who was the fastest running back to 1000 carries since 1975

Since 1975, Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar has the fewest carries by a running back with 1,000+ carries, with 1,004 carries.

Interpreted as:
Who was the fastest running back to 1000 or more carries since 1975?
NAMEATTGPRUSH YDSYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar
A. al-Jabbar
1,004
61
3,411
3.4
55.9
33
586
90
22
6.5
9.6
2
2David Johnson
D. Johnson
1,007
92
4,071
4.0
44.3
39
2,805
277
401
10.1
30.5
18
3BenJarvus Green-Ellis
B. Green-Ellis
1,008
84
3,914
3.9
46.6
42
418
52
77
8.0
5.0
0
4Leroy Hoard
L. Hoard
1,008
144
3,964
3.9
27.5
36
2,430
238
20
10.2
16.9
15
5Greg Pruitt
G. Pruitt
1,009
131
4,763
4.7
36.4
20
2,685
298
9.0
20.5
16
6James Jones
J. Jones
1,010
135
3,626
3.6
26.9
26
2,641
318
8.3
19.6
10
7Rickey Young
R. Young
1,011
131
3,666
3.6
28.0
23
3,285
408
8.1
25.1
16
8Jordan Howard
J. Howard
1,019
73
4,362
4.3
59.8
37
653
85
129
7.7
8.9
2
9Darrin Nelson
D. Nelson
1,020
152
4,442
4.4
29.2
18
2,559
286
8.9
16.8
5
10Harvey Williams
H. Williams
1,021
110
3,952
3.9
35.9
20
1,442
193
7.5
13.1
7
11Kevan Barlow
K. Barlow
1,022
84
3,984
3.9
47.4
30
1,164
144
190
8.1
13.9
3
12O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
1,026
58
4,930
4.8
85.0
28
1,041
94
11.1
17.9
10
13Craig Heyward
C. Heyward
1,031
149
4,301
4.2
28.9
30
1,559
177
8.8
10.5
4
14Tony Galbreath
T. Galbreath
1,031
170
4,072
3.9
24.0
34
4,066
490
8.3
23.9
9
15Gary Brown
G. Brown
1,032
99
4,300
4.2
43.4
21
631
84
2
7.5
6.4
3
16Devin Singletary
D. Singletary
1,037
102
4,613
4.4
45.2
24
1,319
201
261
6.6
12.9
4
17Anthony Thomas
A. Thomas
1,044
86
3,891
3.7
45.2
23
756
113
161
6.7
8.8
1
18Johnny Johnson
J. Johnson
1,046
72
4,078
3.9
56.6
21
1,513
177
8.5
21.0
5
19Cadillac Williams
C. Williams
1,055
81
4,038
3.8
49.9
21
1,002
148
207
6.8
12.4
4
20Earnest Jackson
E. Jackson
1,059
81
4,167
3.9
51.4
22
695
87
8.0
8.6
2
21Lorenzo White
L. White
1,062
107
4,242
4.0
39.6
30
1,738
192
9.1
16.2
6
22Sam Cunningham
S. Cunningham
1,064
83
4,126
3.9
49.7
30
1,547
173
8.9
18.6
3
23Reggie Cobb
R. Cobb
1,065
92
3,743
3.5
40.7
25
949
123
7.7
10.3
2
24Jamaal Williams
J. Williams
1,069
117
4,117
3.9
35.2
32
1,310
187
230
7.0
11.2
8
25Lawrence McCutcheon
L. McCutcheon
1,075
80
4,372
4.1
54.7
21
1,102
129
8.5
13.8
8
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