Fred Taylor vs Ricky Williams

Fred TaylorRicky Williams

Fred Taylor and Ricky Williams compared on their NFL careers: Fred Taylor played 13 seasons, 1998 to 2010, Ricky Williams 11 seasons, 1999 to 2011. Fred Taylor has 11,695 rushing yards to Ricky Williams's 10,009.

Who has the better career numbers?

Fred Taylor and Ricky Williams career totals
153GP147
11,695YDS10,009
66TD66
4.6AVG4.1

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Fred Taylor and Ricky Williams postseason
8GP4
613YDS80
3TD0
4.8AVG3.6

Where each stands all time

Fred Taylor and Ricky Williams all-time places
14th (11,695)Rushing yards25th (10,009)
31st (66)Rushing touchdowns31st (66)

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

  • Fred Taylor: 0 championships; none on file
  • Ricky Williams: 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.

Fred Taylor and Ricky Williams 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.
1st19981,223144.6199988423.5
2nd199973264.620001,00084.0
3rd20001,399124.820011,24564.0
4th200111603.920021,853164.8
5th20021,31484.620031,37293.5
6th20031,57264.6200574364.4
7th20041,22424.720071502.5
8th200578734.1200865944.1
9th20061,14655.020091,121114.7
10th20071,20255.4201067324.2
11th200855613.9201144424.1
12th200926944.3————
13th201015503.6————