Earl Campbell vs. Barry Sanders: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Earl Campbell vs. Barry Sanders: Player Comparison

Earl Campbell vs. Barry Sanders: Rushing & Receiving Totals

Earl Campbell vs. Barry Sanders: Rushing & Receiving Totals Table
							Rushing					Receiving
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	1D	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Ctch%	Y/Tgt	1D	AV	FantPt
1	Earl Campbell	23-30	1978	1985	115	102	2187	9407	4.3	74			121	806	6.7	0				77	1426.6
2	Barry Sanders	21-30	1989	1998	153	151	3062	15269	5.0	99	380	362	352	2921	8.3	10	69.3	8.1	61	149	2425.4

Earl Campbell vs. Barry Sanders: Rushing & Receiving Totals Table
							Rushing					Receiving
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	1D	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Ctch%	Y/Tgt	1D	AV	FantPt
1	Earl Campbell	23-25	1978	1980	6	6	135	420	3.1	4			5	45	9.0	0					64.5
2	Barry Sanders	23-29	1991	1997	6	6	91	386	4.2	1	5	18	21	111	5.3	0	66.7	6.2	3		55.7

Earl Campbell vs. Barry Sanders: Kick Return Totals

Earl Campbell vs. Barry Sanders: Kick Return Totals Table
							Kick Returns				Punt Returns
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	Rt	Yds	Y/Rt	KRTD	Ret	Yds	Y/R	PRTD	AV	FantPt
1	Earl Campbell	23-30	1978	1985	115	102	0	0		0	0	0		0	77	1426.6
2	Barry Sanders	21-30	1989	1998	153	151	5	118	23.6	0	0	0		0	149	2425.4

Earl Campbell vs. Barry Sanders: Kick Return Totals Table
							Kick Returns				Punt Returns
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	Rt	Yds	Y/Rt	KRTD	Ret	Yds	Y/R	PRTD	AV	FantPt
1	Earl Campbell	23-25	1978	1980	6	6	0	0		0	0	0		0		64.5
2	Barry Sanders	23-29	1991	1997	6	6	0	0		0	0	0		0		55.7

Data coverage:

Player game data: since 1933. Scoring statistics (TD, XP, FG) are complete. Yardage and attempts statistics are nearly complete. Game participation data since 1970.

Player season data: all-time (since 1920). Scoring statistics (TD, XP, FG) are complete all-time. Yardage and attempts statistics were not recorded until 1932. Advanced stats since 2018.

Team Game data: since 1920. Before 1940, only wins, losses, points for, and points allowed are available. Scoring statistics (TD, XP, FG) are complete since 1920. Yardage and attempts statistics are nearly complete since 1933.

Team Season data: since 1940. Scoring statistics (TD, XP, FG) are complete all-time.

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