highest punt returns average career minimum 50 returns

Terry Kirby has the most career yards per punt return when making 50+ returns, with 82.0 per return.

Interpreted as:
highest punt returns average by a player career minimum 50 returns
NAMEAVGRETGPYDSYDS/GTDRUSH YDSRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSREC YDS/GREC TDKR YDSKR YDS/GKR TDPR YDSPR YDS/GPR TD
1Terry Kirby
T. Kirby
82.0
110
110
8,471
77.0
43
2,875
26.1
27
3,222
29.3
12
2,292
20.8
3
82
0.7
1
2Dave Williams
D. Williams
60.0
93
66
3,255
49.3
11
501
7.6
1
675
10.2
7
2,019
30.6
3
60
0.9
0
3Mel Blount
M. Blount
52.0
107
200
1,804
9.0
4
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
911
4.6
0
52
0.3
0
4Ted Fritsch
T. Fritsch
31.0
57
99
3,671
37.1
35
2,200
22.2
31
227
2.3
1
951
9.6
0
31
0.3
0
5Omar Bolden
O. Bolden
24.6
51
56
1,208
21.6
1
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
1,085
19.4
0
123
2.2
1
6Larry Garron
L. Garron
23.0
91
99
7,805
78.8
42
2,981
30.1
14
2,502
25.3
26
2,299
23.2
2
23
0.2
0
7Chimere Dike
C. Dike
21.2
67
12
1,921
160.1
4
18
1.5
0
260
21.7
2
1,282
106.8
0
361
30.1
2
8Herb Rich
H. Rich
20.1
74
64
1,198
18.7
4
6
0.1
0
0
0.0
0
434
6.8
0
281
4.4
1
9Raghib Ismail
R. Ismail
20.0
113
126
8,072
64.1
30
423
3.4
2
5,295
42.0
28
2,334
18.5
0
20
0.2
0
10Artie Owens
A. Owens
20.0
99
64
2,747
42.9
3
154
2.4
1
418
6.5
2
2,155
33.7
0
20
0.3
0
11Chuck Levy
C. Levy
18.2
91
37
2,182
59.0
2
217
5.9
1
167
4.5
0
1,689
45.6
0
109
2.9
1
12Bo Roberson
B. Roberson
18.0
133
81
6,612
81.6
19
584
7.2
6
2,917
36.0
12
3,057
37.7
1
54
0.7
0
13Red Cochran
R. Cochran
17.7
78
36
1,570
43.6
6
138
3.8
2
114
3.2
2
462
12.8
0
583
16.2
2
14Travis Williams
T. Williams
16.4
119
62
4,778
77.1
18
1,166
18.8
6
598
9.6
5
2,801
45.2
6
213
3.4
1
15Parker Washington
P. Washington
16.0
51
38
1,814
47.7
11
5
0.1
0
969
25.5
8
248
6.5
0
593
15.6
3
16Bryan McCann
B. McCann
15.9
55
35
1,255
35.9
2
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
947
27.1
0
207
5.9
1
17Jerry Davis
J. Davis
15.9
73
46
1,327
28.8
4
70
1.5
0
24
0.5
0
490
10.7
0
398
8.7
2
18Doak Walker
D. Walker
15.8
61
67
5,371
80.2
34
1,520
22.7
12
2,539
37.9
21
968
14.4
0
284
4.2
1
19Marvin Mims Jr.
M. Mims Jr.
15.7
111
43
3,429
79.7
10
137
3.2
1
1,122
26.1
8
1,104
25.7
1
1,066
24.8
0
20Gary Davis
G. Davis
15.7
109
80
4,469
55.9
8
1,410
17.6
7
671
8.4
1
2,341
29.3
0
47
0.6
0
21J.D. Garrett
J.D. Garrett
15.7
52
50
1,704
34.1
6
434
8.7
3
169
3.4
2
1,054
21.1
0
47
0.9
0
22Walt Slater
W. Slater
15.5
57
11
1,127
102.5
0
167
15.2
0
0
0.0
0
480
43.6
0
435
39.5
0
23Bobby Gage
B. Gage
14.9
56
22
1,278
58.1
8
334
15.2
6
135
6.1
2
221
10.0
0
446
20.3
0
24Ray McLean
R. McLean
14.8
85
66
3,866
58.6
26
402
6.1
4
2,094
31.7
19
492
7.5
0
622
9.4
2
25Avion Black
A. Black
14.8
75
27
1,556
57.6
1
0
0.0
0
142
5.3
0
1,192
44.1
0
222
8.2
1
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