Barry Sanders vs Eric Dickerson

Barry SandersEric Dickerson

Barry Sanders and Eric Dickerson compared on their NFL careers: Barry Sanders played 10 seasons, 1989 to 1998, Eric Dickerson 11 seasons, 1983 to 1993. Barry Sanders has 15,269 rushing yards to Eric Dickerson's 13,259.

Who has the better career numbers?

Barry Sanders and Eric Dickerson career totals
153GP146
15,269YDS13,259
99TD90
5AVG4.4

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Barry Sanders and Eric Dickerson postseason
6GP7
386YDS724
1TD3
4.2AVG4.9

Where each stands all time

Barry Sanders and Eric Dickerson all-time places
3rd (15,269)Rushing yards8th (13,259)
8th (99)Rushing touchdowns10th (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
  • Eric Dickerson: 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.

Barry Sanders and Eric Dickerson 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.
1st19891,470145.319831,808184.6
2nd19901,304135.119842,105145.6
3rd19911,548164.519851,234124.2
4th19921,35294.319861,821114.5
5th19931,11534.619871,28864.6
6th19941,88375.719881,659144.3
7th19951,500114.819891,31174.2
8th19961,553115.1199067744.1
9th19972,053116.1199153623.2
10th19981,49144.3199272923.9
11th————19939103.5