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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 |  LV | 9 | 160 | 697 | 4.4 | 11 | 53 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | LV | 16 | 266 | 1,014 | 3.8 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | LV | 16 | 275 | 1,168 | 4.2 | 13 | 52 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | LV | 16 | 380 | 1,759 | 4.6 | 11 | 61 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | LV | 13 | 208 | 759 | 3.6 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | LV | 12 | 200 | 754 | 3.8 | 5 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | LV | 15 | 223 | 831 | 3.7 | 7 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | LV | 8 | 69 | 293 | 4.2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | LV | 16 | 179 | 682 | 3.8 | 12 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | LV | 8 | 63 | 287 | 4.6 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 0 |
| 1992 | LV | 16 | 67 | 301 | 4.5 | 2 | 21 | 24 | 1 |
| 1993 | KC | 16 | 206 | 764 | 3.7 | 12 | 39 | 55 | 4 |
| 1994 | KC | 13 | 189 | 709 | 3.8 | 7 | 36 | 47 | 3 |
| 1995 | KC | 16 | 207 | 890 | 4.3 | 5 | 38 | 51 | 1 |
| 1996 | KC | 16 | 206 | 830 | 4.0 | 9 | 35 | 55 | 2 |
| 1997 | KC | 16 | 124 | 505 | 4.1 | 11 | 30 | 42 | 4 |
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | LV | 9 | 17.8 | 77.4 | 4.4 | 1.2 | 53 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | LV | 16 | 16.6 | 63.4 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | LV | 16 | 17.2 | 73 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 52 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | LV | 16 | 23.8 | 109.9 | 4.6 | 0.7 | 61 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | LV | 13 | 16 | 58.4 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | LV | 12 | 16.7 | 62.8 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | LV | 15 | 14.9 | 55.4 | 3.7 | 0.5 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | LV | 8 | 8.6 | 36.6 | 4.2 | 0.3 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | LV | 16 | 11.2 | 42.6 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | LV | 8 | 7.9 | 35.9 | 4.6 | 0.3 | 26 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | LV | 16 | 4.2 | 18.8 | 4.5 | 0.1 | 21 | 1.5 | 0.1 |
| 1993 | KC | 16 | 12.9 | 47.8 | 3.7 | 0.8 | 39 | 3.4 | 0.3 |
| 1994 | KC | 13 | 14.5 | 54.5 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 36 | 3.6 | 0.2 |
| 1995 | KC | 16 | 12.9 | 55.6 | 4.3 | 0.3 | 38 | 3.2 | 0.1 |
| 1996 | KC | 16 | 12.9 | 51.9 | 4.0 | 0.6 | 35 | 3.4 | 0.1 |
| 1997 | KC | 16 | 7.8 | 31.6 | 4.1 | 0.7 | 30 | 2.6 | 0.3 |
Marcus Allen played 16 seasons for the Raiders and the Chiefs. He had 3,022 carries for 12,243 yards, 587 catches for 5,411 yards and scored 144 touchdowns. His best season was 1985: 1,759 rushing yards, 11 rushing touchdowns and 4.6 yards per carry.
16 seasons, 10 postseasons, 1982 to 1997
Marcus Allen led the NFL in rushing touchdowns (1993); finished top 10 in a stat 4 times; sits top 10 all time in rushing touchdowns.
Among the 2,691 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Among qualified NFL players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
Closest career per-game profiles to Marcus Allen among NFL players at the same position.
Compare Marcus Allen with Kevin Mack, Neal Anderson, Marion Stevenson Butts Jr.