which running back has the highest yards per carry in nfl history

Jamaal Charles has the most career rushing yards per attempt by a running back, with 5.4 per attempt.

Interpreted as:
Which running back has the highest yards per carry with a minimum of 750 rushing attempts in NFL history?
NAME YPC ATT GP RUSH YDS RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD
1 Jamaal Charles
J. Charles
5.4
1,407
119
7,563
63.6
44
2,593
310
441
8.4
21.8
20
2 Jim Brown
J. Brown
5.2
2,359
118
12,312
104.3
106
2,499
262
9.5
21.2
20
3 Mercury Morris
M. Morris
5.1
804
99
4,133
41.7
31
543
54
10.1
5.5
1
4 Nick Chubb
N. Chubb
5.1
1,340
85
6,843
80.5
51
1,042
128
173
8.1
12.3
5
5 Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
5.0
991
68
4,956
72.9
39
1,307
112
11.7
19.2
9
6 Raheem Mostert
R. Mostert
5.0
759
103
3,791
36.8
34
899
111
145
8.1
8.7
8
7 Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
5.0
3,062
153
15,269
99.8
99
2,921
352
8.3
19.1
10
8 Aaron Jones Sr.
A. Jones Sr.
4.9
1,432
114
7,078
62.1
50
2,484
323
426
7.7
21.8
20
9 Napoleon Kaufman
N. Kaufman
4.9
978
91
4,792
52.7
12
1,107
127
49
8.7
12.2
5
10 Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
4.9
1,228
67
6,013
89.7
51
1,091
141
184
7.7
16.3
5
11 Paul Lowe
P. Lowe
4.9
1,026
100
4,995
50.0
38
1,045
111
9.4
10.5
7
12 Derrick Henry
D. Henry
4.9
2,355
136
11,423
84.0
106
1,651
174
224
9.5
12.1
5
13 Robert Smith
R. Smith
4.8
1,411
98
6,818
69.6
32
1,292
178
74
7.3
13.2
6
14 Joe Perry
J. Perry
4.8
1,737
156
8,378
53.7
53
1,796
241
7.5
11.5
8
15 Marv Hubbard
M. Hubbard
4.8
951
103
4,544
44.1
23
628
85
7.4
6.1
1
16 Wendell Tyler
W. Tyler
4.7
1,344
108
6,378
59.1
50
1,816
202
9.0
16.8
16
17 Justin Forsett
J. Forsett
4.7
820
122
3,890
31.9
19
1,351
210
290
6.4
11.1
1
18 Greg Pruitt
G. Pruitt
4.7
1,196
158
5,672
35.9
27
3,069
328
9.4
19.4
18
19 Christian McCaffrey
C. McCaffrey
4.7
1,347
95
6,387
67.2
52
4,466
524
649
8.5
47.0
29
20 James Brooks
J. Brooks
4.7
1,685
162
7,962
49.1
49
3,621
383
9.5
22.4
30
21 Stump Mitchell
S. Mitchell
4.7
986
116
4,649
40.1
32
1,955
209
9.4
16.9
9
22 Tiki Barber
T. Barber
4.7
2,217
154
10,449
67.9
55
5,183
586
707
8.8
33.7
12
23 Miles Sanders
M. Sanders
4.7
923
84
4,345
51.7
23
1,244
175
246
7.1
14.8
4
24 Gus Edwards
G. Edwards
4.7
800
80
3,760
47.0
30
380
33
42
11.5
4.8
0
25 Hugh McElhenny
H. McElhenny
4.7
1,124
143
5,281
36.9
38
3,247
264
12.3
22.7
20
StatMuse has season-level data for rush attempts and rushing yards per attempt going back to the 1932 season.

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