Carl Pickens vs Cris Carter

Carl Pickens Cris Carter

Carl Pickens and Cris Carter compared on their NFL careers: Carl Pickens played 9 seasons, 1992 to 2000, Cris Carter 16 seasons, 1987 to 2002. Carl Pickens has 540 receptions to Cris Carter's 1,101.

Who has the better career numbers?

Carl Pickens and Cris Carter career totals

129	GP	234
7,129	YDS	13,899
63	TD	130
13.2	AVG	12.6

Where each stands all time

Carl Pickens and Cris Carter all-time places

115th (7,129)	Receiving yards	13th (13,899)
133rd (540)	Receptions	6th (1,101)

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

Carl Pickens: 0 championships; Offensive Rookie of the Year
Cris Carter: 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.

Carl Pickens and Cris Carter season by season

1st	1992	26	326	1	1987	5	84	2
2nd	1993	43	565	6	1988	39	761	6
3rd	1994	71	1,127	11	1989	45	605	11
4th	1995	99	1,234	17	1990	27	413	3
5th	1996	100	1,180	12	1991	72	962	5
6th	1997	52	695	5	1992	53	681	6
7th	1998	82	1,023	5	1993	86	1,071	9
8th	1999	57	737	6	1994	122	1,256	7
9th	2000	10	242	0	1995	122	1,371	17
10th	—	—	—	—	1996	96	1,163	10
11th	—	—	—	—	1997	89	1,069	13
12th	—	—	—	—	1998	78	1,011	12
13th	—	—	—	—	1999	90	1,241	13
14th	—	—	—	—	2000	96	1,274	9
15th	—	—	—	—	2001	73	871	6
16th	—	—	—	—	2002	8	66	1

What the columns mean: REC