least amount of games played by a player to win most improved player of the year award

Dan Fouts has the fewest games by an Offensive Player of the Year in a season, with 9 games in 1982.

Interpreted as:
least amount of games played by a player to win most improved player of the year award in a regular season
NAMEGPOPOYSEASONTMYDSYDS/GTDRUSH YDSRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSREC YDS/GREC TDKR YDSKR YDS/GKR TDPR YDSPR YDS/GPR TD
1Dan Fouts
D. Fouts
9
1
1982
SD SD
8
1
8
0.9
1
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
2Jerry Rice
J. Rice
12
1
1987
SF SF
1,129
23
51
4.3
1
1,078
89.8
22
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
3Larry Brown
L. Brown
12
1
1972
WAS WAS
1,689
12
1,216
101.3
8
473
39.4
4
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
4Joe Montana
J. Montana
13
1
1989
SF SF
227
3
227
17.5
3
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
5Priest Holmes
P. Holmes
14
1
2002
KC KC
2,287
24
1,615
115.4
21
672
48.0
3
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
6Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
14
1
2001
STL STL
2,147
21
1,382
98.7
12
765
54.6
9
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
7Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
14
1
2000
STL STL
2,207
26
1,359
97.1
18
830
59.3
8
18
1.3
0
0
0.0
0
8Walter Payton
W. Payton
14
1
1977
CHI CHI
2,216
16
1,852
132.3
14
269
19.2
2
95
6.8
0
0
0.0
0
9Bert Jones
B. Jones
14
1
1976
BAL BAL
214
2
214
15.3
2
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
10Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
14
1
1975
MIN MIN
108
2
108
7.7
2
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
11Ken Stabler
K. Stabler
14
1
1974
OAK OAK
-2
1
-2
-0.1
1
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
12O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
14
1
1973
BUF BUF
2,073
12
2,003
143.1
12
70
5.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
13Todd Gurley
T. Gurley
15
1
2017
LAR LAR
2,093
139.5
19
1,305
87.0
13
788
52.5
6
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
14Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
15
1
1991
BUF BUF
2,038
12
1,407
93.8
7
631
42.1
5
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
15Warren Moon
W. Moon
15
1
1990
HOU HOU
215
2
215
14.3
2
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
16Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
15
1
1980
HOU HOU
1,981
13
1,934
128.9
13
47
3.1
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
17Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
15
1
1978
HOU HOU
1,498
13
1,450
96.7
13
48
3.2
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
18Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
16
1
2024
PHI PHI
2,283
142.7
15
2,005
125.3
13
278
17.4
2
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
19Christian McCaffrey
C. McCaffrey
16
1
2023
SF SF
2,023
126.4
21
1,459
91.2
14
564
35.3
7
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
20Derrick Henry
D. Henry
16
1
2020
TEN TEN
2,141
133.8
17
2,027
126.7
17
114
7.1
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
21Michael Thomas
M. Thomas
16
1
2019
NO NO
1,716
107.3
9
-9
-0.6
0
1,725
107.8
9
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
22Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
16
1
2018
KC KC
268
16.8
2
272
17.0
2
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
23Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
16
1
2016
ATL ATL
114
7.1
0
117
7.3
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
24Cam Newton
C. Newton
16
1
2015
CAR CAR
636
10
636
39.8
10
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
25DeMarco Murray
D. Murray
16
1
2014
DAL DAL
2,261
13
1,845
115.3
13
416
26.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0

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Broncos Broncos
12
2
0
.857
Chargers Chargers
10
4
0
.714
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6
8
0
.429
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2
12
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12/21
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Patriots Patriots
11
3
0
.786
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4
0
.714
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
7
6
0
.538
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7
0
.500
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Eagles Eagles
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Cowboys Cowboys
6
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Packers Packers
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4
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.679
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Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
7
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7
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Rams Rams
11
3
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.786
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SEA SEA
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PIT PIT
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9/13
BUF BUF
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NYJ NYJ
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9/13
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MIA MIA
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