highest rushing average with over 250 carrys in a season

Jim Brown has the most rushing yards per attempt with >250 carries in a season, with 6.4 per attempt in 1963.

Interpreted as:

highest rushing average by a player with over 250 carrys in a season

	NAME	YPC	ATT	SEASON	TM	GP	RUSH YDS	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Jim Brown J. Brown	6.4	291	1963	CLE	14	1,863	133.1	12	268	24		11.2	19.1	3
2	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	6.1	335	1997	DET	16	2,053	128.3	11	305	33		9.2	19.1	3
3	O.J. Simpson	6.0	332	1973	BUF	14	2,003	143.1	12	70	6		11.7	5.0	0
4	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	6.0	348	2012	MIN	16	2,097	131.1	12	217	40	51	5.4	13.6	1
5	Jim Brown J. Brown	5.9	257	1958	CLE	12	1,527	127.3	17	138	16		8.6	11.5	1
6	Derrick Henry D. Henry	5.9	325	2024	BAL	17	1,921	113.0	16	193	19	22	10.2	11.4	2
7	Saquon Barkley S. Barkley	5.8	345	2024	PHI	16	2,005	125.3	13	278	33	43	8.4	17.4	2
8	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	5.7	331	1994	DET	16	1,883	117.7	7	283	44		6.4	17.7	1
9	Chris Johnson C. Johnson	5.6	358	2009	TEN	16	2,006	125.4	14	503	50	71	10.1	31.4	2
10	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	5.6	379	1984	RAM	16	2,105	131.6	14	139	21		6.6	8.7	0
11	DeAngelo Williams D. Williams	5.5	273	2008	CAR	16	1,515	94.7	18	121	22	30	5.5	7.6	2
12	Clinton Portis C. Portis	5.5	273	2002	DEN	16	1,508	94.3	15	364	33	48	11.0	22.8	2
13	O.J. Simpson	5.5	329	1975	BUF	14	1,817	129.8	16	426	28		15.2	30.4	7
14	Clinton Portis C. Portis	5.5	290	2003	DEN	13	1,591	122.4	14	314	38	51	8.3	24.2	0
15	Walter Payton W. Payton	5.5	339	1977	CHI	14	1,852	132.3	14	269	27		10.0	19.2	2
16	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	5.5	253	1999	STL	16	1,381	86.3	7	1,048	87	103	12.0	65.5	5
17	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	5.5	332	2021	IND	17	1,811	106.5	18	360	40	51	9.0	21.2	2
18	Frank Gore F. Gore	5.4	312	2006	SF	16	1,695	105.9	8	485	61	86	8.0	30.3	1
19	Jim Taylor J. Taylor	5.4	272	1962	GB	14	1,474	105.3	19	106	22		4.8	7.6	0
20	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	5.4	253	2000	STL	14	1,359	97.1	18	830	81	113	10.2	59.3	8
21	Christian McCaffrey C. McCaffrey	5.4	272	2023	SF	16	1,459	91.2	14	564	67	83	8.4	35.3	7
22	Derrick Henry D. Henry	5.4	378	2020	TEN	16	2,027	126.7	17	114	19	31	6.0	7.1	0
23	Otis Armstrong O. Armstrong	5.3	263	1974	DEN	14	1,407	100.5	9	405	38		10.7	28.9	3
24	Jim Brown J. Brown	5.3	289	1965	CLE	14	1,544	110.3	17	328	34		9.6	23.4	4
25	Jamal Lewis J. Lewis	5.3	387	2003	BAL	16	2,066	129.1	14	205	26	38	7.9	12.8	0

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Bills - w	12	5	0	.706
Dolphins - e	7	10	0	.412
Jets - e	3	14	0	.176
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Ravens - e	8	9	0	.471
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