Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1986
- Draft
- 1986Rd 3, Pk 1
- College
- Nebraska
Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1986
- Draft
- 1986Rd 3, Pk 1
- College
- Nebraska
Stats
Totals
Career regular season
- GP
- 131
- CAR
- 544
- YDS
- 2,020
- AVG
- 3.7
- TD
- 26
- LNG
- 35
- FD
- 55
- FUM
- 1
| 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 |  SF | 16 | 33 | 138 | 4.2 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | SF | 12 | 62 | 257 | 4.1 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | SF | 16 | 102 | 427 | 4.2 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | SF | 16 | 79 | 305 | 3.9 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | SF | 16 | 101 | 318 | 3.1 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | SF | 16 | 63 | 183 | 2.9 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 0 |
| 1992 | SF | 15 | 57 | 194 | 3.4 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 1 |
| 1993 | SF | 8 | 19 | 80 | 4.2 | 3 | 19 | 7 | 0 |
| 1994 | LV | 16 | 28 | 118 | 4.2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 0 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 14
- CAR
- 64
- YDS
- 287
- AVG
- 4.5
- TD
- 4
- LNG
- 22
- FD
- 1
- FUM
- 0
Per game
Career regular season
- GP
- 131
- CAR
- 4.2
- YDS
- 15.4
- AVG
- 3.7
- TD
- 0.2
- LNG
- 35
- FD
- 0.4
- 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 | SF | 16 | 2.1 | 8.6 | 4.2 | 0.1 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | SF | 12 | 5.2 | 21.4 | 4.1 | 0.1 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | SF | 16 | 6.4 | 26.7 | 4.2 | 0.1 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | SF | 16 | 4.9 | 19.1 | 3.9 | 0.1 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | SF | 16 | 6.3 | 19.9 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | SF | 16 | 3.9 | 11.4 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 16 | 1.4 | 0 |
| 1992 | SF | 15 | 3.8 | 12.9 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 17 | 1.3 | 0.1 |
| 1993 | SF | 8 | 2.4 | 10 | 4.2 | 0.4 | 19 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 1994 | LV | 16 | 1.8 | 7.4 | 4.2 | 0 | 14 | 0.4 | 0 |
What were Tom Rathman's career stats?
Tom Rathman played 9 seasons for the 49ers and the Raiders. He had 544 carries for 2,020 yards, 320 catches for 2,684 yards and scored 34 touchdowns. His best season was 1988: 427 rushing yards, 2 rushing touchdowns and 4.2 yards per carry.
League leaderboards and awards
9 seasons, 7 postseasons, 1986 to 1994
Championships ×2
- 1988 Super Bowl with the San Francisco 49ers
- 1989 Super Bowl with the San Francisco 49ers
All-time career rank
- 167th in rushing touchdowns (26)
Among the 2,740 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
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