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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

Career with playoffs

190 Games 14 seasons
10,706 Rush Yds 56.3 / game
84 Rush TD 0.44 / game
2,663 Car
4.0 Y/C
596 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. 645 1982'82
  5. 1,2701.3k 1983'83
  6. 1,1741.2k 1984'84
  7. 479 1985'85
  8. 243 1986'86
  9. 6 1987'87
  10. 208 1988'88
  11. 1,1431.1k 1989'89
  12. 1,0331.0k 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. 4 1986'86
  9. 0 1987'87
  10. 8 1988'88
  11. 15 1989'89
  12. 12 1990'90
  13. 1 1991'91
  14. 0 1992'92
  1. 331 1979'79
  2. 301 1980'80
  3. 328 1981'81
  4. 153 1982'82
  5. 296 1983'83
  6. 289 1984'84
  7. 117 1985'85
  8. 82 1986'86
  9. 2 1987'87
  10. 65 1988'88
  11. 349 1989'89
  12. 287 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. 4.2 1982'82
  5. 4.3 1983'83
  6. 4.1 1984'84
  7. 4.1 1985'85
  8. 3.0 1986'86
  9. 3.0 1987'87
  10. 3.2 1988'88
  11. 3.3 1989'89
  12. 3.6 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 15 TD · 349 car
Best Y/C 1979 4.8 Y/C · 331 car
Most first downs 1979 80 1D · 331 car

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