Earnest Byner vs John Stephens

Earnest BynerJohn Stephens

Earnest Byner and John Stephens compared on their NFL careers: Earnest Byner played 14 seasons, 1984 to 1997, John Stephens 6 seasons, 1988 to 1993. Earnest Byner has 8,261 rushing yards to John Stephens's 3,440. Earnest Byner won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Earnest Byner and John Stephens career totals
211GP88
8,261YDS3,440
56TD18
3.9AVG3.6

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Earnest Byner and John Stephens postseason
14GP3
839YDS0
5TD0
4.5AVG0

Where each stands all time

Earnest Byner and John Stephens all-time places
35th (8,261)Rushing yards187th (3,440)
51st (56)Rushing touchdowns248th (18)

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
  • John Stephens: 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.

Earnest Byner and John Stephens 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.
1st198442625.919881,16843.9
2nd19851,00284.1198983373.4
3rd198627722.9199080823.8
4th198743284.1199116322.6
5th198857633.7199227723.7
6th198958074.3199319113.5
7th19901,21964.1————
8th19911,04853.8————
9th199299863.8————
10th199310514.6————
11th199421922.9————
12th199543223.8————
13th199663444.0————
14th199731303.7————