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RB · #0 · New York Giants

Ottis Anderson

Born 1957 6'2" · 220 lb Miami Drafted 1979 · R1 #8 by LA 1979 – 1992 · 14 Seasons

  • 1× SB MVP
  • 1× OROY
  • 1× All-Pro
  • 2× Pro Bowl

Regular season career

182 Games 14 seasons
10,273 Rush Yds 56.4 / game
81 Rush TD 0.45 / game
2,562 Car
4.0 Y/C
574 1st Down

Season by season

MVP, SB MVP, OPOY All-Pro
  1. 1,6051.6k 1979'79
  2. 1,3521.4k 1980'80
  3. 1,3761.4k 1981'81
  4. 587 1982'82
  5. 1,2701.3k 1983'83
  6. 1,1741.2k 1984'84
  7. 479 1985'85
  8. 237 1986'86
  9. 6 1987'87
  10. 208 1988'88
  11. 1,0231.0k 1989'89
  12. 784 1990'90
  13. 141 1991'91
  14. 31 1992'92
  1. 8 1979'79
  2. 9 1980'80
  3. 9 1981'81
  4. 3 1982'82
  5. 5 1983'83
  6. 6 1984'84
  7. 4 1985'85
  8. 3 1986'86
  9. 0 1987'87
  10. 8 1988'88
  11. 14 1989'89
  12. 11 1990'90
  13. 1 1991'91
  14. 0 1992'92
  1. 331 1979'79
  2. 301 1980'80
  3. 328 1981'81
  4. 145 1982'82
  5. 296 1983'83
  6. 289 1984'84
  7. 117 1985'85
  8. 75 1986'86
  9. 2 1987'87
  10. 65 1988'88
  11. 325 1989'89
  12. 225 1990'90
  13. 53 1991'91
  14. 10 1992'92
  1. 4.8 1979'79
  2. 4.5 1980'80
  3. 4.2 1981'81
  4. 4.0 1982'82
  5. 4.3 1983'83
  6. 4.1 1984'84
  7. 4.1 1985'85
  8. 3.2 1986'86
  9. 3.0 1987'87
  10. 3.2 1988'88
  11. 3.1 1989'89
  12. 3.5 1990'90
  13. 2.7 1991'91
  14. 3.1 1992'92

Latest games · 1992

  1. @ W5 L 10–13 1 car · 4 yds– TD
  2. W8 W 23–10 1 car · 3 yds– TD
  3. W16 W 35–21 8 car · 24 yds– TD

Career bests

Best season 1979 1,605 yds · 8 TD
Most TDs 1989 14 TD · 325 car
Best Y/C 1979 4.8 Y/C · 331 car
Most first downs 1979 80 1D · 331 car

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