	2000--2011	crd-tam-chi-nyj-kan	RB	88	1541	6154	3.99	69.9	99	1262	4950	3.92	50
83	Chuck Muncie	1976--1984	nor-sdg	RB	51	817	3554	4.35	69.7	65	854	3664	4.29	56.4
84	Chuck Foreman	1973--1980	min-nwe	RB	77	1324	5318	4.02	69.1	38	426	1409	3.31	37.1
85	Ottis Anderson	1979--1992	crd-nyg	RB	94	1630	6489	3.98	69	80	1033	4217	4.08	52.7
86	Larry Csonka	1968--1979	mia-nyg	RB	91	1387	6223	4.49	68.4	64	691	2587	3.74	40.4
87	Randy McMillan	1981--1986	clt	RB	20	282	1365	4.84	68.3	66	695	2484	3.57	37.6
88	John Brockington	1971--1977	gnb-kan	RB	36	637	2456	3.86	68.2	54	651	2308	3.55	42.7
89	Ryan Grant	2007--2011	gnb	RB	45	670	3052	4.56	67.8	22	313	1291	4.12	58.7
90	Willis McGahee	2004--2011	buf-rav-den	RB	66	1042	4415	4.24	66.9	61	859	3359	3.91	55.1
91	Ron A. Johnson	1969--1975	cle-nyg	RB	37	629	2426	3.86	65.6	41	533	1729	3.24	42.2
92	Joe Cribbs	1980--1988	buf-sfo-mia	RB	55	834	3580	4.29	65.1	49	523	1961	3.75	40
93	Marcus Allen	1982--1997	rai-kan	RB	145	2221	9433	4.25	65.1	91	1068	4157	3.89	45.7
94	Antowain Smith	1997--2005	buf-nwe-oti-nor	RB	75	1248	4872	3.9	65	61	674	2559	3.8	42
95	Larry Brown	1969--1976	was	RB	69	1171	4441	3.79	64.4	35	464	1780	3.84	50.9
96	Kevin Jones	2004--2008	det-chi	RB	22	326	1415	4.34	64.3	41	469	1761	3.75	43
97	Floyd Little	1967--1975	den	RB	45	738	2880	3.9	64	67	820	3187	3.89	47.6
98	Wendell Tyler	1977--1986	ram-sfo	RB	71	931	4510	4.84	63.5	46	550	2443	4.44	53.1
99	Ricky Bell	1977--1982	tam-sdg	RB	25	397	1588	4	63.5	38	462	1591	3.44	41.9
100	Abner Haynes	1960--1967	kan-den-mia-nyj	HB	48	601	3046	5.07	63.5	60	439	1592	3.63	26.5
101	Cadillac Williams	2005--2011	tam-ram	RB	33	505	2094	4.15	63.5	50	568	1993	3.51	39.9
102	Clem Daniels	1960--1968	kan-rai-sfo	RB	51	689	3236	4.7	63.5	49	401	1669	4.16	34.1
103	Pete Johnson	1977--1984	cin-sdg-mia	RB	64	1028	3995	3.89	62.4	50	538	1879	3.49	37.6
104	Leonard Russell	1991--1996	nwe-den-ram-sdg	RB	31	549	1934	3.52	62.4	51	615	2039	3.32	40
105	Bam Morris	1994--1999	pit-rav-chi-kan	RB	39	605	2423	4	62.1	37	444	1636	3.68	44.2
106	Rueben Mayes	1986--1993	nor-sea	RB	36	555	2233	4.02	62	40	314	1262	4.02	31.6
107	Errict Rhett	1994--2000	tam-rav-cle	RB	36	635	2213	3.49	61.5	42	539	1930	3.58	46
108	Anthony Thomas	2001--2007	chi-dal-nor-buf	RB	39	628	2395	3.81	61.4	49	431	1532	3.55	31.3
109	James Wilder	1981--1990	tam-det	RB	32	481	1964	4.08	61.4	86	1123	4160	3.7	48.4
110	Joseph Addai	2006--2011	clt	RB	62	943	3804	4.03	61.4	26	310	1270	4.1	48.8
111	Marion Butts	1989--1995	sdg-nwe-oti	RB	50	766	3067	4	61.3	55	601	2262	3.76	41.1
112	Matt Snell	1964--1972	nyj	RB	42	641	2573	4.01	61.3	35	435	1849	4.25	52.8
