Adam Thielen vs Wes Welker

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Adam Thielen and Wes Welker compared on their NFL careers: Adam Thielen played 12 seasons, 2014 to 2025, Wes Welker 11 seasons, 2005 to 2015. Adam Thielen has 704 receptions to Wes Welker's 903.

Who has the better career numbers?

Adam Thielen leads in 2 of the 3 lines, Wes Welker in 1. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Adam Thielen and Wes Welker career totals
178GP174
8,497YDS9,924, better
64, betterTD50
12.1, betterAVG11

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Adam Thielen and Wes Welker postseason
7GP13
356YDS866, better
0TD5, better
13.7, betterAVG9.8

Where each stands all time

Adam Thielen and Wes Welker all-time places
90th (8,497)Receiving yards57th (9,924), better
61st (704)Receptions29th (903), better

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

Neither has a championship or an award 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.

Adam Thielen and Wes Welker season by season
REC: Passes caught.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.REC: Passes caught.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
1st201481371, better200529, better434, better0
2nd2015121440200667, better687, better1, better
3rd20166996752007112, better1,175, better8, better
4th2017911,276, better4, better2008111, better1,1653
5th20181131,373, better9, better2009123, better1,3484
6th2019304186201086, better848, better7, better
7th20207492514, better2011122, better1,569, better9
8th20216772610, better2012118, better1,354, better6
9th2022707166201373, better778, better10, better
10th2023103, better1,014, better4, better2014494642
11th202448, better615, better5, better2015131020
12th2025191860————

What the columns mean: REC