Mercury Morris has the most rushing yards per attempt by a running back with 140+ rush attempts in a season, with 6.4 per attempt in 1973.
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highest rushing average in a season by a running back with at least 140 rushing attempts| NAME | YPC | ATT | SEASON | TM | GP | RUSH YDS | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | M. Morris | 6.4 | 149 | 1973 |  MIA | 13 | 954 | 73.4 | 10 | 51 | 4 | 12.8 | 3.9 | 0 | |
| 2 |  | J. Brown | 6.4 | 291 | 1963 |  CLE | 14 | 1,863 | 133.1 | 12 | 268 | 24 | 11.2 | 19.1 | 3 | |
| 3 | | J. Charles | 6.4 | 230 | 2010 |  KC | 16 | 1,467 | 91.7 | 5 | 468 | 45 | 64 | 10.4 | 29.3 | 3 |
| 4 |  | B. Sanders | 6.1 | 335 | 1997 |  DET | 16 | 2,053 | 128.3 | 11 | 305 | 33 | 9.2 | 19.1 | 3 | |
| 5 | | J. Perry | 6.1 | 173 | 1954 |  SF | 12 | 1,049 | 87.4 | 8 | 203 | 26 | 7.8 | 16.9 | 0 | |
| 6 |  | O.J. Simpson | 6.0 | 332 | 1973 |  BUF | 14 | 2,003 | 143.1 | 12 | 70 | 6 | 11.7 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| 7 |  | A. Peterson | 6.0 | 348 | 2012 |  MIN | 16 | 2,097 | 131.1 | 12 | 217 | 40 | 51 | 5.4 | 13.6 | 1 |
| 8 | | C.J. Spiller | 6.0 | 207 | 2012 | BUF | 16 | 1,244 | 77.8 | 6 | 459 | 43 | 57 | 10.7 | 28.7 | 2 |
| 9 | | J. Brown | 5.9 | 257 | 1958 | CLE | 12 | 1,527 | 127.3 | 17 | 138 | 16 | 8.6 | 11.5 | 1 | |
| 10 |  | D. Henry | 5.9 | 325 | 2024 |  BAL | 17 | 1,921 | 113.0 | 16 | 193 | 19 | 22 | 10.2 | 11.4 | 2 |
| 11 | | J. Charles | 5.9 | 190 | 2009 | KC | 15 | 1,120 | 74.7 | 7 | 297 | 40 | 56 | 7.4 | 19.8 | 1 |
| 12 | | J. David Crow | 5.9 | 183 | 1960 |  STL | 12 | 1,071 | 89.3 | 6 | 462 | 25 | 18.5 | 38.5 | 3 | |
| 13 | | J. Brown | 5.8 | 215 | 1960 | CLE | 12 | 1,257 | 104.8 | 9 | 204 | 19 | 10.7 | 17.0 | 2 | |
| 14 | | N. Kaufman | 5.8 | 150 | 1996 |  OAK | 16 | 874 | 54.6 | 1 | 143 | 22 | 6.5 | 8.9 | 1 | |
| 15 | | S. Van Buren | 5.8 | 143 | 1945 |  PHI | 10 | 832 | 83.2 | 15 | 123 | 10 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 2 | |
| 16 |  | S. Barkley | 5.8 | 345 | 2024 | PHI | 16 | 2,005 | 125.3 | 13 | 278 | 33 | 43 | 8.4 | 17.4 | 2 |
| 17 | | M. Motley | 5.8 | 140 | 1950 | CLE | 12 | 810 | 67.5 | 3 | 151 | 11 | 13.7 | 12.6 | 1 | |
| 18 | | D. Towler | 5.8 | 152 | 1953 |  LA | 12 | 879 | 73.3 | 7 | 125 | 11 | 11.4 | 10.4 | 1 | |
| 19 | | D. Towler | 5.7 | 156 | 1952 | LA | 12 | 894 | 74.5 | 10 | 68 | 11 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 0 | |
| 20 | | P. Lowe | 5.7 | 177 | 1963 |  SD | 14 | 1,010 | 72.1 | 8 | 191 | 26 | 7.3 | 13.6 | 2 | |
| 21 | | B. Sanders | 5.7 | 331 | 1994 | DET | 16 | 1,883 | 117.7 | 7 | 283 | 44 | 6.4 | 17.7 | 1 | |
| 22 | | M. Jones-Drew | 5.7 | 166 | 2006 |  JAX | 16 | 941 | 58.8 | 13 | 436 | 46 | 62 | 9.5 | 27.3 | 2 |
| 23 |  | J. Gibbs | 5.6 | 250 | 2024 | DET | 17 | 1,412 | 83.1 | 16 | 517 | 52 | 63 | 9.9 | 30.4 | 4 |
| 24 |  | T. Rawls | 5.6 | 147 | 2015 |  SEA | 13 | 830 | 63.8 | 4 | 76 | 9 | 11 | 8.4 | 5.8 | 1 |
| 25 | | A. Peterson | 5.6 | 238 | 2007 | MIN | 14 | 1,341 | 95.8 | 12 | 268 | 19 | 28 | 14.1 | 19.1 | 1 |
StatMuse has season-level data for rush attempts and rushing yards per attempt going back to the 1932 season.
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