average fumbles by running backs per year

Running backs had 0.22 fumbles per game played in 1945.

Interpreted as:
average fumbles per game by running backs per year
POSITIONFUM/GPFUMGPSEASONLOSTRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1
Running Back
0.22
194
872
1945
12,037
3,274
3.7
13.8
115
5,164
394
13.1
5.9
31
2
Running Back
0.27
247
917
1946
13,621
3,735
3.6
14.9
113
6,010
424
14.2
6.6
46
3
Running Back
0.19
182
983
1947
14,895
3,766
4.0
15.2
112
7,932
550
14.4
8.1
55
4
Running Back
0.22
223
1,009
1948
16,289
4,068
4.0
16.1
128
7,706
633
12.2
7.6
75
5
Running Back
0.21
205
997
1949
16,409
4,170
3.9
16.5
136
7,800
599
13.0
7.8
60
6
Running Back
0.29
238
834
1950
20,372
4,839
4.2
24.4
148
10,403
812
12.8
12.5
72
7
Running Back
0.23
191
824
1951
18,176
4,517
4.0
22.1
132
9,729
700
13.9
11.8
62
8
Running Back
0.25
221
889
1952
16,086
4,266
3.8
18.1
114
9,999
793
12.6
11.2
70
9
Running Back
0.25
207
827
1953
16,954
4,164
4.1
20.5
136
11,433
928
12.3
13.8
71
10
Running Back
0.28
209
756
1954
16,655
4,064
4.1
22.0
116
12,724
1,032
12.3
16.8
72
11
Running Back
0.27
202
741
1955
17,905
4,382
4.1
24.2
121
10,498
849
12.4
14.2
61
12
Running Back
0.23
174
748
1956
19,817
4,724
4.2
26.5
133
8,653
776
11.2
11.6
48
13
Running Back
0.23
196
865
1957
17,866
4,553
3.9
20.7
118
11,317
897
12.6
13.1
71
14
Running Back
0.26
218
844
1958
18,276
4,231
4.3
21.7
147
15,102
1,106
13.7
17.9
104
15
Running Back
0.24
184
778
1959
18,786
4,436
4.2
24.1
138
12,214
961
12.7
15.7
92
16
Running Back
0.24
301
1,231
1960
29,358
7,002
4.2
23.8
226
13,429
1,265
10.6
10.9
106
17
Running Back
0.23
281
1,225
1961
31,269
7,571
4.1
25.5
234
14,908
1,373
10.9
12.2
100
18
Running Back
0.24
306
1,256
1962
34,714
8,388
4.1
27.6
276
17,362
1,541
11.3
13.8
103
19
Running Back
0.22
281
1,287
1963
33,483
8,226
4.1
26.0
245
15,627
1,441
10.8
12.1
94
20
Running Back
0.2
255
1,260
1964
32,264
8,116
4.0
25.6
239
15,654
1,507
10.4
12.4
108
21
Running Back
0.2
293
1,450
1965
32,219
8,316
3.9
22.2
245
16,871
1,489
11.3
11.6
108
22
Running Back
0.16
260
1,610
1966
35,464
9,152
3.9
22.0
251
18,025
1,710
10.5
11.2
128
23
Running Back
0.17
252
1,524
1967
37,369
9,552
3.9
24.5
281
17,715
1,768
10.0
11.6
107
24
Running Back
0.18
295
1,625
1968
40,934
10,437
3.9
25.2
278
16,745
1,703
9.8
10.3
90
25
Running Back
0.17
304
1,757
1969
40,150
10,228
3.9
22.9
278
18,116
1,856
9.8
10.3
100
StatMuse has season-level data for fumbles going back to the 1945 season.

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