1938 NFL Yards per Carry by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Rushing yards per attempt
The Detroit Lions led the whole NFL in yards per carry in 1938, with 4.01, 0.34 ahead of the Washington Redskins. The average across 10 NFL teams is 3.27.
Led the whole NFL in 1938
Detroit Lions
11 games
4.01
Yards per Carry
0.34 clear of Washington Redskins
| # | Team | G | Y/A |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Detroit Lions
|
11 | 4.01 |
| 2 |
 Washington Redskins
|
11 | 3.67 |
| 3 |
 Chicago Bears
|
11 | 3.66 |
| 4 |
 Green Bay Packers
|
11 | 3.46 |
| 5 |
 New York Giants
|
11 | 3.33 |
| NFL average | 3.27 | ||
| 6 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 11 | 3.18 |
| 7 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
11 | 3.09 |
| 8 |
 Chicago Cardinals
|
11 | 3.01 |
| 9 |
 Philadelphia Eagles
|
11 | 2.92 |
| 10 |
 Cleveland Rams
|
11 | 2.38 |
A team's total is its players' numbers for the club added up, so a player traded mid-season counts for each team only what he did there. Rates such as passer rating and yards per attempt are worked out from the team's summed totals, not averaged across players.