Shaun Alexander stats

Last played for the Washington Commanders, 2008

Running Back · #37

Age 49 · 5' 11"

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Shaun Alexander played 9 NFL seasons, 2000 to 2008.

Stats

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Totals

Career regular season

GP
123
CAR
2,187
YDS
9,453
AVG
4.3
TD
100
LNG
88
FD
495
FUM
29

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.

Totals by season
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.
2000SEA16643134.9250202
2001SEA163091,3184.31488614
2002SEA162951,1754.01658612
2003SEA163261,4354.41455794
2004SEA163531,6964.81644775
2005SEA163701,8805.127881075
2006SEA102528963.6733535
2007SEA132077163.5425372
2008WSH411242.20800

What the columns mean: CAR · LNG · FD · FUM

Career Postseason

GP
9
CAR
169
YDS
564
AVG
3.3
TD
8
LNG
21
FD
39
FUM
1

Per game

Career regular season

GP
123
CAR
17.8
YDS
76.9
AVG
4.3
TD
0.8
LNG
88
FD
4.0
FUM
0.2

Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.

Per game by season
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.
2000SEA164.019.64.90.1501.30.1
2001SEA1619.382.44.30.9883.80.3
2002SEA1618.473.44.01.0583.80.1
2003SEA1620.489.74.40.9554.90.3
2004SEA1622.1106.04.81.0444.80.3
2005SEA1623.1117.55.11.7886.70.3
2006SEA1025.289.63.60.7335.30.5
2007SEA1315.955.13.50.3252.80.2
2008WSH42.86.02.20.080.00

What the columns mean: CAR · LNG · FD · FUM

Fantasy

Career regular season

GP
123
PPR
1,950.3
HALF
1,842.8
STD
1,735.3
PPG
15.9

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.

Ranked among NFL players with 4+ games that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Fantasy by season
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.
2000SEA1648.445.943.43
2001SEA16298.1276.1254.118.6
2002SEA16328.5299.0269.520.5
2003SEA16305.0284.0263.019.1
2004SEA16323.6312.1300.620.2
2005SEA16376.8369.3361.823.6
2006SEA10142.4136.4130.414.2
2007SEA13123.2116.2109.29.5
2008WSH44.33.83.31.1

What the columns mean: PPR · HALF · STD · PPG

Bio

Age
49 yearsAug 30, 1977
Height
5' 11"
Debut
2000
Birthplace
Florence, KY
Draft
2000Rd 1, Pk 19
College
Alabama
MVP
2005
Offensive Player of the Year
2005

Latest performance

Shaun Alexander

Nov 16 · vs DAL · L 14-10

CAR
1
YDS
1
AVG
1.0
TD
0
LNG
1
FUM
0

2000 NFL combine

RB, 6'0", 218 lb · Alabama

His combine measurements and their percentile
MeasureResultPercentile
40-yard dash4.58s45th

Percentile: the share of RBs measured at the combine since 2000 he beat. The 2000 combine

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentATTYDSTD
Sun, Nov 16vsDALL 14-10110
Mon, Nov 03vsPITL 23-6140
Sun, Oct 26atDETW 25-176110
Sun, Oct 19vsCLEW 14-11380
Sat, Jan 12atGBL 42-209201
Sat, Jan 05vsWSHW 35-1415460

What were Shaun Alexander's career stats?

Shaun Alexander played 9 seasons for the Seahawks and the Commanders. He had 2,187 carries for 9,453 yards, 215 catches for 1,520 yards and scored 112 touchdowns. His best season was 2005: 1,880 rushing yards, 27 rushing touchdowns and 5.1 yards per carry.

League leaderboards and awards

9 seasons, 5 postseasons, 2000 to 2008

Shaun Alexander led the NFL in rushing yards (2005) and rushing touchdowns (2001, 2005); finished top 10 in a stat 9 times; sits top 10 all time in rushing touchdowns.

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 36th in rushing yards (9,453)
  • 9th in rushing touchdowns (100)

Among the 2,986 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified NFL players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

More on Shaun Alexander

Playoff games

Shaun Alexander played 9 games across 5 NFL postseasons — 4 won, 5 lost.

Shaun Alexander's line in each playoff game
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.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
2007WSHW 35-1415460
2007GBL 42-209201
2006DALW 21-2024690
2006CHIL 27-24 OT261082
2005WSHW 20-10690
2005CARW 34-14341322
2005PITL 21-1020950
2004LARL 27-2015400
2003GBL 33-27 OT20453

What the columns mean: CAR

Totals, from NFL game logs since the 1994 postseason — earlier games are not counted.