Antonio Brown vs Calvin Johnson

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Antonio Brown and Calvin Johnson compared on their NFL careers: Antonio Brown played 12 seasons, 2010 to 2021, Calvin Johnson 9 seasons, 2007 to 2015. Antonio Brown has 928 receptions to Calvin Johnson's 731. Antonio Brown won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Antonio Brown and Calvin Johnson career totals
146GP135
12,291YDS11,619
83TD83
13.2AVG15.9

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Antonio Brown and Calvin Johnson postseason
13GP2
918YDS296
6TD2
15.6AVG17.4

Where each stands all time

Antonio Brown and Calvin Johnson all-time places
27th (12,291)Receiving yards34th (11,619)
26th (928)Receptions52nd (731)

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

  • Antonio Brown: 1 championship; none on file
  • Calvin Johnson: 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.

Antonio Brown and Calvin Johnson 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.
1st20101616702007487564
2nd2011691,10822008781,33112
3rd20126678752009679845
4th20131101,49982010771,12012
5th20141291,698132011961,68116
6th20151361,8341020121221,9645
7th20161061,284122013841,49212
8th20171011,53392014711,0778
9th20181041,297152015881,2149
10th20194561————
11th2020454834————
12th2021425454————

What the columns mean: REC