Antonio Gates vs Rob Gronkowski

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Antonio Gates and Rob Gronkowski compared on their NFL careers: Antonio Gates played 16 seasons, 2003 to 2018, Rob Gronkowski 7 seasons, 2014 to 2021. Antonio Gates has 955 receptions to Rob Gronkowski's 621. Rob Gronkowski won 4 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Antonio Gates leads in 2 of the 3 lines, Rob Gronkowski in 1. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Antonio Gates and Rob Gronkowski career totals
236GP143
11,841, betterYDS9,286
116, betterTD92
12.4AVG15, better

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Antonio Gates and Rob Gronkowski postseason
12GP22
540YDS1,389, better
2TD15, better
10.6AVG14.2, better

Where each stands all time

Antonio Gates and Rob Gronkowski all-time places
35th (11,841), betterReceiving yards64th (9,286)
21st (955), betterReceptions90th (621)

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 Gates and Rob Gronkowski titles and awards
Antonio GatesTitle or awardRob Gronkowski
—Championships4, better

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 Gates and Rob Gronkowski 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.
1st2003243892201482, better1,124, better12, better
2nd200481, better96413, better2015721,176, better11
3rd200589, better1,101, better10, better2016255403
4th200671, better9249, better2017691,084, better8
5th200775, better984, better9, better2018476823
6th200860, better704, better8, better2020456237
7th200979, better1,157, better8, better2021558026
8th20105078210————
9th2011647787————
10th2012495387————
11th2013778724————
12th20146982112————
13th2015566305————
14th2016535487————
15th2017303163————
16th2018283332————

What the columns mean: REC