Barry Sanders has the most career rushing yards per attempt with 3,000+ carries, with 5.0 per attempt.
| NAME | YPC | ATT | GP | RUSH YDS | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | B. Sanders | 5.0 | 3,062 | 153 | 15,269 | 99.8 | 99 | 2,921 | 352 | 8.3 | 19.1 | 10 | |
| 2 |  | A. Peterson | 4.6 | 3,230 | 184 | 14,918 | 81.1 | 120 | 2,474 | 305 | 423 | 8.1 | 13.4 | 6 |
| 3 |  | W. Payton | 4.4 | 3,838 | 190 | 16,726 | 88.0 | 110 | 4,538 | 492 | 9.2 | 23.9 | 15 | |
| 4 |  | L. Tomlinson | 4.3 | 3,174 | 170 | 13,684 | 80.5 | 145 | 4,772 | 624 | 868 | 7.6 | 28.1 | 17 |
| 5 |  | F. Gore | 4.3 | 3,735 | 241 | 16,000 | 66.4 | 81 | 3,985 | 484 | 696 | 8.2 | 16.5 | 18 |
| 6 |  | E. Smith | 4.2 | 4,409 | 226 | 18,355 | 81.2 | 164 | 3,224 | 515 | 130 | 6.3 | 14.3 | 11 |
| 7 |  | M. Allen | 4.1 | 3,022 | 222 | 12,243 | 55.1 | 123 | 5,411 | 587 | 9.2 | 24.4 | 21 | |
| 8 |  | E. James | 4.0 | 3,028 | 148 | 12,246 | 82.7 | 80 | 3,364 | 433 | 584 | 7.8 | 22.7 | 11 |
| 9 |  | C. Martin | 4.0 | 3,518 | 168 | 14,101 | 83.9 | 90 | 3,329 | 484 | 409 | 6.9 | 19.8 | 10 |
| 10 |  | J. Bettis | 3.9 | 3,479 | 192 | 13,662 | 71.2 | 91 | 1,449 | 200 | 100 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 3 |
StatMuse has season-level data for rush attempts and rushing yards per attempt going back to the 1932 season.
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