Jamaal Charles has the most career rushing yards per attempt by a running back with 1,000+ carries, with 5.4 per attempt.
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Which running back has the highest yards per carry in NFL history 1000 or more rushing attempts?| NAME | YPC | ATT | GP | RUSH YDS | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | J. Charles | 5.4 | 1,407 | 119 | 7,563 | 63.6 | 44 | 2,593 | 310 | 441 | 8.4 | 21.8 | 20 |
| 2 |  | J. Brown | 5.2 | 2,359 | 118 | 12,312 | 104.3 | 106 | 2,499 | 262 | 9.5 | 21.2 | 20 | |
| 3 |  | N. Chubb | 5.0 | 1,462 | 100 | 7,349 | 73.5 | 54 | 1,109 | 141 | 193 | 7.9 | 11.1 | 5 |
| 4 |  | B. Sanders | 5.0 | 3,062 | 153 | 15,269 | 99.8 | 99 | 2,921 | 352 | 8.3 | 19.1 | 10 | |
| 5 |  | J. Taylor | 4.9 | 1,551 | 84 | 7,598 | 90.5 | 69 | 1,469 | 187 | 239 | 7.9 | 17.5 | 7 |
| 6 |  | D. Henry | 4.9 | 2,662 | 153 | 13,018 | 85.1 | 122 | 1,801 | 189 | 245 | 9.5 | 11.8 | 5 |
| 7 |  | A. Jones Sr. | 4.9 | 1,564 | 126 | 7,626 | 60.5 | 52 | 2,683 | 351 | 467 | 7.6 | 21.3 | 21 |
| 8 | | P. Lowe | 4.9 | 1,026 | 100 | 4,995 | 50.0 | 38 | 1,045 | 111 | 9.4 | 10.5 | 7 | |
| 9 | | R. Smith | 4.8 | 1,411 | 98 | 6,818 | 69.6 | 32 | 1,292 | 178 | 74 | 7.3 | 13.2 | 6 |
| 10 | | J. Perry | 4.8 | 1,737 | 156 | 8,378 | 53.7 | 53 | 1,796 | 241 | 7.5 | 11.5 | 8 | |
| 11 | | W. Tyler | 4.7 | 1,344 | 108 | 6,378 | 59.1 | 50 | 1,816 | 202 | 9.0 | 16.8 | 16 | |
| 12 | | G. Pruitt | 4.7 | 1,196 | 158 | 5,672 | 35.9 | 27 | 3,069 | 328 | 9.4 | 19.4 | 18 | |
| 13 | | J. Brooks | 4.7 | 1,685 | 162 | 7,962 | 49.1 | 49 | 3,621 | 383 | 9.5 | 22.4 | 30 | |
| 14 | | T. Barber | 4.7 | 2,217 | 154 | 10,449 | 67.9 | 55 | 5,183 | 586 | 707 | 8.8 | 33.7 | 12 |
| 15 | | H. McElhenny | 4.7 | 1,124 | 143 | 5,281 | 36.9 | 38 | 3,247 | 264 | 12.3 | 22.7 | 20 | |
| 16 | | D. Williams | 4.7 | 1,730 | 142 | 8,096 | 57.0 | 61 | 2,106 | 236 | 318 | 8.9 | 14.8 | 9 |
| 17 |  | O.J. Simpson | 4.7 | 2,404 | 135 | 11,236 | 83.2 | 61 | 2,142 | 203 | 10.6 | 15.9 | 14 | |
| 18 |  | A. Peterson | 4.6 | 3,230 | 184 | 14,918 | 81.1 | 120 | 2,474 | 305 | 423 | 8.1 | 13.4 | 6 |
| 19 | | C. Garner | 4.6 | 1,537 | 147 | 7,097 | 48.3 | 39 | 3,711 | 419 | 456 | 8.9 | 25.2 | 12 |
| 20 | | F. Taylor | 4.6 | 2,534 | 153 | 11,695 | 76.4 | 66 | 2,384 | 290 | 348 | 8.2 | 15.6 | 8 |
| 21 | | T. Davis | 4.6 | 1,655 | 78 | 7,607 | 97.5 | 60 | 1,280 | 169 | 26 | 7.6 | 16.4 | 5 |
| 22 | | P. Holmes | 4.6 | 1,780 | 113 | 8,172 | 72.3 | 86 | 2,962 | 339 | 376 | 8.7 | 26.2 | 8 |
| 23 |  | C. McCaffrey | 4.6 | 1,668 | 113 | 7,657 | 67.8 | 62 | 5,410 | 631 | 786 | 8.6 | 47.9 | 36 |
| 24 |  | D. Cook | 4.6 | 1,357 | 90 | 6,227 | 69.2 | 47 | 1,882 | 237 | 308 | 7.9 | 20.9 | 5 |
| 25 |  | S. Barkley | 4.6 | 1,826 | 106 | 8,356 | 78.8 | 55 | 2,651 | 358 | 489 | 7.4 | 25.0 | 16 |
StatMuse has season-level data for rush attempts and rushing yards per attempt going back to the 1932 season.
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