Barry Word vs Earnest Byner

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Barry Word and Earnest Byner compared on their NFL careers: Barry Word played 5 seasons, 1987 to 1993, Earnest Byner 14 seasons, 1984 to 1997. Barry Word has 2,897 rushing yards to Earnest Byner's 8,261. Earnest Byner won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Barry Word and Earnest Byner career totals
69GP211
2,897YDS8,261
16TD56
4.1AVG3.9

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Barry Word and Earnest Byner postseason
4GP14
197YDS839
1TD5
3.3AVG4.5

Where each stands all time

Barry Word and Earnest Byner all-time places
217th (2,897)Rushing yards35th (8,261)
273rd (16)Rushing touchdowns51st (56)

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 Word: 0 championships; Comeback Player of the Year
  • Earnest Byner: 1 championship; none on file

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 Word and Earnest Byner 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.
1st198713323.7198442625.9
2nd19901,01545.019851,00284.1
3rd199168444.3198627722.9
4th199260743.7198743284.1
5th199345823.2198857633.7
6th————198958074.3
7th————19901,21964.1
8th————19911,04853.8
9th————199299863.8
10th————199310514.6
11th————199421922.9
12th————199543223.8
13th————199663444.0
14th————199731303.7