Jamaal Charles has the most career rushing yards per attempt by a running back, with 5.4 per attempt.

which running back has the highest yards per carry in nfl history
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Which running back has the highest yards per carry with a minimum of 750 rushing attempts in NFL history?
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NAME GP YPC ATT RUSH YDS RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD
Jamaal Charles Jamaal Charles 119 5.4 1,407 7,563 63.6 44 2,593 310 441 8.4 21.8 20
Nick Chubb Nick Chubb 77 5.3 1,238 6,511 84.6 48 1,011 123 162 8.2 13.1 4
Jim Brown Jim Brown 118 5.2 2,359 12,312 104.3 106 2,499 262 9.5 21.2 20
Mercury Morris Mercury Morris 99 5.1 804 4,133 41.7 31 543 54 10.1 5.5 1
Aaron Jones Aaron Jones 97 5.0 1,177 5,940 61.2 45 2,076 272 364 7.6 21.4 18
Gale Sayers Gale Sayers 68 5.0 991 4,956 72.9 39 1,307 112 11.7 19.2 9
Barry Sanders Barry Sanders 153 5.0 3,062 15,269 99.8 99 2,921 352 8.3 19.1 10
Jonathan Taylor Jonathan Taylor 53 5.0 925 4,582 86.5 40 955 123 153 7.8 18.0 4
Napoleon Kaufman Napoleon Kaufman 91 4.9 978 4,792 52.7 12 1,107 127 49 8.7 12.2 5
Paul Lowe Paul Lowe 100 4.9 1,026 4,995 50.0 38 1,045 111 9.4 10.5 7
Robert Smith Robert Smith 98 4.8 1,411 6,818 69.6 32 1,292 178 74 7.3 13.2 6
Joe Perry Joe Perry 156 4.8 1,737 8,378 53.7 53 1,796 241 7.5 11.5 8
Marv Hubbard Marv Hubbard 103 4.8 951 4,544 44.1 23 628 85 7.4 6.1 1
Miles Sanders Miles Sanders 73 4.8 868 4,140 56.7 21 1,096 151 216 7.3 15.0 3
Christian McCaffrey Christian McCaffrey 91 4.8 1,297 6,185 68.0 52 4,320 509 630 8.5 47.5 29
Tony Pollard Tony Pollard 79 4.8 762 3,621 45.8 23 1,319 176 228 7.5 16.7 5
Wendell Tyler Wendell Tyler 108 4.7 1,344 6,378 59.1 50 1,816 202 9.0 16.8 16
Justin Forsett Justin Forsett 122 4.7 820 3,890 31.9 19 1,351 210 290 6.4 11.1 1
Greg Pruitt Greg Pruitt 158 4.7 1,196 5,672 35.9 27 3,069 328 9.4 19.4 18
James Brooks James Brooks 162 4.7 1,685 7,962 49.1 49 3,621 383 9.5 22.4 30
Stump Mitchell Stump Mitchell 116 4.7 986 4,649 40.1 32 1,955 209 9.4 16.9 9
Tiki Barber Tiki Barber 154 4.7 2,217 10,449 67.9 55 5,183 586 707 8.8 33.7 12
Hugh McElhenny Hugh McElhenny 143 4.7 1,124 5,281 36.9 38 3,247 264 12.3 22.7 20
Derrick Henry Derrick Henry 119 4.7 2,030 9,502 79.8 90 1,458 155 202 9.4 12.3 3
DeAngelo Williams DeAngelo Williams 142 4.7 1,730 8,096 57.0 61 2,106 236 318 8.9 14.8 9
StatMuse has season-level data for rush attempts and rushing yards per attempt going back to the 1932 season.

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