I always enjoy some stat based articles especially when they are looking at a position that I play at, so rather than hoping that someone else puts one together I thought I would have a little go myself.
One of the things I have always found frustrating as a running back when looking at my stats and how they compare to my peers is having to switch between rushing and receiving yards. To help with this the table below shows all these laid out nicely with a handy combined table at the end to see how everyone stacks up. I have the stats for each team’s leading designated running back (sorry if you are designated as a fullback I have ignored you), this includes a little colour key showing the top 4 for that stat in this group. So with no further ado lets have a little peak at the table.
Nakamura (@qWest): This guy was the biggest work horse in the league and his rushing stats are where he made his living. Nakamura leads the league in rushing touches, rushing yards and rushing touchdowns, if you look at rushing stats alone in a vacuum it is very impressive. In the receiving area he is not quite at the same high standard hwever, despite having the fourth most touches he is eighth in receiving yards and only one touchdown as well here. Looking at his combined figures he does have the most touches but due to them being predominately rushing based only has the third highest total yards and a very unexciting total average. His 13 total touchdowns however is good enough for second which certainly looks good.
Torenson (@Jonny2x): He is one of the old men of the group now, but that still did not stop him from having the second most rushing touches and yards this season and fourth in rushing touchdowns, and Torenson is certainly on pace to set some potential all-time rushing records I am certain. Torenson does not figure much in the receiving game however and when he does has the worst average yards per play, so this really hits his combined totals with him being third in combined touches being the only bit that stands out there.
Toriki (@bex): She is firmly the lead rusher for the always rush happy New Orleans Secondline and is second in total rushing yards. Toriki has great rushing efficiency leading in average length of rush. Toriki does not feature heavily in the receiving game for her team but when she does again, she shows off that trademark efficiency letting her have the third highest combined average yardage. Unfortunately, Toriki has struggled for touchdowns this season only managing four, the lowest of any leading running back, hopefully next season will bring a few more.
Lackson (@BenDover): He is another on the list of true rushing running backs and in a short time of being in the league has certainly made a name for himself. Lackson was third in rushing touches, third in rushing yards and second in rushing touchdowns. Again he is someone who barely features in the receiving game but also his average yards in both rushing and receiving are disappointed compared to the rest of the field and he is joint last in combined average yards. What he does bring to the combined scores are touchdowns, twelve in total the third highest total in the class.
Mendonca (me!): Quite what got into Mendonca is anyone’s guess, but it was a very good season for him. His rushing stats were pretty good, fourth for yards and for touchdowns is a decent but it is his receiving stats that are what made his season. Mendonca had the most receiving touches, the most receiving yards (by quite a margin) the long receiving yard average and the second most touchdowns. His receiving stats catapulted him up with his combined stats, he has the second most touches and has 335 more combined yards that the next nearest person. His combined average yardage was joint first and he was fourth in touchdowns, the old man obviously wanted to go out with a bang.
Ayers (@Faded): This guy had a hell of a rookie season this year. Ayers had good rushing number with the joint fourth best efficiency and joint third most touchdowns. Ayers was also well used in the receiving game with the third most receiving touches and yards and his average was second only to Mendonca and Owens, to top it all off Ayers had more receiving touchdowns than anyone else. This all helped Ayers combined totals to have the fourth most total yards, second best average and he topped the total touchdown chart with a massive 15 in 16 games, what a way to start your career in the ISFL.
Williams (@Ry_): This season may have been a tough one for Baltimore, but as usual Williams was an absolute rock that could be relied upon. His rushing wasn’t up there compared to some other with the fourth most touches, a good number of touchdowns but not a great average yardage. Williams also featured well in the receiving game with fourth most receiving yards, fourth best average and joint third most touchdowns. This led to his combined numbers look pretty good but with no real standouts, but nevertheless a solid season of work.
