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Stump Mitchell

Retired

Kansas City Chiefs · RB

Stump Mitchell recorded 116 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 10 rostered seasons with Kansas City Chiefs, Phoenix Cardinals, PHO, St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Rams.

▶Best highlights

40.1

rush yds/gm

16.9

rec yds/gm

1

playoff games

116

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Stump Mitchell's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1985
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
ARIZONACARDINALS
NOV 17, 1985

Philadelphia Eagles vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Nov 17, 1985

179 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 4 rec

Regular Season
1985
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
ARIZONACARDINALS
DEC 8, 1985

New Orleans Saints vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Dec 8, 1985

158 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 2 rec

Regular Season
1984
ARIZONACARDINALS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
SEP 23, 1984

Arizona Cardinals vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Sep 23, 1984

77 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 6 rec

Regular Season
1986
ARIZONACARDINALS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
OCT 12, 1986

Arizona Cardinals vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Oct 12, 1986

126 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 2 rec

Regular Season
1984
MIAMIDOLPHINS
ARIZONACARDINALS
SEP 30, 1984

Miami Dolphins vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Sep 30, 1984

109 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 3 rec

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Stump Mitchell's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 179 rushing yards · 76 receiving yards

Regular Season
1985
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
ARIZONACARDINALS
NOV 17, 1985

Philadelphia Eagles vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Nov 17, 1985

179 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 4 rec

Career high: 2 rushing touchdowns

Regular Season
1988
GREEN BAYPACKERS
ARIZONACARDINALS
DEC 18, 1988

Green Bay Packers vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Dec 18, 1988

75 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 1 rec

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Stump Mitchell's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1960–1987

01
ARIMITCHELL—Stump Mitchell
ARIHART—Jim Hart
ARIDIERDORF—Dan Dierdorf

The Cardiac Cardinals make drama a habit

Arizona Cardinals · The St. Louis Football Cardinals

St. Louis produced explosive, entertaining contenders in the 1970s but never found the postseason breakthrough needed to secure the franchise's future there.

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Franchise era

1973–1989

02
LARMITCHELL—Stump Mitchell
LARYOUNGBLOOD—Jack Youngblood
LARDICKERSON29Eric Dickerson

Division dominance keeps colliding with a dynasty

Los Angeles Rams · A perennial NFC power

The Rams won seven straight division titles and reached the 1979 Super Bowl, but Dallas, Minnesota and San Francisco repeatedly blocked the path.

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Franchise era

1988–2003

03
ARIMITCHELL—Stump Mitchell
ARIWILLIAMS35Aeneas Williams
ARIPLUMMER16Jake Plummer

A new market waits for a stable winner

Arizona Cardinals · Finding a home in Arizona

The move to the desert brought only one playoff appearance in sixteen seasons, though Williams became an all-time defender and Plummer authored a memorable upset in Dallas.

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Franchise era

1989–1998

04
KCMITCHELL—Stump Mitchell
KCTHOMAS58Derrick Thomas
KCSMITH90Neil Smith

Defense and power make the Chiefs a fixture

Kansas City Chiefs · Martyball restores Arrowhead

Marty Schottenheimer and Thomas produced seven playoff appearances and one of football's loudest home advantages, though no Super Bowl trip followed.

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Career accomplishments

9 NFL seasons116 career games83 career passing yards1 career passing touchdowns4,649 career rushing yards32 career rushing touchdowns209 career receptions1,955 career receiving yards9 career receiving touchdownsJersey: 01 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 6, 1981Most recent: Sep 24, 1989

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history

Official regular-season games via NFL.com ↗. Indexed games are the box scores currently available in Athlore.