Emmitt Smith vs Frank Gore

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Emmitt Smith and Frank Gore compared on their NFL careers: Emmitt Smith played 15 seasons, 1990 to 2004, Frank Gore 16 seasons, 2005 to 2020. Emmitt Smith has 18,355 rushing yards to Frank Gore's 16,000. Emmitt Smith won 3 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Emmitt Smith leads in 2 of the 3 lines, Frank Gore in 1. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Emmitt Smith and Frank Gore career totals

226	GP	241
18,355, better	YDS	16,000
164, better	TD	81
4.2	AVG	4.3, better

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Emmitt Smith and Frank Gore postseason

17	GP	9
1,586, better	YDS	668
19, better	TD	5
4.5	AVG	4.5

Where each stands all time

Emmitt Smith and Frank Gore all-time places

1st (18,355), better	Rushing yards	3rd (16,000)
1st (164), better	Rushing touchdowns	21st (81)

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

Emmitt Smith and Frank Gore titles and awards

3, better	Championships	—
1, better	Offensive Rookie of the Year	—
1, better	MVP	—
1, better	Super Bowl 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.

Emmitt Smith and Frank Gore season by season

1st	1990	937, better	11, better	3.9	2005	608	3	4.8, better
2nd	1991	1,563	12, better	4.3	2006	1,695, better	8	5.4, better
3rd	1992	1,713, better	18, better	4.6, better	2007	1,102	5	4.2
4th	1993	1,486, better	9, better	5.3, better	2008	1,036	6	4.3
5th	1994	1,484, better	21, better	4.0	2009	1,120	10	4.9, better
6th	1995	1,773, better	25, better	4.7, better	2010	853	3	4.2
7th	1996	1,204	12, better	3.7	2011	1,211, better	8	4.3, better
8th	1997	1,074	4	4.1	2012	1,214, better	8, better	4.7, better
9th	1998	1,332, better	13, better	4.2, better	2013	1,128	9	4.1
10th	1999	1,397, better	11, better	4.2	2014	1,106	4	4.3, better
11th	2000	1,203, better	9, better	4.1, better	2015	967	6	3.7
12th	2001	1,021	3	3.9	2016	1,025, better	4, better	3.9
13th	2002	975, better	5, better	3.8, better	2017	961	3	3.7
14th	2003	256	2, better	2.8	2018	722, better	0	4.6, better
15th	2004	937, better	9, better	3.5	2019	599	2	3.6, better
16th	—	—	—	—	2020	653	2	3.5