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Walter Payton vs Gale Sayers Comparison

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Seasons

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Walter Payton

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Gale Sayers

 

Info

Teams

Walter Payton Chicago Bears (1975-1987)
Gale Sayers Chicago Bears (1965-1971)

Position

Walter Payton Running Back
Gale Sayers Running Back

Height

Walter Payton 5'10"
Gale Sayers 6'0"

Weight

Walter Payton 200
Gale Sayers 198

Drafted

Walter Payton By the Bears in the 1st Round (4th Overall) in the 1975 Draft
Gale Sayers By the Bears in the 1st Round (4th Overall) in the 1965 Draft

Super Bowls

Super Bowl Wins

Walter Payton 1 (XX) Star
Gale Sayers 0

Super Bowl Appearances

Walter Payton 1 (1986) Star
Gale Sayers 0

Playoff Appearances

Playoff Appearances

Walter Payton 6 (1977, 1979, 1984-1987) StarStarStarStarStarStar
Gale Sayers 0

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Walter Payton Yes Inducted in 1993
Gale Sayers Yes Inducted in 1977

Number Retired

Walter Payton Yes Bears #34
Gale Sayers Yes Bears #40

NFL MVP

Walter Payton 2 (1977, 1985) StarStar
Gale Sayers 0

Pro Bowl

Walter Payton 9 (1976-1980, 1983-1986) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Gale Sayers 4 (1965-1967, 1969) StarStarStarStar

First Team All-Pro

Walter Payton 7 (1976-1980, 1984-1985) StarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Gale Sayers 5 (1965-1969) StarStarStarStarStar

Second Team All-Pro

Walter Payton 1 (1986) Star
Gale Sayers 0

NFL Rushing Yards Leader

Walter Payton 1 (1977) Star
Gale Sayers 2 (1966, 1969) StarStar

NFL Rushing Touchdown Leader

Walter Payton 1 (1977) Star
Gale Sayers 0

Regular Season Stats

Games (G)

Walter Payton 190
Gale Sayers 68

Rushing Attempts (Att)

Walter Payton 3,838
Gale Sayers 991

Rushing Yards (Yds)

Walter Payton 16,726
Gale Sayers 4,956

Rushing Touchdowns (TD)

Walter Payton 110
Gale Sayers 39

Rushing Yards per Game (Y/G)

Walter Payton 88.0
Gale Sayers 72.9

Rushing Attempts per Game (A/G)

Walter Payton 20.2
Gale Sayers 14.6

Rushing Yards per Attempt (Y/A)

Walter Payton 4.4
Gale Sayers 5.0

Receptions (Rec)

Walter Payton 492
Gale Sayers 112

Receiving Yards (Yds)

Walter Payton 4,538
Gale Sayers 1,307

Yards per Reception (Y/R)

Walter Payton 9.2
Gale Sayers 11.7

Receiving Touchdowns (TD)

Walter Payton 15
Gale Sayers 9

Receptions per Game (R/G)

Walter Payton 2.6
Gale Sayers 1.6

Receiving Yards per Game (Y/G)

Walter Payton 23.9
Gale Sayers 19.2

Yards from Scrimmage (YScm)

Walter Payton 21,264
Gale Sayers 6,263

Fumbles

Walter Payton 86
Gale Sayers 34

Best Season Stats

Games (G)

Walter Payton 16 (1986)
Gale Sayers 14 (1969)

Rushing Attempts (Att)

Walter Payton 381 (1984)
Gale Sayers 236 (1969)

Rushing Yards (Yds)

Walter Payton 1852 (1977)
Gale Sayers 1231 (1966)

Rushing Touchdowns (TD)

Walter Payton 14 (1979)
Gale Sayers 14 (1965)

Longest Rushing Attempt (Lng)

Walter Payton 76 (1978)
Gale Sayers 70 (1967)

Rushing Yards per Game (Y/G)

Walter Payton 132.3 (1977)
Gale Sayers 95.1 (1968)

Rushing Attempts per Game (A/G)

