Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1985
- Draft
- 1985Rd 5, Pk 2
- College
- Georgia
Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1985
- Draft
- 1985Rd 5, Pk 2
- College
- Georgia
Stats
Totals
- GP
- 16
- CAR
- 6
- YDS
- 20
- AVG
- 3.3
- TD
- 0
- LNG
- 11
- FD
- 2
- FUM
- 0
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 |  DAL | 16 | 151 | 737 | 4.9 | 12 | 84 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | DAL | 12 | 209 | 891 | 4.3 | 7 | 60 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | DAL | 16 | 361 | 1,514 | 4.2 | 5 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 |  DAL/MIN | 11 | 250 | 915 | 3.7 | 7 | 47 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | MIN | 16 | 184 | 770 | 4.2 | 5 | 58 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | MIN | 15 | 198 | 825 | 4.2 | 10 | 71 | 49 | 0 |
| 1992 | PHI | 16 | 267 | 1,070 | 4.0 | 8 | 38 | 60 | 6 |
| 1993 | PHI | 16 | 174 | 746 | 4.3 | 1 | 35 | 33 | 1 |
| 1994 | PHI | 16 | 113 | 528 | 4.7 | 5 | 91 | 22 | 4 |
| 1995 | NYG | 16 | 31 | 126 | 4.1 | 0 | 36 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | DAL | 16 | 10 | 83 | 8.3 | 1 | 39 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | DAL | 16 | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
Career regular season
- GP
- 187
- CAR
- 1,954
- YDS
- 8,225
- AVG
- 4.2
- TD
- 61
- LNG
- 91
- FD
- 176
- FUM
- 11
Career Postseason
- GP
- 5
- CAR
- 28
- YDS
- 132
- AVG
- 4.7
- TD
- 0
- LNG
- 23
- FD
- 4
- FUM
- 0
Per game
- GP
- 16
- CAR
- 0.4
- YDS
- 1.3
- AVG
- 3.3
- TD
- 0
- LNG
- 11
- FD
- 0.1
- FUM
- 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | DAL | 16 | 9.4 | 46.1 | 4.9 | 0.8 | 84 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | DAL | 12 | 17.4 | 74.3 | 4.3 | 0.6 | 60 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | DAL | 16 | 22.6 | 94.6 | 4.2 | 0.3 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | DAL/MIN | 11 | 22.7 | 83.2 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 47 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | MIN | 16 | 11.5 | 48.1 | 4.2 | 0.3 | 58 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | MIN | 15 | 13.2 | 55 | 4.2 | 0.7 | 71 | 3.3 | 0 |
| 1992 | PHI | 16 | 16.7 | 66.9 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 38 | 3.8 | 0.4 |
| 1993 | PHI | 16 | 10.9 | 46.6 | 4.3 | 0.1 | 35 | 2.1 | 0.1 |
| 1994 | PHI | 16 | 7.1 | 33 | 4.7 | 0.3 | 91 | 1.4 | 0.3 |
| 1995 | NYG | 16 | 1.9 | 7.9 | 4.1 | 0 | 36 | 0.4 | 0 |
| 1996 | DAL | 16 | 0.6 | 5.2 | 8.3 | 0.1 | 39 | 0.3 | 0 |
| 1997 | DAL | 16 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 0 | 11 | 0.1 | 0 |
Career regular season, Per game
- GP
- 187
- CAR
- 10.4
- YDS
- 44.0
- AVG
- 4.2
- TD
- 0.3
- LNG
- 91
- FD
- 0.9
- FUM
- 0.1
What are Herschel Walker's career stats?
ESPN's season-by-season log for Herschel Walker covers 12 seasons with the Cowboys, the Vikings, the Eagles and the Giants; its career totals count every season. He has had 1,954 carries for 8,225 yards, 512 catches for 4,859 yards and has scored 84 touchdowns. His best season so far is 1988: 1,514 rushing yards, 5 rushing touchdowns and 4.2 yards per carry.
League leaderboards and awards
12 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1986 to 1997
All-time career rank
- 36th in rushing yards (8,225)
- 40th in rushing touchdowns (61)
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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