Priest Holmes vs Shaun Alexander

Priest HolmesShaun Alexander

Priest Holmes and Shaun Alexander compared on their NFL careers: Priest Holmes played 10 seasons, 1997 to 2007, Shaun Alexander 9 seasons, 2000 to 2008. Priest Holmes has 8,172 rushing yards to Shaun Alexander's 9,453. Priest Holmes won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Priest Holmes and Shaun Alexander career totals
106GP123
8,172YDS9,453
86TD100
4.6AVG4.3

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Priest Holmes and Shaun Alexander postseason
5GP9
221YDS564
2TD8
5.3AVG3.3

Where each stands all time

Priest Holmes and Shaun Alexander all-time places
38th (8,172)Rushing yards29th (9,453)
12th (86)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

  • Priest Holmes: 1 championship; 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.

Priest Holmes 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.
1st1997———200031324.9
2nd19981,00874.320011,318144.3
3rd199950615.720021,175164.0
4th200058824.320031,435144.4
5th20011,55584.820041,696164.8
6th20021,615215.220051,880275.1
7th20031,420274.4200689673.6
8th2004892144.6200771643.5
9th200545163.820082402.2
10th200713703.0————