Bio
- Height
- 5' 10"
- Debut
- 1984
- College
- East Carolina
Bio
- Height
- 5' 10"
- Debut
- 1984
- College
- East Carolina
Stats
Totals
Career regular season
- GP
- 211
- CAR
- 2,095
- YDS
- 8,261
- AVG
- 3.9
- TD
- 56
- LNG
- 54
- FD
- 183
- 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.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 |  CLE | 16 | 72 | 426 | 5.9 | 2 | 54 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | CLE | 16 | 244 | 1,002 | 4.1 | 8 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | CLE | 7 | 94 | 277 | 2.9 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | CLE | 12 | 105 | 432 | 4.1 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | CLE | 16 | 157 | 576 | 3.7 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | WSH | 16 | 134 | 580 | 4.3 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | WSH | 16 | 297 | 1,219 | 4.1 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | WSH | 16 | 274 | 1,048 | 3.8 | 5 | 32 | 45 | 0 |
| 1992 | WSH | 16 | 262 | 998 | 3.8 | 6 | 23 | 46 | 1 |
| 1993 | WSH | 16 | 23 | 105 | 4.6 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | CLE | 16 | 75 | 219 | 2.9 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 0 |
| 1995 | CLE | 16 | 115 | 432 | 3.8 | 2 | 23 | 23 | 1 |
| 1996 | BAL | 16 | 159 | 634 | 4.0 | 4 | 42 | 35 | 1 |
| 1997 | BAL | 16 | 84 | 313 | 3.7 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 1 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 14
- CAR
- 186
- YDS
- 839
- AVG
- 4.5
- TD
- 5
- LNG
- 66
- FD
- 11
- FUM
- 0
Per game
Career regular season
- GP
- 211
- CAR
- 9.9
- YDS
- 39.2
- AVG
- 3.9
- TD
- 0.3
- LNG
- 54
- FD
- 0.9
- 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.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | CLE | 16 | 4.5 | 26.6 | 5.9 | 0.1 | 54 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | CLE | 16 | 15.3 | 62.6 | 4.1 | 0.5 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | CLE | 7 | 13.4 | 39.6 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | CLE | 12 | 8.8 | 36 | 4.1 | 0.7 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | CLE | 16 | 9.8 | 36 | 3.7 | 0.2 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | WSH | 16 | 8.4 | 36.3 | 4.3 | 0.4 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | WSH | 16 | 18.6 | 76.2 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | WSH | 16 | 17.1 | 65.5 | 3.8 | 0.3 | 32 | 2.8 | 0 |
| 1992 | WSH | 16 | 16.4 | 62.4 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 23 | 2.9 | 0.1 |
| 1993 | WSH | 16 | 1.4 | 6.6 | 4.6 | 0.1 | 16 | 0.3 | 0 |
| 1994 | CLE | 16 | 4.7 | 13.7 | 2.9 | 0.1 | 15 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 1995 | CLE | 16 | 7.2 | 27 | 3.8 | 0.1 | 23 | 1.4 | 0.1 |
| 1996 | BAL | 16 | 9.9 | 39.6 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 42 | 2.2 | 0.1 |
| 1997 | BAL | 16 | 5.3 | 19.6 | 3.7 | 0 | 19 | 1.1 | 0.1 |
What were Earnest Byner's career stats?
Earnest Byner played 14 seasons for the Browns, the Commanders and the Ravens. He had 2,095 carries for 8,261 yards, 512 catches for 4,605 yards and scored 71 touchdowns. His best season was 1990: 1,219 rushing yards, 6 rushing touchdowns and 4.1 yards per carry.
League leaderboards and awards
14 seasons, 8 postseasons, 1984 to 1997
Championships
- 1991 Super Bowl with the Washington Commanders
All-time career rank
- 35th in rushing yards (8,261)
- 51st in rushing touchdowns (56)
Among the 2,740 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
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