Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 1983
- College
- Florida
Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 1983
- College
- Florida
Stats
Totals
Career regular season
- GP
- 135
- CAR
- 1,010
- YDS
- 3,626
- AVG
- 3.6
- TD
- 26
- LNG
- 39
- FD
- 13
- FUM
- 0
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 |  DET | 14 | 135 | 475 | 3.5 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | DET | 16 | 137 | 532 | 3.9 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | DET | 14 | 244 | 886 | 3.6 | 6 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | DET | 16 | 252 | 903 | 3.6 | 8 | 39 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | DET | 11 | 96 | 342 | 3.6 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | DET | 14 | 96 | 314 | 3.3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 |  SEA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | SEA | 16 | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | SEA | 16 | 45 | 154 | 3.4 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 0 |
| 1992 | SEA | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 1
- CAR
- 10
- YDS
- 33
- AVG
- 3.3
- TD
- 0
- LNG
- 7
- FD
- 0
- FUM
- 0
Per game
Career regular season
- GP
- 135
- CAR
- 7.5
- YDS
- 26.9
- AVG
- 3.6
- TD
- 0.2
- LNG
- 39
- 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | DET | 14 | 9.6 | 33.9 | 3.5 | 0.4 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | DET | 16 | 8.6 | 33.3 | 3.9 | 0.2 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | DET | 14 | 17.4 | 63.3 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | DET | 16 | 15.8 | 56.4 | 3.6 | 0.5 | 39 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | DET | 11 | 8.7 | 31.1 | 3.6 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | DET | 14 | 6.9 | 22.4 | 3.3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | SEA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | SEA | 16 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 4.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | SEA | 16 | 2.8 | 9.6 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 22 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 1992 | SEA | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What were James Jones's career stats?
James Jones played 10 seasons for the Lions and the Seahawks. He had 1,010 carries for 3,626 yards, 318 catches for 2,641 yards and scored 36 touchdowns. His best season was 1986: 903 rushing yards, 8 rushing touchdowns and 3.6 yards per carry.
League leaderboards and awards
10 seasons, 1 postseason, 1983 to 1992
All-time career rank
- 167th in rushing yards (3,626)
- 167th in rushing touchdowns (26)
Among the 2,691 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
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