lowest fumble among running backs nfl history minimum 4000 attempts

Emmitt Smith has the fewest career fumbles by a running back with 4,000+ carries, with 61 fumbles.

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NAMEFUMATTSEASONTMLOSTGPRUSH YDSYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
7
241
1990
16
937
3.9
58.6
11
228
24
9.5
14.3
0
2Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
8
365
1991
16
1,563
4.3
97.7
12
258
49
5.3
16.1
1
3Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
4
373
1992
16
1,713
4.6
107.1
18
335
59
5.7
20.9
1
4Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
4
283
1993
14
1,486
5.3
106.1
9
414
57
7.3
29.6
1
5Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
1
368
1994
15
1,484
4.0
98.9
21
341
50
6.8
22.7
1
6Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
7
377
1995
16
1,773
4.7
110.8
25
375
62
6.0
23.4
0
7Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
5
327
1996
15
1,204
3.7
80.3
12
249
47
5.3
16.6
3
8Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
1
261
1997
16
1,074
4.1
67.1
4
234
40
5.9
14.6
0
9Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
3
319
1998
16
1,332
4.2
83.3
13
175
27
6.5
10.9
2
10Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
5
329
1999
15
1,397
4.2
93.1
11
119
27
32
4.4
7.9
2
11Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
6
294
2000
16
1,203
4.1
75.2
9
79
11
14
7.2
4.9
0
12Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
1
261
2001
14
1,021
3.9
72.9
3
116
17
21
6.8
8.3
0
13Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
3
254
2002
16
975
3.8
60.9
5
89
16
24
5.6
5.6
0
14Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
2
90
2003
0
10
256
2.8
25.6
2
107
14
19
7.6
10.7
0
15Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
4
267
2004
1
15
937
3.5
62.5
9
105
15
20
7.0
7.0
0
Average4.1293.915.11223.74.281.210.9214.934.321.76.314.30.7
Total614,40922618,3554.281.21643,2245151306.314.311

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