Skyline (@Skyline): The biggest problem he has in putting up crazy numbers is sharing a backfield with Hayandi (who is not on this list as he is designated as a fullback). In the rushing game Skyline did well for himself, he had the joint third best rushing average and joint third most touchdowns. However due to the existence of Hayandi, Skyline’s role in the receiving game was very limited. This limitation also hurt his combine figures except for average yardage in which he fourth, which is very impressive considering he only had 27 receiving targets.
Owens (@run_CMC): This man has for a long time been a premier receiving running back and this again shows in his stats. Owens had fewer rushing carries than most but had an impressive second-best average rushing yardage. As expected it is the receiving game where Owens makes hay, he had the second most receiving touches, the second most receiving yards, third best receiving average and joint third most touchdowns. As you can imagine this has help his combined totals with the second most combined yards and the joint best combined average with Mendonca.
Tirtawidjaja (@indonesianhusker): He is an impressive young running back with plenty of seasons ahead of him. But Tirtawidjaja suffered this season by sharing a back field with a new pass catching full back partner Yoda. In rushing stats, he had a good solid season but missing out narrowly on cracking the top four for any stat. His receiving stats again were not too bad, but he failed to standout to take a top four finish. This understandably led to his combined stats being decent but not outstanding. But Tirtawidjaja has lots of time to play and I am certain that we will only see more and better things from him in the future.
Petrongolo (@Jo3fish5): Another rookie now but one who again had to share his back field and what is more is in a famously pass heavy team with a quarterback who loves to run taking away touches from poor Petrongolo. His rushing stats were fine although a few more touchdowns would have been nice. His receiving stats were quite low but again being on a team with a tight end sucking up touches it was always going to be tricky. I am sure that the future will be bright for young Petrongolo and we will see some very good seasons from him very soon.
Back (@Nykonax): What I said for Petrongolo applies to Back even more. Back has a monster fullback sucking up touches, a hungry tight end and mobile QB who when he isn’t running the ball himself, he instead throws bombs. When Back was allowed to rush, he did very well, having the third best average yardage but this wasn’t often enough. To make matters worse his involvement in the receiving game was largely non-existent with only eight catches to his name. But like with Tirtawidjaja and Petrongolo he is young, and we can expect great things from him in the seasons to come.
One of the things I have always found frustrating as a running back when looking at my stats and how they compare to my peers is having to switch between rushing and receiving yards. To help with this the table below shows all these laid out nicely with a handy combined table at the end to see how everyone stacks up. I have the stats for each team’s leading designated running back (sorry if you are designated as a fullback I have ignored you), this includes a little colour key showing the top 4 for that stat in this group. So with no further ado lets have a little peak at the table.
Nakamura (@qWest): This guy was the biggest work horse in the league and his rushing stats are where he made his living. Nakamura leads the league in rushing touches, rushing yards and rushing touchdowns, if you look at rushing stats alone in a vacuum it is very impressive. In the receiving area he is not quite at the same high standard hwever, despite having the fourth most touches he is eighth in receiving yards and only one touchdown as well here. Looking at his combined figures he does have the most touches but due to them being predominately rushing based only has the third highest total yards and a very unexciting total average. His 13 total touchdowns however is good enough for second which certainly looks good.
Torenson (@Jonny2x): He is one of the old men of the group now, but that still did not stop him from having the second most rushing touches and yards this season and fourth in rushing touchdowns, and Torenson is certainly on pace to set some potential all-time rushing records I am certain. Torenson does not figure much in the receiving game however and when he does has the worst average yards per play, so this really hits his combined totals with him being third in combined touches being the only bit that stands out there.
Toriki (@bex): She is firmly the lead rusher for the always rush happy New Orleans Secondline and is second in total rushing yards. Toriki has great rushing efficiency leading in average length of rush. Toriki does not feature heavily in the receiving game for her team but when she does again, she shows off that trademark efficiency letting her have the third highest combined average yardage. Unfortunately, Toriki has struggled for touchdowns this season only managing four, the lowest of any leading running back, hopefully next season will bring a few more.