113	Delvin Williams	1974--1980	sfo-mia	RB	51	745	3115	4.18	61.1	47	588	2525	4.29	53.7
114	James Brooks	1981--1992	sdg-cin-cle-tam	RB	83	976	5060	5.18	61	86	767	3118	4.07	36.3
115	Kevin Mack	1985--1993	cle	RB	51	753	3109	4.13	61	54	645	2438	3.78	45.1
116	Mike Thomas	1975--1980	was-sdg	RB	52	796	3163	3.97	60.8	28	319	1148	3.6	41
117	Neal Anderson	1986--1993	chi	RB	68	992	4130	4.16	60.7	49	604	2315	3.83	47.2
118	Paul Lowe	1960--1969	sdg-kan	HB	66	767	3998	5.21	60.6	28	228	1075	4.71	38.4
119	DeShaun Foster	2003--2008	car-sfo	RB	47	689	2833	4.11	60.3	33	323	1138	3.52	34.5
120	Napoleon Kaufman	1995--2000	rai	RB	46	512	2760	5.39	60	46	467	2036	4.36	44.3
121	Mike Garrett	1966--1973	kan-sdg	RB	62	823	3712	4.51	59.9	41	477	1703	3.57	41.5
122	Dave Hampton	1969--1976	gnb-atl-phi	RB	36	547	2144	3.92	59.6	55	583	2296	3.94	41.7
123	Leroy Kelly	1964--1973	cle	RB	92	1268	5465	4.31	59.4	49	538	2145	3.99	43.8
124	Sam Cunningham	1973--1982	nwe	RB	53	800	3133	3.92	59.1	52	615	2430	3.95	46.7
125	Duce Staley	1997--2006	phi-pit	RB	66	923	3881	4.2	58.8	52	621	2368	3.81	45.5
126	Charlie Garner	1994--2004	phi-sfo-rai-tam	RB	69	830	4035	4.86	58.5	82	784	3503	4.47	42.7
127	Mike Rozier	1985--1991	oti-atl	RB	45	654	2622	4.01	58.3	52	560	2022	3.61	38.9
128	Brian Westbrook	2002--2010	phi-sfo	RB	80	971	4660	4.8	58.3	49	529	2206	4.17	45
129	Mark van Eeghen	1974--1983	rai-nwe	RB	96	1393	5561	3.99	57.9	41	432	1714	3.97	41.8
130	Julius Jones	2004--2010	dal-sea-nor	RB	48	684	2775	4.06	57.8	48	636	2472	3.89	51.5
131	Marion Barber	2005--2011	dal-chi	RB	59	783	3407	4.35	57.7	44	414	1524	3.68	34.6
132	James Stewart	1995--2002	jax-det	RB	54	828	3108	3.75	57.6	53	681	2895	4.25	54.6
133	Eddie Lee Ivery	1979--1986	gnb	RB	35	407	2014	4.95	57.5	34	244	891	3.65	26.2
134	Ken Willard	1965--1974	sfo-crd	RB	69	1003	3955	3.94	57.3	58	579	1963	3.39	33.8
135	Mike Pruitt	1976--1986	cle-buf-kan	RB	67	944	3840	4.07	57.3	76	921	3605	3.91	47.4
136	Marv Hubbard	1969--1977	rai-det	RB	66	767	3773	4.92	57.2	24	225	867	3.85	36.1
137	Gerald Riggs	1982--1991	atl-was	RB	62	894	3544	3.96	57.2	72	1110	4690	4.23	65.1
138	Ronnie Brown	2005--2011	mia-phi	RB	43	596	2448	4.11	56.9	50	586	2522	4.3	50.4
139	Adrian Murrell	1993--2003	nyj-crd-was-dal	RB	44	637	2494	3.92	56.7	72	765	2862	3.74	39.8
140	Don Perkins	1961--1968	dal	FB-HB	55	758	3107	4.1	56.5	51	754	3079	4.08	60.4
141	Lamar Smith	1994--2003	sea-nor-mia-car	RB	54	811	3043	3.75	56.4	58	565	2030	3.59	35
142	Mike Anderson	2000--2007	den-rav	RB	58	716	3254	4.54	56.1	40	250	976	3.9	24.4
