cardinals all-time leading rushers among running backs after 1970

Since 1971, Ottis Anderson has rushed for the most yards by a St. Louis Cardinals running back, with 7,999 yards.

NAME RUSH YDS GP ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD
1 Ottis Anderson
O. Anderson
7,999
99
1,858
4.3
80.8
46
2,495
299
8.3
25.2
5
2 Stump Mitchell
S. Mitchell
4,649
116
986
4.7
40.1
32
1,955
209
9.4
16.9
9
3 Jim Otis
J. Otis
3,863
80
1,011
3.8
48.3
19
268
45
6.0
3.4
1
4 James Conner
J. Conner
3,763
60
861
4.4
62.7
38
1,292
165
194
7.8
21.5
8
5 Terry Metcalf
T. Metcalf
3,438
65
748
4.6
52.9
24
1,862
197
9.5
28.6
9
6 Wayne Morris
W. Morris
3,375
110
894
3.8
30.7
37
1,170
151
7.7
10.6
5
7 David Johnson
D. Johnson
3,128
62
781
4.0
50.5
33
2,219
208
309
10.7
35.8
15
8 Earl Ferrell
E. Ferrell
2,950
110
685
4.3
26.8
24
1,628
186
8.8
14.8
8
9 Edgerrin James
E. James
2,895
45
794
3.6
64.3
16
506
74
117
6.8
11.2
0
10 Beanie Wells
B. Wells
2,471
51
625
4.0
48.5
24
293
28
41
10.5
5.7
0
11 Johnny Johnson
J. Johnson
2,326
41
608
3.8
56.7
15
569
68
8.4
13.9
2
12 Marcel Shipp
M. Shipp
2,197
88
605
3.6
25.0
11
937
113
155
8.3
10.6
3
13 Ronald Moore
R. Moore
1,973
38
552
3.6
51.9
13
68
11
6.2
1.8
1
14 Michael Pittman
M. Pittman
1,945
56
518
3.8
34.7
11
1,039
131
184
7.9
18.6
2
15 Andre Ellington
A. Ellington
1,750
61
413
4.2
28.7
10
1,296
145
214
8.9
21.2
3
16 Tim Hightower
T. Hightower
1,733
48
439
3.9
36.1
23
801
118
172
6.8
16.7
0
17 Kenyan Drake
K. Drake
1,598
23
362
4.4
69.5
18
308
53
66
5.8
13.4
0
18 Adrian Murrell
A. Murrell
1,595
31
467
3.4
51.5
8
504
67
71
7.5
16.3
2
19 Larry Centers
L. Centers
1,584
110
492
3.2
14.4
10
3,936
469
8.4
35.8
16
20 Chase Edmonds
C. Edmonds
1,551
57
333
4.7
27.2
9
921
128
164
7.2
16.2
5
21 Donny Anderson
D. Anderson
1,531
42
410
3.7
36.5
17
823
84
9.8
19.6
8
22 Garrison Hearst
G. Hearst
1,503
30
397
3.8
50.1
3
310
41
7.6
10.3
1
23 Thomas Jones
T. Jones
1,264
39
362
3.5
32.4
9
472
73
100
6.5
12.1
0
24 Steve Jones
S. Jones
1,195
63
296
4.0
19.0
15
629
87
7.2
10.0
2
25 Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
1,193
25
357
3.3
47.7
11
212
29
39
7.3
8.5
0
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PPG

20.5

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OPP PPG

18.5

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RUSH YDS/G

105.8

18th

PASS YDS/G

185.5

27th

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0
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1.000
Seahawks Seahawks
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1
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1
0
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2
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11/9
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SEA Seahawks

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2
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1.000
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9/3
DAL DAL
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PHI PHI
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KC KC
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LAC LAC
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9/6
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9/28
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9/28
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9/28
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