Gale Sayers stats

Last played for the Chicago Bears, 1971

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Gale Sayers played 7 NFL seasons, 1965 to 1971.

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Totals

Career regular season

GP
68
CAR
991
YDS
4,956
AVG
5.0
TD
39
LNG
70
FUM
34
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.FUM: Times the player lost control of the ball, recovered or not.
1965CHI141668675.214619
1966CHI142291,2315.48582
1967CHI131868804.77708
1968CHI91388566.22637
1969CHI142361,0324.48287
1970CHI223522.30151
1971CHI213382.9090

What the columns mean: CAR · LNG · FUM

Per game

Career regular season

GP
68
CAR
14.6
YDS
72.9
AVG
5.0
TD
0.6
LNG
70
FUM
0.5

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.FUM: Times the player lost control of the ball, recovered or not.
1965CHI1411.961.95.21.0610.6
1966CHI1416.487.95.40.6580.1
1967CHI1314.367.74.70.5700.6
1968CHI915.395.16.20.2630.8
1969CHI1416.973.74.40.6280.5
1970CHI211.526.02.30.0150.5
1971CHI26.519.02.90.090

What the columns mean: CAR · LNG · FUM

Fantasy

Career regular season

GP
68
PPR
1,030.7
HALF
974.7
STD
918.7
PPG
15.2

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.
1965CHI14290.5276.0261.520.8
1966CHI14262.1245.1228.118.7
1967CHI13164.6156.6148.612.7
1968CHI9124.3116.8109.313.8
1969CHI14179.8171.3162.812.8
1970CHI25.65.14.62.8
1971CHI23.83.83.81.9

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

Bio

Experience
7 yearsDebut 1965
Offensive Rookie of the Year
1965

What were Gale Sayers's career stats?

Gale Sayers played 7 seasons for the Bears. He had 991 carries for 4,956 yards, 112 catches for 1,307 yards. His best season was 1966: 1,231 rushing yards, 8 rushing touchdowns and 5.4 yards per carry.

League leaderboards and awards

7 seasons, 1965 to 1971

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 134th in rushing yards (4,956)
  • 114th in rushing touchdowns (39)

Among the 2,986 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

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