Derrick Ward stats

Last played for the Houston Texans, 2011

Running Back · #32

Age 50 · 5' 11"

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Derrick Ward played 8 NFL seasons, 2004 to 2011.

Stats

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Totals

Career regular season

GP
93
CAR
551
YDS
2,628
AVG
4.8
TD
12
LNG
51
FD
129
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.
2004NYG5000.00000
2005NYG14351233.501270
2006NYG8000.00000
2007NYG81256024.8344282
2008NYG161821,0255.6251532
2009TB141144093.6128130
2010HOU16503156.3438170
2011HOU12451543.4215110

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

Career Postseason

GP
1
CAR
12
YDS
46
AVG
3.8
TD
0
LNG
14
FD
2
FUM
0

Per game

Career regular season

GP
93
CAR
5.9
YDS
28.3
AVG
4.8
TD
0.1
LNG
51
FD
1.4
FUM
0.0

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.
2004NYG50.00.00.00.000.00
2005NYG142.58.83.50.0120.50
2006NYG80.00.00.00.000.00
2007NYG815.675.34.80.4443.50.3
2008NYG1611.464.15.60.1513.30.1
2009TB148.129.23.60.1280.90
2010HOU163.119.76.30.3381.10
2011HOU123.812.83.40.2150.90

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

Fantasy

Career regular season

GP
80
PPR
525.5
HALF
477.5
STD
429.5
PPG
6.6

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.

Ranked among NFL players with 4+ games that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

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.
2005NYG1415.614.613.61.1
2007NYG8126.1113.1100.115.8
2008NYG16193.9173.4152.912.1
2009TB1493.983.973.96.7
2010HOU1668.665.161.64.3
2011HOU1227.427.427.42.3

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

Bio

Age
50 yearsAug 29, 1976
Height
5' 11"
Debut
2004
Birthplace
Moreno Valley, CA
Draft
2004Rd 7, Pk 235
College
Ottawa (KS)

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentATTYDSTD
Sun, Jan 15atBALL 20-13———
Sat, Jan 07vsCINW 31-10———
Sun, Jan 01vsTENL 23-2212500
Thu, Dec 22atINDL 19-16000
Sun, Dec 18vsCARL 28-13000
Sun, Dec 11atCINW 20-19000

What were Derrick Ward's career stats?

Derrick Ward played 8 seasons for the Giants, the Buccaneers and the Texans. He had 551 carries for 2,628 yards, 96 catches for 787 yards and scored 16 touchdowns. His best season was 2008: 1,025 rushing yards, 2 rushing touchdowns and 5.6 yards per carry.

League leaderboards and awards

8 seasons, 1 postseason, 2004 to 2011

Championships

All-time career rank

  • 288th in rushing yards (2,628)

Among the 2,979 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

More on Derrick Ward

Playoff games

Derrick Ward played 3 games across 2 NFL postseasons — 1 won, 2 lost.

Derrick Ward's line in each playoff game
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.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
2011CINW 31-10000
2011BALL 20-13000
2008PHIL 23-1112460

What the columns mean: CAR

Totals, from NFL game logs since the 1994 postseason — earlier games are not counted.