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Thurman Thomas

Thurman Lee Thomas

Position: RB
Height: 5-10    Weight: 200 lbs.

Born: May 16, 1966 in Houston, TX
College: Oklahoma St.   (school history)
Drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the 2nd round (40th overall) of the 1988 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 110 (75th overall since 1950)
5-time Pro Bowler & 2-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 2007, finalist in 2006

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Fine Details  · Last updated Nov 9, 2011 3:32PM
All-Time Rank: #79. Marcus Allen… #80. Ken Anderson… #81. Joe Schmidt… #82. THURMAN THOMAS… #83. John Randle… #84. Curtis Martin… #85. Zach Thomas… 

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
1988 22 BUF RB 34 15 15 207 881 2 37 4.3 58.7 13.8 18 208 11.6 0 34 1.2 13.9 1089 2 9 9
1989* 23 BUF RB 34 16 16 298 1244 6 38 4.2 77.8 18.6 60 669 11.2 6 74 3.8 41.8 1913 12 7 16
1990*+ 24 BUF RB 34 16 16 271 1297 11 80 4.8 81.1 16.9 49 532 10.9 2 63 3.1 33.3 1829 13 6 19
1991*+ 25 BUF RB 34 15 15 288 1407 7 33 4.9 93.8 19.2 62 631 10.2 5 50 4.1 42.1 2038 12 5 20
1992* 26 BUF RB 34 16 16 312 1487 9 44 4.8 92.9 19.5 58 626 10.8 3 43 3.6 39.1 2113 12 6 19
1993* 27 BUF RB 34 16 16 355 1315 6 27 3.7 82.2 22.2 48 387 8.1 0 37 3.0 24.2 1702 6 6 12
1994 28 BUF RB 34 15 15 287 1093 7 29 3.8 72.9 19.1 50 349 7.0 2 28 3.3 23.3 1442 9 1 12
1995 29 BUF RB 34 14 14 267 1005 6 49 3.8 71.8 19.1 26 220 8.5 2 60 1.9 15.7 1225 8 6 8
1996 30 BUF RB 34 15 15 281 1033 8 36 3.7 68.9 18.7 26 254 9.8 0 69 1.7 16.9 1287 8 1 7
1997 31 BUF RB 34 16 16 154 643 1 24 4.2 40.2 9.6 30 208 6.9 0 30 1.9 13.0 851 1 2 5
1998 32 BUF 34 14 3 93 381 2 17 4.1 27.2 6.6 26 220 8.5 1 26 1.9 15.7 601 3 0 6
1999 33 BUF 34 5 3 36 152 0 31 4.2 30.4 7.2 3 37 12.3 1 23 0.6 7.4 189 1 0 1
2000 34 MIA 34 9 0 28 136 0 25 4.9 15.1 3.1 16 117 7.3 1 15 1.8 13.0 253 1 1 2
Career 182 160 2877 12074 65 80 4.2 66.3 15.8 472 4458 9.4 23 74 2.6 24.5 16532 88 50 136
12 yrs BUF 173 160 2849 11938 65 80 4.2 69.0 16.5 456 4341 9.5 22 74 2.6 25.1 16279 87 49 134
1 yr MIA 9 0 28 136 0 25 4.9 15.1 3.1 16 117 7.3 1 15 1.8 13.0 253 1 1 2

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
1988 22 BUF RB 34 15 15 0 9 1 0 0
1989* 23 BUF RB 34 16 16 0 7 2 0 0
1990*+ 24 BUF RB 34 16 16 0 6 2 0 0
1991*+ 25 BUF RB 34 15 15 0 5 0 0 0
1992* 26 BUF RB 34 16 16 0 6 1 0 0
1993* 27 BUF RB 34 16 16 0 6 1 0 0
1994 28 BUF RB 34 15 15 0 1 2 0 0
1995 29 BUF RB 34 14 14 0 6 0 0 0
1996 30 BUF RB 34 15 15 0 1 1 0 0
1997 31 BUF RB 34 16 16 0 2 0 0 0
2000 34 MIA 34 9 0 0 1 0 0 0
Career 182 160 0 50 10 0 0
12 yrs BUF 173 160 0 49 10 0 0
1 yr MIA 9 0 0 1 0 0 0

