John Riggins stats
Bio
- Comeback Player of the Year
- 1978
John Riggins played 14 NFL seasons, 1971 to 1985.
Stats
Totals
Career regular season
- GP
- 175
- CAR
- 2,916
- YDS
- 11,352
- AVG
- 3.9
- TD
- 104
- LNG
- 66
- FD
- 446
- FUM
- 58
| 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. | FD: First downs this player moved the chains for. | FUM: Times the player lost control of the ball, recovered or not. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 |  NYJ | 14 | 180 | 769 | 4.3 | 1 | 25 | — | 6 |
| 1972 | NYJ | 12 | 207 | 944 | 4.6 | 7 | 40 | — | 2 |
| 1973 | NYJ | 11 | 134 | 482 | 3.6 | 4 | 15 | — | 6 |
| 1974 | NYJ | 10 | 169 | 680 | 4.0 | 5 | 34 | — | 3 |
| 1975 | NYJ | 14 | 238 | 1,005 | 4.2 | 8 | 42 | — | 5 |
| 1976 |  WSH | 14 | 162 | 572 | 3.5 | 3 | 15 | — | 6 |
| 1977 | WSH | 5 | 68 | 203 | 3.0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 0 |
| 1978 | WSH | 15 | 248 | 1,014 | 4.1 | 5 | 31 | 49 | 7 |
| 1979 | WSH | 16 | 260 | 1,153 | 4.4 | 9 | 66 | 55 | 5 |
| 1981 | WSH | 15 | 195 | 714 | 3.7 | 13 | 24 | 58 | 1 |
| 1982 | WSH | 8 | 177 | 553 | 3.1 | 3 | 19 | 40 | 2 |
| 1983 | WSH | 15 | 375 | 1,347 | 3.6 | 24 | 44 | 98 | 5 |
| 1984 | WSH | 14 | 327 | 1,239 | 3.8 | 14 | 24 | 90 | 7 |
| 1985 | WSH | 12 | 176 | 677 | 3.8 | 8 | 51 | 49 | 3 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 9
- CAR
- 251
- YDS
- 996
- AVG
- 4.0
- TD
- 12
- LNG
- 43
- FD
- 63
- FUM
- 0
Per game
Career regular season
- GP
- 175
- CAR
- 16.7
- YDS
- 64.9
- AVG
- 3.9
- TD
- 0.6
- LNG
- 66
- FD
- 2.5
- FUM
- 0.3
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, 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. | FD: First downs this player moved the chains for. | FUM: Times the player lost control of the ball, recovered or not. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NYJ | 14 | 12.9 | 54.9 | 4.3 | 0.1 | 25 | — | 0.4 |
| 1972 | NYJ | 12 | 17.3 | 78.7 | 4.6 | 0.6 | 40 | — | 0.2 |
| 1973 | NYJ | 11 | 12.2 | 43.8 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 15 | — | 0.5 |
| 1974 | NYJ | 10 | 16.9 | 68.0 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 34 | — | 0.3 |
| 1975 | NYJ | 14 | 17.0 | 71.8 | 4.2 | 0.6 | 42 | — | 0.4 |
| 1976 | WSH | 14 | 11.6 | 40.9 | 3.5 | 0.2 | 15 | — | 0.4 |
| 1977 | WSH | 5 | 13.6 | 40.6 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 12 | 1.4 | 0 |
| 1978 | WSH | 15 | 16.5 | 67.6 | 4.1 | 0.3 | 31 | 3.3 | 0.5 |
| 1979 | WSH | 16 | 16.3 | 72.1 | 4.4 | 0.6 | 66 | 3.4 | 0.3 |
| 1981 | WSH | 15 | 13.0 | 47.6 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 24 | 3.9 | 0.1 |
| 1982 | WSH | 8 | 22.1 | 69.1 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 19 | 5.0 | 0.3 |
| 1983 | WSH | 15 | 25.0 | 89.8 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 44 | 6.5 | 0.3 |
| 1984 | WSH | 14 | 23.4 | 88.5 | 3.8 | 1.0 | 24 | 6.4 | 0.5 |
| 1985 | WSH | 12 | 14.7 | 56.4 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 51 | 4.1 | 0.3 |
Fantasy
Career regular season
- GP
- 175
- PPR
- 2,290.2
- HALF
- 2,165.2
- STD
- 2,040.2
- PPG
- 13.1
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NYJ | 14 | 154.0 | 136.0 | 118.0 | 11 |
| 1972 | NYJ | 12 | 186.4 | 175.9 | 165.4 | 15.5 |
| 1973 | NYJ | 11 | 111.0 | 99.5 | 88.0 | 10.1 |
| 1974 | NYJ | 10 | 147.0 | 137.5 | 128.0 | 14.7 |
| 1975 | NYJ | 14 | 220.8 | 205.8 | 190.8 | 15.8 |
| 1976 | WSH | 14 | 119.4 | 108.9 | 98.4 | 8.5 |
| 1977 | WSH | 5 | 48.8 | 45.3 | 41.8 | 9.8 |
| 1978 | WSH | 15 | 192.3 | 176.8 | 161.3 | 12.8 |
| 1979 | WSH | 16 | 231.6 | 217.6 | 203.6 | 14.5 |
| 1981 | WSH | 15 | 161.3 | 158.3 | 155.3 | 10.8 |
| 1982 | WSH | 8 | 88.3 | 83.3 | 78.3 | 11 |
| 1983 | WSH | 15 | 286.6 | 284.1 | 281.6 | 19.1 |
| 1984 | WSH | 14 | 219.2 | 215.7 | 212.2 | 15.7 |
| 1985 | WSH | 12 | 123.5 | 120.5 | 117.5 | 10.3 |
Bio
- Experience
- 15 yearsDebut 1971
- Comeback Player of the Year
- 1978
- Super Bowl MVP
- 1982
What were John Riggins's career stats?
John Riggins played 14 seasons for the Jets and the Commanders. He had 2,916 carries for 11,352 yards, 250 catches for 2,090 yards. His best season was 1983: 1,347 rushing yards, 24 rushing touchdowns and 3.6 yards per carry.
League leaderboards and awards
14 seasons, 4 postseasons, 1971 to 1985
John Riggins sits top 10 all time in rushing touchdowns.
Championships
- 1982 Super Bowl with the Washington Commanders
Awards
All-time career rank
- 20th in rushing yards (11,352)
- 8th in rushing touchdowns (104)
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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