Between the 1970 and 2000 seasons, Barry Sanders played the most seasons with 1,500+ rushing yards, with 5 seasons.
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most seasons by a player with 1,500+ rushing yards from 1970 to 2000| NAME | SEAS | RUSH YDS | GP | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | B. Sanders | 5 | 8,537 | 79 | 1,629 | 5.2 | 108.1 | 56 | 1,440 | 190 | 7.6 | 18.2 | 6 | |
| 2 |  | E. Dickerson | 4 | 7,393 | 64 | 1,561 | 4.7 | 115.5 | 57 | 1,125 | 134 | 8.4 | 17.6 | 3 | |
| 3 |  | W. Payton | 4 | 6,697 | 62 | 1,413 | 4.7 | 108.0 | 48 | 1,433 | 152 | 9.4 | 23.1 | 6 | |
| 4 |  | T. Davis | 3 | 5,296 | 47 | 1,106 | 4.8 | 112.7 | 49 | 814 | 103 | 7.9 | 17.3 | 4 | |
| 5 |  | E. Smith | 3 | 5,049 | 48 | 1,115 | 4.5 | 105.2 | 55 | 968 | 170 | 5.7 | 20.2 | 2 | |
| 6 |  | O.J. Simpson | 3 | 5,323 | 42 | 951 | 5.6 | 126.7 | 36 | 755 | 56 | 13.5 | 18.0 | 8 | |
| 7 |  | E. James | 2 | 3,262 | 32 | 756 | 4.3 | 101.9 | 26 | 1,180 | 125 | 174 | 9.4 | 36.9 | 9 |
| 8 | | E. Campbell | 2 | 3,631 | 31 | 741 | 4.9 | 117.1 | 32 | 141 | 27 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| 9 | | E. George | 1 | 1,509 | 16 | 403 | 3.7 | 94.3 | 14 | 453 | 50 | 65 | 9.1 | 28.3 | 2 |
| 10 | | R. Smith | 1 | 1,521 | 16 | 295 | 5.2 | 95.1 | 7 | 348 | 36 | 44 | 9.7 | 21.8 | 3 |
| 11 | | J. Anderson | 1 | 1,846 | 16 | 410 | 4.5 | 115.4 | 14 | 319 | 27 | 11.8 | 19.9 | 2 | |
| 12 | | G. Hearst | 1 | 1,570 | 16 | 310 | 5.1 | 98.1 | 7 | 535 | 39 | 13.7 | 33.4 | 2 | |
| 13 |  | J. Bettis | 1 | 1,665 | 15 | 375 | 4.4 | 111.0 | 7 | 110 | 15 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 2 | |
| 14 | | C. Warren | 1 | 1,545 | 16 | 333 | 4.6 | 96.6 | 9 | 323 | 41 | 7.9 | 20.2 | 2 | |
| 15 | | B. Foster | 1 | 1,690 | 16 | 390 | 4.3 | 105.6 | 11 | 344 | 36 | 9.6 | 21.5 | 0 | |
| 16 | | R. Craig | 1 | 1,502 | 16 | 310 | 4.8 | 93.9 | 9 | 534 | 76 | 7.0 | 33.4 | 1 | |
| 17 | | H. Walker | 1 | 1,514 | 16 | 361 | 4.2 | 94.6 | 5 | 505 | 53 | 9.5 | 31.6 | 2 | |
| 18 | | J. Morris | 1 | 1,516 | 15 | 341 | 4.4 | 101.1 | 14 | 233 | 21 | 11.1 | 15.5 | 1 | |
| 19 | | M. Allen | 1 | 1,759 | 16 | 380 | 4.6 | 109.9 | 11 | 555 | 67 | 8.3 | 34.7 | 3 | |
| 20 | | G. Riggs | 1 | 1,719 | 16 | 397 | 4.3 | 107.4 | 10 | 267 | 33 | 8.1 | 16.7 | 0 | |
| 21 | | J. Wilder | 1 | 1,544 | 16 | 407 | 3.8 | 96.5 | 13 | 685 | 85 | 8.1 | 42.8 | 0 | |
| 22 | | W. Andrews | 1 | 1,567 | 16 | 331 | 4.7 | 97.9 | 7 | 609 | 59 | 10.3 | 38.1 | 4 | |
| 23 | | T. Dorsett | 1 | 1,646 | 16 | 342 | 4.8 | 102.9 | 4 | 325 | 32 | 10.2 | 20.3 | 2 | |
| 24 | | G. Rogers | 1 | 1,674 | 16 | 378 | 4.4 | 104.6 | 13 | 126 | 16 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 0 | |
| 25 | | O. Anderson | 1 | 1,605 | 16 | 331 | 4.8 | 100.3 | 8 | 308 | 41 | 7.5 | 19.3 | 2 | |
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