Gale Sayers rushed for 4,956 yards carrying the ball in 68 games played in his career. His average yards per carry sits at 5.0 and he carried the ball 991 times. He has run for 39 touchdowns. Sayers ran for 72.9 yds on the ground per game in his career.
During his NFL career, Payton laced them up in 190 games and accumulated 16,726 yds on the ground. He was given the ball 3,838 times for an average of 4.4 yards per attempt. He gained 88.0 yds per game and got into the endzone 110 different times on the ground. Payton fumbled the ball 0 different times in his career.
Gale Sayers vs Walter Payton Stats<-h2>
| Gale Sayers<-th> | Career<-th> | Walter Payton<-th><-tr><-thead> |
|---|---|---|
| 68<-td> | Games Played<-td> | 190<-td><-tr> |
| 991<-td> | Rushing Attempts<-td> | 3,838<-td><-tr> |
| 4,956<-td> | Rushing Yards<-td> | 16,726<-td><-tr> |
| 39<-td> | Rushing TD<-td> | 110<-td><-tr> |
| 0<-td> | 1st Downs by Rushing<-td> | 0<-td><-tr> |
| 0<-td> | Longest Run<-td> | 0<-td><-tr> |
| 5.0<-td> | Yards Per Carry<-td> | 4.4<-td><-tr> |
| 72.9<-td> | Rushing Yards Per Game<-td> | 88.0<-td><-tr> |
| 0<-td> | Fumbles<-td> | 0<-td><-tr> |