143	J.D. Smith	1960--1966	sfo-dal	FB-HB	33	451	1850	4.1	56.1	36	411	1564	3.81	43.4
144	Ted Brown	1979--1986	min	RB	50	660	2799	4.24	56	56	499	1907	3.82	34.1
145	Dick Bass	1960--1969	ram	FB-HB	47	590	2612	4.43	55.6	59	567	2504	4.42	42.4
146	Sammy Winder	1982--1990	den	RB	80	1195	4443	3.72	55.5	52	423	1356	3.21	26.1
147	Emerson Boozer	1966--1975	nyj	RB	54	774	2984	3.86	55.3	58	518	2092	4.04	36.1
148	Ed Podolak	1969--1977	kan	RB	48	655	2630	4.02	54.8	47	423	1482	3.5	31.5
149	Earnest Byner	1984--1997	cle-was-rav	RB	111	1522	6064	3.98	54.6	102	757	3034	4.01	29.7
150	Brandon Jacobs	2005--2011	nyg	RB	71	862	3869	4.49	54.5	39	336	1441	4.29	36.9
151	Roger Craig	1983--1993	sfo-rai-min	RB	127	1658	6873	4.15	54.1	53	529	2106	3.98	39.7
152	Mel Farr	1967--1973	det	RB	31	377	1677	4.45	54.1	27	292	960	3.29	35.6
153	Bobby Humphrey	1989--1992	den-mia	RB	33	422	1781	4.22	54	22	342	1338	3.91	60.8
154	Jim Otis	1970--1978	nor-kan-crd	RB	57	782	3057	3.91	53.6	51	391	1335	3.41	26.2
155	Chris Warren	1990--2000	sea-dal-phi	RB	70	872	3743	4.29	53.5	91	948	4061	4.28	44.6
156	Ahmad Bradshaw	2007--2011	nyg	RB	52	565	2780	4.92	53.5	27	246	917	3.73	34
157	John Stephens	1988--1993	nwe-gnb-kan	RB	28	410	1477	3.6	52.8	59	535	1963	3.67	33.3
158	Gary W. Anderson	1985--1993	sdg-tam-det	RB	36	420	1899	4.52	52.8	73	449	1510	3.36	20.7
159	Otis Armstrong	1973--1980	den	RB	58	721	3055	4.24	52.7	39	321	1408	4.39	36.1
160	Mercury Morris	1969--1976	mia-sdg	RB	74	737	3896	5.29	52.6	33	161	682	4.24	20.7
161	Kevan Barlow	2001--2006	sfo-nyj	RB	37	451	1946	4.31	52.6	50	583	2074	3.56	41.5
162	Tom Sullivan	1972--1978	phi-cle	RB	26	375	1359	3.62	52.3	51	483	1683	3.48	33
163	Reggie Cobb	1990--1996	tam-gnb-jax-nyj	RB	29	407	1514	3.72	52.2	62	670	2255	3.37	36.4
164	Hewritt Dixon	1963--1970	den-rai	RB-TE	55	677	2861	4.23	52	38	161	553	3.43	14.6
165	Altie Taylor	1969--1976	det-oti	RB	54	718	2794	3.89	51.7	45	417	1406	3.37	31.2
166	Tony Collins	1981--1990	nwe-mia	RB	56	682	2885	4.23	51.5	53	556	1962	3.53	37
167	Sherman Smith	1976--1983	sea-sdg	RB	35	403	1792	4.45	51.2	53	431	1728	4.01	32.6
168	Justin Fargas	2003--2009	rai	FB	25	287	1278	4.45	51.1	65	540	2091	3.87	32.2
169	Edgar Bennett	1992--1999	gnb-chi	RB	64	899	3264	3.63	51	47	379	1289	3.4	27.4
170	Terry Metcalf	1973--1981	crd-was	RB-WR	46	499	2341	4.69	50.9	36	282	1216	4.31	33.8
171	Calvin Hill	1969--1981	dal-was-cle	RB	96	1145	4884	4.27	50.9	54	395	1559	3.95	28.9
172	Michael Vick	2001--2011	atl-phi	QB	65	459	3287	7.16	50.6	51	297	2165	7.29	42.5
173	MacArthur Lane	1968--1978	crd-gnb-kan	RB	52	602	2620	4.35	50.4	67	551	1884	3.42	28.1
