Adrian Peterson vs Arian Foster

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Adrian Peterson and Arian Foster compared on their NFL careers: Adrian Peterson played 15 seasons, 2007 to 2021, Arian Foster 8 seasons, 2009 to 2016. Adrian Peterson has 14,918 rushing yards to Arian Foster's 6,527.

Who has the better career numbers?

Adrian Peterson and Arian Foster career totals
184GP80
14,918YDS6,527
120TD54
4.6AVG4.4

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Adrian Peterson and Arian Foster postseason
5GP4
412YDS515
5TD5
3.6AVG4.9

Where each stands all time

Adrian Peterson and Arian Foster all-time places
4th (14,918)Rushing yards63rd (6,527)
5th (120)Rushing touchdowns60th (54)

Among the NFL players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Adrian Peterson: 0 championships; Comeback Player of the Year, MVP, Offensive Player of the Year
  • Arian Foster: 0 championships; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Adrian Peterson and Arian Foster season by season
YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.
1st20071,341125.6200925734.8
2nd20081,760104.820101,616164.9
3rd20091,383184.420111,224104.4
4th20101,298124.620121,424154.1
5th2011970124.7201354214.5
6th20122,097126.020141,24684.8
7th20131,266104.5201516312.6
8th20147503.620165502.5
9th20151,485114.5————
10th20167201.9————
11th201752923.4————
12th20181,04274.2————
13th201989854.3————
14th202060473.9————
15th20219822.6————