Barry Word stats

Last played for the Minnesota Vikings, 1993

Running Back

Age 63 · 6' 2"

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Barry Word played 5 NFL seasons, 1987 to 1993.

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Totals

Career regular season

GP
69
CAR
705
YDS
2,897
AVG
4.1
TD
16
LNG
53
FD
94
FUM
4

Ranked among NFL players who qualify (CAR, YDS, TD: 4+ games, 50+ CAR; AVG: 4+ games, 100+ CAR; LNG, FD: 4+ games) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Totals by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.LNG: Longest single play, in yards.FD: First downs this player moved the chains for.FUM: Times the player lost control of the ball, recovered or not.
1987NO12361333.722000
1990KC162041,0155.045300
1991KC161606844.3437360
1992KC121636073.7444332
1993MIN131424583.2214252

What the columns mean: CAR · LNG · FD · FUM

Career Postseason

GP
4
CAR
59
YDS
197
AVG
3.3
TD
1
LNG
23
FD
1
FUM
0

Per game

Career regular season

GP
69
CAR
10.2
YDS
42.0
AVG
4.1
TD
0.2
LNG
53
FD
1.4
FUM
0.1

Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.

Per game by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.LNG: Longest single play, in yards.FD: First downs this player moved the chains for.FUM: Times the player lost control of the ball, recovered or not.
1987NO123.011.13.70.2200.00
1990KC1612.863.45.00.3530.00
1991KC1610.042.84.30.3372.30
1992KC1213.650.63.70.3442.80.2
1993MIN1310.935.23.20.2141.90.2

What the columns mean: CAR · LNG · FD · FUM

Fantasy

Career regular season

GP
69
PPR
437.7
HALF
422.7
STD
407.7
PPG
6.3

Fantasy points in ESPN’s default scoring, worked out here from the season lines: PPR with a point per catch, half-PPR with half, standard with none.

Fantasy by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.PPR: Fantasy points with a point per catch — the scoring most leagues use.HALF: Fantasy points with half a point per catch.STD: Standard fantasy points: nothing for a catch, only yards, touchdowns and turnovers.PPG: PPR fantasy points per game played.
1987NO1236.733.730.73.1
1990KC16132.3130.3128.38.3
1991KC1695.794.793.76
1992KC12101.797.292.78.5
1993MIN1371.366.862.35.5

What the columns mean: PPR · HALF · STD · PPG

Bio

Age
63 yearsJan 17, 1963
Height
6' 2"
Debut
1986
Birthplace
Long Island, VA
College
Virginia
Comeback Player of the Year
1990

What were Barry Word's career stats?

Barry Word played 5 seasons for the Saints, the Chiefs and the Vikings. He had 705 carries for 2,897 yards, 30 catches for 280 yards and scored 16 touchdowns. His best season was 1990: 1,015 rushing yards, 4 rushing touchdowns and 5.0 yards per carry.

League leaderboards and awards

5 seasons, 4 postseasons, 1987 to 1993

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 263rd in rushing yards (2,897)

Among the 2,980 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

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