Eric Dickerson vs Marcus Allen

Eric DickersonMarcus Allen

Eric Dickerson and Marcus Allen compared on their NFL careers: Eric Dickerson played 11 seasons, 1983 to 1993, Marcus Allen 16 seasons, 1982 to 1997. Eric Dickerson has 13,259 rushing yards to Marcus Allen's 12,243. Marcus Allen won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Eric Dickerson and Marcus Allen career totals
146GP222
13,259YDS12,243
90TD123
4.4AVG4.1

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Eric Dickerson and Marcus Allen postseason
7GP16
724YDS1,347
3TD11
4.9AVG5

Where each stands all time

Eric Dickerson and Marcus Allen all-time places
8th (13,259)Rushing yards12th (12,243)
10th (90)Rushing touchdowns4th (123)

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

  • Eric Dickerson: 0 championships; Offensive Rookie of the Year, Offensive Player of the Year
  • Marcus Allen: 1 championship; Offensive Rookie of the Year, Super Bowl MVP, MVP, Offensive Player of the Year, Comeback Player 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.

Eric Dickerson and Marcus Allen 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.
1st19831,808184.61982697114.4
2nd19842,105145.619831,01493.8
3rd19851,234124.219841,168134.2
4th19861,821114.519851,759114.6
5th19871,28864.6198675953.6
6th19881,659144.3198775453.8
7th19891,31174.2198883173.7
8th199067744.1198929324.2
9th199153623.21990682123.8
10th199272923.9199128724.6
11th19939103.5199230124.5
12th————1993764123.7
13th————199470973.8
14th————199589054.3
15th————199683094.0
16th————1997505114.1