Bio
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Debut
- 1986
- Draft
- 1986Rd 1, Pk 15
- College
- Florida
Bio
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Debut
- 1986
- Draft
- 1986Rd 1, Pk 15
- College
- Florida
Stats
Totals
Career regular season
- GP
- 149
- CAR
- 1,245
- YDS
- 5,006
- AVG
- 4.0
- TD
- 18
- LNG
- 48
- FD
- 101
- FUM
- 5
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 |  SEA | 16 | 129 | 538 | 4.2 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | SEA | 12 | 113 | 500 | 4.4 | 1 | 48 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | SEA | 16 | 189 | 877 | 4.6 | 4 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | SEA | 15 | 146 | 499 | 3.4 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | SEA | 16 | 187 | 714 | 3.8 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | SEA | 16 | 188 | 741 | 3.9 | 4 | 42 | 34 | 0 |
| 1992 | SEA | 16 | 114 | 339 | 3.0 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 2 |
| 1993 | SEA | 16 | 82 | 371 | 4.5 | 3 | 38 | 24 | 2 |
| 1994 | PIT | 15 | 68 | 317 | 4.7 | 1 | 23 | 23 | 0 |
| 1995 | PIT | 11 | 29 | 110 | 3.8 | 0 | 31 | 8 | 1 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 7
- CAR
- 25
- YDS
- 105
- AVG
- 4.2
- TD
- 2
- LNG
- 26
- FD
- 5
- FUM
- 0
Per game
Career regular season
- GP
- 149
- CAR
- 8.4
- YDS
- 33.6
- AVG
- 4.0
- TD
- 0.1
- LNG
- 48
- FD
- 0.7
- 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | SEA | 16 | 8.1 | 33.6 | 4.2 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | SEA | 12 | 9.4 | 41.7 | 4.4 | 0.1 | 48 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | SEA | 16 | 11.8 | 54.8 | 4.6 | 0.3 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | SEA | 15 | 9.7 | 33.3 | 3.4 | 0.1 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | SEA | 16 | 11.7 | 44.6 | 3.8 | 0.2 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | SEA | 16 | 11.8 | 46.3 | 3.9 | 0.3 | 42 | 2.1 | 0 |
| 1992 | SEA | 16 | 7.1 | 21.2 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 14 | 0.8 | 0.1 |
| 1993 | SEA | 16 | 5.1 | 23.2 | 4.5 | 0.2 | 38 | 1.5 | 0.1 |
| 1994 | PIT | 15 | 4.5 | 21.1 | 4.7 | 0.1 | 23 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 1995 | PIT | 11 | 2.6 | 10 | 3.8 | 0 | 31 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
What were John L. Williams's career stats?
John L. Williams played 10 seasons for the Seahawks and the Steelers. He had 1,245 carries for 5,006 yards, 546 catches for 4,656 yards and scored 37 touchdowns. His best season was 1988: 877 rushing yards, 4 rushing touchdowns and 4.6 yards per carry.
League leaderboards and awards
10 seasons, 4 postseasons, 1986 to 1995
All-time career rank
- 104th in rushing yards (5,006)
- 248th in rushing touchdowns (18)
Among the 2,740 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
More on John L. Williams
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