Tony Dorsett and Franco Harris are tied for the most career fumbles by a running back when rushing for 10,000+ yards, with 90 fumbles.
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highest fumble percentage among running backs NFL history minimum 10000 rushing yards| NAME | FUM | RUSH YDS | LOST | GP | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | T. Dorsett | 90 | 12,739 | 173 | 2,936 | 4.3 | 73.6 | 77 | 3,554 | 398 | 8.9 | 20.5 | 13 | ||
| 2 | | F. Harris | 90 | 12,120 | 173 | 2,949 | 4.1 | 70.1 | 91 | 2,287 | 307 | 7.4 | 13.2 | 9 | ||
| 3 |  | W. Payton | 86 | 16,726 | 190 | 3,838 | 4.4 | 88.0 | 110 | 4,538 | 492 | 9.2 | 23.9 | 15 | ||
| 4 |  | E. Dickerson | 78 | 13,259 | 146 | 2,996 | 4.4 | 90.8 | 90 | 2,137 | 281 | 7.6 | 14.6 | 6 | ||
| 5 | | M. Allen | 65 | 12,243 | 222 | 3,022 | 4.1 | 55.1 | 123 | 5,411 | 587 | 9.2 | 24.4 | 21 | ||
| 6 |  | O.J. Simpson | 62 | 11,236 | 135 | 2,404 | 4.7 | 83.2 | 61 | 2,142 | 203 | 10.6 | 15.9 | 14 | ||
| 7 |  | E. Smith | 61 | 18,355 | 226 | 4,409 | 4.2 | 81.2 | 164 | 3,224 | 515 | 130 | 6.3 | 14.3 | 11 | |
| 8 | | J. Riggins | 58 | 11,352 | 175 | 2,916 | 3.9 | 64.9 | 104 | 2,090 | 250 | 8.4 | 11.9 | 12 | ||
| 9 |  | J. Brown | 57 | 12,312 | 118 | 2,359 | 5.2 | 104.3 | 106 | 2,499 | 262 | 9.5 | 21.2 | 20 | ||
| 10 | | O. Anderson | 56 | 10,273 | 182 | 2,562 | 4.0 | 56.4 | 81 | 3,062 | 376 | 8.1 | 16.8 | 5 | ||
| 11 | | T. Barber | 53 | 10,449 | 154 | 2,217 | 4.7 | 67.9 | 55 | 5,183 | 586 | 707 | 8.8 | 33.7 | 12 | |
| 12 | | R. Williams | 52 | 10,009 | 147 | 2,431 | 4.1 | 68.1 | 66 | 2,606 | 342 | 466 | 7.6 | 17.7 | 8 | |
| 13 | | T. Thomas | 50 | 12,074 | 182 | 2,877 | 4.2 | 66.3 | 65 | 4,458 | 472 | 29 | 9.4 | 24.5 | 23 | |
| 14 |  | A. Peterson | 49 | 14,918 | 29 | 184 | 3,230 | 4.6 | 81.1 | 120 | 2,474 | 305 | 423 | 8.1 | 13.4 | 6 |
| 15 |  | F. Gore | 46 | 16,000 | 30 | 241 | 3,735 | 4.3 | 66.4 | 81 | 3,985 | 484 | 696 | 8.2 | 16.5 | 18 |
| 16 |  | E. James | 44 | 12,246 | 148 | 3,028 | 4.0 | 82.7 | 80 | 3,364 | 433 | 584 | 7.8 | 22.7 | 11 | |
| 17 | | R. Watters | 43 | 10,643 | 144 | 2,622 | 4.1 | 73.9 | 78 | 4,248 | 467 | 176 | 9.1 | 29.5 | 13 | |
| 18 |  | J. Bettis | 41 | 13,662 | 192 | 3,479 | 3.9 | 71.2 | 91 | 1,449 | 200 | 100 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 3 | |
| 19 |  | B. Sanders | 41 | 15,269 | 153 | 3,062 | 5.0 | 99.8 | 99 | 2,921 | 352 | 8.3 | 19.1 | 10 | ||
| 20 | | J. Lewis | 39 | 10,607 | 131 | 2,542 | 4.2 | 81.0 | 58 | 1,879 | 221 | 298 | 8.5 | 14.3 | 4 | |
| 21 | | E. George | 37 | 10,441 | 141 | 2,865 | 3.6 | 74.0 | 68 | 2,227 | 268 | 269 | 8.3 | 15.8 | 10 | |
| 22 |  | M. Faulk | 36 | 12,279 | 176 | 2,836 | 4.3 | 69.8 | 100 | 6,875 | 767 | 606 | 9.0 | 39.1 | 36 | |
| 23 |  | L. Tomlinson | 31 | 13,684 | 170 | 3,174 | 4.3 | 80.5 | 145 | 4,772 | 624 | 868 | 7.6 | 28.1 | 17 | |
| 24 |  | C. Martin | 29 | 14,101 | 168 | 3,518 | 4.0 | 83.9 | 90 | 3,329 | 484 | 409 | 6.9 | 19.8 | 10 | |
| 25 | | C. Dillon | 28 | 11,241 | 150 | 2,618 | 4.3 | 74.9 | 82 | 1,913 | 244 | 278 | 7.8 | 12.8 | 7 | |
StatMuse has season-level data for fumbles going back to the 1945 season.
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