Ezekiel Elliott vs Saquon Barkley

Ezekiel Elliott

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Saquon Barkley

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Ezekiel Elliott and Saquon Barkley compared on their NFL careers: Ezekiel Elliott played 9 seasons, 2016 to 2024, Saquon Barkley 9 seasons, 2018 to 2026. Ezekiel Elliott has 9,130 rushing yards to Saquon Barkley's 8,538. They have faced each other 10 times: Ezekiel Elliott's team won 7, Saquon Barkley's 3. Saquon Barkley won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Ezekiel Elliott leads in 2 of the 3 lines, Saquon Barkley in 1. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Ezekiel Elliott and Saquon Barkley career totals
135GP110
9,130, betterYDS8,538
74, betterTD55
4.3AVG4.6, better

Ezekiel Elliott vs Saquon Barkley head to head

They have faced each other 10 times: Ezekiel Elliott's team won 7, Saquon Barkley's 3.

Ezekiel Elliott and Saquon Barkley, record against each other
GamesPlayedEzekiel Elliott wonSaquon Barkley won
Regular season107, better3
Ezekiel Elliott and Saquon Barkley, averages in their games against each other
13.9, betterATT13.5
66.7, betterYDS63.4
0.6, betterTD0.2

Every game against each other

Ezekiel Elliott vs Saquon Barkley, every game
Dec 29, 2024DAL at PHIL 41-73 ATT, 2 YDS, 0 TD31 ATT, 167 YDS, 0 TD
Nov 10, 2024PHI at DALL 34-66 ATT, 22 YDS, 0 TD14 ATT, 66 YDS, 0 TD
Nov 26, 2023NE at NYGL 10-79 ATT, 46 YDS, 0 TD12 ATT, 46 YDS, 0 TD
Nov 24, 2022NYG at DALW 28-2016 ATT, 92 YDS, 1 TD11 ATT, 39 YDS, 1 TD
Sep 26, 2022DAL at NYGW 23-1615 ATT, 73 YDS, 1 TD14 ATT, 81 YDS, 1 TD
Dec 19, 2021DAL at NYGW 21-616 ATT, 52 YDS, 1 TD15 ATT, 50 YDS, 0 TD
Oct 10, 2021NYG at DALW 44-2021 ATT, 110 YDS, 1 TD2 ATT, 9 YDS, 0 TD
Nov 4, 2019DAL at NYGW 37-1823 ATT, 139 YDS, 0 TD14 ATT, 28 YDS, 0 TD
Sep 8, 2019NYG at DALW 35-1713 ATT, 53 YDS, 1 TD11 ATT, 120 YDS, 0 TD
Sep 16, 2018NYG at DALW 20-1317 ATT, 78 YDS, 1 TD11 ATT, 28 YDS, 0 TD

Games both played on opposite sides, from the game logs on file; the record is their teams’.

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Ezekiel Elliott and Saquon Barkley postseason
6GP7
393YDS719, better
2TD7, better
3.8AVG5.3, better

Where each stands all time

Ezekiel Elliott and Saquon Barkley all-time places
39th (9,130), betterRushing yards42nd (8,538)
29th (74), betterRushing touchdowns67th (55)

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

Ezekiel Elliott and Saquon Barkley titles and awards
—Championships1, better
—Offensive Rookie of the Year1, better
—Offensive Player of the Year1, better

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.

Ezekiel Elliott and Saquon Barkley season by season
YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.
1st20161,631, better15, better5.1, better20181,307115.0
2nd20179837, better4.120191,003, better64.6, better
3rd20181,434, better6, better4.7, better20203401.8
4th20191,357, better12, better4.5, better202159323.7
5th202097964.020221,312, better10, better4.4, better
6th20211,002, better10, better4.2, better202396263.9
7th2022876123.820242,005, better13, better5.8, better
8th202364233.520251,140, better7, better4.1, better
9th2024226, better3, better3.1202618205.1, better