Adrian Peterson vs Shaun Alexander

Adrian Peterson

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Shaun Alexander

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Adrian Peterson and Shaun Alexander compared on their NFL careers: Adrian Peterson played 15 seasons, 2007 to 2021, Shaun Alexander 9 seasons, 2000 to 2008. Adrian Peterson has 14,918 rushing yards to Shaun Alexander's 9,453.

Who has the better career numbers?

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

Adrian Peterson and Shaun Alexander career totals
184GP123
14,918, betterYDS9,453
120, betterTD100
4.6, betterAVG4.3

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Adrian Peterson and Shaun Alexander postseason
5GP9
412YDS564, better
5TD8, better
3.6, betterAVG3.3

Where each stands all time

Adrian Peterson and Shaun Alexander all-time places
5th (14,918), betterRushing yards36th (9,453)
5th (120), betterRushing touchdowns9th (100)

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 Shaun Alexander titles and awards
—Championships—
1MVP1
1Offensive Player of the Year1
1, betterComeback Player 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 Shaun Alexander 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.
1st20071,341, better12, better5.6, better200031324.9
2nd20081,760, better104.8, better20011,31814, better4.3
3rd20091,383, better18, better4.4, better20021,175164.0
4th20101,298124.6, better20031,435, better14, better4.4
5th2011970124.720041,696, better16, better4.8, better
6th20122,097, better126.0, better20051,88027, better5.1
7th20131,266, better10, better4.5, better200689673.6
8th20147503.6, better2007716, better4, better3.5
9th20151,485, better11, better4.5, better20082402.2
10th20167201.9————
11th201752923.4————
12th20181,04274.2————
13th201989854.3————
14th202060473.9————
15th20219822.6————