NEW random stats thread

before the anomalies, I wanted to pointed out a couple winners with names that can only match the era.
1936 - Tuffy Leemans. Yep, Tuffy. Would be thought the exact opposite today.
1938 and 1940 winner DNP in 1939. Whizzer White. Only played 3 total years, maybe his name had something to do with it whether STD related or just intimidating to all the other guys.
1941 - Pug Manders. Played for the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Yankees, yes football teams, and finished in Buffalo.
1962/1964 AFL - Cookie Ghilcrest. Probably racist today thanks to Men of Honor.
1969 AFL winner- Dickie Post.
- early on, there also seemed excessive “Bills” to win - Bill Osmanski, Bill Dudley (2), Bill Paschel (2). The last “Bill” to win, was 1946.

These are some of the breakout anomalies. Guys that could be considered 1 year wonders and were the top Back of the year.

1933 - Jim Musick set the early record with 809 yds. That year he set his personal highs by 85 carries, 493 yds, and 3 TD (he had 5). Obviously numbers were low in the beginning but he more than doubled his 2nd best season.

1934 - Beattie Feathers, one of the most widely known trivia answers, broke 1K with 1004 yds. He also set the record with 8 TD. He was a Rookie but he beat his 2nd best seasons by 650 yds and 5 TD. His following 6 seasons only totaled 976 yds and 8 TD.

1936 - Tuffy Leemans was a rookie and had 830 yds. His 2nd best season had 62 less carries and 356 yds less. Guy reached the HoF.

1946/47 - AAFC Spec Sanders. Yes 2 years. He led 1946 with 709 yds and tied with 4 TD. The anomaly was 1947 when he reached 1432 yards (673 yds over his 2nd best) and 18 TD, 9 over his 2nd best.

1956 - Rick Caseres had 1126 yds and 12 TD. It was his only 1K season, 425 yds over #2 season.

1968 AFL - Paul Robinson (rookie) had his only 1K season, 400 yds over his next highest mark. Also 2 TD (8) over his next best.

1974 - Otis Armstrong reached 1407 yds. 1 other time he reached 1K, 400 yds less. He also had 9 TD, 4 more than any other year.

***1987- This is the most bizarre breakout ever. Despite strike and scabs, Charles White 1374 yds and 11 TD (tied). In 8 years, his next best year had 225 less carries, 1030 less yds, and 6 less TD. He just made the most of this 1 productive season.

1989- Yep, Nigerian Nightmare, Christian Okoye. He broke 1K another season but 450 yds less as he led with 1480. Also had career TD by 3. Mostly injured career limited him.

2014 - Demarco Murray, I know, not really 1 hit wonder BUT he blew away his records by 100 carries, 550 yds, and 4 TD leading with 1845 and 13 TD (tied).

2017 - Kareem Hunt. Still has a chance I guess to do something but his rookie year 1327 yds was his only 1K season, 400 yds more than his next best.

still more to come.

 

A little more strange circumstances.
3 occasions a specific yardage won the rushing title a second time:
96/99 - 1553 yds
79/2004 - 1697 yds
62/2007 - 1474 yds.

4 occasions the winner won by less than 10 yds:
1990 - Barry Sanders won by 7 over Thurman Thomas (1304-1297)
1936 - Tuffy Leemans won by 3 yds (830-827 Ace Gutowsky)
1943 and 2004 - the winner had 1 more yard.
(Curtis martin 1697 over Tiki barber 1696)
Bill Paschel 572 over Jack Hinkle 571)

the last winner under 1300 yards was Freeman McNeil in 1982 strike. Last full season was 1972 OJ Simpson.

44x the winner had less than 100 yds over #2.
The most common range for winners is 1400-1499, 13x.

next the most dominant/ greatest rushing season.

 

Subjective and I debate a couple seasons around a little bit but, most dominant seasons:

1937 - cliff battles won by 322 yds with his total 874. For the times, that’s a huge victory.

1954 - also early in the game, Joe Perry won by 368 yds with 1049 yds.

2014 - Demarco Murray. His 1845 won by 484 yds.

1966 - Leroy Kelly did not win yds title but had 7 more TD than #2 as the only guy reaching 10, he had 15.

1947 - Steve Van Buren set the record 1008 yds, 338 yds over #2, 544 over #3 (more than doubled). Also had 5 more TD (13) than #2.

1994 - Emmitt did not win yds title but had 9 more TD than #2. 21 vs 12 is a big gap.

1995 - Emmitt had 273 more yds (1773) and 10 more TD (25 record) than #2.

2003 - Holmes set the TD record with 27, 12 more than #2.

2021 - Jonathan Taylor won by 552 yds (1811).

1980 - Earl’s 1934 yds beat #2 by 474 yds.

1975 - OJ had 1871, 571 yds more than #2.

1977 - Walter Payton 1852, won by 579 yds.

1947 - it was AAFC but Spec Sanders won by 526 yds (1432) and 9 TD (18).

2009 - CJ2K reached 2K winning the title by 590 yds.

2020 - Henry broke 2K, winning by 470 yds but #3 was 858 yds back.

1966 - It was AFL but Jim Nance had 1458 yds, winning by 657 yds and 4 TD (11)

1965 - Jim Brown won by 677 yds (1544) and 3 TD (17).

2005 - Shaun Alexander won by 20 yds (1880) but set the TD record with 27, 7 more than #2.

2006 - LT reset TD record with 28, 11 more than #2. Also won by 26 yds (1815).

2012 - AP reached #2 all time 2097 yds. 484 yds over #2.

1984 - Dickerson set the 2105 record. Won by 421 yds and still holds the record……for now.

1963 - Jim Brown had 1863 yds, 845 yds over #2.

1958 - Jim Brown again. 1527 yds won by 736 yds and his 17 TD won by 8.

1973 - OJ Simpson breaks 2K in 14 games. Second place was 859 yards behind.

take a look yourselves. Do you think some seasons need switched around or did I miss any?

 

Just finished school and a simple video motivated me to look into some stuff.

I think it’s difficult to argue eras, but when you see how far a guy beat the league over a specific year, a case can be made for the domination.
So far, I’m still on 1984’ Dan Marino and for RB, OJ 1973 2K season just blew everyone away.

 

I still think it is as well.
19 total times 40 TD was reached.
Prior to 2000, 3 times. Kurt Warner in 1999, Dan Marino x2 and n 84’ and 86’

only 2 more times before 2010, manning RB 49 in 2004 then Brady RB of 50 in 2007.

Since 2010, the league averages 1 per year but zero in 14’, 17’, 19’ and 2023.

45 has only been reached 8 times.

I do think the extra game (possible 2 soon, 18 games) will make this much more normal.