John Stephens stats
Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1988
- Draft
- 1988Rd 1, Pk 17
- College
- Northwestern State
- Offensive Rookie of the Year
- 1988
Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1988
- Draft
- 1988Rd 1, Pk 17
- College
- Northwestern State
- Offensive Rookie of the Year
- 1988
Stats
Totals
Career regular season
- GP
- 88
- CAR
- 945
- YDS
- 3,440
- AVG
- 3.6
- TD
- 18
- LNG
- 52
- FD
- 36
- 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 |  NE | 16 | 297 | 1,168 | 3.9 | 4 | 52 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | NE | 14 | 244 | 833 | 3.4 | 7 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | NE | 16 | 212 | 808 | 3.8 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | NE | 14 | 63 | 163 | 2.6 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 0 |
| 1992 | NE | 16 | 75 | 277 | 3.7 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 0 |
| 1993 |  GB/KC | 7 | 54 | 191 | 3.5 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 0 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 3
- CAR
- 0
- YDS
- 0
- AVG
- 0.0
- TD
- 0
- LNG
- 0
- FD
- 0
- FUM
- 0
Per game
Career regular season
- GP
- 88
- CAR
- 10.7
- YDS
- 39.1
- AVG
- 3.6
- TD
- 0.2
- LNG
- 52
- FD
- 0.4
- 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | NE | 16 | 18.6 | 73 | 3.9 | 0.3 | 52 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | NE | 14 | 17.4 | 59.5 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | NE | 16 | 13.3 | 50.5 | 3.8 | 0.1 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | NE | 14 | 4.5 | 11.6 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 13 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 1992 | NE | 16 | 4.7 | 17.3 | 3.7 | 0.1 | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | GB/KC | 7 | 7.7 | 27.3 | 3.5 | 0.1 | 22 | 1.1 | 0 |
What were John Stephens's career stats?
ESPN's season-by-season log for John Stephens covers 6 seasons with the Patriots, the Packers and the Chiefs; its career totals count every season. He had 945 carries for 3,440 yards, 105 catches for 812 yards and scored 19 touchdowns. His best season was 1988: 1,168 rushing yards, 4 rushing touchdowns and 3.9 yards per carry.
League leaderboards and awards
6 seasons, 1 postseason, 1988 to 1993
Awards
All-time career rank
- 187th in rushing yards (3,440)
- 248th in rushing touchdowns (18)
Among the 2,741 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
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