Ottis Anderson has the most rushing yards for the St. Louis Cardinals in a season, with 1,605 yards in his rookie season 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 | | O. Anderson | 1,376 | 1981 | STL | 16 | 328 | 4.2 | 86.0 | 9 | 387 | 51 | 7.6 | 24.2 | 0 | |
| 3 | | O. Anderson | 1,352 | 1980 | STL | 16 | 301 | 4.5 | 84.5 | 9 | 308 | 36 | 8.6 | 19.3 | 0 | |
| 4 | | O. Anderson | 1,270 | 1983 | STL | 15 | 296 | 4.3 | 84.7 | 5 | 459 | 54 | 8.5 | 30.6 | 1 | |
| 5 |  | D. Johnson | 1,239 | 2016 |  ARI | 16 | 293 | 4.2 | 77.4 | 16 | 879 | 80 | 120 | 11.0 | 54.9 | 4 |
| 6 |  | E. James | 1,222 | 2007 | ARI | 16 | 324 | 3.8 | 76.4 | 7 | 204 | 24 | 38 | 8.5 | 12.8 | 0 |
| 7 | | O. Anderson | 1,174 | 1984 | STL | 15 | 289 | 4.1 | 78.3 | 6 | 611 | 70 | 8.7 | 40.7 | 2 | |
| 8 | | E. James | 1,159 | 2006 | ARI | 16 | 337 | 3.4 | 72.4 | 6 | 217 | 38 | 61 | 5.7 | 13.6 | 0 |
| 9 |  | J. Conner | 1,094 | 2024 | ARI | 16 | 236 | 4.6 | 68.4 | 8 | 414 | 47 | 55 | 8.8 | 25.9 | 1 |
| 10 | | J. Otis | 1,076 | 1975 | STL | 14 | 269 | 4.0 | 76.9 | 5 | 69 | 12 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 1 | |
| 11 | | J. David Crow | 1,071 | 1960 | STL | 12 | 183 | 5.9 | 89.3 | 6 | 462 | 25 | 18.5 | 38.5 | 3 | |
| 12 | | G. Hearst | 1,070 | 1995 | ARI | 16 | 284 | 3.8 | 66.9 | 1 | 243 | 29 | 8.4 | 15.2 | 1 | |
| 13 | | B. Wells | 1,047 | 2011 | ARI | 14 | 245 | 4.3 | 74.8 | 10 | 52 | 10 | 16 | 5.2 | 3.7 | 0 |
| 14 | | A. Murrell | 1,042 | 1998 | ARI | 15 | 274 | 3.8 | 69.5 | 8 | 169 | 18 | 9.4 | 11.3 | 2 | |
| 15 | | J. Conner | 1,040 | 2023 | ARI | 13 | 208 | 5.0 | 80.0 | 7 | 165 | 27 | 33 | 6.1 | 12.7 | 2 |
| 16 | | R. Moore | 1,018 | 1993 |  PHX | 16 | 263 | 3.9 | 63.6 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| 17 | | S. Mitchell | 1,006 | 1985 | STL | 16 | 183 | 5.5 | 62.9 | 7 | 502 | 47 | 10.7 | 31.4 | 3 | |
| 18 | | M. Lane | 977 | 1970 | STL | 14 | 206 | 4.7 | 69.8 | 11 | 365 | 32 | 11.4 | 26.1 | 2 | |
| 19 |  | K. Drake | 955 | 2020 | ARI | 15 | 239 | 4.0 | 63.7 | 10 | 137 | 25 | 31 | 5.5 | 9.1 | 0 |
| 20 | | D. Johnson | 940 | 2018 | ARI | 16 | 258 | 3.6 | 58.8 | 7 | 446 | 50 | 76 | 8.9 | 27.9 | 3 |
| 21 |  | E. Smith | 937 | 2004 | ARI | 15 | 267 | 3.5 | 62.5 | 9 | 105 | 15 | 20 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0 |
| 22 | | J. Johnson | 926 | 1990 | PHX | 14 | 234 | 4.0 | 66.1 | 5 | 241 | 25 | 9.6 | 17.2 | 0 | |
| 23 | | E. Ferrell | 924 | 1988 | PHX | 16 | 202 | 4.6 | 57.8 | 7 | 315 | 38 | 8.3 | 19.7 | 2 | |
| 24 | | O. Matson | 924 | 1956 |  CHC | 12 | 192 | 4.8 | 77.0 | 5 | 199 | 15 | 13.3 | 16.6 | 2 | |
| 25 | | J. Otis | 891 | 1976 | STL | 14 | 233 | 3.8 | 63.6 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 7.5 | 1.1 | 0 | |
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1932 season.
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