Eric Dickerson vs Terry Allen

Eric DickersonTerry Allen

Eric Dickerson and Terry Allen compared on their NFL careers: Eric Dickerson played 11 seasons, 1983 to 1993, Terry Allen 10 seasons, 1991 to 2001. Eric Dickerson has 13,259 rushing yards to Terry Allen's 8,614.

Who has the better career numbers?

Eric Dickerson and Terry Allen career totals
146GP130
13,259YDS8,614
90TD73
4.4AVG4

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Eric Dickerson and Terry Allen postseason
7GP6
724YDS217
3TD2
4.9AVG3.2

Where each stands all time

Eric Dickerson and Terry Allen all-time places
8th (13,259)Rushing yards32nd (8,614)
10th (90)Rushing touchdowns23rd (73)

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
  • Terry Allen: 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.

Eric Dickerson and Terry 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.
1st19831,808184.6199156324.7
2nd19842,105145.619921,201134.5
3rd19851,234124.219941,03184.0
4th19861,821114.519951,309103.9
5th19871,28864.619961,353213.9
6th19881,659144.3199772443.4
7th19891,31174.2199870024.7
8th199067744.1199989683.5
9th199153623.2200017923.9
10th199272923.9200165833.9
11th19939103.5————