Barry Sanders vs Emmitt Smith Stats

Barry Sanders accumulated 15,269 yards on the ground in 153 games played in his career. His YPC is 5.0 and he carried the ball 3,062 different times. He’s run for 99 touchdowns with a long carry of 85 yards. Sanders averaged 99.8 yds on the ground per contest in his pro football career.

In his NFL career, Smith laced them up in 226 contests and gained 18,355 yards on the ground. He was given the football 4,409 times for an average of 4.2 yards per carry. He averaged 81.2 yards per game and got into the endzone 164 different times while carrying the ball. Smith coughed up the ball 61 times in his career and his longest run was 75 yds.

Barry Sanders vs Emmitt Smith Stats

Barry Sanders	Career	Emmitt Smith
153	Games Played	226
3,062	Rushing Attempts	4,409
15,269	Rushing Yards	18,355
99	Rushing TD	164
380	1st Downs by Rushing	733
85	Longest Run	75
5.0	Yards Per Carry	4.2
99.8	Rushing Yards Per Game	81.2
41	Fumbles	61

Sanders rushed for 1,491 yds on the ground in his 16 games played in his final season. His average when carrying the ball was 4.3 and he carried the ball 343 total times in his final season. He ran for 4 TDs in his last year for 73 yards. Sanders rushed for 93.2 yards on the ground per contest.

Smith was handed the ball 267 different times for an average of 3.5 yards per carry. In his 15 games in his last year, Emmitt Smith gained 62.5 yds per game and got into the endzone 9 times as a runner. He had a long run of 29 yds.

Barry Sanders (1998)	Most Recent Season	Emmitt Smith (2004)
16	Games Played	15
343	Rushing Attempts	267
1,491	Rushing Yards	937
4	Rushing TD	9
86	1st Downs by Rushing	67
73	Longest Run	29
4.3	Yards Per Carry	3.5
93.2	Rushing Yards Per Game	62.5
3	Fumbles	4