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Walter Payton vs. Gale Sayers: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Walter Payton vs. Gale Sayers: Player Comparison

Walter Payton vs. Gale Sayers: Rushing & Receiving Totals

Walter Payton 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	Walter Payton	22-34	1975	1987	190	184	3838	16726	4.4	110			492	4538	9.2	15				167	2823.7
2	Gale Sayers	22-28	1965	1971	68	65	991	4956	5.0	39			112	1307	11.7	9				65	932.7

Walter Payton 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	Walter Payton	24-34	1977	1987	9	9	180	632	3.5	2		3	22	178	8.1	0	733.3	59.3			93.8

Walter Payton vs. Gale Sayers: Kick Return Totals

Walter Payton vs. Gale Sayers: 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	Walter Payton	22-34	1975	1987	190	184	17	539	31.7	0	0	0		0	167	2823.7
2	Gale Sayers	22-28	1965	1971	68	65	91	2781	30.6	6	27	391	14.5	2	65	932.7

Walter Payton vs. Gale Sayers: 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	Walter Payton	24-34	1977	1987	9	9	3	57	19.0	0	0	0		0		93.8

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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