Passing

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk% 4QC GWD
1993* 27 BUF RB 34 16 16 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2000 34 MIA 34 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 2 -2.0 -2.0 100.0
Career 182 160 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 1 2 -1.0 -1.0 50.0

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 PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1988 22 BUF RB 34 15 15 2 2 12
1989* 23 BUF RB 34 16 16 6 6 12 72
1990*+ 24 BUF RB 34 16 16 11 2 13 78
1991*+ 25 BUF RB 34 15 15 7 5 12 72
1992* 26 BUF RB 34 16 16 9 3 12 72
1993* 27 BUF RB 34 16 16 6 6 36
1994 28 BUF RB 34 15 15 7 2 9 54
1995 29 BUF RB 34 14 14 6 2 8 48
1996 30 BUF RB 34 15 15 8 8 48
1997 31 BUF RB 34 16 16 1 1 6
1998 32 BUF 34 14 3 2 1 3 18
1999 33 BUF 34 5 3 1 1 6
2000 34 MIA 34 9 0 1 1 6
Career 182 160 65 23 88 528
12 yrs BUF 173 160 65 22 87 522
1 yr MIA 9 0 1 1 6

Similar Players

What does "similar" mean?
NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Emmitt Smith*, Walter Payton*, LaDainian Tomlinson, Eric Dickerson*, William Andrews, Clinton Portis, Chuck Foreman, Terrell Davis, Ricky Watters, Edgerrin James
4 Emmitt Smith*, LaDainian Tomlinson, Larry Brown, Terrell Davis, Chuck Foreman, Walter Payton*, Edgerrin James, Ricky Watters, William Andrews, Marcus Allen*
5 Emmitt Smith*, LaDainian Tomlinson, William Andrews, Chuck Foreman, Walter Payton*, Larry Brown, Edgerrin James, Marcus Allen*, Terrell Davis, Ricky Watters
6 Emmitt Smith*, Chuck Foreman, Edgerrin James, Barry Sanders*, LaDainian Tomlinson, Walter Payton*, Marshall Faulk*, Eric Dickerson*, Ricky Watters, Larry Brown
7 Emmitt Smith*, Marshall Faulk*, Barry Sanders*, Edgerrin James, Jim Brown*, Ricky Watters, Walter Payton*, Chuck Foreman, LaDainian Tomlinson, Eric Dickerson*
8 Emmitt Smith*, Edgerrin James, Walter Payton*, Barry Sanders*, Jim Brown*, Eric Dickerson*, Ricky Watters, Roger Craig, Marshall Faulk*, Lydell Mitchell
9 Emmitt Smith*, Edgerrin James, Walter Payton*, Barry Sanders*, Ricky Watters, Roger Craig, Eric Dickerson*, Marshall Faulk*, LaDainian Tomlinson, Jim Brown*
10 Emmitt Smith*, Edgerrin James, Tiki Barber, Walter Payton*, Roger Craig, Eric Dickerson*, Ricky Watters, Barry Sanders*, Marshall Faulk*, Lenny Moore*
11 Emmitt Smith*, Edgerrin James, Tiki Barber, Roger Craig, Lenny Moore*, Walter Payton*, Eric Dickerson*, Ricky Watters, Marshall Faulk*, Tony Dorsett*
12 Edgerrin James, Emmitt Smith*, Tiki Barber, Roger Craig, Lenny Moore*, Eric Dickerson*, Marcus Allen*, Ricky Watters, Marshall Faulk*, Barry Sanders*
13 Edgerrin James, Emmitt Smith*, Tiki Barber, Lenny Moore*, Roger Craig, Marcus Allen*, Eric Dickerson*, Ricky Watters, Marshall Faulk*, Barry Sanders*
Career Edgerrin James, Tiki Barber, Emmitt Smith*, Lenny Moore*, Roger Craig, Eric Dickerson*, Ricky Watters, Marshall Faulk*, Barry Sanders*, Tony Dorsett*

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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

Awards
1991 NFL AP MVP
1991 NFL PFWA MVP
1991 NFL Newspaper Ent. Assoc. MVP
1991 NFL AP Offensive Player of the Year

Pro Bowls
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993

First-Team All-Pro
1990
1991

Approximate Value
1990 NFL 19 (3)
1991 NFL 20 (2/74)
1992 NFL 19 (3)
Career 136 (117)

