Adrian Peterson vs Todd Gurley

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Adrian Peterson and Todd Gurley compared on their NFL careers: Adrian Peterson played 15 seasons, 2007 to 2021, Todd Gurley 6 seasons, 2015 to 2020. Adrian Peterson has 14,918 rushing yards to Todd Gurley's 6,082.

Who has the better career numbers?

Adrian Peterson and Todd Gurley career totals
184GP88
14,918YDS6,082
120TD67
4.6AVG4.2

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Adrian Peterson and Todd Gurley postseason
5GP4
412YDS261
5TD2
3.6AVG5.9

Where each stands all time

Adrian Peterson and Todd Gurley all-time places
4th (14,918)Rushing yards74th (6,082)
5th (120)Rushing touchdowns30th (67)

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
  • Todd Gurley: 0 championships; Offensive Rookie of the Year, Offensive 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 Todd Gurley 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.
1st20071,341125.620151,106104.8
2nd20081,760104.8201688563.2
3rd20091,383184.420171,305134.7
4th20101,298124.620181,251174.9
5th2011970124.72019857123.8
6th20122,097126.0202067893.5
7th20131,266104.5————
8th20147503.6————
9th20151,485114.5————
10th20167201.9————
11th201752923.4————
12th20181,04274.2————
13th201989854.3————
14th202060473.9————
15th20219822.6————