highest punt returns average career minimum 74 returns

Terry Kirby has the most career yards per punt return when making 74+ returns, with 82.0 per return.

Interpreted as:
highest punt returns average by a player career minimum 74 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
4Larry 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
5Herb 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
6Raghib 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
7Artie 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
8Chuck 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
9Bo 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
10Red 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
11Travis 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
12Marvin Mims Jr.
M. Mims Jr.
16.1
114
44
3,523
80.1
11
139
3.2
1
1,127
25.6
8
1,143
26.0
1
1,114
25.3
1
13Gary 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
14Ray 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
15Avion 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
16Ernie Steele
E. Steele
14.7
124
69
3,819
55.3
19
1,337
19.4
14
520
7.5
4
743
10.8
0
809
11.7
0
17Marcus Jones
M. Jones
14.6
115
44
2,077
47.2
6
5
0.1
0
96
2.2
1
645
14.7
0
1,127
25.6
3
18Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
14.5
131
68
9,435
138.8
56
4,956
72.9
39
1,307
19.2
9
2,781
40.9
6
391
5.8
2
19Mike Harden
M. Harden
14.1
86
158
1,244
7.9
5
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
414
2.6
0
113
0.7
1
20Steve Van Buren
S. Van Buren
13.9
133
83
8,958
107.9
77
5,860
70.6
69
523
6.3
3
2,030
24.5
3
473
5.7
2
21Charley Trippi
C. Trippi
13.7
146
99
7,241
73.1
37
3,506
35.4
23
1,321
13.3
11
1,457
14.7
0
864
8.7
2
22Dick Christy
D. Christy
13.5
184
64
6,415
100.2
19
1,267
19.8
9
1,473
23.0
6
2,770
43.3
0
905
14.1
4
23Brad Smith
B. Smith
13.5
119
125
4,814
38.5
15
972
7.8
4
987
7.9
5
2,873
23.0
4
27
0.2
0
24Derius Davis
D. Davis
13.4
112
41
2,384
58.1
3
145
3.5
0
181
4.4
2
1,362
33.2
0
696
17.0
1
25Billy Grimes
B. Grimes
13.2
135
36
3,531
98.1
10
662
18.4
6
431
12.0
2
1,604
44.6
0
834
23.2
2
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