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Mike Pruitt

Michael L. Pruitt

Position: RB
Height: 6-0    Weight: 222 lbs.
Born: April 3, 1954 in Chicago, IL
College: Purdue

2-time Pro Bowler

Drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the 1st round (7th overall) of the 1976 Draft

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Partial Seasons · Playoffs · 100/300/100
Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos 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
1976 22 CLE 13 2 52 138 0 18 2.7 10.6 4.0 8 26 3.3 0 15 0.6 2.0 164 0 4
1977 23 CLE 13 0 47 205 1 21 4.4 15.8 3.6 3 12 4.0 0 6 0.2 0.9 217 1 1
1978 24 CLE FB 16 9 135 560 5 71 4.1 35.0 8.4 20 112 5.6 0 15 1.3 7.0 672 5 3
1979* 25 CLE FB 16 16 264 1294 9 77 4.9 80.9 16.5 41 372 9.1 2 50 2.6 23.3 1666 11 6
1980* 26 CLE FB 16 16 249 1034 6 56 4.2 64.6 15.6 63 471 7.5 0 28 3.9 29.4 1505 6 9
1981 27 CLE FB 16 15 247 1103 7 21 4.5 68.9 15.4 63 442 7.0 1 21 3.9 27.6 1545 8 5
1982 28 CLE FB 9 9 143 516 3 17 3.6 57.3 15.9 22 140 6.4 0 13 2.4 15.6 656 3 4
1983 29 CLE RB 15 14 293 1184 10 27 4.0 78.9 19.5 30 157 5.2 2 21 2.0 10.5 1341 12 4
1984 30 CLE rb 10 7 163 506 6 14 3.1 50.6 16.3 5 29 5.8 0 9 0.5 2.9 535 6 1
1985 31 2TM /FB 13 9 112 390 2 54 3.5 30.0 8.6 7 43 6.1 0 9 0.5 3.3 433 2 0
BUF 4 2 7 24 0 7 3.4 6.0 1.8 24 0 0
KAN FB 9 7 105 366 2 54 3.5 40.7 11.7 7 43 6.1 0 9 0.8 4.8 409 2 0
1986 32 KAN FB 15 15 139 448 2 16 3.2 29.9 9.3 8 56 7.0 0 13 0.5 3.7 504 2 0
Career 152 112 1844 7378 51 77 4.0 48.5 12.1 270 1860 6.9 5 50 1.8 12.2 9238 56 37
9 yrs CLE 124 88 1593 6540 47 77 4.1 52.7 12.8 255 1761 6.9 5 50 2.1 14.2 8301 52 37
2 yrs KAN 24 22 244 814 4 54 3.3 33.9 10.2 15 99 6.6 0 13 0.6 4.1 913 4 0
1 yr BUF 4 2 7 24 0 7 3.4 6.0 1.8 24 0 0

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1976 22 CLE 13 2 6 106 0 30 17.7 270
1977 23 CLE 13 0 6 131 0 31 21.8 348
Career 152 112 12 237 0 31 19.8 9475

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1976 22 CLE 13 2 4 0 0 0
1977 23 CLE 13 0 1 0 0 0
1978 24 CLE FB 16 9 3 2 0 0
1979* 25 CLE FB 16 16 6 0 0 0
1980* 26 CLE FB 16 16 9 3 0 0
1981 27 CLE FB 16 15 5 2 0 0
1982 28 CLE FB 9 9 4 2 0 0
1983 29 CLE RB 15 14 4 2 0 0
1984 30 CLE rb 10 7 1 1 0 0
Career 152 112 37 12 0 0

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Partial Seasons
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1977 23 CLE 13 0 1 6
1978 24 CLE FB 16 9 5 30
1979* 25 CLE FB 16 16 9 2 66
1980* 26 CLE FB 16 16 6 36
1981 27 CLE FB 16 15 7 1 48
1982 28 CLE FB 9 9 3 18
1983 29 CLE RB 15 14 10 2 72
1984 30 CLE rb 10 7 6 36
1985 31 2TM /FB 13 9 2 12
KAN FB 9 7 2 12
1986 32 KAN FB 15 15 2 12
Career 152 112 51 5 336
9 yrs CLE 124 88 47 5 312
2 yrs KAN 24 22 4 24

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1979
1980

Rushing Att

1979 NFL 264 (7)
1980 NFL 249 (8)
1983 NFL 293 (8)
Career 1844 (37)

Rushing Yds

1979 NFL 1294 (5)
1980 NFL 1034 (8)
1983 NFL 1184 (9)
Career 7378 (44)

Rushing TD

1979 NFL 9 (9)
1983 NFL 10 (7)
Career 51 (52)

Long Rush

1978 NFL 71 (6)
1979 NFL 77 (3)
1980 NFL 56 (8)

Yds/Rushing Att

1979 NFL 4.9 (5)

Rushing Yds/Game

1979 NFL 80.9 (5)
1980 NFL 64.6 (9)
Career 48.5 (120)

Touchdowns

1983 NFL 12 (8)
Career 56 (143)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1983 NFL 12 (8)
Career 56 (142)

Yds From Scrimmage

1979 NFL 1666 (5)
1980 NFL 1505 (8)
1981 NFL 1545 (10)
Career 9238 (86)

All-Purpose Yds

1979 NFL 1666 (6)
1980 NFL 1505 (10)
Career 9475 (130)

Touches

1979 NFL 305 (7)
1980 NFL 312 (7)
1983 NFL 323 (10)
Career 2126 (38)

Fumbles

Career 37 (192)

     

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1979 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1979 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.
1979 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1980 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf.
1983 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf.

Fantasy

Glossary · CSV · PRE
Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1976 22 13 RB 16 120
1977 23 13 RB 28 101
1978 24 16 RB 97 49
1979 25 16 RB 233 115 5 8
1980 26 16 RB 187 79 9 15
1981 27 16 RB 203 75 14 25
1982 28 9 RB 84 5 23 66
1983 29 15 RB 206 74 12 29
1984 30 10 RB 90 43
1985 31 13 RB 55 65
1986 32 15 RB 62 62
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