Ottis Anderson has rushed for the most yards by a St. Louis Cardinals rookie, with 1,605 yards in 1979.
| NAME | RUSH YDS | SEASON | TM | GP | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | O. Anderson | 1,605 | 1979 |  STL | 16 | 331 | 4.8 | 100.3 | 8 | 308 | 41 | 7.5 | 19.3 | 2 | |
| 2 | | R. Moore | 1,018 | 1993 |  PHX | 16 | 263 | 3.9 | 63.6 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| 3 | | J. Johnson | 926 | 1990 | PHX | 14 | 234 | 4.0 | 66.1 | 5 | 241 | 25 | 9.6 | 17.2 | 0 | |
| 4 | | B. Wells | 793 | 2009 |  ARI | 16 | 176 | 4.5 | 49.6 | 7 | 143 | 12 | 16 | 11.9 | 8.9 | 0 |
| 5 | | J. Roland | 695 | 1966 | STL | 14 | 192 | 3.6 | 49.6 | 5 | 213 | 21 | 10.1 | 15.2 | 0 | |
| 6 | | A. Ellington | 652 | 2013 | ARI | 15 | 118 | 5.5 | 43.5 | 3 | 371 | 39 | 57 | 9.5 | 24.7 | 1 |
| 7 | | T. Metcalf | 628 | 1973 | STL | 12 | 148 | 4.2 | 52.3 | 2 | 316 | 37 | 8.5 | 26.3 | 0 | |
| 8 |  | D. Johnson | 581 | 2015 | ARI | 16 | 125 | 4.6 | 36.3 | 8 | 457 | 36 | 57 | 12.7 | 28.6 | 4 |
| 9 | | P. Harder | 545 | 1946 |  CHC | 11 | 106 | 5.1 | 49.5 | 4 | 128 | 11 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 1 | |
| 10 |  | K. Murray | 544 | 2019 | ARI | 16 | 93 | 5.8 | 34.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 11 | | F. Mestnik | 429 | 1960 | STL | 9 | 104 | 4.1 | 47.7 | 3 | 24 | 3 | 8.0 | 2.7 | 0 | |
| 12 | | D. Russell | 407 | 1934 | CHC | 11 | 75 | 5.4 | 37.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0 | |
| 13 | | C. Trippi | 401 | 1947 | CHC | 11 | 83 | 4.8 | 36.5 | 2 | 240 | 23 | 10.4 | 21.8 | 0 | |
| 14 | | T. Hightower | 399 | 2008 | ARI | 16 | 143 | 2.8 | 24.9 | 10 | 237 | 34 | 50 | 7.0 | 14.8 | 0 |
| 15 | | A. Thompson | 390 | 1990 | PHX | 13 | 106 | 3.7 | 30.0 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 5.5 | 0.8 | 0 | |
| 16 | | J. Olszewski | 386 | 1953 | CHC | 12 | 106 | 3.6 | 32.2 | 4 | 210 | 21 | 10.0 | 17.5 | 1 | |
| 17 | | T. Jones | 373 | 2000 | ARI | 14 | 112 | 3.3 | 26.6 | 2 | 208 | 32 | 46 | 6.5 | 14.9 | 0 |
| 18 | | J.J. Arrington | 370 | 2005 | ARI | 15 | 112 | 3.3 | 24.7 | 2 | 139 | 25 | 33 | 5.6 | 9.3 | 0 |
| 19 | | O. Matson | 344 | 1952 | CHC | 12 | 96 | 3.6 | 28.7 | 3 | 187 | 11 | 17.0 | 15.6 | 3 | |
| 20 | | D. Mann | 336 | 1955 | CHC | 12 | 87 | 3.9 | 28.0 | 4 | 137 | 16 | 8.6 | 11.4 | 1 | |
| 21 | | J. Grigas | 333 | 1943 | CHC | 10 | 105 | 3.2 | 33.3 | 3 | 225 | 19 | 11.8 | 22.5 | 0 | |
| 22 | | E. Angsman | 328 | 1946 | CHC | 11 | 48 | 6.8 | 29.8 | 2 | 44 | 2 | 22.0 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| 23 | | T. Brown | 318 | 1979 | STL | 16 | 73 | 4.4 | 19.9 | 7 | 191 | 25 | 7.6 | 11.9 | 0 | |
| 24 | | B. Schwenk | 313 | 1942 | CHC | 11 | 111 | 2.8 | 28.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 25 | | M. Mikulak | 308 | 1934 | CHC | 11 | 74 | 4.2 | 28.0 | 3 | 47 | 5 | 9.4 | 4.3 | 0 | |
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1932 season.
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