Curtis Martin

Curtis James Martin Jr.

Position: RB
Height: 5-11 Weight: 210 lbs.

Born: May 1, 1973 in Pittsburgh, PA
College: Pittsburgh (school history)
Drafted by the New England Patriots in the 3rd round (74th overall) of the 1995 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 100 (148th overall since 1950)
5-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 2012, finalist in 2011

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Fine Details · Last updated May 20, 2013 12:25AM

All-Time Rank: #135. Claude Humphrey… #136. Curley Culp… #137. Andre Tippett… #138. CURTIS MARTIN… #139. Jim Marshall… #140. Bob St. Clair… #141. Sonny Jurgensen…

All-Time Rank: #135. Claude Humphrey… #136. Curley Culp… #137. Andre Tippett… #138. CURTIS MARTIN… #139. Jim Marshall… #140. Bob St. Clair… #141. Sonny Jurgensen…

Rushing & Receiving

							Rushing							Receiving
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	R/G	Y/G	YScm	RRTD	Fmb	AV
1995*	22	NWE	RB	28	16	15	368	1487	14	49	4.0	92.9	23.0	30	261	8.7	1	27	1.9	16.3	1748	15	5	10
1996*	23	NWE	RB	28	16	15	316	1152	14	57	3.6	72.0	19.8	46	333	7.2	3	41	2.9	20.8	1485	17	4	13
1997	24	NWE	RB	28	13	13	274	1160	4	70	4.2	89.2	21.1	41	296	7.2	1	22	3.2	22.8	1456	5	3	13
1998*	25	NYJ	RB	28	15	15	369	1287	8	60	3.5	85.8	24.6	43	365	8.5	1	23	2.9	24.3	1652	9	5	13
1999	26	NYJ	RB	28	16	16	367	1464	5	50	4.0	91.5	22.9	45	259	5.8	0	34	2.8	16.2	1723	5	2	13
2000	27	NYJ	RB	28	16	16	316	1204	9	55	3.8	75.3	19.8	70	508	7.3	2	31	4.4	31.8	1712	11	2	10
2001*	28	NYJ	RB	28	16	16	333	1513	10	47	4.5	94.6	20.8	53	320	6.0	0	27	3.3	20.0	1833	10	2	15
2002	29	NYJ	RB	28	16	16	261	1094	7	35	4.2	68.4	16.3	49	362	7.4	0	28	3.1	22.6	1456	7	0	12
2003	30	NYJ	RB	28	16	16	323	1308	2	56	4.0	81.8	20.2	42	262	6.2	0	29	2.6	16.4	1570	2	2	11
2004*+	31	NYJ	RB	28	16	16	371	1697	12	25	4.6	106.1	23.2	41	245	6.0	2	22	2.6	15.3	1942	14	2	14
2005	32	NYJ	RB	28	12	12	220	735	5	49	3.3	61.3	18.3	24	118	4.9	0	14	2.0	9.8	853	5	2	4
Career					168	166	3518	14101	90	70	4.0	83.9	20.9	484	3329	6.9	10	41	2.9	19.8	17430	100	29	128
8 yrs		NYJ			123	123	2560	10302	58	60	4.0	83.8	20.8	367	2439	6.6	5	34	3.0	19.8	12741	63	17	92
3 yrs		NWE			45	43	958	3799	32	70	4.0	84.4	21.3	117	890	7.6	5	41	2.6	19.8	4689	37	12	36

Defense & Fumbles

								Def Interceptions					Fumbles					Tackles
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Sk	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Tkl	Ast	Sfty
1995*	22	NWE	RB	28	16	15							0	5	3	0	0
1996*	23	NWE	RB	28	16	15							0	4	1	0	0
1997	24	NWE	RB	28	13	13							0	3	0	0	0
1998*	25	NYJ	RB	28	15	15							0	5	1	0	0
1999	26	NYJ	RB	28	16	16							0	2	2	0	0
2000	27	NYJ	RB	28	16	16							0	2	0	0	0
2001*	28	NYJ	RB	28	16	16							0	2	3	0	0
2003	30	NYJ	RB	28	16	16							0	2	0	0	0
2004*+	31	NYJ	RB	28	16	16							0	2	2	-9	0
2005	32	NYJ	RB	28	12	12							0	2	2	0	0
Career					168	166							0	29	14	-9	0
8 yrs		NYJ			123	123							0	17	10	-9	0
3 yrs		NWE			45	43							0	12	4	0	0

Passing

Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	TD%	Int%	Lng	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate	Sk	Yds	NY/A	ANY/A	Sk%
2000	27	NYJ	RB	28	16	16	1	1	100.0	18	1	100.0	0.0	18	18.0	38.0	18.0	1.1	158.3	0	0	18.00	38.00	0.0
2001*	28	NYJ	RB	28	16	16	1	1	100.0	18	1	100.0	0.0	18	18.0	38.0	18.0	1.1	158.3	0	0	18.00	38.00	0.0
2002	29	NYJ	RB	28	16	16	0	0		0	0			0				0.0		1	4	-4.00	-4.00	100.0
Career					168	166	2	2	100.0	36	2	100.0	0.0	18	18.0	38.0	18.0	0.2	158.3	1	4	10.67	24.00	33.3

Comeback and game-winning drive numbers are based on research by Scott Kacsmar, as described in parts I, II, and III on the blog.