Approximate Value (Weighted)
Career 110 (75)

Rushing Att
1989 NFL 298 (5)
1990 NFL 271 (3)
1991 NFL 288 (3)
1992 NFL 312 (3)
1993 NFL 355 (1/48)
1994 NFL 287 (8)
Career 2877 (13)

Rushing Yds
1989 NFL 1244 (6)
1990 NFL 1297 (2)
1991 NFL 1407 (3)
1992 NFL 1487 (3/82)
1993 NFL 1315 (3)
1994 NFL 1093 (6)
Career 12074 (14)

Rushing TD
1990 NFL 11 (5)
1992 NFL 9 (5)
1994 NFL 7 (8)
1996 NFL 8 (10)
Career 65 (34)

Long Rush
1990 NFL 80 (2/79)

Yds/Rushing Att
1989 NFL 4.2 (7)
1990 NFL 4.8 (7)
1991 NFL 4.9 (1)
1992 NFL 4.8 (3)
Career 4.2 (167)

Rushing Yds/Game
1989 NFL 77.8 (7)
1990 NFL 81.1 (3)
1991 NFL 93.8 (3)
1992 NFL 92.9 (3)
1993 NFL 82.2 (5)
1994 NFL 72.9 (8)
Career 66.3 (46)

Receptions
Career 472 (136)

Touchdowns
1989 NFL 12 (8)
1990 NFL 13 (4)
1991 NFL 12 (4)
1992 NFL 12 (5)
Career 88 (34)

Points Scored
Career 528 (149)

Rushing/Receiving TD
1989 NFL 12 (7)
1990 NFL 13 (4)
1991 NFL 12 (4)
1992 NFL 12 (5)
Career 88 (32)

Yds From Scrimmage
1989 NFL 1913 (1/75)
1990 NFL 1829 (1/99)
1991 NFL 2038 (1/47)
1992 NFL 2113 (1/36)
1993 NFL 1702 (2)
1994 NFL 1442 (8)
Career 16532 (9)

All-Purpose Yds
1989 NFL 1913 (1)
1990 NFL 1829 (2)
1991 NFL 2038 (1)
1992 NFL 2113 (1/76)
1993 NFL 1702 (3)
Career 16532 (15)

Total Offense
Career 12072 (128)

Touches
1989 NFL 358 (3)
1990 NFL 320 (2)
1991 NFL 350 (3)
1992 NFL 370 (3)
1993 NFL 403 (1/39)
1994 NFL 337 (8)
Career 3349 (10)

Playoff Games
Career 21 (33)

Playoff Games Started
Career 19 (22)

Fumbles
1988 NFL 9 (4)
Career 50 (124)

   

All-Pro Teams

Year Team Level Voters
19891st TeamAll-Conf.Pro Football Weekly
19891st TeamAll-Conf.UPI
19892nd TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19891st TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19901st TeamAll-Conf.Pro Football Weekly
19901st TeamAll-Conf.UPI
19901st TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19901st TeamAll-NFLPro Football Writers
19901st TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19901st TeamAll-NFLPro Football Weekly
19901st TeamAll-NFLSporting News
19911st TeamAll-Conf.Pro Football Weekly
19911st TeamAll-Conf.UPI
19911st TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19911st TeamAll-NFLPro Football Writers
19911st TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19911st TeamAll-NFLPro Football Weekly
19911st TeamAll-NFLSporting News
19921st TeamAll-Conf.Pro Football Weekly
19921st TeamAll-Conf.UPI
19922nd TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19922nd TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19931st TeamAll-Conf.Pro Football Weekly
19931st TeamAll-Conf.UPI
19932nd TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19942nd TeamAll-Conf.UPI

Fantasy

Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1988 22 15 RB 121 29
1989 23 16 RB 263 143 2 3
1990 24 16 RB 261 133 2 4
1991 25 15 RB 276 154 2 2
1992 26 16 RB 283 174 2 2
1993 27 16 RB 206 93 3 8
1994 28 15 RB 198 71 7 18
1995 29 14 RB 171 27 18 51
1996 30 15 RB 177 49 11 31
1997 31 16 RB 91 40
1998 32 14 RB 78 40
1999 33 5 RB 25 88
2000 34 9 RB 31 69
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