Ben Watson vs John Carlson

Ben WatsonJohn Carlson

Ben Watson and John Carlson compared on their NFL careers: Ben Watson played 15 seasons, 2004 to 2019, John Carlson 6 seasons, 2008 to 2014. Ben Watson has 547 receptions to John Carlson's 210. Ben Watson won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Ben Watson and John Carlson career totals
205GP90
6,058YDS2,256
44TD15
11.1AVG10.7

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Ben Watson and John Carlson postseason
13GP4
272YDS56
3TD2
10.9AVG8

Where each stands all time

Ben Watson and John Carlson all-time places
153rd (6,058)Receiving yards—
126th (547)Receptions—

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 Watson: 1 championship; none on file
  • John Carlson: 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.

Ben Watson and John Carlson 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.
1st200421602008556275
2nd20052944142009515747
3rd20064964332010313181
4th200736389620128430
5th20082220922013323441
6th20092940452014333501
7th2010687633————
8th2011374102————
9th2012495013————
10th2013192262————
11th2014201362————
12th2015748256————
13th2017615224————
14th2018354002————
15th2019171730————

What the columns mean: REC