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Put two players who do the same job side by side. For each stat you see where both rank in the league, and whether the gap between them is bigger than the noise a few plays create.
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Buffalo Bills · RB
San Francisco 49ers · RBOn the stats that count, James Cook and Christian McCaffrey are too close to separate with the plays we have. 3 are too close to call.
The year so far: EPA per carry
Where each has ranked among running backs after every week. Solid line is James Cook, dashed is Christian McCaffrey.
Stat by stat
EPA per carry
Too close to callA +0.122nd of 54
−0.30worse to better+0.08B +0.058th of 54
Success rate
Too close to callA 53%1st of 54
29%worse to better47%B 48%6th of 54
Explosive runs
James Cook is slightly aheadA 22.1%1st of 54
3.6%worse to better16.0%B 16.4%5th of 54
Yards after contact
Too close to callA 1.7 yds27th of 51
1.4 ydsworse to better2.6 ydsB 1.9 yds21st of 51
Broken tackles
James Cook is slightly aheadA 10.0 per 10011th of 51
0.0 per 100worse to better13.8 per 100B 4.0 per 10033rd of 51
Stuffed runs (lower is better)
James Cook is slightly aheadA 6%1st of 54
24%worse to better11%B 11%8th of 54
Style
- Yards before contactJames Cook: 4.3 yds · Christian McCaffrey: 2.5 yds
- Runs to the edgeJames Cook: 12% · Christian McCaffrey: 27%
- Carries from shotgunJames Cook: 13% · Christian McCaffrey: 20%
“Clearly ahead” means the gap is bigger than what the plays behind each number could produce by chance. “Slightly” means it points one way but could still be noise.
Data: nflverse play-by-play, CC BY 4.0. Also FTN charting, Pro Football Reference advanced stats, snap counts and injury reports, all through nflverse. Calculations and charts by Raiders Rundown.
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