Lackson (@BenDover): He is another on the list of true rushing running backs and in a short time of being in the league has certainly made a name for himself. Lackson was third in rushing touches, third in rushing yards and second in rushing touchdowns. Again he is someone who barely features in the receiving game but also his average yards in both rushing and receiving are disappointed compared to the rest of the field and he is joint last in combined average yards. What he does bring to the combined scores are touchdowns, twelve in total the third highest total in the class.
Mendonca (me!): Quite what got into Mendonca is anyone’s guess, but it was a very good season for him. His rushing stats were pretty good, fourth for yards and for touchdowns is a decent but it is his receiving stats that are what made his season. Mendonca had the most receiving touches, the most receiving yards (by quite a margin) the long receiving yard average and the second most touchdowns. His receiving stats catapulted him up with his combined stats, he has the second most touches and has 335 more combined yards that the next nearest person. His combined average yardage was joint first and he was fourth in touchdowns, the old man obviously wanted to go out with a bang.
Ayers (@Faded): This guy had a hell of a rookie season this year. Ayers had good rushing number with the joint fourth best efficiency and joint third most touchdowns. Ayers was also well used in the receiving game with the third most receiving touches and yards and his average was second only to Mendonca and Owens, to top it all off Ayers had more receiving touchdowns than anyone else. This all helped Ayers combined totals to have the fourth most total yards, second best average and he topped the total touchdown chart with a massive 15 in 16 games, what a way to start your career in the ISFL.
Williams (@Ry_): This season may have been a tough one for Baltimore, but as usual Williams was an absolute rock that could be relied upon. His rushing wasn’t up there compared to some other with the fourth most touches, a good number of touchdowns but not a great average yardage. Williams also featured well in the receiving game with fourth most receiving yards, fourth best average and joint third most touchdowns. This led to his combined numbers look pretty good but with no real standouts, but nevertheless a solid season of work.
Skyline (@Skyline): The biggest problem he has in putting up crazy numbers is sharing a backfield with Hayandi (who is not on this list as he is designated as a fullback). In the rushing game Skyline did well for himself, he had the joint third best rushing average and joint third most touchdowns. However due to the existence of Hayandi, Skyline’s role in the receiving game was very limited. This limitation also hurt his combine figures except for average yardage in which he fourth, which is very impressive considering he only had 27 receiving targets.
Owens (@run_CMC): This man has for a long time been a premier receiving running back and this again shows in his stats. Owens had fewer rushing carries than most but had an impressive second-best average rushing yardage. As expected it is the receiving game where Owens makes hay, he had the second most receiving touches, the second most receiving yards, third best receiving average and joint third most touchdowns. As you can imagine this has help his combined totals with the second most combined yards and the joint best combined average with Mendonca.
Tirtawidjaja (@indonesianhusker): He is an impressive young running back with plenty of seasons ahead of him. But Tirtawidjaja suffered this season by sharing a back field with a new pass catching full back partner Yoda. In rushing stats, he had a good solid season but missing out narrowly on cracking the top four for any stat. His receiving stats again were not too bad, but he failed to standout to take a top four finish. This understandably led to his combined stats being decent but not outstanding. But Tirtawidjaja has lots of time to play and I am certain that we will only see more and better things from him in the future.
Petrongolo (@Jo3fish5): Another rookie now but one who again had to share his back field and what is more is in a famously pass heavy team with a quarterback who loves to run taking away touches from poor Petrongolo. His rushing stats were fine although a few more touchdowns would have been nice. His receiving stats were quite low but again being on a team with a tight end sucking up touches it was always going to be tricky. I am sure that the future will be bright for young Petrongolo and we will see some very good seasons from him very soon.
Back (@Nykonax): What I said for Petrongolo applies to Back even more. Back has a monster fullback sucking up touches, a hungry tight end and mobile QB who when he isn’t running the ball himself, he instead throws bombs. When Back was allowed to rush, he did very well, having the third best average yardage but this wasn’t often enough. To make matters worse his involvement in the receiving game was largely non-existent with only eight catches to his name. But like with Tirtawidjaja and Petrongolo he is young, and we can expect great things from him in the seasons to come.