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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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Kansas City Chiefs · RB
Kenneth Walker III
66overall grade, well above average
1st of 54 running backs
Tampa Bay Buccaneers · RBOn the stats that count, Kenneth Walker III and Bucky Irving 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 Kenneth Walker III, dashed is Bucky Irving.
Stat by stat
EPA per carry
Too close to callA +0.121st of 54
−0.30worse to better+0.08B +0.059th of 54
Success rate
Kenneth Walker III is slightly aheadA 48%5th of 54
29%worse to better47%B 40%22nd of 54
Explosive runs
Kenneth Walker III is slightly aheadA 16.3%6th of 54
3.6%worse to better16.0%B 9.3%25th of 54
Yards after contact
Too close to callA 3.1 yds1st of 51
1.4 ydsworse to better2.6 ydsB 2.8 yds4th of 51
Broken tackles
Too close to callA 13.8 per 1005th of 51
0.0 per 100worse to better13.8 per 100B 13.0 per 1008th of 51
Stuffed runs (lower is better)
Bucky Irving is slightly aheadA 19%34th of 54
24%worse to better11%B 11%5th of 54
Style
- Yards before contactKenneth Walker III: 3.1 yds · Bucky Irving: 2.5 yds
- Runs to the edgeKenneth Walker III: 30% · Bucky Irving: 20%
- Carries from shotgunKenneth Walker III: 40% · Bucky Irving: 40%
“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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