Ryan Mathews packed more value into his peak seasons than almost any running back in NFL history — a comet career that burned brightest when it mattered most. His KV-H peak of 74 is historically rare; while longevity was not his calling card, the impact of his best seasons is undeniable.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | Snap Counts | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2010 | 22–23 | SD | 12 | — | 157 | 675 | 7 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 25 | 15.9 | 2 | 26 | 22 | 145 | 0 | 84.6% | 6.6 | 5.6 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 23–24 | SD | 14 | — | 222 | 1,091 | 6 | 4.9 | 2.7 | 52 | 23.4 | 2 | 59 | 50 | 455 | 0 | 84.7% | 9.1 | 7.7 | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 24–25 | SD | 12 | — | 184 | 707 | 1 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 34 | 18.5 | 2 | 57 | 39 | 252 | 0 | 68.4% | 6.5 | 4.4 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 25–26 | SD | 16 | — | 285 | 1,255 | 6 | 4.4 | 2.1 | 54 | 18.9 | 1 | 33 | 26 | 189 | 1 | 78.8% | 7.3 | 5.7 | — | 9 | 471 | 42.3% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2014 | 26–27 | SD | 6 | — | 74 | 330 | 3 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 17 | 23.0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 69 | 0 | 90.0% | 7.7 | 6.9 | — | 4 | 165 | 41.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2015 | 27–28 | PHI | 13 | — | 106 | 539 | 6 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 32 | 30.2 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 146 | 1 | 71.4% | 7.3 | 5.2 | — | 5 | 245 | 25.7% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2016 | 28–29 | PHI | 13 | — | 155 | 661 | 8 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 38 | 24.5 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 115 | 1 | 92.9% | 8.8 | 8.2 | — | 7 | 287 | 31.5% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| Career | — | 86 | — | 1,183 | 5,258 | 37 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 252 | 21.3 | 12 | 227 | 179 | 1,371 | 3 | 78.9% | 7.7 | 6.0 | — | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
112 career value over replacement — #995 all-time of 4,695. 16/season above a replacement-level RB.
Pick #12 (Rd 1) · LAC · 2010 · +8.5 vs expected KV-H
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7 seasons · peak 8.2 in 2011
VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.
1.3 career wins over 7 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2011 · +0.6 wins
Latest season · 2016 · +0.1 wins
VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia.
#125 of 1,228 all-time RBs by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 22–23 | SD | 12 | — | 157 | 675 | 7 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 25 | 15.9 | 2 | 2.1 |
| 2011 | 23–24 | SD | 14 | — | 222 | 1,091 | 6 | 4.9 | 2.7 | 52 | 23.4 | 2 | 8.2 |
| 2012 | 24–25 | SD | 12 | — | 184 | 707 | 1 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 34 | 18.5 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013 | 25–26 | SD | 16 | 0* | 285 | 1,255 | 6 | 4.4 | 2.1 | 54 | 18.9 | 1 | 1.8 |
| 2014 | 26–27 | SD | 6 | 0* | 74 | 330 | 3 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 17 | 23.0 | 0 | 1.6 |
| 2015 | 27–28 | PHI | 13 | 0* | 106 | 539 | 6 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 32 | 30.2 | 3 | 2.2 |
| 2016 | 28–29 | PHI | 13 | 0* | 155 | 661 | 8 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 38 | 24.5 | 2 | 1.6 |
| Career | 86 | 1,183 | 5,258 | 37 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 252 | 21.3 | 12 | 17.5 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 22–23 | SD | 12 | — | 26 | 22 | 145 | 0 | 84.6% | 6.6 | 5.6 | — | 7 |
| 2011 | 23–24 | SD | 14 | — | 59 | 50 | 455 | 0 | 84.7% | 9.1 | 7.7 | — | 18 |
| 2012 | 24–25 | SD | 12 | — | 57 | 39 | 252 | 0 | 68.4% | 6.5 | 4.4 | — | 9 |
| 2013 | 25–26 | SD | 16 | 0* | 33 | 26 | 189 | 1 | 78.8% | 7.3 | 5.7 | — | 9 |
| 2014 | 26–27 | SD | 6 | 0* | 10 | 9 | 69 | 0 | 90.0% | 7.7 | 6.9 | — | 4 |
| 2015 | 27–28 | PHI | 13 | 0* | 28 | 20 | 146 | 1 | 71.4% | 7.3 | 5.2 | — | 5 |
