Keith Byars vs Tom Rathman

Keith ByarsTom Rathman

Keith Byars and Tom Rathman compared on their NFL careers: Keith Byars played 13 seasons, 1986 to 1998, Tom Rathman 9 seasons, 1986 to 1994. Keith Byars has 3,109 rushing yards to Tom Rathman's 2,020. Tom Rathman won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Keith Byars and Tom Rathman career totals
189GP131
3,109YDS2,020
23TD26
3.6AVG3.7

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Keith Byars and Tom Rathman postseason
13GP14
65YDS287
0TD4
4.6AVG4.5

Where each stands all time

Keith Byars and Tom Rathman all-time places
201st (3,109)Rushing yards—
194th (23)Rushing touchdowns167th (26)

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

  • Keith Byars: 0 championships; none on file
  • Tom Rathman: 2 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.

Keith Byars and Tom Rathman 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.
1st198657713.3198613814.2
2nd198742633.7198725714.1
3rd198851763.4198842724.2
4th198945253.4198930513.9
5th199014103.8199031873.1
6th199138314.1199118362.9
7th199217614.3199219453.4
8th199326934.219938034.2
9th19946423.4199411804.2
10th19954412.9————
11th1996201.0————
12th19972402.2————
13th19983408.5————