lowest punt returns average career minimum 100 punt returns

Yale Lary has gained the fewest career yards per punt return with 100+ punt returns, with 6.0 per return.

Interpreted as:
lowest punt returns average by a player career minimum 100 punt returns
NAMEPR AVGPRGPKRKR YDSKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPR YDSPR YDS/GPR TD
1Yale Lary
Y. Lary
6.0
126
133
22
495
22.5
3.7
0
758
5.7
3
2Ike Hill
I. Hill
6.1
102
49
48
1,082
22.5
22.1
1
622
12.7
2
3Joe Arenas
J. Arenas
6.2
124
84
139
3,798
27.3
45.2
1
774
9.2
1
4Kermit Alexander
K. Alexander
6.3
133
143
153
3,586
23.4
25.1
0
835
5.8
2
5Rolland Lawrence
R. Lawrence
6.7
109
118
29
685
23.6
5.8
0
734
6.2
0
6Willard Harrell
W. Harrell
6.9
123
136
97
1,921
19.8
14.1
0
854
6.3
2
7Charlie West
C. West
7.0
158
161
85
2,127
25.0
13.2
0
1,099
6.8
1
8Danny Reece
D. Reece
7.0
222
72
23
483
21.0
6.7
0
1,554
21.6
0
9Carl Roaches
C. Roaches
7.2
155
76
154
3,352
21.8
44.1
2
1,116
14.7
0
10Chris Carr
C. Carr
7.3
148
125
256
6,276
24.5
50.2
0
1,073
8.6
0
11Carl Taseff
C. Taseff
7.3
117
116
45
1,019
22.6
8.8
0
850
7.3
2
12Hugh McElhenny
H. McElhenny
7.3
126
143
83
1,921
23.1
13.4
0
920
6.4
2
13Tyler Lockett
T. Lockett
7.4
145
178
127
3,188
25.1
17.9
2
1,078
6.1
1
14Woodley Lewis
W. Lewis
7.4
138
126
137
3,325
24.3
26.4
1
1,026
8.1
3
15Willie Wood
W. Wood
7.4
187
166
3
20
6.7
0.1
0
1,391
8.4
2
16Al Carmichael
A. Carmichael
7.5
122
84
191
4,798
25.1
57.1
2
912
10.9
0
17Evan Cooper
E. Cooper
7.6
101
85
43
790
18.4
9.3
0
763
9.0
0
18Ron Smith
R. Smith
7.6
235
139
275
6,922
25.2
49.8
3
1,788
12.9
2
19Rod Harris
R. Harris
7.6
108
38
49
895
18.3
23.6
0
826
21.7
0
20Antonio Chatman
A. Chatman
7.7
157
74
72
1,602
22.3
21.6
0
1,207
16.3
1
21Mel Renfro
M. Renfro
7.7
109
174
85
2,246
26.4
12.9
2
842
4.8
1
22Kenny Johnson
K. Johnson
7.8
110
127
60
1,156
19.3
9.1
0
854
6.7
0
23John Sciarra
J. Sciarra
7.8
117
76
0
0
0.0
0
909
12.0
0
24Abe Woodson
A. Woodson
7.8
123
116
193
5,538
28.7
47.7
5
956
8.2
2
25Reggie Bush
R. Bush
7.8
102
134
6
135
22.5
1.0
0
794
5.9
4
StatMuse has season-level data for punt returns and yards per punt return going back to the 1941 season.

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