lowest fumble rate among running backs nfl history minimum 3000 attempts

Curtis Martin has the fewest career fumbles by a running back with 3,000+ carries, with 29 fumbles.

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lowest fumble rate among running backs NFL history minimum 3000 rushing attempts
NAMEFUMATTLOSTGPRUSH YDSYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Curtis Martin
C. Martin
29
3,518
168
14,101
4.0
83.9
90
3,329
484
409
6.9
19.8
10
2LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
31
3,174
170
13,684
4.3
80.5
145
4,772
624
868
7.6
28.1
17
3Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
41
3,479
192
13,662
3.9
71.2
91
1,449
200
100
7.2
7.5
3
4Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
41
3,062
153
15,269
5.0
99.8
99
2,921
352
8.3
19.1
10
5Edgerrin James
E. James
44
3,028
148
12,246
4.0
82.7
80
3,364
433
584
7.8
22.7
11
6Frank Gore
F. Gore
46
3,735
30
241
16,000
4.3
66.4
81
3,985
484
696
8.2
16.5
18
7Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
49
3,230
29
184
14,918
4.6
81.1
120
2,474
305
423
8.1
13.4
6
8Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
61
4,409
226
18,355
4.2
81.2
164
3,224
515
130
6.3
14.3
11
9Marcus Allen
M. Allen
65
3,022
222
12,243
4.1
55.1
123
5,411
587
9.2
24.4
21
10Walter Payton
W. Payton
86
3,838
190
16,726
4.4
88.0
110
4,538
492
9.2
23.9
15
StatMuse has season-level data for fumbles going back to the 1945 season.

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PASS

1,259

Fields

Justin Fields

RUSH

1,065

Hall

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REC

395

Wilson

Garrett Wilson
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PPG

17.6

29th

OPP PPG

29.6

31st

RUSH YDS/G

123.3

10th

PASS YDS/G

163.8

32nd

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3
0
.824
12
5
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.706
7
10
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.412
Jets Jets
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14
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.176
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14
3
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5
0
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10
0
.412
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14
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.176
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.588
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9
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.471
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11
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12
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11
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.176
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11
6
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9
1
.441
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12
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13
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.235
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11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
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8
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9
8
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8
9
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.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
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14
3
0
.824
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12
5
0
.706
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12
5
0
.706
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14
0
.176

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