Emmitt Smith stats

Last played for the Arizona Cardinals, 2004

Running Back · #22

Age 57 · 5' 9"

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Emmitt Smith played 15 NFL seasons, 1990 to 2004.

Stats

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Totals

Career regular season

GP
226
CAR
4,409
YDS
18,355
AVG
4.2
TD
164
LNG
75
FD
962
FUM
38

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.
1990DAL162419373.9114800
1991DAL163651,5634.31275770
1992DAL163731,7134.61868912
1993DAL142831,4865.3962744
1994DAL153681,4844.021461011
1995DAL163771,7734.725601077
1996DAL153271,2043.71242752
1997DAL162611,0744.1444471
1998DAL163191,3324.21332892
1999DAL153291,3974.21163854
2000DAL162941,2034.1952656
2001DAL142611,0213.9344471
2002DAL162549753.8530482
2003ARI10902562.8222152
2004ARI152679373.5929414

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

Career Postseason

GP
17
CAR
349
YDS
1,586
AVG
4.5
TD
19
LNG
65
FD
82
FUM
3

Per game

Career regular season

GP
226
CAR
19.5
YDS
81.2
AVG
4.2
TD
0.7
LNG
75
FD
4.3
FUM
0.2

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.
1990DAL1615.158.63.90.7480.00
1991DAL1622.897.74.30.8754.80
1992DAL1623.3107.14.61.1685.70.1
1993DAL1420.2106.15.30.6625.30.3
1994DAL1524.598.94.01.4466.70.1
1995DAL1623.6110.84.71.6606.70.4
1996DAL1521.880.33.70.8425.00.1
1997DAL1616.367.14.10.3442.90.1
1998DAL1619.983.34.20.8325.60.1
1999DAL1521.993.14.20.7635.70.3
2000DAL1618.475.24.10.6524.10.4
2001DAL1418.672.93.90.2443.40.1
2002DAL1615.960.93.80.3303.00.1
2003ARI109.025.62.80.2221.50.2
2004ARI1517.862.53.50.6292.70.3

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

Fantasy

Career regular season

GP
226
PPR
3,681.7
HALF
3,424.2
STD
3,166.7
PPG
16.3

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.

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.
1990DAL16206.5194.5182.512.9
1991DAL16309.1284.6260.119.3
1992DAL16375.8346.3316.823.5
1993DAL14305.0276.5248.021.8
1994DAL15364.5339.5314.524.3
1995DAL16414.8383.8352.825.9
1996DAL15278.3254.8231.318.6
1997DAL16194.8174.8154.812.2
1998DAL16263.7250.2236.716.5
1999DAL15250.6237.1223.616.7
2000DAL16183.2177.7172.211.5
2001DAL14146.7138.2129.710.5
2002DAL16150.4142.4134.49.4
2003ARI1062.355.348.36.2
2004ARI15176.0168.5161.011.7

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

Bio

Age
57 yearsMay 15, 1969
Height
5' 9"
Debut
1990
Birthplace
Pensacola, FL
College
Florida
MVP
1993
Offensive Rookie of the Year
1990
Super Bowl MVP
1993

Latest performance

Emmitt Smith

Jan 02 · vs TB · W 12-7

CAR
23
YDS
69
AVG
3.0
TD
0
LNG
7
FUM
1

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentATTYDSTD
Sun, Jan 02vsTBW 12-723690
Sun, Dec 26atSEAL 24-2123650
Sun, Dec 19vsLARW 31-719710
Sun, Dec 12vsSFL 31-28 OT18531
Sun, Dec 05atDETL 26-12———
Sun, Nov 28vsNYJL 13-33210

What were Emmitt Smith's career stats?

Emmitt Smith played 15 seasons for the Cowboys and the Cardinals. He had 4,409 carries for 18,355 yards, 515 catches for 3,224 yards and scored 175 touchdowns. His best season was 1995: 1,773 rushing yards, 25 rushing touchdowns and 4.7 yards per carry.

League leaderboards and awards

15 seasons, 8 postseasons, 1990 to 2004

Emmitt Smith led the NFL in rushing yards (1993, 1995) and rushing touchdowns (1994, 1995); finished top 10 in a stat 13 times; sits top 10 all time in rushing yards and rushing touchdowns.

Championships ×3

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 1st in rushing yards (18,355)
  • 1st in rushing touchdowns (164)

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

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified NFL players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

More on Emmitt Smith

Playoff games

Emmitt Smith played 9 games across 5 NFL postseasons — 5 won, 4 lost.

Emmitt Smith'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.
1999MINL 27-1015991
1998ARIL 20-716740
1996MINW 40-15171162
1996CARL 26-1722800
1995PHIW 30-1121991
1995GBW 38-27351503
1995PITW 27-1718492
1994GBW 35-97441
1994SFL 38-2820742

What the columns mean: CAR

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