174	Larry Kinnebrew	1983--1990	cin-buf	RB	37	458	1863	4.07	50.4	40	328	1287	3.92	32.2
175	Gerry Ellis	1980--1986	gnb	RB	46	479	2314	4.83	50.3	54	350	1499	4.28	27.8
176	Barry Word	1987--1993	nor-kan-min	RB	45	541	2235	4.13	49.7	24	223	859	3.85	35.8
177	Johnny Roland	1966--1973	crd-nyg	RB	40	501	1968	3.93	49.2	47	427	1458	3.41	31
178	Herschel Walker	1986--1997	dal-min-phi-nyg	RB	84	962	4122	4.28	49.1	106	1020	4235	4.15	40
179	Curtis Dickey	1980--1986	clt-cle	RB	30	383	1467	3.83	48.9	51	553	2545	4.6	49.9
180	Keith Lincoln	1961--1968	sdg-buf	FB-HB	47	440	2294	5.21	48.8	38	308	1255	4.07	33
181	Boobie Clark	1973--1980	cin-oti	RB	48	601	2311	3.85	48.1	31	225	837	3.72	27
182	Clarence Davis	1971--1978	rai	RB	73	759	3511	4.63	48.1	25	166	625	3.77	25
183	Michael Pittman	1998--2008	crd-tam-den	RB	69	782	3315	4.24	48	81	665	2499	3.76	30.9
184	Tom Woodeshick	1963--1972	phi-crd	RB	31	346	1483	4.29	47.8	50	456	1922	4.21	38.4
185	Tyrone Wheatley	1995--2004	nyg-rai	RB	67	818	3185	3.89	47.5	61	492	1878	3.82	30.8
186	Charley Tolar	1960--1966	oti	FB	46	576	2173	3.77	47.2	42	354	1183	3.34	28.2
187	Frank Pollard	1980--1988	pit	RB	52	551	2448	4.44	47.1	50	447	1772	3.96	35.4
188	Lorenzo White	1988--1995	oti-cle	RB	54	612	2538	4.15	47	59	526	1968	3.74	33.4
189	Ron Dayne	2000--2007	nyg-den-htx	RB	54	693	2537	3.66	47	42	320	1271	3.97	30.3
190	Walter Abercrombie	1982--1988	pit-phi	RB	45	516	2113	4.09	47	42	369	1423	3.86	33.9
191	Harvey Williams	1991--1998	kan-rai	RB	53	632	2487	3.94	46.9	55	411	1528	3.72	27.8
192	Don Calhoun	1974--1981	buf-nwe	RB	55	577	2532	4.39	46	39	288	1044	3.63	26.8
193	Greg Hill	1994--1999	kan-ram-det	RB	53	579	2439	4.21	46	28	196	795	4.06	28.4
194	Roland Harper	1975--1982	chi	RB	34	398	1554	3.9	45.7	40	364	1501	4.12	37.5
195	Rob Carpenter	1977--1986	oti-nyg-ram	RB	76	904	3449	3.82	45.4	48	354	1246	3.52	26
196	Dexter Bussey	1974--1984	det	RB	57	578	2571	4.45	45.1	76	628	2551	4.06	33.6
197	Wray Carlton	1960--1967	buf	HB-FB	43	472	1935	4.1	45	38	338	1402	4.15	36.9
198	John David Crow	1960--1968	crd-sfo	HB-TE	52	539	2324	4.31	44.7	45	355	1425	4.01	31.7
199	Mike Alstott	1996--2006	tam	RB	89	1002	3948	3.94	44.4	79	469	1481	3.16	18.7
200	Dalton Hilliard	1986--1993	nor	RB	65	762	2864	3.76	44.1	44	383	1364	3.56	31
201	Joe Washington	1977--1985	sdg-clt-was-atl	RB	64	672	2819	4.19	44	62	542	2076	3.83	33.5
202	Wilbur Jackson	1974--1982	sfo-was	RB	36	371	1574	4.24	43.7	60	608	2305	3.79	38.4
203	Nick Pietrosante	1960--1967	det-cle	FB	50	520	2185	4.2	43.7	36	306	1241	4.06	34.5
204	Mario Bates	1994--2000	nor-crd-det	RB	38	440	1644	3.74	43.3	53	416	1439	3.46	27.2
