Emmitt Smith vs Terrell Davis

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Emmitt Smith and Terrell Davis compared on their NFL careers: Emmitt Smith played 15 seasons, 1990 to 2004, Terrell Davis 7 seasons, 1995 to 2001. Emmitt Smith has 18,355 rushing yards to Terrell Davis's 7,607. Emmitt Smith won 3 titles, Terrell Davis won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Emmitt Smith and Terrell Davis career totals
226GP78
18,355YDS7,607
164TD60
4.2AVG4.6

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Emmitt Smith and Terrell Davis postseason
17GP8
1,586YDS1,140
19TD12
4.5AVG5.6

Where each stands all time

Emmitt Smith and Terrell Davis all-time places
1st (18,355)Rushing yards48th (7,607)
1st (164)Rushing touchdowns44th (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

  • Emmitt Smith: 3 championships; Offensive Rookie of the Year, MVP, Super Bowl 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.

Emmitt Smith and Terrell Davis 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.
1st1990937113.919951,11774.7
2nd19911,563124.319961,538134.5
3rd19921,713184.619971,750154.7
4th19931,48695.319982,008215.1
5th19941,484214.0199921123.1
6th19951,773254.7200028223.6
7th19961,204123.7200170104.2
8th19971,07444.1————
9th19981,332134.2————
10th19991,397114.2————
11th20001,20394.1————
12th20011,02133.9————
13th200297553.8————
14th200325622.8————
15th200493793.5————