which running back has the highest yards per carry in nfl history minimum 600 attempts

Jahmyr Gibbs has the most career rushing yards per attempt by a running back with 600+ carries, with 5.5 per attempt.

Interpreted as:
Which running back has the highest yards per carry in NFL history minimum 600 rushing attempts?
NAMEYPCATTGPRUSH YDSRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Jahmyr Gibbs
J. Gibbs
5.5
619
45
3,419
76.0
39
1,307
162
200
8.1
29.0
8
2Jamaal Charles
J. Charles
5.4
1,407
119
7,563
63.6
44
2,593
310
441
8.4
21.8
20
3Jim Brown
J. Brown
5.2
2,359
118
12,312
104.3
106
2,499
262
9.5
21.2
20
4Dan Towler
D. Towler
5.2
672
67
3,493
52.1
43
665
62
10.7
9.9
1
5Mercury Morris
M. Morris
5.1
804
99
4,133
41.7
31
543
54
10.1
5.5
1
6James Cook III
J. Cook III
5.1
764
61
3,866
63.4
28
1,119
124
153
9.0
18.3
8
7Nick Chubb
N. Chubb
5.0
1,454
97
7,312
75.4
54
1,100
140
192
7.9
11.3
5
8Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
5.0
1,454
79
7,295
92.3
66
1,395
176
224
7.9
17.7
7
9Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
5.0
991
68
4,956
72.9
39
1,307
112
11.7
19.2
9
10Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
5.0
3,062
153
15,269
99.8
99
2,921
352
8.3
19.1
10
11Raheem Mostert
R. Mostert
5.0
780
112
3,889
34.7
34
962
120
154
8.0
8.6
8
12Aaron Jones Sr.
A. Jones Sr.
4.9
1,499
122
7,378
60.5
51
2,634
343
456
7.7
21.6
21
13Napoleon Kaufman
N. Kaufman
4.9
978
91
4,792
52.7
12
1,107
127
49
8.7
12.2
5
14Paul Lowe
P. Lowe
4.9
1,026
100
4,995
50.0
38
1,045
111
9.4
10.5
7
15Darren Sproles
D. Sproles
4.9
732
183
3,552
19.4
23
4,840
553
748
8.8
26.4
32
16C.J. Spiller
C.J. Spiller
4.8
712
90
3,451
38.3
12
1,484
198
261
7.5
16.5
9
17Derrick Henry
D. Henry
4.8
2,552
148
12,354
83.5
116
1,793
188
242
9.5
12.1
5
18Tony Nathan
T. Nathan
4.8
732
123
3,543
28.8
16
3,592
383
9.4
29.2
16
19Robert Smith
R. Smith
4.8
1,411
98
6,818
69.6
32
1,292
178
74
7.3
13.2
6
20Joe Perry
J. Perry
4.8
1,737
156
8,378
53.7
53
1,796
241
7.5
11.5
8
21Bijan Robinson
B. Robinson
4.8
713
46
3,427
74.5
23
1,512
173
226
8.7
32.9
7
22Ernie Green
E. Green
4.8
668
89
3,204
36.0
15
2,036
195
10.4
22.9
20
23Marv Hubbard
M. Hubbard
4.8
951
103
4,544
44.1
23
628
85
7.4
6.1
1
24Wendell Tyler
W. Tyler
4.7
1,344
108
6,378
59.1
50
1,816
202
9.0
16.8
16
25Justin Forsett
J. Forsett
4.7
820
122
3,890
31.9
19
1,351
210
290
6.4
11.1
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