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Walter Payton

Walter Payton

1975–1987  ·  RB  ·  5'10", 200 lb  ·  b. 1954  ·  Jackson St.

Career 16,726 rush yds · 110 rush TD · 492 rec · 4,538 rec yds · 15 rec TD · 331 pass yds · 8 pass TD

Seasons leading his conference
18
9 best in the NFL 9 conference only
42 Top-5 finishes
5 Title seasons
6 Categories led
1977 Best season

Spanning 1976–1980, peaking at 6 titles in 1977.

Clubs 10,000 Rushing Yard Club 1,000 Yard Rushing Seasons ×10 2,000 Scrimmage Yard Seasons ×4
Team records #1 Bears career YDS #1 Bears career TD #1 Bears career REC #1 Bears career ATT #1 Bears 1977 YDS #1 Bears 1977 TD #1 Bears 1984 ATT #2 Bears career Y/A #3 Bears career PTS #4 Bears career YDS
Led in Rushing Attempts for 5 straight seasons (1976–1980) — his longest run atop any category.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1922

Among league leaders

  • 21st Conference titles 18
  • 37th Best in the NFL 9
  • 52nd Top-5 finishes 42

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led the whole NFL   led his conference
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Rushing Attempts 5 1st 5 yrs (1976–1980) 1976 311 1977 339 1978 333 1979 369 1980 NFC 317 1981 #3 1984 #2 1985 #3
Rushing Yards 5 1st 5 yrs (1976–1980) 1977 1,852 1976 NFC 1,390 1978 NFC 1,395 1979 NFC 1,610 1980 NFC 1,460 1982 #3 1983 #3 1984 #2 1985 #2
Rushing Touchdowns 4 1st 4 yrs (1976–1979) 1977 14 1976 NFC 13 1978 NFC 11 1979 NFC 14 1975 #3
Yards from Scrimmage 2 1st 2 yrs (1977–1978) 1977 2,121 1978 1,875 1976 #2 1979 #2 1980 #2 1983 #3 1984 #3 1985 #2 1986 #3
Points Scored 1 1st — 1977 NFC 96
Yards per Carry 1 1st — 1977 5.46

Title Seasons

5 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1980 2 YDS 1,460 ATT 317
1979 3 YDS 1,610 TD 14 ATT 369
1978 4 YDS 1,395 TD 11 ATT 333 YScm 1,875
1977 6 YDS 1,852 TD 14 Y/A 5.46 PTS 96 ATT 339 YScm 2,121
1976 3 YDS 1,390 TD 13 ATT 311

Rushing

  led the league   13 seasons
Year Team Lg G ATT YDS Y/A TD 1D FL
1975 CHI NFC 13 196 679 3.46 7 — —
1976 CHI NFC 14 311 1,390 4.47 13 — —
1977 CHI NFC 14 339 1,852 5.46 14 — —
1978 CHI NFC 16 333 1,395 4.19 11 — —
1979 CHI NFC 16 369 1,610 4.36 14 — —
1980 CHI NFC 16 317 1,460 4.61 6 — —
1981 CHI NFC 16 339 1,222 3.60 6 — —
1982 CHI NFC 9 148 596 4.03 1 — —
1983 CHI NFC 16 314 1,421 4.53 6 — —
1984 CHI NFC 16 381 1,684 4.42 11 — —
1985 CHI NFC 16 324 1,551 4.79 9 — —
1986 CHI NFC 16 321 1,333 4.15 8 — —
1987 CHI NFC 12 146 533 3.65 4 — —
Career — — 190 3,838 16,726 4.36 110 — —

Receiving

13 seasons
Year Team Lg G REC TGT YDS Y/R TD 1D CTH%
1975 CHI NFC 13 33 — 213 6.45 0 — —
1976 CHI NFC 14 15 — 149 9.93 0 — —
1977 CHI NFC 14 27 — 269 9.96 2 — —
1978 CHI NFC 16 50 — 480 9.60 0 — —
1979 CHI NFC 16 31 — 313 10.10 2 — —
1980 CHI NFC 16 46 — 367 7.98 1 — —
1981 CHI NFC 16 41 — 379 9.24 2 — —
1982 CHI NFC 9 32 — 311 9.72 0 — —
1983 CHI NFC 16 53 — 607 11.45 2 — —
1984 CHI NFC 16 45 — 368 8.18 0 — —
1985 CHI NFC 16 49 — 483 9.86 2 — —
1986 CHI NFC 16 37 — 382 10.32 3 — —
1987 CHI NFC 12 33 — 217 6.58 1 — —
Career — — 190 492 — 4,538 9.22 15 — —

Passing

13 seasons
Year Team Lg G CMP ATT CMP% YDS Y/A TD INT SK RTG
1975 CHI NFC 13 0 1 0.0% 0 0.00 0 1 — 0.0
1976 CHI NFC 14 0 0 — 0 — 0 0 — —
1977 CHI NFC 14 0 0 — 0 — 0 0 — —
1978 CHI NFC 16 0 0 — 0 — 0 0 — —
1979 CHI NFC 16 1 1 100.0% 54 54.00 1 0 — 158.3
1980 CHI NFC 16 0 3 0.0% 0 0.00 0 0 — 39.6
1981 CHI NFC 16 0 2 0.0% 0 0.00 0 0 — 39.6
1982 CHI NFC 9 1 3 33.3% 39 13.00 1 0 — 121.5
1983 CHI NFC 16 3 6 50.0% 95 15.83 3 2 — 95.8
1984 CHI NFC 16 3 8 37.5% 47 5.88 2 1 — 57.8
1985 CHI NFC 16 3 5 60.0% 96 19.20 1 0 — 143.8
1986 CHI NFC 16 0 4 0.0% 0 0.00 0 1 — 0.0
1987 CHI NFC 12 0 1 0.0% 0 0.00 0 1 — 0.0
Career — — 190 11 34 32.4% 331 9.74 8 6 — 69.6