Barry Sanders vs Terrell Davis

Barry Sanders Terrell Davis

Barry Sanders and Terrell Davis compared on their NFL careers: Barry Sanders played 10 seasons, 1989 to 1998, Terrell Davis 7 seasons, 1995 to 2001. Barry Sanders has 15,269 rushing yards to Terrell Davis's 7,607. Terrell Davis won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Barry Sanders and Terrell Davis career totals

153	GP	78
15,269	YDS	7,607
99	TD	60
5	AVG	4.6

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Barry Sanders and Terrell Davis postseason

6	GP	8
386	YDS	1,140
1	TD	12
4.2	AVG	5.6

Where each stands all time

Barry Sanders and Terrell Davis all-time places

3rd (15,269)	Rushing yards	48th (7,607)
8th (99)	Rushing touchdowns	44th (60)

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
Terrell Davis: 2 championships; Offensive Player of the Year ×2, Super Bowl MVP, MVP

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 Terrell Davis season by season

1st	1989	1,470	14	5.3	1995	1,117	7	4.7
2nd	1990	1,304	13	5.1	1996	1,538	13	4.5
3rd	1991	1,548	16	4.5	1997	1,750	15	4.7
4th	1992	1,352	9	4.3	1998	2,008	21	5.1
5th	1993	1,115	3	4.6	1999	211	2	3.1
6th	1994	1,883	7	5.7	2000	282	2	3.6
7th	1995	1,500	11	4.8	2001	701	0	4.2
8th	1996	1,553	11	5.1	—	—	—	—
9th	1997	2,053	11	6.1	—	—	—	—
10th	1998	1,491	4	4.3	—	—	—	—