most rush yards per carry in a career by a runningback

Jamaal Charles has the most career rushing yards per rush attempt by a running back, with 5.38.

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  • Data note: Rushing Yards, Rush Attempts: player season data complete from 1932
NAMEYDS/ATTRUSH YDSATTGPYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Jamaal Charles
J. Charles
5.38
7,563
1,407
119
5.4
63.6
44
2,593
310
441
8.4
21.8
20
2Jahmyr Gibbs
J. Gibbs
5.23
4,353
832
56
5.2
77.7
47
1,734
215
272
8.1
31.0
12
3Jim Brown
J. Brown
5.22
12,312
2,359
118
5.2
104.3
106
2,499
262
9.5
21.2
20
4Mercury Morris
M. Morris
5.14
4,133
804
99
5.1
41.7
31
543
54
10.1
5.5
1
5James Cook III
J. Cook III
5.07
4,966
980
73
5.1
68.0
39
1,284
142
181
9.0
17.6
9
6Nick Chubb
N. Chubb
5.03
7,349
1,462
100
5.0
73.5
54
1,109
141
193
7.9
11.1
5
7Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
5
4,956
991
68
5.0
72.9
39
1,307
112
11.7
19.2
9
8Raheem Mostert
R. Mostert
4.99
3,895
781
115
5.0
33.9
34
969
123
157
7.9
8.4
8
9Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
4.99
15,269
3,062
153
5.0
99.8
99
2,921
352
8.3
19.1
10
10Bijan Robinson
B. Robinson
4.91
4,690
955
59
4.9
79.5
29
1,941
223
294
8.7
32.9
10
11Napoleon Kaufman
N. Kaufman
4.9
4,792
978
91
4.9
52.7
12
1,107
127
49
8.7
12.2
5
12Paul Lowe
P. Lowe
4.87
4,995
1,026
100
4.9
50.0
38
1,045
111
9.4
10.5
7
13Robert Smith
R. Smith
4.83
6,818
1,411
98
4.8
69.6
32
1,292
178
74
7.3
13.2
6
14Derrick Henry
D. Henry
4.83
13,707
2,837
162
4.8
84.6
130
1,876
201
259
9.3
11.6
6
15Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
4.83
8,208
1,699
92
4.8
89.2
77
1,671
208
270
8.0
18.2
7
16Aaron Jones Sr.
A. Jones Sr.
4.83
8,084
1,674
133
4.8
60.8
54
2,773
366
488
7.6
20.8
21
17Joe Perry
J. Perry
4.82
8,378
1,737
156
4.8
53.7
53
1,796
241
7.5
11.5
8
18Marv Hubbard
M. Hubbard
4.78
4,544
951
103
4.8
44.1
23
628
85
7.4
6.1
1
19Wendell Tyler
W. Tyler
4.75
6,378
1,344
108
4.7
59.1
50
1,816
202
9.0
16.8
16
20Justin Forsett
J. Forsett
4.74
3,890
820
122
4.7
31.9
19
1,351
210
290
6.4
11.1
1
21Greg Pruitt
G. Pruitt
4.74
5,672
1,196
158
4.7
35.9
27
3,069
328
9.4
19.4
18
22Miles Sanders
M. Sanders
4.73
4,462
943
88
4.7
50.7
24
1,274
183
254
7.0
14.5
4
23James Brooks
J. Brooks
4.73
7,962
1,685
162
4.7
49.1
49
3,621
383
9.5
22.4
30
24Stump Mitchell
S. Mitchell
4.72
4,649
986
116
4.7
40.1
32
1,955
209
9.4
16.9
9
25Tiki Barber
T. Barber
4.71
10,449
2,217
154
4.7
67.9
55
5,183
586
707
8.8
33.7
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3
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6
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2
0
.750
5
2
0
.714
5
3
0
.625
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5
0
.444
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6
2
0
.750
2
5
0
.286
2
6
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.250
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7
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