Scoring Summary

Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	RshTD	RecTD	AllTD	2PM	Pts
1995*	22	NWE	RB	28	16	15	14	1	15	1	92
1996*	23	NWE	RB	28	16	15	14	3	17	1	104
1997	24	NWE	RB	28	13	13	4	1	5		30
1998*	25	NYJ	RB	28	15	15	8	1	9		54
1999	26	NYJ	RB	28	16	16	5		5		30
2000	27	NYJ	RB	28	16	16	9	2	11		66
2001*	28	NYJ	RB	28	16	16	10		10		60
2002	29	NYJ	RB	28	16	16	7		7	1	44
2003	30	NYJ	RB	28	16	16	2		2		12
2004*+	31	NYJ	RB	28	16	16	12	2	14		84
2005	32	NYJ	RB	28	12	12	5		5		30
Career					168	166	90	10	100	3	606
8 yrs		NYJ			123	123	58	5	63	1	380
3 yrs		NWE			45	43	32	5	37	2	226

Similar Players

What does "similar" mean?

NumYrs	Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3	Maurice Jones-Drew, Ottis Anderson, Joe Cribbs, Domanick Williams, John Brockington, Terry Metcalf, Herschel Walker, Mike Thomas, Franco Harris*, Eddie George
4	Maurice Jones-Drew, Herschel Walker, Earl Campbell*, Joe Cribbs, Ottis Anderson, Alan Ameche, John Brockington, Eddie George, Warrick Dunn, Terry Metcalf
5	Alan Ameche, Earl Campbell, Ottis Anderson, Franco Harris, Eddie George, Terry Metcalf, Roger Craig, Barry Sanders*, Herschel Walker, Warrick Dunn
6	Ottis Anderson, Earl Campbell, Alan Ameche, Franco Harris, John L. Williams, Roger Craig, Warrick Dunn, Eddie George, Herschel Walker, Frank Gifford*
7	Franco Harris, Eddie George, Roger Craig, Tony Dorsett, Warrick Dunn, Ricky Watters, Ottis Anderson, Lenny Moore, Jim Brown, John L. Williams
8	Franco Harris, Tony Dorsett, Eddie George, Warrick Dunn, Ricky Watters, Roger Craig, Herschel Walker, John L. Williams, Chuck Muncie, Frank Gifford*
9	Franco Harris, Tony Dorsett, Warrick Dunn, Ricky Watters, Eddie George, Fred Taylor, Herschel Walker, Roger Craig, John L. Williams, Walter Payton*
10	Tony Dorsett, Warrick Dunn, Franco Harris, Ricky Watters, Fred Taylor, Walter Payton, Roger Craig, Jim Brown, James Brooks, Lenny Moore*
11	Tony Dorsett, Franco Harris, Warrick Dunn, Fred Taylor, Ricky Watters, Lenny Moore, James Brooks, Roger Craig, Walter Payton, Jim Brown*
Career	Tony Dorsett, Ricky Watters, Franco Harris, Fred Taylor, Warrick Dunn, Jim Brown, Roger Craig, Lenny Moore, James Brooks, Herschel Walker