| 2016 | 28–29 | PHI | 13 | 0* | 14 | 13 | 115 | 1 | 92.9% | 8.8 | 8.2 | — | 7 |
| Career | 86 | 227 | 179 | 1,371 | 3 | 78.9% | 7.7 | 6.0 | — | 59 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 25–26 | SD | 16 | 0* | 471 | 42.3% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2014 | 26–27 | SD | 6 | 0* | 165 | 41.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2015 | 27–28 | PHI | 13 | 0* | 245 | 25.7% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2016 | 28–29 | PHI | 13 | 0* | 287 | 31.5% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| Career | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Wk | Opp | Att | Yds | TD | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W1 | CLE | 22 | 77 | 1 | — |
| W2 | CHI | 9 | 32 | 2 | 1 |
| W3 | PIT | 2 | -5 | — | — |
| W5 | DET | 11 | 42 | — | 5 |
| W6 | WAS | 9 | 60 | — | — |
| W7 | MIN | 14 | 56 | — | 1 |
| W8 | DAL | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| W9 | NYG | 5 | 15 | 1 | 1 |
| W10 | ATL | 19 | 109 | 2 | 2 |
| W11 | SEA | 7 | 31 | — | — |
| W14 | WAS | 15 | 60 | — | — |
| W15 | BAL | 20 | 128 | 1 | 1 |
| W16 | NYG | 18 | 46 | — | 1 |
Source: nflverse (CC-BY 4.0) · 2016–2026 · 13 games
Folded from the per-game logs on file. Home/away, result, month and division come from the NFL schedule feed; where a game has no schedule row those dimensions leave it out rather than guess, and the count is shown.
| Home / Away | G | Rush | Rush Yds | Rush TD | Tgt | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 6 | 90 | 343 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 73 | — | 59.6 |
| Away | 7 | 65 | 318 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 42 | 1 | 72 |
| Wins / Losses | G | Rush | Rush Yds | Rush TD | Tgt | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | 6 | 84 | 315 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 76 | — | 69.1 |
| Losses | 7 | 71 | 346 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 39 | 1 | 62.5 |
| Regular season / Postseason | G | Rush | Rush Yds | Rush TD | Tgt | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 13 | 155 | 661 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 115 | 1 | 131.6 |
| By opponent | G | Rush | Rush Yds | Rush TD | Tgt | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs ATL | 1 | 19 | 109 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 30 | — | 27.9 |
| vs BAL | 1 | 20 | 128 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 21.3 |
| By month | G | Rush | Rush Yds | Rush TD | Tgt | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September | 3 | 33 | 104 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 28.7 |
| October | 4 | 38 | 168 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 61 | 1 | 30.9 |
| Division games | G | Rush | Rush Yds | Rush TD | Tgt | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | 5 | 51 | 191 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 17 | — | 32.8 |
| Non-division | 8 | 104 | 470 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 98 | 1 | 98.8 |
A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 70 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 7 scored seasons.
Blend 69.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 70· confidence 96%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
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| vs CHI |
| 1 |
| 9 |
| 32 |
| 2 |
| 1 |
| 1 |
| 3 |
| — |
| 15.5 |
| vs CLE | 1 | 22 | 77 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 13.7 |
| vs DAL | 1 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 7.1 |
| vs DET | 1 | 11 | 42 | — | 5 | 5 | 33 | 1 | 11.5 |
| vs MIN | 1 | 14 | 56 | — | 1 | 1 | 27 | — | 6.3 |
| vs NYG | 2 | 23 | 61 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16 | — | 13.7 |
| vs PIT | 1 | 2 | -5 | — | — | — | — | — | -0.5 |
| vs SEA | 1 | 7 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | 3.1 |
| vs WAS | 2 | 24 | 120 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 12 |
| November |
| 3 |
| 31 |
| 155 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 30 |
| — |
| 38.5 |
| December | 3 | 53 | 234 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 21 | — | 33.5 |