Aaron Hernandez vs Tony Gonzalez

Aaron HernandezTony Gonzalez

Aaron Hernandez and Tony Gonzalez compared on their NFL careers: Aaron Hernandez played 3 seasons, 2010 to 2012, Tony Gonzalez 17 seasons, 1997 to 2013. Aaron Hernandez has 175 receptions to Tony Gonzalez's 1,325.

Who has the better career numbers?

Aaron Hernandez and Tony Gonzalez career totals
38GP270
1,956YDS15,127
18TD111
11.2AVG11.4

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Aaron Hernandez and Tony Gonzalez postseason
6GP7
360YDS286
2TD4
10.3AVG9.5

Where each stands all time

Aaron Hernandez and Tony Gonzalez all-time places
—Receiving yards6th (15,127)
—Receptions3rd (1,325)

Among the NFL players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Aaron Hernandez: 0 championships; none on file
  • Tony Gonzalez: 0 championships; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Aaron Hernandez and Tony Gonzalez season by season
REC: Passes caught.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.REC: Passes caught.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
1st20104556361997333682
2nd20117991071998596212
3rd201251483519997684911
4th————2000931,2039
5th————2001739176
6th————2002637737
7th————20037191610
8th————20041021,2587
9th————2005789052
10th————2006739005
11th————2007991,1725
12th————2008961,05810
13th————2009838676
14th————2010706566
15th————2011808757
16th————2012939308
17th————2013838598

What the columns mean: REC