Ben Coates vs Mark Bavaro

Ben CoatesMark Bavaro

Ben Coates and Mark Bavaro compared on their NFL careers: Ben Coates played 10 seasons, 1991 to 2000, Mark Bavaro 9 seasons, 1985 to 1994. Ben Coates has 499 receptions to Mark Bavaro's 351. Ben Coates won 1 title, Mark Bavaro won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Ben Coates and Mark Bavaro career totals
158GP126
5,555YDS4,733
50TD39
11.1AVG13.5

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Ben Coates and Mark Bavaro postseason
11GP8
258YDS366
1TD3
9.9AVG12.2

Where each stands all time

Ben Coates and Mark Bavaro all-time places
176th (5,555)Receiving yards241st (4,733)
158th (499)Receptions289th (351)

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

  • Ben Coates: 1 championship; none on file
  • Mark Bavaro: 2 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.

Ben Coates and Mark Bavaro 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.
1st1991109511985375114
2nd19922017131986661,0014
3rd19935365981987558678
4th1994961,17471988536724
5th19958491561989222783
6th19966268291990333935
7th19976673781992253152
8th19986766861993434816
9th19993237021994172153
10th20009840————

What the columns mean: REC