Nick Pietrosante had the most rushing yards per attempt in 1959, with 5.9 per attempt in his rookie season.
Interpreted as:
highest yards per carry with a minimum of 6.25 rushing attempts per team game by a player 1959| NAME | YPC | SEASON | TM | GP | RUSH YDS | ATT | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | N. Pietrosante | 5.9 | 1959 | 10 | 447 | 76 | 44.7 | 3 | 140 | 16 | 8.8 | 14.0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | | B. Mitchell | 5.7 | 1959 | 12 | 743 | 131 | 61.9 | 5 | 351 | 35 | 10.0 | 29.3 | 4 | ||
| 3 | | D. Bosseler | 5.4 | 1959 | 12 | 644 | 119 | 53.7 | 3 | 47 | 11 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 0 | ||
| 4 | | O. Matson | 5.4 | 1959 | 12 | 863 | 161 | 71.9 | 6 | 130 | 18 | 7.2 | 10.8 | 0 | ||
| 5 | | F. Gifford | 5.1 | 1959 | 11 | 540 | 106 | 49.1 | 3 | 768 | 42 | 18.3 | 69.8 | 4 | ||
| 6 | | J.D. Smith | 5.0 | 1959 | 12 | 1,036 | 207 | 86.3 | 10 | 133 | 13 | 10.2 | 11.1 | 1 | ||
| 7 | | J. David Crow | 4.8 | 1959 | 12 | 666 | 140 | 55.5 | 3 | 328 | 27 | 12.1 | 27.3 | 4 | ||
| 8 | | L. Moore | 4.6 | 1959 | 12 | 422 | 92 | 35.2 | 2 | 846 | 47 | 18.0 | 70.5 | 6 | ||
| 9 |  | J. Brown | 4.6 | 1959 | 12 | 1,329 | 290 | 110.8 | 14 | 190 | 24 | 7.9 | 15.8 | 0 | ||
| 10 | | P. Hornung | 4.5 | 1959 | 12 | 681 | 152 | 56.8 | 7 | 113 | 15 | 7.5 | 9.4 | 0 | ||
| 11 | | J. Perry | 4.3 | 1959 | 11 | 602 | 139 | 54.7 | 3 | 53 | 12 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 0 | ||
| 12 | | M. Triplett | 4.2 | 1959 | 11 | 381 | 91 | 34.6 | 1 | 78 | 6 | 13.0 | 7.1 | 0 | ||
| 13 | | T. Tracy | 4.0 | 1959 | 12 | 794 | 199 | 66.2 | 3 | 273 | 23 | 11.9 | 22.8 | 5 | ||
| 14 | | R. Casares | 3.9 | 1959 | 12 | 699 | 177 | 58.3 | 10 | 273 | 27 | 10.1 | 22.8 | 2 | ||
| 15 | | D. James | 3.8 | 1959 | 12 | 384 | 100 | 32.0 | 3 | 192 | 13 | 14.8 | 16.0 | 1 | ||
| 16 | | A. Ameche | 3.8 | 1959 | 12 | 679 | 178 | 56.6 | 7 | 129 | 13 | 9.9 | 10.8 | 1 | ||
| 17 | | B. Ray Barnes | 3.8 | 1959 | 12 | 687 | 181 | 57.3 | 7 | 314 | 32 | 9.8 | 26.2 | 2 | ||
| 18 | | J. Taylor | 3.8 | 1959 | 9 | 452 | 120 | 50.2 | 6 | 71 | 9 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 2 | ||
| 19 | | C. Peaks | 3.6 | 1959 | 12 | 451 | 124 | 37.6 | 3 | 209 | 28 | 7.5 | 17.4 | 0 | ||
| 20 | | J. Morris | 3.6 | 1959 | 12 | 312 | 87 | 26.0 | 0 | 197 | 13 | 15.2 | 16.4 | 2 | ||
| 21 | | J. Henry Johnson | 3.3 | 1959 | 10 | 270 | 82 | 27.0 | 2 | 34 | 7 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 1 | ||
| 22 | | T. Barnett | 3.2 | 1959 | 12 | 238 | 75 | 19.8 | 1 | 52 | 7 | 7.4 | 4.3 | 1 | ||
| 23 | | A. Webster | 3.2 | 1959 | 10 | 250 | 79 | 25.0 | 5 | 381 | 27 | 14.1 | 38.1 | 2 | ||
| 24 | | L. Krutko | 3.0 | 1959 | 12 | 226 | 75 | 18.8 | 4 | 100 | 13 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 0 |
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| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
