Earnest Byner vs Herschel Walker

Earnest Byner and Herschel Walker compared on their NFL careers: Earnest Byner played 14 seasons, 1984 to 1997, Herschel Walker 12 seasons, 1986 to 1997. Earnest Byner has 8,261 rushing yards to Herschel Walker's 8,225. Earnest Byner won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Earnest Byner and Herschel Walker career totals

211	GP	187
8,261	YDS	8,225
56	TD	61
3.9	AVG	4.2

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Earnest Byner and Herschel Walker postseason

14	GP	5
839	YDS	132
5	TD	0
4.5	AVG	4.7

Where each stands all time

Earnest Byner and Herschel Walker all-time places

35th (8,261)	Rushing yards	36th (8,225)
51st (56)	Rushing touchdowns	40th (61)

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

Earnest Byner: 1 championship; none on file
Herschel Walker: 0 championships; 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.

Earnest Byner and Herschel Walker season by season

1st	1984	426	2	5.9	1986	737	12	4.9
2nd	1985	1,002	8	4.1	1987	891	7	4.3
3rd	1986	277	2	2.9	1988	1,514	5	4.2
4th	1987	432	8	4.1	1989	915	7	3.7
5th	1988	576	3	3.7	1990	770	5	4.2
6th	1989	580	7	4.3	1991	825	10	4.2
7th	1990	1,219	6	4.1	1992	1,070	8	4.0
8th	1991	1,048	5	3.8	1993	746	1	4.3
9th	1992	998	6	3.8	1994	528	5	4.7
10th	1993	105	1	4.6	1995	126	0	4.1
11th	1994	219	2	2.9	1996	83	1	8.3
12th	1995	432	2	3.8	1997	20	0	3.3
13th	1996	634	4	4.0	—	—	—	—
14th	1997	313	0	3.7	—	—	—	—