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1989 NFL Yards per Carry Leaders

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Randall Cunningham led the whole NFL in yards per carry in 1989 with 5.97, 0.37 ahead of James Brooks (5.61). It stands 65th among all single seasons in NFL history. It was one of 2 times Randall Cunningham led in yards per carry.

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Randall Cunningham Led the whole NFL in 1989 Randall Cunningham PHI
5.97 Yards per Carry 0.37 clear of James Brooks
Showing Yards per Carry and the stats that give it context Full stat line
# Player Team Y/A G ATT YDS TD
1 Randall Cunningham Randall Cunningham PHI 5.97 16 104 621 4
2 James Brooks James Brooks CIN 5.61 16 221 1,239 7
3 Bo Jackson Bo Jackson LAA 5.49 11 173 950 4
4 Barry Sanders DET 5.25 15 280 1,470 14
5 Neal Anderson CHI 4.65 16 274 1,275 11
6 Earnest Byner WAS 4.33 16 134 580 7
7 Greg Bell LAN 4.18 16 272 1,137 15
8 Eric Dickerson Eric Dickerson IND 4.18 15 314 1,311 7
9 Thurman Thomas Thurman Thomas BUF 4.17 16 298 1,244 6
10 Gerald Riggs Gerald Riggs WAS 4.15 12 201 834 4
11 Alonzo Highsmith HOO 4.15 16 128 531 4
12 Larry Kinnebrew BUF 4.07 15 131 533 6
13 Steve Smith LAA 4.03 16 117 471 1
14 Brent Fullwood GB 4.03 15 204 821 5
15 Marion Butts SD 4.02 15 170 683 9
16 Christian Okoye KC 4.00 15 370 1,480 12
17 Paul Palmer DAL 3.98 14 112 446 2
18 Johnny Hector NYJ 3.97 15 177 702 3
19 Tim Worley PIT 3.95 15 195 770 5
20 Bobby Humphrey DEN 3.92 16 294 1,151 7
21 Rick Fenney MIN 3.89 16 151 588 4
22 Roger Craig Roger Craig SF 3.89 16 271 1,054 6
23 Tim Spencer SD 3.89 16 134 521 3
24 Roger Vick NYJ 3.88 16 112 434 5
25 John Settle ATL 3.85 15 179 689 3
26 Bob Perryman Bob Perryman NE 3.75 16 150 562 2
27 Dalton Hilliard NO 3.67 16 344 1,262 13
28 Herschel Walker Herschel Walker MIN 3.66 16 250 915 7
29 Lars Tate TB 3.53 15 167 589 8
30 John Williams SEA 3.42 15 146 499 1
31 John Stephens NE 3.41 14 244 833 7
32 Keith Byars Keith Byars PHI 3.40 16 133 452 5
33 Eric Metcalf CLE 3.39 16 187 633 6
34 Anthony Toney PHI 3.38 14 172 582 3
35 Earl Ferrell PHO 3.37 15 149 502 6
36 Lorenzo White HOO 3.36 16 104 349 5
37 Merril Hoge PIT 3.34 16 186 621 8
38 William Howard TB 3.31 16 108 357 1
39 Sammie Smith Sammie Smith MIA 3.30 13 200 659 6
40 Curt Warner SEA 3.25 16 194 631 3
41 Sammy Winder Sammy Winder DEN 3.19 16 110 351 2
42 Ottis Anderson Ottis Anderson NYG 3.15 16 325 1,023 14
43 Jamie Morris Jamie Morris WAS 2.71 12 124 336 2