Jim Brown vs. Gale Sayers: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Jim Brown vs. Gale Sayers: Player Comparison

Jim Brown vs. Gale Sayers: Rushing & Receiving Totals

Jim Brown vs. Gale Sayers: 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	Jim Brown	21-29	1957	1965	118	118	2359	12312	5.2	106			262	2499	9.5	20				122	2196.8
2	Gale Sayers	22-28	1965	1971	68	65	991	4956	5.0	39			112	1307	11.7	9				65	932.7

Jim Brown vs. Gale Sayers: 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	Jim Brown	21-29	1957	1965	4	4	66	241	3.7	1			8	99	12.4	0					40.0

Jim Brown vs. Gale Sayers: Kick Return Totals

Jim Brown vs. Gale Sayers: Kick Return Totals Table
							Kick Returns				Punt Returns
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	Ret	Yds	Y/Ret	KRTD	Ret	Yds	Y/Ret	PRTD	AV	FantPt
1	Jim Brown	21-29	1957	1965	118	118	29	648	22.3	0	0	0		0	122	2196.8
2	Gale Sayers	22-28	1965	1971	68	65	91	2781	30.6	6	27	391	14.5	2	65	932.7

Jim Brown vs. Gale Sayers: Kick Return Totals Table
							Kick Returns				Punt Returns
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	Ret	Yds	Y/Ret	KRTD	Ret	Yds	Y/Ret	PRTD	AV	FantPt
1	Jim Brown	21-29	1957	1965	4	4	6	167	27.8	0	0	0		0		40.0

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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