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RB · #20 · Detroit Lions

Barry Sanders

Born 1968 5'8" · 200 lb Oklahoma State Drafted 1989 · R1 #3 by DET 1989 – 1998 · 10 Seasons

  • 2× OPOY
  • 1× OROY
  • 6× All-Pro
  • 10× Pro Bowl
  • HOF Hall of Fame

Career with playoffs

159 Games 10 seasons
15,655 Rush Yds 98.5 / game
100 Rush TD 0.63 / game
3,153 Car
5.0 Y/C
743 1st Down

Season by season

MVP, SB MVP, OPOY All-Pro
  1. 1,4701.5k 1989'89
  2. 1,3041.3k 1990'90
  3. 1,6611.7k 1991'91
  4. 1,3521.4k 1992'92
  5. 1,2841.3k 1993'93
  6. 1,8821.9k 1994'94
  7. 1,5401.5k 1995'95
  8. 1,5531.6k 1996'96
  9. 2,1182.1k 1997'97
  10. 1,4911.5k 1998'98
  1. 14 1989'89
  2. 13 1990'90
  3. 17 1991'91
  4. 9 1992'92
  5. 3 1993'93
  6. 7 1994'94
  7. 11 1995'95
  8. 11 1996'96
  9. 11 1997'97
  10. 4 1998'98
  1. 280 1989'89
  2. 255 1990'90
  3. 365 1991'91
  4. 312 1992'92
  5. 270 1993'93
  6. 344 1994'94
  7. 324 1995'95
  8. 307 1996'96
  9. 353 1997'97
  10. 343 1998'98
  1. 5.2 1989'89
  2. 5.1 1990'90
  3. 4.6 1991'91
  4. 4.3 1992'92
  5. 4.8 1993'93
  6. 5.5 1994'94
  7. 4.8 1995'95
  8. 5.1 1996'96
  9. 6.0 1997'97
  10. 4.3 1998'98

Latest games · 1998

  1. @ W14 L 22–37 18 car · 102 yds0 TD
  2. @ W15 L 13–35 14 car · 28 yds0 TD
  3. W16 L 17–24 25 car · 95 yds0 TD
  4. @ W17 L 10–19 19 car · 41 yds0 TD

Career bests

Best season 1997 2,118 yds · 11 TD
Most TDs 1991 17 TD · 365 car
Best Y/C 1997 6.0 Y/C · 353 car
Most first downs 1991 96 1D · 365 car

Teams