highest fumble ratios for running backs with more than 200 carries

Tony Dorsett and Franco Harris are tied for the most career fumbles by a running back with >200 carries, with 90 fumbles.

NAMEFUMATTLOSTGPRUSH YDSYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
90
2,936
173
12,739
4.3
73.6
77
3,554
398
8.9
20.5
13
2Franco Harris
F. Harris
90
2,949
173
12,120
4.1
70.1
91
2,287
307
7.4
13.2
9
3Walter Payton
W. Payton
86
3,838
190
16,726
4.4
88.0
110
4,538
492
9.2
23.9
15
4Greg Pruitt
G. Pruitt
83
1,196
158
5,672
4.7
35.9
27
3,069
328
9.4
19.4
18
5Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
78
2,996
146
13,259
4.4
90.8
90
2,137
281
7.6
14.6
6
6Ollie Matson
O. Matson
66
1,143
142
4,992
4.4
35.2
38
2,699
190
14.2
19.0
19
7Joe Perry
J. Perry
66
1,737
156
8,378
4.8
53.7
53
1,796
241
7.5
11.5
8
8Marcus Allen
M. Allen
65
3,022
222
12,243
4.1
55.1
123
5,411
587
9.2
24.4
21
9Wendell Tyler
W. Tyler
64
1,344
108
6,378
4.7
59.1
50
1,816
202
9.0
16.8
16
10Terry Metcalf
T. Metcalf
62
766
81
3,498
4.6
43.2
24
2,457
245
10.0
30.3
9
11O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
62
2,404
135
11,236
4.7
83.2
61
2,142
203
10.6
15.9
14
12Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
61
4,409
226
18,355
4.2
81.2
164
3,224
515
130
6.3
14.3
11
13Tommy Mason
T. Mason
61
1,040
124
4,203
4.0
33.9
32
2,324
214
10.9
18.7
13
14John Riggins
J. Riggins
58
2,916
175
11,352
3.9
64.9
104
2,090
250
8.4
11.9
12
15Chuck Muncie
C. Muncie
57
1,561
110
6,702
4.3
60.9
71
2,323
263
8.8
21.1
3
16Jim Brown
J. Brown
57
2,359
118
12,312
5.2
104.3
106
2,499
262
9.5
21.2
20
17Hugh McElhenny
H. McElhenny
57
1,124
143
5,281
4.7
36.9
38
3,247
264
12.3
22.7
20
18Ottis Anderson
O. Anderson
56
2,562
182
10,273
4.0
56.4
81
3,062
376
8.1
16.8
5
19Bill Brown
B. Brown
56
1,649
194
5,838
3.5
30.1
52
3,183
286
11.1
16.4
23
20Tiki Barber
T. Barber
53
2,217
154
10,449
4.7
67.9
55
5,183
586
707
8.8
33.7
12
21Johnny Olszewski
J. Olszewski
53
837
113
3,320
4.0
29.4
16
988
104
9.5
8.7
3
22Ricky Williams
R. Williams
52
2,431
147
10,009
4.1
68.1
66
2,606
342
466
7.6
17.7
8
23Chuck Foreman
C. Foreman
52
1,556
109
5,950
3.8
54.6
53
3,156
350
9.0
29.0
23
24Abner Haynes
A. Haynes
52
1,036
112
4,630
4.5
41.3
46
3,535
287
12.3
31.6
20
25James Brooks
J. Brooks
51
1,685
162
7,962
4.7
49.1
49
3,621
383
9.5
22.4
30
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