fewest yards per carry in a season with 1200 rushing yards

Curtis Martin has the fewest rushing yards per attempt with 1,200+ rushing yards in a season, with 3.5 per attempt in 1998.

Interpreted as:
fewest yards per carry by a player in a season with 1200 or more rushing yards
NAMEYPCRUSH YDSSEASONTMGPATTRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Curtis Martin
C. Martin
3.5
1,287
1998
15
369
85.8
8
365
43
8.5
24.3
1
2Ricky Williams
R. Williams
3.5
1,372
2003
16
392
85.8
9
351
50
62
7.0
21.9
1
3James Wilder
J. Wilder
3.6
1,300
1985
16
365
81.3
10
341
53
6.4
21.3
0
4John Riggins
J. Riggins
3.6
1,347
1983
15
375
89.8
24
29
5
5.8
1.9
0
5Walter Payton
W. Payton
3.6
1,222
1981
16
339
76.4
6
379
41
9.2
23.7
2
6Errict Rhett
E. Rhett
3.6
1,207
1995
16
332
75.4
11
110
14
7.9
6.9
0
7LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
3.6
1,236
2001
16
339
77.3
10
367
59
74
6.2
22.9
0
8Dalton Hilliard
D. Hilliard
3.7
1,262
1989
16
344
78.9
13
514
52
9.9
32.1
5
9Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
3.7
1,204
1996
15
327
80.3
12
249
47
5.3
16.6
3
10Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
3.7
1,315
1993
16
355
82.2
6
387
48
8.1
24.2
0
11Eddie George
E. George
3.7
1,294
1998
16
348
80.9
5
310
37
8.4
19.4
1
12Ricky Watters
R. Watters
3.7
1,210
1999
16
325
75.6
5
387
40
62
9.7
24.2
2
13Eddie George
E. George
3.7
1,509
2000
16
403
94.3
14
453
50
65
9.1
28.3
2
14Steven Jackson
S. Jackson
3.8
1,241
2010
16
330
77.6
6
383
46
61
8.3
23.9
0
15Edgerrin James
E. James
3.8
1,222
2007
16
324
76.4
7
204
24
38
8.5
12.8
0
16Ricky Watters
R. Watters
3.8
1,273
1995
16
337
79.6
11
434
62
7.0
27.1
1
17Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
3.8
1,341
2000
16
355
83.8
8
97
13
19
7.5
6.1
0
18John Riggins
J. Riggins
3.8
1,239
1984
14
327
88.5
14
43
7
6.1
3.1
0
19James Wilder
J. Wilder
3.8
1,544
1984
16
407
96.5
13
685
85
8.1
42.8
0
20Curtis Martin
C. Martin
3.8
1,204
2000
16
316
75.3
9
508
70
97
7.3
31.8
2
21Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
3.8
1,376
1981
16
361
86.0
10
156
36
4.3
9.8
0
22Clinton Portis
C. Portis
3.8
1,315
2004
15
343
87.7
5
235
40
57
5.9
15.7
2
23Willis McGahee
W. McGahee
3.8
1,247
2005
16
325
77.9
5
178
28
37
6.4
11.1
0
24Rudi Johnson
R. Johnson
3.8
1,309
2006
16
341
81.8
12
124
23
31
5.4
7.8
0
25Ryan Grant
R. Grant
3.9
1,203
2008
16
312
75.2
4
116
18
22
6.4
7.3
1
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