Walter Payton 24.2 (1977)
Gale Sayers 16.9 (1969)

Rushing Yards per Attempt (Y/A)

Walter Payton 5.5 (1977)
Gale Sayers 6.2 (1968)

Receptions (Rec)

Walter Payton 53 (1983)
Gale Sayers 34 (1966)

Receiving Yards (Yds)

Walter Payton 607 (1983)
Gale Sayers 507 (1965)

Yards per Reception (Y/R)

Walter Payton 11.5 (1983)
Gale Sayers 17.5 (1965)

Receiving Touchdowns (TD)

Walter Payton 3 (1986)
Gale Sayers 6 (1965)

Longest Reception (Lng)

Walter Payton 75 (1977)
Gale Sayers 80 (1966)

Receptions per Game (R/G)

Walter Payton 3.6 (1982)
Gale Sayers 2.4 (1966)

Receiving Yards per Game (Y/G)

Walter Payton 37.9 (1983)
Gale Sayers 36.2 (1965)

Yards from Scrimmage (YScm)

Walter Payton 2121 (1977)
Gale Sayers 1678 (1966)

Fumbles

Walter Payton 3 (1982)
Gale Sayers 0 (1971)

Seasons

Check/Uncheck

Walter Payton

Check/Uncheck

Gale Sayers

 

Info

Teams

Walter Payton Chicago Bears (1975-1987)
Gale Sayers Chicago Bears (1965-1971)

Position

Walter Payton Running Back
Gale Sayers Running Back

Height

Walter Payton 5'10"
Gale Sayers 6'0"

Weight

Walter Payton 200
Gale Sayers 198

Drafted

Walter Payton By the Bears in the 1st Round (4th Overall) in the 1975 Draft
Gale Sayers By the Bears in the 1st Round (4th Overall) in the 1965 Draft

Super Bowls

Super Bowl Wins

Walter Payton 1 (XX)
Gale Sayers 0

Super Bowl Appearances

Walter Payton 1 (1986)
Gale Sayers 0

Playoff Appearances

Playoff Appearances

Walter Payton 6 (1977, 1979, 1984-1987)
Gale Sayers 0

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Walter Payton Yes Inducted in 1993
Gale Sayers Yes Inducted in 1977

Number Retired

Walter Payton Yes Bears #34
Gale Sayers Yes Bears #40

NFL MVP

Walter Payton 2 (1977, 1985)
Gale Sayers 0

Pro Bowl

Walter Payton 9 (1976-1980, 1983-1986)
Gale Sayers 4 (1965-1967, 1969)

First Team All-Pro

Walter Payton 7 (1976-1980, 1984-1985)
Gale Sayers 5 (1965-1969)

Second Team All-Pro

Walter Payton 1 (1986)
Gale Sayers 0

NFL Rushing Yards Leader

Walter Payton 1 (1977)
Gale Sayers 2 (1966, 1969)

NFL Rushing Touchdown Leader

Walter Payton 1 (1977)
Gale Sayers 0

Regular Season Stats

Games (G)

Walter Payton Gale Sayers

Rushing Attempts (Att)

Walter Payton Gale Sayers

Rushing Yards (Yds)

Walter Payton Gale Sayers

Rushing Touchdowns (TD)

Walter Payton Gale Sayers

Rushing Yards per Game (Y/G)

Walter Payton Gale Sayers

Rushing Attempts per Game (A/G)

Walter Payton Gale Sayers

Rushing Yards per Attempt (Y/A)

Walter Payton Gale Sayers

Receptions (Rec)

Walter Payton Gale Sayers

Receiving Yards (Yds)

Walter Payton Gale Sayers

Yards per Reception (Y/R)

Walter Payton Gale Sayers

Receiving Touchdowns (TD)

Walter Payton Gale Sayers

Receptions per Game (R/G)

Walter Payton Gale Sayers

Receiving Yards per Game (Y/G)

Walter Payton Gale Sayers

Yards from Scrimmage (YScm)

Walter Payton Gale Sayers

Fumbles

Walter Payton Gale Sayers

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