which running back has the highest yards per carry in nfl history with 10000 rushing yards

Jim Brown has the most career rushing yards per attempt by a running back when rushing for 10,000+ yards, with 5.2 per attempt.

Interpreted as:
Which running back has the highest yards per carry in NFL history with 10000 or more rushing yards?
NAME YPC RUSH YDS GP ATT RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD
1 Jim Brown
J. Brown
5.2
12,312
118
2,359
104.3
106
2,499
262
9.5
21.2
20
2 Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
5.0
15,269
153
3,062
99.8
99
2,921
352
8.3
19.1
10
3 Derrick Henry
D. Henry
4.9
11,862
142
2,443
83.5
110
1,695
179
232
9.5
11.9
5
4 Tiki Barber
T. Barber
4.7
10,449
154
2,217
67.9
55
5,183
586
707
8.8
33.7
12
5 O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
4.7
11,236
135
2,404
83.2
61
2,142
203
10.6
15.9
14
6 Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
4.6
14,918
184
3,230
81.1
120
2,474
305
423
8.1
13.4
6
7 Fred Taylor
F. Taylor
4.6
11,695
153
2,534
76.4
66
2,384
290
348
8.2
15.6
8
8 LeSean McCoy
L. McCoy
4.5
11,102
170
2,457
65.3
73
3,898
518
665
7.5
22.9
16
9 Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
4.4
13,259
146
2,996
90.8
90
2,137
281
7.6
14.6
6
10 Walter Payton
W. Payton
4.4
16,726
190
3,838
88.0
110
4,538
492
9.2
23.9
15
11 Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
4.3
12,739
173
2,936
73.6
77
3,554
398
8.9
20.5
13
12 Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
4.3
12,279
176
2,836
69.8
100
6,875
767
606
9.0
39.1
36
13 LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
4.3
13,684
170
3,174
80.5
145
4,772
624
868
7.6
28.1
17
14 Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
4.3
11,241
150
2,618
74.9
82
1,913
244
278
7.8
12.8
7
15 Frank Gore
F. Gore
4.3
16,000
241
3,735
66.4
81
3,985
484
696
8.2
16.5
18
16 Marshawn Lynch
M. Lynch
4.2
10,413
149
2,453
69.9
85
2,214
287
391
7.7
14.9
9
17 Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
4.2
12,074
182
2,877
66.3
65
4,458
472
29
9.4
24.5
23
18 Jamal Lewis
J. Lewis
4.2
10,607
131
2,542
81.0
58
1,879
221
298
8.5
14.3
4
19 Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
4.2
18,355
226
4,409
81.2
164
3,224
515
130
6.3
14.3
11
20 Steven Jackson
S. Jackson
4.1
11,438
160
2,764
71.5
69
3,683
461
627
8.0
23.0
9
21 Ricky Williams
R. Williams
4.1
10,009
147
2,431
68.1
66
2,606
342
466
7.6
17.7
8
22 Franco Harris
F. Harris
4.1
12,120
173
2,949
70.1
91
2,287
307
7.4
13.2
9
23 Warrick Dunn
W. Dunn
4.1
10,967
181
2,669
60.6
49
4,339
510
594
8.5
24.0
15
24 Ricky Watters
R. Watters
4.1
10,643
144
2,622
73.9
78
4,248
467
176
9.1
29.5
13
25 Marcus Allen
M. Allen
4.1
12,243
222
3,022
55.1
123
5,411
587
9.2
24.4
21
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