Adrian Peterson vs Clinton Portis

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Adrian Peterson and Clinton Portis compared on their NFL careers: Adrian Peterson played 15 seasons, 2007 to 2021, Clinton Portis 9 seasons, 2002 to 2010. Adrian Peterson has 14,918 rushing yards to Clinton Portis's 9,923.

Who has the better career numbers?

Adrian Peterson and Clinton Portis career totals
184GP113
14,918YDS9,923
120TD75
4.6AVG4.5

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Adrian Peterson and Clinton Portis postseason
5GP4
412YDS214
5TD1
3.6AVG3.1

Where each stands all time

Adrian Peterson and Clinton Portis all-time places
4th (14,918)Rushing yards26th (9,923)
5th (120)Rushing touchdowns19th (75)

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
  • Clinton Portis: 0 championships; Offensive Rookie of the Year

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 Clinton Portis 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.
1st20071,341125.620021,508155.5
2nd20081,760104.820031,591145.5
3rd20091,383184.420041,31553.8
4th20101,298124.620051,516114.3
5th2011970124.7200652374.1
6th20122,097126.020071,262113.9
7th20131,266104.520081,48794.3
8th20147503.6200949414.0
9th20151,485114.5201022724.2
10th20167201.9————
11th201752923.4————
12th20181,04274.2————
13th201989854.3————
14th202060473.9————
15th20219822.6————