RB · 10 seasons · 1970 – 1979
Across 10 seasons from 1970 to 1979, O.J. Simpson ranks 27th of 2,385 running backs in career fantasy value (14.3 fantasy points per game). He was the top-ranked scorer of 1975, worth 376.3, and that season sits 28th of 7,008 on record. Two different seasons ended with him as the top-scoring scorer (1973 and 1975). Rank him by value over replacement and he is 54th; rank him by raw fantasy points and he is 158th. The 104-place gap is what changing the question costs.
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | ½PPR | Z | VORP | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | BUF | 8 | 97.7 | 0.77 | -2 | #76 | #6,998 |
| 1971 | BUF | 14 | 130.9 | 1.22 | 13 | #42 | #4,724 |
| 1972 | BUF | 14 | 202.9 | 2.07 | 86 | #9 | #1,674 |
| 1973 | BUF | 14 | 282.2 | 3.49 | 168 | #1 | #358 |
| 1974 | BUF | 14 | 162.9 | 1.78 | 54 | #18 | #3,084 |
| 1975★ | BUF | 14 | 376.3 | 4.46 | 258 | #1 | #28 |
| 1976 | BUF | 14 | 241.2 | 2.74 | 121 | #3 | #830 |
| 1977 | BUF | 7 | 77.5 | 0.22 | -39 | #113 | #8,857 |
| 1978 | SF | 10 | 105.0 | 0.54 | -25 | #105 | #6,476 |
| 1979 | SF | 13 | 72.1 | -0.01 | -58 | #154 | #9,396 |
★ Best season by ½PPR points