Walter Payton Stats

Payton ran for 88.0 yards on the ground per contest in his career. He has run for 110 TD’s with a long carry of 76 yds. His YPC is 4.4 and he carried the ball 3,838 total times. Walter Payton rushed for 16,726 yds on the ground in 190 games played in his career.

During his 12 games played in his last season, Walter Payton averaged 44.4 yards per game and got into the endzone 4 different times on the ground. He had a long run of 17 yards. Payton carried the ball 146 times for an average of 3.7 YPC.

Walter Payton Stats

Year Team Att Yards TD G GS Lng Y/A Y/G Fmb
Career 3,838 16,726 110 190 184 76 4.4 88.0 86
1987 CHI 146 533 4 12 12 17 3.7 44.4 5
1986 CHI 321 1,333 8 16 16 41 4.2 83.3 6
1985 CHI 324 1,551 9 16 16 40 4.8 96.9 6
1984 CHI 381 1,684 11 16 16 72 4.4 105.3 5
1983 CHI 314 1,421 6 16 16 49 4.5 88.8 5
1982 CHI 148 596 1 9 9 26 4.0 66.2 3
1981 CHI 339 1,222 6 16 16 39 3.6 76.4 9
1980 CHI 317 1,460 6 16 16 69 4.6 91.3 5
1979 CHI 369 1,610 14 16 16 43 4.4 100.6 7
1978 CHI 333 1,395 11 16 16 76 4.2 87.2 5
1977 CHI 339 1,852 14 14 14 73 5.5 132.3 11
1976 CHI 311 1,390 13 14 14 60 4.5 99.3 10
1975 CHI 196 679 7 13 7 54 3.5 52.2 9

1987 Stats for Walter Payton

Stat Value NFL Rank
Games 12 32nd
Games Started 12 11th
Rushing Attempts 146 18th
Rushing Yards 533 24th
Rushing Touchdowns 4 22nd
Longest Run 17 137th
Rushing Yards Per Attempt 3.7 214th
Rushing Yards Per Game 44.4 46th
Fumbles 5 32nd

1986 Stats for Walter Payton

Stat Value NFL Rank
Games 16 3rd
Games Started 16 2nd
Rushing Attempts 321 4th
Rushing Yards 1,333 5th
Rushing Touchdowns 8 10th
Longest Run 41 31st
Rushing Yards Per Attempt 4.2 84th
Rushing Yards Per Game 83.3 5th
Fumbles 6 30th

1985 Stats for Walter Payton

Stat Value NFL Rank
Games 16 4th
Games Started 16 4th
Rushing Attempts 324 4th
Rushing Yards 1,551 3rd
Rushing Touchdowns 9 8th
Longest Run 40 30th
Rushing Yards Per Attempt 4.8 73rd
Rushing Yards Per Game 96.9 3rd
Fumbles 6 34th

1984 Stats for Walter Payton

Stat Value NFL Rank
Games 16 2nd
Games Started 16 2nd
Rushing Attempts 381 2nd
Rushing Yards 1,684 2nd
Rushing Touchdowns 11 7th
Longest Run 72 4th
Rushing Yards Per Attempt 4.4 86th
Rushing Yards Per Game 105.3 2nd
Fumbles 5 42nd

1983 Stats for Walter Payton

Stat Value NFL Rank
Games 16 4th
Games Started 16 4th
Rushing Attempts 314 6th
Rushing Yards 1,421 4th
Rushing Touchdowns 6 20th
Longest Run 49 20th
Rushing Yards Per Attempt 4.5 101st
Rushing Yards Per Game 88.8 6th
Fumbles 5 46th

1982 Stats for Walter Payton

Stat Value NFL Rank
Games 9 9th
Games Started 9 8th
Rushing Attempts 148 10th
Rushing Yards 596 10th
Rushing Touchdowns 1 48th
Longest Run 26 35th
Rushing Yards Per Attempt 4.0 90th
Rushing Yards Per Game 66.2 13th
Fumbles 3 43rd

1981 Stats for Walter Payton

Stat Value NFL Rank
Games 16 4th
Games Started 16 4th
Rushing Attempts 339 4th
Rushing Yards 1,222 8th
Rushing Touchdowns 6 21st
Longest Run 39 24th
Rushing Yards Per Attempt 3.6 164th
Rushing Yards Per Game 76.4 8th
Fumbles 9 13th

1980 Stats for Walter Payton

Stat Value NFL Rank
Games 16 1st
Games Started 16 1st
Rushing Attempts 317 2nd
Rushing Yards 1,460 2nd
Rushing Touchdowns 6 13th
Longest Run 69 3rd
Rushing Yards Per Attempt 4.6 82nd
Rushing Yards Per Game 91.3 2nd
Fumbles 5 38th

1979 Stats for Walter Payton

Stat Value NFL Rank
Games 16 1st
Games Started 16 1st
Rushing Attempts 369 1st
Rushing Yards 1,610 2nd
Rushing Touchdowns 14 2nd
Longest Run 43 30th
Rushing Yards Per Attempt 4.4 89th
Rushing Yards Per Game 100.6 2nd
Fumbles 7 24th

1978 Stats for Walter Payton

Stat Value NFL Rank
Games 16 1st
Games Started 16 1st
Rushing Attempts 333 1st
Rushing Yards 1,395 2nd
Rushing Touchdowns 11 3rd
Longest Run 76 2nd
Rushing Yards Per Attempt 4.2 101st
Rushing Yards Per Game 87.2 2nd
Fumbles 5 46th

1977 Stats for Walter Payton

Stat Value NFL Rank
Games 14 1st
Games Started 14 1st
Rushing Attempts 339 1st
Rushing Yards 1,852 1st
Rushing Touchdowns 14 1st
Longest Run 73 6th
Rushing Yards Per Attempt 5.5 40th
Rushing Yards Per Game 132.3 1st
Fumbles 11 2nd

1976 Stats for Walter Payton

Stat Value NFL Rank
Games 14 1st
Games Started 14 1st
Rushing Attempts 311 1st
Rushing Yards 1,390 2nd
Rushing Touchdowns 13 2nd
Longest Run 60 8th
Rushing Yards Per Attempt 4.5 88th
Rushing Yards Per Game 99.3 2nd
Fumbles 10 3rd

1975 Stats for Walter Payton

Stat Value NFL Rank
Games 13 147th
Games Started 7 110th
Rushing Attempts 196 13th
Rushing Yards 679 19th
Rushing Touchdowns 7 13th
Longest Run 54 8th
Rushing Yards Per Attempt 3.5 164th
Rushing Yards Per Game 52.2 19th
Fumbles 9 7th