Between the 1980 and 1999 seasons, Barry Sanders played the most seasons with 1,200+ rushing yards, with 9 seasons.
Interpreted as:
most seasons by a player with 1200+ rushing yds 1980 to 1999| 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 | 9 | 14,154 | 142 | 2,819 | 5.0 | 99.7 | 96 | 2,716 | 316 | 8.6 | 19.1 | 10 | |
| 2 |  | E. Smith | 8 | 11,952 | 123 | 2,741 | 4.4 | 97.2 | 121 | 2,266 | 378 | 32 | 6.0 | 18.4 | 11 |
| 3 |  | E. Dickerson | 7 | 11,226 | 105 | 2,450 | 4.6 | 106.9 | 82 | 1,633 | 202 | 8.1 | 15.6 | 4 | |
| 4 |  | W. Payton | 6 | 8,671 | 96 | 1,996 | 4.3 | 90.3 | 46 | 2,586 | 271 | 9.5 | 26.9 | 10 | |
| 5 |  | T. Thomas | 5 | 6,750 | 79 | 1,524 | 4.4 | 85.4 | 39 | 2,845 | 277 | 10.3 | 36.0 | 16 | |
| 6 | | E. George | 4 | 5,365 | 64 | 1,360 | 3.9 | 83.8 | 28 | 994 | 114 | 64 | 8.7 | 15.5 | 6 |
| 7 | | R. Watters | 4 | 5,133 | 64 | 1,334 | 3.8 | 80.2 | 38 | 1,638 | 205 | 62 | 8.0 | 25.6 | 3 |
| 8 | | T. Davis | 3 | 5,296 | 47 | 1,106 | 4.8 | 112.7 | 49 | 814 | 103 | 7.9 | 17.3 | 4 | |
| 9 |  | C. Martin | 3 | 4,238 | 47 | 1,104 | 3.8 | 90.2 | 27 | 885 | 118 | 61 | 7.5 | 18.8 | 2 |
| 10 |  | M. Faulk | 3 | 3,982 | 48 | 891 | 4.5 | 83.0 | 24 | 2,478 | 225 | 103 | 11.0 | 51.6 | 10 |
| 11 |  | J. Bettis | 3 | 4,525 | 47 | 989 | 4.6 | 96.3 | 25 | 476 | 63 | 7.6 | 10.1 | 2 | |
| 12 | | T. Allen | 3 | 3,863 | 48 | 951 | 4.1 | 80.5 | 44 | 904 | 112 | 8.1 | 18.8 | 3 | |
| 13 | | G. Riggs | 3 | 4,532 | 47 | 1,093 | 4.1 | 96.4 | 32 | 680 | 99 | 6.9 | 14.5 | 0 | |
| 14 | | T. Dorsett | 3 | 4,274 | 48 | 936 | 4.6 | 89.0 | 19 | 1,061 | 118 | 9.0 | 22.1 | 6 | |
| 15 | | O. Anderson | 3 | 3,998 | 47 | 925 | 4.3 | 85.1 | 23 | 1,154 | 141 | 8.2 | 24.6 | 1 | |
| 16 | | W. Andrews | 3 | 4,176 | 48 | 885 | 4.7 | 87.0 | 21 | 1,800 | 191 | 9.4 | 37.5 | 7 | |
| 17 | | E. Campbell | 3 | 4,611 | 45 | 1,056 | 4.4 | 102.5 | 35 | 419 | 66 | 6.3 | 9.3 | 0 | |
| 18 | | C. Warren | 2 | 2,891 | 32 | 643 | 4.5 | 90.3 | 24 | 570 | 76 | 7.5 | 17.8 | 3 | |
| 19 | | J. Morris | 2 | 2,852 | 31 | 635 | 4.5 | 92.0 | 35 | 445 | 43 | 10.3 | 14.4 | 1 | |
| 20 | | J. Wilder | 2 | 2,844 | 32 | 772 | 3.7 | 88.9 | 23 | 1,026 | 138 | 7.4 | 32.1 | 0 | |
| 21 | | J. Riggins | 2 | 2,586 | 29 | 702 | 3.7 | 89.2 | 38 | 72 | 12 | 6.0 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| 22 | | C. Warner | 2 | 2,930 | 32 | 654 | 4.5 | 91.6 | 26 | 667 | 83 | 8.0 | 20.8 | 1 | |
| 23 | | G. Rogers | 2 | 2,877 | 31 | 681 | 4.2 | 92.8 | 31 | 150 | 19 | 7.9 | 4.8 | 0 | |
| 24 | | B. Sims | 2 | 2,740 | 30 | 609 | 4.5 | 91.3 | 26 | 1,072 | 79 | 13.6 | 35.7 | 5 | |
| 25 | | S. Davis | 1 | 1,405 | 14 | 290 | 4.8 | 100.4 | 17 | 111 | 23 | 28 | 4.8 | 7.9 | 0 |
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