Walter Payton stats
Bio
- MVP
- 1977
Walter Payton played 13 NFL seasons, 1975 to 1987.
Stats
Totals
Career regular season
- GP
- 190
- CAR
- 3,838
- YDS
- 16,726
- AVG
- 4.4
- TD
- 110
- LNG
- 76
- FD
- 743
- FUM
- 86
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 |  CHI | 13 | 196 | 679 | 3.5 | 7 | 54 | — | 9 |
| 1976 | CHI | 14 | 311 | 1,390 | 4.5 | 13 | 60 | — | 10 |
| 1977 | CHI | 14 | 339 | 1,852 | 5.5 | 14 | 73 | 88 | 11 |
| 1978 | CHI | 16 | 333 | 1,395 | 4.2 | 11 | 76 | 64 | 5 |
| 1979 | CHI | 16 | 369 | 1,610 | 4.4 | 14 | 43 | 83 | 7 |
| 1980 | CHI | 16 | 317 | 1,460 | 4.6 | 6 | 69 | 56 | 5 |
| 1981 | CHI | 16 | 339 | 1,222 | 3.6 | 6 | 39 | 58 | 9 |
| 1982 | CHI | 9 | 148 | 596 | 4.0 | 1 | 26 | 33 | 3 |
| 1983 | CHI | 16 | 314 | 1,421 | 4.5 | 6 | 49 | 83 | 5 |
| 1984 | CHI | 16 | 381 | 1,684 | 4.4 | 11 | 72 | 82 | 5 |
| 1985 | CHI | 16 | 324 | 1,551 | 4.8 | 9 | 40 | 81 | 6 |
| 1986 | CHI | 16 | 321 | 1,333 | 4.2 | 8 | 41 | 77 | 6 |
| 1987 | CHI | 12 | 146 | 533 | 3.7 | 4 | 17 | 38 | 5 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 9
- CAR
- 180
- YDS
- 632
- AVG
- 3.5
- TD
- 2
- LNG
- 20
- FD
- 34
- FUM
- 4
Per game
Career regular season
- GP
- 190
- CAR
- 20.2
- YDS
- 88.0
- AVG
- 4.4
- TD
- 0.6
- LNG
- 76
- FD
- 3.9
- FUM
- 0.5
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | CHI | 13 | 15.1 | 52.2 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 54 | — | 0.7 |
| 1976 | CHI | 14 | 22.2 | 99.3 | 4.5 | 0.9 | 60 | — | 0.7 |
| 1977 | CHI | 14 | 24.2 | 132.3 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 73 | 6.3 | 0.8 |
| 1978 | CHI | 16 | 20.8 | 87.2 | 4.2 | 0.7 | 76 | 4.0 | 0.3 |
| 1979 | CHI | 16 | 23.1 | 100.6 | 4.4 | 0.9 | 43 | 5.2 | 0.4 |
| 1980 | CHI | 16 | 19.8 | 91.3 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 69 | 3.5 | 0.3 |
| 1981 | CHI | 16 | 21.2 | 76.4 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 39 | 3.6 | 0.6 |
| 1982 | CHI | 9 | 16.4 | 66.2 | 4.0 | 0.1 | 26 | 3.7 | 0.3 |
| 1983 | CHI | 16 | 19.6 | 88.8 | 4.5 | 0.4 | 49 | 5.2 | 0.3 |
| 1984 | CHI | 16 | 23.8 | 105.3 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 72 | 5.1 | 0.3 |
| 1985 | CHI | 16 | 20.3 | 96.9 | 4.8 | 0.6 | 40 | 5.1 | 0.4 |
| 1986 | CHI | 16 | 20.1 | 83.3 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 41 | 4.8 | 0.4 |
| 1987 | CHI | 12 | 12.2 | 44.4 | 3.7 | 0.3 | 17 | 3.2 | 0.4 |
Fantasy
Career regular season
- GP
- 190
- PPR
- 3,401.7
- HALF
- 3,155.7
- STD
- 2,909.7
- PPG
- 17.9
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | CHI | 13 | 162.2 | 145.7 | 129.2 | 12.5 |
| 1976 | CHI | 14 | 246.9 | 239.4 | 231.9 | 17.6 |
| 1977 | CHI | 14 | 335.1 | 321.6 | 308.1 | 23.9 |
| 1978 | CHI | 16 | 303.5 | 278.5 | 253.5 | 19 |
| 1979 | CHI | 16 | 325.5 | 310.0 | 294.5 | 20.3 |
| 1980 | CHI | 16 | 270.7 | 247.7 | 224.7 | 16.9 |
| 1981 | CHI | 16 | 249.1 | 228.6 | 208.1 | 15.6 |
| 1982 | CHI | 9 | 134.3 | 118.3 | 102.3 | 14.9 |
| 1983 | CHI | 16 | 315.6 | 289.1 | 262.6 | 19.7 |
| 1984 | CHI | 16 | 324.1 | 301.6 | 279.1 | 20.3 |
| 1985 | CHI | 16 | 326.2 | 301.7 | 277.2 | 20.4 |
| 1986 | CHI | 16 | 272.5 | 254.0 | 235.5 | 17 |
| 1987 | CHI | 12 | 136.0 | 119.5 | 103.0 | 11.3 |
Bio
- Experience
- 13 yearsDebut 1975
- MVP
- 1977
- Offensive Player of the Year
- 1977
What were Walter Payton's career stats?
Walter Payton played 13 seasons for the Bears. He had 3,838 carries for 16,726 yards, 492 catches for 4,538 yards. His best season was 1977: 1,852 rushing yards, 14 rushing touchdowns and 5.5 yards per carry.
League leaderboards and awards
13 seasons, 6 postseasons, 1975 to 1987
Walter Payton sits top 10 all time in rushing yards and rushing touchdowns.
Championships
- 1985 Super Bowl with the Chicago Bears
Awards
All-time career rank
- 2nd in rushing yards (16,726)
- 6th in rushing touchdowns (110)
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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