Barry Sanders vs Curtis Martin

Barry Sanders Curtis Martin

Barry Sanders and Curtis Martin compared on their NFL careers: Barry Sanders played 10 seasons, 1989 to 1998, Curtis Martin 11 seasons, 1995 to 2005. Barry Sanders has 15,269 rushing yards to Curtis Martin's 14,101.

Who has the better career numbers?

Barry Sanders and Curtis Martin career totals

153	GP	168
15,269	YDS	14,101
99	TD	90
5	AVG	4

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Barry Sanders and Curtis Martin postseason

6	GP	10
386	YDS	795
1	TD	8
4.2	AVG	4.4

Where each stands all time

Barry Sanders and Curtis Martin all-time places

3rd (15,269)	Rushing yards	5th (14,101)
8th (99)	Rushing touchdowns	10th (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

Barry Sanders: 0 championships; Offensive Rookie of the Year, Offensive Player of the Year ×2, MVP
Curtis Martin: 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.

Barry Sanders and Curtis Martin season by season

1st	1989	1,470	14	5.3	1995	1,487	14	4.0
2nd	1990	1,304	13	5.1	1996	1,152	14	3.6
3rd	1991	1,548	16	4.5	1997	1,160	4	4.2
4th	1992	1,352	9	4.3	1998	1,287	8	3.5
5th	1993	1,115	3	4.6	1999	1,464	5	4.0
6th	1994	1,883	7	5.7	2000	1,204	9	3.8
7th	1995	1,500	11	4.8	2001	1,513	10	4.5
8th	1996	1,553	11	5.1	2002	1,094	7	4.2
9th	1997	2,053	11	6.1	2003	1,308	2	4.1
10th	1998	1,491	4	4.3	2004	1,697	12	4.6
11th	—	—	—	—	2005	735	5	3.3