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

Awards 1995 NFL AP Offensive Rookie of the Year	Pro Bowls 1995 1996 1998 2001 2004	First-Team All-Pro 2004	Approximate Value Career 128 (167)
Approximate Value (Weighted) Career 100 (148)	Rushing Att 1995 NFL 368 (2/33) 1996 NFL 316 (7) 1998 NFL 369 (3/29) 1999 NFL 367 (2/36) 2000 NFL 316 (6) 2001 NFL 333 (4/97) 2003 NFL 323 (8) 2004 NFL 371 (1/26) Career 3518 (3)	Rushing Yds 1995 NFL 1487 (3/87) 1996 NFL 1152 (9) 1997 NFL 1160 (8) 1998 NFL 1287 (8) 1999 NFL 1464 (2/100) 2001 NFL 1513 (2/76) 2004 NFL 1697 (1/31) Career 14101 (4)	Rushing TD 1995 NFL 14 (3/56) 1996 NFL 14 (2/56) 1998 NFL 8 (8) 2000 NFL 9 (10) 2001 NFL 10 (4) 2004 NFL 12 (8) Career 90 (12)
Long Rush 1996 NFL 57 (9)	Yds/Rushing Att 2001 NFL 4.5 (10)	Rushing Yds/Game 1995 NFL 92.9 (3) 1996 NFL 72.0 (10) 1997 NFL 89.2 (6) 1998 NFL 85.8 (6) 1999 NFL 91.5 (5) 2001 NFL 94.6 (4) 2004 NFL 106.1 (3/42) Career 83.9 (11)	Receptions Career 484 (131)
Touchdowns 1995 NFL 15 (6) 1996 NFL 17 (2/52) 2001 NFL 10 (10) 2004 NFL 14 (7) Career 100 (20)	Points Scored Career 606 (118)	Rushing/Receiving TD 1995 NFL 15 (6) 1996 NFL 17 (2/51) 2001 NFL 10 (10) 2004 NFL 14 (7) Career 100 (20)	2-pt. Conv. Made Career 3 (25)
Yds From Scrimmage 1995 NFL 1748 (5) 1996 NFL 1485 (8) 1997 NFL 1456 (10) 1998 NFL 1652 (6) 1999 NFL 1723 (5) 2000 NFL 1712 (9) 2001 NFL 1833 (4) 2004 NFL 1942 (3/71) Career 17430 (8)	All-Purpose Yds 1999 NFL 1723 (10) 2001 NFL 1833 (7) 2004 NFL 1942 (4) Career 17430 (11)	Total Offense Career 14133 (114)	Touches 1995 NFL 398 (3/43) 1996 NFL 362 (5) 1997 NFL 315 (9) 1998 NFL 412 (3/28) 1999 NFL 412 (2/28) 2000 NFL 386 (3/61) 2001 NFL 386 (3/61) 2003 NFL 365 (9) 2004 NFL 412 (1/28) Career 4002 (3)

All-Pro Teams

Year	Team	Level	Voters
1995	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly
1995	1st Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1996	2nd Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1999	2nd Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
2001	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly
2001	2nd Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
2001	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Writers
2001	1st Team	All-NFL	Sporting News
2004	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly
2004	1st Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
2004	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Writers
2004	1st Team	All-NFL	Sporting News

Fantasy

Year	Age	G	FantPos	FantPt	VBD	PosRank	OvRank
1995	22	16	RB	265	125	2	7
1996	23	16	RB	251	123	4	6
1997	24	13	RB	176	41	14	35
1998	25	15	RB	219	92	8	12
1999	26	16	RB	202	74	8	19
2000	27	16	RB	244	85	8	22
2001	28	16	RB	250	115	5	7
2002	29	16	RB	188	35	18	45
2003	30	16	RB	169	27	18	45
2004	31	16	RB	278	121	4	6
2005	32	12	RB	115		29
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NumYrs	Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3	Maurice Jones-Drew, Ottis Anderson, Joe Cribbs, Domanick Williams, John Brockington, Terry Metcalf, Herschel Walker, Mike Thomas, Franco Harris*, Eddie George
4	Maurice Jones-Drew, Herschel Walker, Earl Campbell*, Joe Cribbs, Ottis Anderson, Alan Ameche, John Brockington, Eddie George, Warrick Dunn, Terry Metcalf
5	Alan Ameche, Earl Campbell, Ottis Anderson, Franco Harris, Eddie George, Terry Metcalf, Roger Craig, Barry Sanders*, Herschel Walker, Warrick Dunn
6	Ottis Anderson, Earl Campbell, Alan Ameche, Franco Harris, John L. Williams, Roger Craig, Warrick Dunn, Eddie George, Herschel Walker, Frank Gifford*
7	Franco Harris, Eddie George, Roger Craig, Tony Dorsett, Warrick Dunn, Ricky Watters, Ottis Anderson, Lenny Moore, Jim Brown, John L. Williams
8	Franco Harris, Tony Dorsett, Eddie George, Warrick Dunn, Ricky Watters, Roger Craig, Herschel Walker, John L. Williams, Chuck Muncie, Frank Gifford*
9	Franco Harris, Tony Dorsett, Warrick Dunn, Ricky Watters, Eddie George, Fred Taylor, Herschel Walker, Roger Craig, John L. Williams, Walter Payton*
10	Tony Dorsett, Warrick Dunn, Franco Harris, Ricky Watters, Fred Taylor, Walter Payton, Roger Craig, Jim Brown, James Brooks, Lenny Moore*
11	Tony Dorsett, Franco Harris, Warrick Dunn, Fred Taylor, Ricky Watters, Lenny Moore, James Brooks, Roger Craig, Walter Payton, Jim Brown*
Career	Tony Dorsett, Ricky Watters, Franco Harris, Fred Taylor, Warrick Dunn, Jim Brown, Roger Craig, Lenny Moore, James Brooks, Herschel Walker