what is the record for passing yards by a running back in a career

Sammy Baugh has the most career passing yards by a running back, with 8,379 yards.

NAMEYDSGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Sammy Baugh
S. Baugh
8,379
72
679
1,229
55.2
6.8
116.4
80
93
66.7
6.5
7.6
2Arnie Herber
A. Herber
8,041
116
481
1,175
40.9
6.8
69.3
78
106
49.3
6.6
9.0
3Cecil Isbell
C. Isbell
5,945
54
411
818
50.2
7.3
110.1
61
52
72.6
7.5
6.4
4Parker Hall
P. Hall
4,013
42
329
721
45.6
5.6
95.5
30
67
38.5
4.2
9.3
5Ace Parker
A. Parker
3,812
48
263
579
45.4
6.6
79.4
22
42
49.8
3.8
7.3
6Frank Filchock
F. Filchock
3,612
55
239
481
49.7
7.5
65.7
33
63
58.1
6.9
13.1
7Irv Comp
I. Comp
3,019
39
197
469
42.0
6.4
77.4
27
44
44.0
5.8
9.4
8Johnny Clement
J. Clement
2,320
35
134
328
40.9
7.1
66.3
14
26
46.8
4.3
7.9
9Bob Monnett
B. Monnett
2,227
62
158
336
47.0
6.6
35.9
28
26
64.4
8.3
7.7
10Charlie Conerly
C. Conerly
2,175
12
162
299
54.2
7.3
181.3
22
13
84.0
7.4
4.3
11Tuffy Leemans
T. Leemans
2,120
70
155
357
43.4
5.9
30.3
25
30
51.3
7.0
8.4
12Joe Geri
J. Geri
1,926
48
101
280
36.1
6.9
40.1
13
27
36.7
4.6
9.6
13Paul Governali
P. Governali
1,775
12
108
252
42.9
7.0
147.9
17
22
53.3
6.7
8.7
14Frankie Sinkwich
F. Sinkwich
1,759
20
108
274
39.4
6.4
88.0
19
40
45.2
6.9
14.6
15Glenn Presnell
G. Presnell
1,670
60
110
309
35.6
5.4
27.8
12
37
27.6
3.9
12.0
16Tony Canadeo
T. Canadeo
1,642
116
105
268
39.2
6.1
14.2
16
20
49.1
6.0
7.5
17Ed Danowski
E. Danowski
1,539
32
119
249
47.8
6.2
48.1
17
22
53.6
6.8
8.8
18Dutch Clark
D. Clark
1,507
64
114
250
45.6
6.0
23.5
10
26
38.9
4.0
10.4
19Harry Newman
H. Newman
1,496
32
97
258
37.6
5.8
46.8
12
36
33.5
4.7
14.0
20Ed Matesic
E. Matesic
1,412
34
99
262
37.8
5.4
41.5
8
34
26.6
3.1
13.0
21Bud Schwenk
B. Schwenk
1,360
11
126
295
42.7
4.6
123.6
6
27
25.5
2.0
9.2
22Dave Smukler
D. Smukler
1,357
38
112
308
36.4
4.4
35.7
15
32
27.4
4.9
10.4
23Davey O'Brien
D. O'Brien
1,324
11
99
201
49.3
6.6
120.4
6
17
45.3
3.0
8.5
24Dave Ryan
D. Ryan
1,296
28
86
198
43.4
6.5
46.3
9
27
41.1
4.5
13.6
25Dwight Sloan
D. Sloan
1,251
31
100
227
44.1
5.5
40.4
3
18
33.1
1.3
7.9
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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