Gary Anderson stats
Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 1983
- College
- Arkansas
Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 1983
- College
- Arkansas
Stats
Totals
Career regular season
- GP
- 111
- CAR
- 869
- YDS
- 3,409
- AVG
- 3.9
- TD
- 16
- LNG
- 64
- FD
- 31
- FUM
- 2
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 |  LAC | 12 | 116 | 429 | 3.7 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | LAC | 16 | 127 | 442 | 3.5 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | LAC | 12 | 80 | 260 | 3.3 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | LAC | 14 | 225 | 1,119 | 5.0 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 |  TB | 16 | 166 | 646 | 3.9 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | TB | 16 | 72 | 263 | 3.7 | 1 | 64 | 16 | 0 |
| 1992 | TB | 15 | 55 | 194 | 3.5 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 2 |
| 1993 |  TB/DET | 10 | 28 | 56 | 2.0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 0 |
Per game
Career regular season
- GP
- 111
- CAR
- 7.8
- YDS
- 30.7
- AVG
- 3.9
- TD
- 0.1
- LNG
- 64
- FD
- 0.3
- 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | LAC | 12 | 9.7 | 35.8 | 3.7 | 0.3 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | LAC | 16 | 7.9 | 27.6 | 3.5 | 0.1 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | LAC | 12 | 6.7 | 21.7 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | LAC | 14 | 16.1 | 79.9 | 5.0 | 0.2 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | TB | 16 | 10.4 | 40.4 | 3.9 | 0.2 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | TB | 16 | 4.5 | 16.4 | 3.7 | 0.1 | 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | TB | 15 | 3.7 | 12.9 | 3.5 | 0.1 | 18 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
| 1993 | TB/DET | 10 | 2.8 | 5.6 | 2.0 | 0 | 13 | 0.4 | 0 |
What were Gary Anderson's career stats?
Gary Anderson played 8 seasons for the Chargers and the Buccaneers. He had 869 carries for 3,409 yards, 302 catches for 2,999 yards and scored 32 touchdowns. His best season was 1988: 1,119 rushing yards, 3 rushing touchdowns and 5.0 yards per carry.
League leaderboards and awards
8 seasons, 1985 to 1993
All-time career rank
- 189th in rushing yards (3,409)
- 273rd in rushing touchdowns (16)
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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