what running backs won an mvp

Jim Brown won the MVP award in his rookie season in 1957.

Interpreted as:
What running backs won an mvp in a regular season?
NAMEMVPSEASONTMGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Jim Brown
J. Brown
1
1957
12
942
202
4.7
78.5
9
55
16
3.4
4.6
1
2Jim Brown
J. Brown
1
1958
12
1,527
257
5.9
127.3
17
138
16
8.6
11.5
1
3Abner Haynes
A. Haynes
1
1960
14
875
156
5.6
62.5
9
576
55
10.5
41.1
3
4Paul Hornung
P. Hornung
1
1961
12
597
127
4.7
49.8
8
145
15
9.7
12.1
2
5Cookie Gilchrist
C. Gilchrist
1
1962
14
1,096
214
5.1
78.3
13
319
24
13.3
22.8
2
6Jim Taylor
J. Taylor
1
1962
14
1,474
272
5.4
105.3
19
106
22
4.8
7.6
0
7Jim Brown
J. Brown
1
1965
14
1,544
289
5.3
110.3
17
328
34
9.6
23.4
4
8Jim Nance
J. Nance
1
1966
14
1,458
299
4.9
104.1
11
103
8
12.9
7.4
0
9Larry Brown
L. Brown
1
1972
12
1,216
285
4.3
101.3
8
473
32
14.8
39.4
4
10O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
1
1973
14
2,003
332
6.0
143.1
12
70
6
11.7
5.0
0
11Walter Payton
W. Payton
1
1977
14
1,852
339
5.5
132.3
14
269
27
10.0
19.2
2
12Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
1
1979
16
1,697
368
4.6
106.1
19
94
16
5.9
5.9
0
13Marcus Allen
M. Allen
1
1985
16
1,759
380
4.6
109.9
11
555
67
8.3
34.7
3
14Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
1
1991
15
1,407
288
4.9
93.8
7
631
62
10.2
42.1
5
15Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
1
1993
14
1,486
283
5.3
106.1
9
414
57
7.3
29.6
1
16Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
1
1997
16
2,053
335
6.1
128.3
11
305
33
9.2
19.1
3
17Terrell Davis
T. Davis
1
1998
16
2,008
392
5.1
125.5
21
217
25
8.7
13.6
2
18Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
1
2000
14
1,359
253
5.4
97.1
18
830
81
113
10.2
59.3
8
19Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
1
2005
16
1,880
370
5.1
117.5
27
78
15
29
5.2
4.9
1
20LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
1
2006
16
1,815
348
5.2
113.4
28
508
56
80
9.1
31.8
3
21Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
1
2012
16
2,097
348
6.0
131.1
12
217
40
51
5.4
13.6
1

More Browns Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,103

Sanders

Shedeur Sanders

RUSH

827

Judkins

Quinshon Judkins

REC

701

Fannin

Harold Fannin Jr.
Team Rankings

PPG

16.4

31st

OPP PPG

23.7

20th

RUSH YDS/G

96.9

28th

PASS YDS/G

190.3

31st

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8
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11
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.267
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.733
9
5
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.633
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7
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7
8
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.467
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8
7
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.533
7
8
0
.467
6
9
0
.400
5
10
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.333
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12
3
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.800
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4
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11
4
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12
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.200

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