Antonio Gates vs Tony Gonzalez

Antonio GatesTony Gonzalez

Antonio Gates and Tony Gonzalez compared on their NFL careers: Antonio Gates played 16 seasons, 2003 to 2018, Tony Gonzalez 17 seasons, 1997 to 2013. Antonio Gates has 955 receptions to Tony Gonzalez's 1,325.

Who has the better career numbers?

Antonio Gates and Tony Gonzalez career totals
236GP270
11,841YDS15,127
116TD111
12.4AVG11.4

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Antonio Gates and Tony Gonzalez postseason
12GP7
540YDS286
2TD4
10.6AVG9.5

Where each stands all time

Antonio Gates and Tony Gonzalez all-time places
33rd (11,841)Receiving yards6th (15,127)
21st (955)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

  • Antonio Gates: 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.

Antonio Gates 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.
1st20032438921997333682
2nd200481964131998596212
3rd2005891,1011019997684911
4th20067192492000931,2039
5th20077598492001739176
6th20086070482002637737
7th2009791,157820037191610
8th2010507821020041021,2587
9th20116477872005789052
10th20124953872006739005
11th20137787242007991,1725
12th201469821122008961,05810
13th20155663052009838676
14th20165354872010706566
15th20173031632011808757
16th20182833322012939308
17th————2013838598

What the columns mean: REC