205	Les Josephson	1964--1974	ram	RB	58	552	2501	4.53	43.1	35	200	628	3.14	17.9
206	Reggie Bush	2006--2011	nor-mia	RB	45	429	1938	4.52	43.1	36	349	1438	4.12	39.9
207	Rocky Bleier	1968--1980	pit	RB	85	861	3602	4.18	42.4	36	207	740	3.57	20.6
208	Chris Brown	2003--2009	oti-htx	RB	32	302	1352	4.48	42.3	38	442	1781	4.03	46.9
209	James R. Jones	1983--1992	det-sea	FB-TE	37	429	1555	3.62	42	75	575	2024	3.52	27
210	Charlie H. Smith	1968--1975	rai-sdg	RB	66	721	2751	3.82	41.7	22	173	715	4.13	32.5
211	Don Woods	1974--1980	sdg-sfo	RB	29	338	1205	3.57	41.6	40	425	1882	4.43	47.1
212	Wayne Morris	1976--1984	crd-sdg	RB	47	496	1951	3.93	41.5	64	399	1432	3.59	22.4
213	LaMont Jordan	2001--2009	nyj-rai-nwe-den	RB	53	467	2180	4.67	41.1	60	469	1770	3.77	29.5
214	Ernie Green	1962--1968	cle	HB-FB	64	556	2621	4.71	41	27	134	654	4.88	24.2
215	Doug Kotar	1974--1981	nyg	RB	31	324	1253	3.87	40.4	58	576	2127	3.69	36.7
216	Dorsey Levens	1994--2004	gnb-phi-nyg	RB	104	1028	4182	4.07	40.2	48	380	1475	3.88	30.7
217	Charles White	1980--1988	cle-ram	RB	51	487	2039	4.19	40	51	303	1068	3.52	20.9
218	Craig Heyward	1988--1998	nor-chi-atl-ram-clt	RB	71	647	2837	4.38	40	72	407	1518	3.73	21.1
219	Reuben Droughns	2001--2008	det-den-cle-nyg	RB	50	478	1993	4.17	39.9	47	459	1638	3.57	34.9
220	Johnny Hector	1983--1992	nyj	RB	58	569	2306	4.05	39.8	63	489	2007	4.1	31.9
221	Harold Green	1990--1998	cin-ram-atl	RB	47	442	1866	4.22	39.7	78	720	2554	3.55	32.7
222	Amos Marsh	1961--1967	dal-det	HB-FB	31	264	1222	4.63	39.4	52	412	1655	4.02	31.8
223	Dave Osborn	1965--1976	min-gnb	RB	82	886	3232	3.65	39.4	47	352	1312	3.73	27.9
224	Cid Edwards	1968--1975	crd-sdg-chi	RB	29	235	1143	4.86	39.4	49	418	1670	4	34.1
225	Tom Matte	1961--1972	clt	RB	94	942	3700	3.93	39.4	43	298	1147	3.85	26.7
226	John L. Williams	1986--1995	sea-pit	FB	81	739	3172	4.29	39.2	75	531	1939	3.65	25.9
227	Ladell Betts	2002--2010	was-nor	RB	52	481	2016	4.19	38.8	60	356	1355	3.81	22.6
228	Walt Garrison	1966--1974	dal	RB	87	777	3319	4.27	38.1	37	236	975	4.13	26.4
229	Michael Bennett	2001--2010	min-kan-tam-sdg-rai	RB	47	424	1788	4.22	38	60	440	2008	4.56	33.5
230	Wendell Hayes	1963--1974	dal-den-kan	RB	62	587	2349	4	37.9	58	401	1445	3.6	24.9
231	Willie Ellison	1967--1974	ram-kan	RB	55	490	2062	4.21	37.5	26	248	1016	4.1	39.1
232	Essex Johnson	1968--1976	cin-tam	RB	48	399	1789	4.48	37.3	65	329	1461	4.44	22.5
233	Jim Kiick	1968--1977	mia-den	RB	80	791	2972	3.76	37.2	34	313	1056	3.37	31.1
234	Stump Mitchell	1981--1989	crd	RB	51	439	1890	4.31	37.1	64	514	2573	5.01	40.2
