what are the top 10 running back seasons in nfl history by all purpose yards and touchdowns

5 players are tied for playing the most career seasons by a running back, with 16 seasons. The first three are Frank Gore, Tony Richardson and Lorenzo Neal.

Interpreted as:
What are the top 10 running back seasons in NFL history by all purpose yards and rushing touchdowns?
NAMESEASYDSRUSH TDGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Frank Gore
F. Gore
16
19,992
81
241
16,000
3,735
4.3
66.4
3,985
484
696
8.2
16.5
18
2Tony Richardson
T. Richardson
16
3,270
15
234
1,727
429
4.0
7.4
1,543
210
271
7.3
6.6
9
3Lorenzo Neal
L. Neal
16
2,072
6
239
807
226
3.6
3.4
1,086
199
205
5.5
4.5
12
4Fred McAfee
F. McAfee
16
3,896
8
194
1,273
304
4.2
6.6
211
35
0
6.0
1.1
0
5Marcus Allen
M. Allen
16
17,648
123
222
12,243
3,022
4.1
55.1
5,411
587
9.2
24.4
21
6Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
15
17,808
120
184
14,918
3,230
4.6
81.1
2,474
305
423
8.1
13.4
6
7Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
15
21,564
164
226
18,355
4,409
4.2
81.2
3,224
515
130
6.3
14.3
11
8Darren Sproles
D. Sproles
14
19,696
23
183
3,552
732
4.9
19.4
4,840
553
748
8.8
26.4
32
9Mack Strong
M. Strong
14
2,602
5
201
909
230
4.0
4.5
1,456
218
241
6.7
7.2
10
10Brian Mitchell
B. Mitchell
14
23,330
12
223
1,967
388
5.1
8.8
2,336
255
74
9.2
10.5
4
11Earnest Byner
E. Byner
14
13,497
56
211
8,261
2,095
3.9
39.2
4,605
512
9.0
21.8
15
12Ottis Anderson
O. Anderson
14
13,362
81
182
10,273
2,562
4.0
56.4
3,062
376
8.1
16.8
5
13Mosi Tatupu
M. Tatupu
14
3,314
18
199
2,415
612
3.9
12.1
843
96
8.8
4.2
2
14John Riggins
J. Riggins
14
13,435
104
175
11,352
2,916
3.9
64.9
2,090
250
8.4
11.9
12
15Bill Brown
B. Brown
14
9,339
52
194
5,838
1,649
3.5
30.1
3,183
286
11.1
16.4
23
16Joe Perry
J. Perry
14
10,456
53
156
8,378
1,737
4.8
53.7
1,796
241
7.5
11.5
8
17Johnny (Blood) McNally
J. (Blood) McNally
14
1,503
5
137
386
120
3.2
6.1
1,117
67
16.7
17.7
37
18Kyle Juszczyk
K. Juszczyk
13
3,116
6
198
234
69
3.4
1.2
2,790
295
395
9.5
14.1
19
19Kevin Faulk
K. Faulk
13
12,340
16
161
3,607
864
4.2
22.4
3,701
431
571
8.6
23.0
15
20Fred Taylor
F. Taylor
13
14,087
66
153
11,695
2,534
4.6
76.4
2,384
290
348
8.2
15.6
8
21Zack Crockett
Z. Crockett
13
2,374
36
175
1,701
510
3.3
9.7
680
96
97
7.1
3.9
2
22Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
13
15,113
91
192
13,662
3,479
3.9
71.2
1,449
200
100
7.2
7.5
3
23Larry Centers
L. Centers
13
8,904
14
182
2,036
590
3.5
11.2
6,194
761
386
8.1
34.0
25
24Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
13
16,532
65
182
12,074
2,877
4.2
66.3
4,458
472
29
9.4
24.5
23
25Keith Byars
K. Byars
13
8,884
23
189
3,109
865
3.6
16.4
5,661
610
9.3
30.0
31
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