Gale Sayers vs. Steve Van Buren: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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 83 
  
 1320 
 5860 
 4.4 
 69 
 45 
 523 
 11.6 
 3 
 34 
 473 
 2 
 76 
 2030 
 3 
 1069.7 
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Rush Att
Rush Yds
Rush Y/A
Rush TD
Rec
Rec Yds
Rec Y/R
Rec TD
Punt Ret
PR Yds
PRTD
Kick Ret
KR Yds
KRTD
FantPt
 68 
 65 
 991 
 4956 
 5.0 
 39 
 112 
 1307 
 11.7 
 9 
 27 
 391 
 2 
 91 
 2781 
 6 
 932.7 
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Gale Sayers vs. Steve Van Buren: Player Comparison

Gale Sayers vs. Steve Van Buren: Rushing & Receiving Totals

Gale Sayers vs. Steve Van Buren: Kick Return Totals

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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