235	John Fuqua	1969--1976	nyg-pit	RB	57	524	2101	4.01	36.9	37	239	1087	4.55	29.4
236	Robert Newhouse	1972--1983	dal	RB	115	1030	4237	4.11	36.8	42	304	1198	3.94	28.5
237	Curtis McClinton	1962--1968	kan	FB-TE	58	517	2134	4.13	36.8	32	242	978	4.04	30.6
238	Leroy Hoard	1990--1999	cle-rav-car-min	RB	76	677	2796	4.13	36.8	70	392	1397	3.56	20
239	Merril Hoge	1987--1994	pit-chi	RB	56	505	2027	4.01	36.2	54	359	1359	3.79	25.2
240	Charlie Harraway	1966--1973	cle-was	RB	62	588	2240	3.81	36.1	34	275	921	3.35	27.1
241	Larry Garron	1960--1968	nwe	HB-FB	52	457	1877	4.11	36.1	37	260	919	3.53	24.8
242	Correll Buckhalter	2001--2010	phi-den	RB	62	490	2222	4.53	35.8	48	222	959	4.32	20
243	Erric Pegram	1991--1997	atl-pit-sdg-nyg	RB	58	564	2067	3.66	35.6	41	327	1450	4.43	35.4
244	Carl Garrett	1969--1977	nwe-chi-nyj-rai	RB	50	435	1752	4.03	35	64	604	2478	4.1	38.7
245	Rickey Young	1975--1983	sdg-min	RB	58	528	2032	3.85	35	73	472	1605	3.4	22
246	Greg Pruitt	1973--1984	cle-rai	RB	88	614	3078	5.01	35	71	577	2517	4.36	35.5
247	Darrin Nelson	1982--1992	min-sdg	RB	73	583	2545	4.37	34.9	76	483	2067	4.28	27.2
248	Lenny Moore	1960--1967	clt	RB-WR	58	467	2011	4.31	34.7	33	247	986	3.99	29.9
249	Donny Anderson	1966--1974	gnb-crd	RB	68	594	2349	3.95	34.5	57	589	2256	3.83	39.6
250	Kenneth Davis	1986--1994	gnb-buf	RB	77	603	2656	4.4	34.5	54	333	1371	4.12	25.4
251	Tommy Mason	1961--1971	min-ram-was	RB	61	544	2102	3.86	34.5	55	424	1855	4.38	33.7
252	Chester Taylor	2002--2011	rav-min-chi-crd	RB	86	726	2953	4.07	34.3	70	470	1932	4.11	27.6
253	Tony Nathan	1979--1987	mia	RB	89	636	3047	4.79	34.2	45	214	950	4.44	21.1
254	Dominic Rhodes	2001--2010	clt-rai	RB	70	578	2387	4.13	34.1	40	334	1306	3.91	32.7
255	Timmy Brown	1960--1968	phi-clt	RB	51	390	1724	4.42	33.8	53	463	2005	4.33	37.8
256	Dick Hoak	1961--1970	pit	RB-WR	43	413	1420	3.44	33	79	638	2307	3.62	29.2
257	Bill Mathis	1960--1969	nyj	FB-HB	66	615	2164	3.52	32.8	60	417	1380	3.31	23
258	Earl Gros	1962--1970	gnb-phi-pit-nor	FB	44	348	1441	4.14	32.8	52	455	1673	3.68	32.2
259	Bill Brown	1961--1974	chi-min	RB	96	893	3138	3.51	32.7	77	709	2461	3.47	32
260	Anthony Johnson	1990--2000	clt-nyj-chi-car-jax	RB	53	482	1712	3.55	32.3	74	371	1389	3.74	18.8
261	Jess Phillips	1968--1977	cin-nor-rai-nwe	RB	62	444	1980	4.46	31.9	61	451	1601	3.55	26.2
262	Terry Kirby	1993--2002	mia-sfo-cle-rai	RB	68	538	2156	4.01	31.7	51	305	1019	3.34	20
263	Ronnie Bull	1962--1971	chi-phi	RB	60	520	1896	3.65	31.6	49	327	1248	3.82	25.5
264	Norm Bulaich	1970--1979	clt-phi-mia	RB	72	552	2275	4.12	31.6	46	300	1195	3.98	26
265	John Cappelletti	1974--1983	ram-sdg	RB	77	676	2410	3.57	31.3	34	183	624	3.41	18.4
