LaDainian Tomlinson vs Shaun Alexander

LaDainian TomlinsonShaun Alexander

LaDainian Tomlinson and Shaun Alexander compared on their NFL careers: LaDainian Tomlinson played 11 seasons, 2001 to 2011, Shaun Alexander 9 seasons, 2000 to 2008. LaDainian Tomlinson has 13,684 rushing yards to Shaun Alexander's 9,453.

Who has the better career numbers?

LaDainian Tomlinson and Shaun Alexander career totals
170GP123
13,684YDS9,453
145TD100
4.3AVG4.3

How do they compare in the playoffs?

LaDainian Tomlinson and Shaun Alexander postseason
10GP9
468YDS564
6TD8
3.6AVG3.3

Where each stands all time

LaDainian Tomlinson and Shaun Alexander all-time places
6th (13,684)Rushing yards29th (9,453)
2nd (145)Rushing touchdowns6th (100)

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

  • LaDainian Tomlinson: 0 championships; MVP, Offensive Player of the Year
  • Shaun Alexander: 0 championships; MVP, Offensive Player of the Year

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.

LaDainian Tomlinson and Shaun Alexander 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.
1st20011,236103.6200031324.9
2nd20021,683144.520011,318144.3
3rd20031,645135.320021,175164.0
4th20041,335173.920031,435144.4
5th20051,462184.320041,696164.8
6th20061,815285.220051,880275.1
7th20071,474154.7200689673.6
8th20081,110113.8200771643.5
9th2009730123.320082402.2
10th201091464.2————
11th201128013.7————