Adrian Peterson vs Eric Dickerson

Adrian Peterson

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Eric Dickerson

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Adrian Peterson and Eric Dickerson compared on their NFL careers: Adrian Peterson played 15 seasons, 2007 to 2021, Eric Dickerson 11 seasons, 1983 to 1993. Adrian Peterson has 14,918 rushing yards to Eric Dickerson's 13,259.

Who has the better career numbers?

Adrian Peterson leads in 3 of the 3 lines, Eric Dickerson in 0. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Adrian Peterson and Eric Dickerson career totals
184GP146
14,918, betterYDS13,259
120, betterTD90
4.6, betterAVG4.4

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Adrian Peterson and Eric Dickerson postseason
5GP7
412YDS724, better
5, betterTD3
3.6AVG4.9, better

Where each stands all time

Adrian Peterson and Eric Dickerson all-time places
5th (14,918), betterRushing yards10th (13,259)
5th (120), betterRushing touchdowns14th (90)

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 and Eric Dickerson titles and awards
—Championships—
—Offensive Rookie of the Year1, better
1Offensive Player of the Year1
1, betterComeback Player of the Year—
1, betterMVP—

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 Eric Dickerson season by season
YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.
1st20071,341125.6, better19831,808, better18, better4.6
2nd20081,760104.819842,105, better14, better5.6, better
3rd20091,383, better18, better4.4, better19851,234124.2
4th20101,29812, better4.6, better19861,821, better114.5
5th201197012, better4.7, better19871,288, better64.6
6th20122,097, better126.0, better19881,65914, better4.3
7th20131,26610, better4.5, better19891,311, better74.2
8th20147503.61990677, better4, better4.1, better
9th20151,485, better11, better4.5, better199153623.2
10th20167201.91992729, better2, better3.9, better
11th2017529, better2, better3.419939103.5, better
12th20181,04274.2————
13th201989854.3————
14th202060473.9————
15th20219822.6————