266	Sammy Morris	2000--2011	buf-mia-nwe-dal	RB	65	443	1989	4.49	30.6	65	294	1073	3.65	16.5
267	Pete Banaszak	1966--1978	rai	RB	113	867	3453	3.98	30.6	40	185	637	3.44	15.9
268	Cullen Bryant	1973--1987	ram-sea	RB	95	718	2746	3.82	28.9	52	244	965	3.95	18.6
269	Maurice Morris	2002--2011	sea-det	RB	76	535	2169	4.05	28.5	76	374	1600	4.28	21.1
270	Randall Cunningham	1985--2001	phi-min-dal-rav	QB	98	486	2701	5.56	27.6	73	334	2475	7.41	33.9
271	Tony Galbreath	1976--1987	nor-min-nyg	RB	79	504	2124	4.21	26.9	90	544	2021	3.72	22.5
272	Matt Suhey	1980--1989	chi	RB	84	602	2257	3.75	26.9	59	269	845	3.14	14.3
273	Kordell Stewart	1995--2005	pit-chi-rav	QB	76	410	1992	4.86	26.2	54	204	1164	5.71	21.6
274	Steve Young	1985--1999	tam-sfo	QB	125	550	3236	5.88	25.9	60	268	1597	5.96	26.6
275	Steve McNair	1995--2007	oti-rav	QB	100	479	2488	5.19	24.9	72	245	1457	5.95	20.2
276	Donovan McNabb	1999--2011	phi-was-min	QB	106	458	2391	5.22	22.6	74	229	1488	6.5	20.1
277	Kevin Faulk	1999--2011	nwe	RB	125	653	2743	4.2	21.9	54	299	1289	4.31	23.9
278	Preston Pearson	1968--1980	clt-pit-dal	RB	118	607	2380	3.92	20.2	58	377	1331	3.53	22.9
279	Keith Byars	1986--1998	phi-mia-nwe-nyj	FB-TE	119	537	1893	3.53	15.9	79	318	1154	3.63	14.6
280	John Elway	1983--1998	den	QB	163	598	2279	3.81	14	92	266	1553	5.84	16.9
281	Fran Tarkenton	1961--1978	min-nyg	QB	131	390	1710	4.38	13.1	117	292	1934	6.62	16.5

Of course, the really cool thing to do with this data is to see the difference in production in wins and losses. Because of space concerns, I couldn’t put all the information I wanted in the above table, hence the need for the next table, which shows the same biographical information and then also displays the player’s career totals (subject to the same caveats) in rushing yards, yards per game, and yards per carry. The next four columns reproduce the information above, showing each player’s yards per carry and yards per game in wins and losses. To make things easier for you, I’ve highlighted the two win columns in light blue and the two loss columns in light red.

The final two columns show the differences in each player’s yards per carry and yards per game in wins and losses. It is sorted by the differential in yards per game.

Gerald Riggs comes in with the most impressive differential in yards per game in losses rather than wins. Part of that is due to Riggs’ final season in Washington, where he rarely carried the ball but the team went 17-2. Still, even during Riggs’ prime, his numbers in wins and losses were pretty similar.