Jerome Bettis vs Ricky Watters

Jerome BettisRicky Watters

Jerome Bettis and Ricky Watters compared on their NFL careers: Jerome Bettis played 13 seasons, 1993 to 2005, Ricky Watters 10 seasons, 1992 to 2001. Jerome Bettis has 13,662 rushing yards to Ricky Watters's 10,643. Jerome Bettis won 1 title, Ricky Watters won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Jerome Bettis and Ricky Watters career totals
192GP144
13,662YDS10,643
91TD78
3.9AVG4.1

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Jerome Bettis and Ricky Watters postseason
13GP11
674YDS666
9TD8
3.4AVG3.8

Where each stands all time

Jerome Bettis and Ricky Watters all-time places
7th (13,662)Rushing yards19th (10,643)
9th (91)Rushing touchdowns18th (78)

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

  • Jerome Bettis: 1 championship; Offensive Rookie of the Year, Comeback Player of the Year
  • Ricky Watters: 1 championship; 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.

Jerome Bettis and Ricky Watters 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.
1st19931,42974.919921,01394.9
2nd19941,02533.21993950104.6
3rd199563733.5199487763.7
4th19961,431114.519951,273113.8
5th19971,66574.419961,411134.0
6th19981,18533.819971,11073.9
7th19991,09173.619981,23993.9
8th20001,34183.819991,21053.7
9th20011,07244.820001,24274.5
10th200266693.6200131814.4
11th200381173.3————
12th2004941133.8————
13th200536893.3————