runningback fastest to reach 10,000 scrimmage yards in nfl history

Joe Perry gained 10,174 scrimmage yards in his career.

Interpreted as:
runningback fastest to reach 10,000 or more scrimmage yards in NFL history
NAME YDS GP RUSH YDS ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD
1 Joe Perry
J. Perry
10,174
156
8,378
1,737
4.8
53.7
53
1,796
241
7.5
11.5
8
2 Jim Brown
J. Brown
14,811
118
12,312
2,359
5.2
104.3
106
2,499
262
9.5
21.2
20
3 Jim Taylor
J. Taylor
10,353
129
8,597
1,941
4.4
66.6
83
1,756
225
7.8
13.6
10
4 O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
13,378
135
11,236
2,404
4.7
83.2
61
2,142
203
10.6
15.9
14
5 John Riggins
J. Riggins
13,442
175
11,352
2,916
3.9
64.9
104
2,090
250
8.4
11.9
12
6 Franco Harris
F. Harris
14,407
173
12,120
2,949
4.1
70.1
91
2,287
307
7.4
13.2
9
7 Walter Payton
W. Payton
21,264
190
16,726
3,838
4.4
88.0
110
4,538
492
9.2
23.9
15
8 Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
16,293
173
12,739
2,936
4.3
73.6
77
3,554
398
8.9
20.5
13
9 Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
10,213
115
9,407
2,187
4.3
81.8
74
806
121
6.7
7.0
0
10 Ottis Anderson
O. Anderson
13,335
182
10,273
2,562
4.0
56.4
81
3,062
376
8.1
16.8
5
11 James Brooks
J. Brooks
11,583
162
7,962
1,685
4.7
49.1
49
3,621
383
9.5
22.4
30
12 Freeman McNeil
F. McNeil
11,035
144
8,074
1,798
4.5
56.1
38
2,961
295
10.0
20.6
12
13 Marcus Allen
M. Allen
17,654
222
12,243
3,022
4.1
55.1
123
5,411
587
9.2
24.4
21
14 Roger Craig
R. Craig
13,100
165
8,189
1,991
4.1
49.6
56
4,911
566
8.7
29.8
17
15 Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
15,396
146
13,259
2,996
4.4
90.8
90
2,137
281
7.6
14.6
6
16 Earnest Byner
E. Byner
12,866
211
8,261
2,095
3.9
39.2
56
4,605
512
9.0
21.8
15
17 Herschel Walker
H. Walker
13,084
187
8,225
1,954
4.2
44.0
61
4,859
512
9.5
26.0
21
18 Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
16,532
182
12,074
2,877
4.2
66.3
65
4,458
472
29
9.4
24.5
23
19 Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
18,190
153
15,269
3,062
5.0
99.8
99
2,921
352
8.3
19.1
10
20 Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
21,579
226
18,355
4,409
4.2
81.2
164
3,224
515
130
6.3
14.3
11
21 Terry Allen
T. Allen
10,215
130
8,614
2,152
4.0
66.3
73
1,601
204
40
7.8
12.3
6
22 Ricky Watters
R. Watters
14,891
144
10,643
2,622
4.1
73.9
78
4,248
467
176
9.1
29.5
13
23 Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
15,111
192
13,662
3,479
3.9
71.2
91
1,449
200
100
7.2
7.5
3
24 Garrison Hearst
G. Hearst
10,031
126
7,966
1,831
4.4
63.2
30
2,065
229
165
9.0
16.4
9
25 Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
19,154
176
12,279
2,836
4.3
69.8
100
6,875
767
606
9.0
39.1
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