Anthony Carter vs James Lofton

Anthony Carter James Lofton

Anthony Carter and James Lofton compared on their NFL careers: Anthony Carter played 10 seasons, 1985 to 1994, James Lofton 16 seasons, 1978 to 1993. Anthony Carter has 486 receptions to James Lofton's 764.

Who has the better career numbers?

Anthony Carter and James Lofton career totals

137	GP	233
7,733	YDS	14,004
55	TD	75
15.9	AVG	18.3

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Anthony Carter and James Lofton postseason

8	GP	13
644	YDS	759
1	TD	8
17.4	AVG	18.5

Where each stands all time

Anthony Carter and James Lofton all-time places

97th (7,733)	Receiving yards	12th (14,004)
165th (486)	Receptions	44th (764)

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

Anthony Carter: 0 championships; none on file
James Lofton: 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.

Anthony Carter and James Lofton season by season

1st	1985	43	821	8	1978	46	818	6
2nd	1986	38	686	7	1979	54	968	4
3rd	1987	38	922	7	1980	71	1,226	4
4th	1988	72	1,225	6	1981	71	1,294	8
5th	1989	65	1,066	4	1982	35	696	4
6th	1990	70	1,008	8	1983	58	1,300	8
7th	1991	51	553	5	1984	62	1,361	7
8th	1992	41	580	2	1985	69	1,153	4
9th	1993	60	775	5	1986	64	840	4
10th	1994	8	97	3	1987	41	880	5
11th	—	—	—	—	1988	28	549	0
12th	—	—	—	—	1989	8	166	3
13th	—	—	—	—	1990	35	712	4
14th	—	—	—	—	1991	57	1,072	8
15th	—	—	—	—	1992	51	786	6
16th	—	—	—	—	1993	14	183	0

What the columns mean: REC