Chad Johnson vs Steve Smith Sr.

Chad JohnsonSteve Smith Sr.

Chad Johnson and Steve Smith Sr. compared on their NFL careers: Chad Johnson played 11 seasons, 2001 to 2011, Steve Smith Sr. 16 seasons, 2001 to 2016. Chad Johnson has 766 receptions to Steve Smith Sr.'s 1,031.

Who has the better career numbers?

Chad Johnson and Steve Smith Sr. career totals
166GP219
11,059YDS14,731
67TD81
14.4AVG14.3

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Chad Johnson and Steve Smith Sr. postseason
4GP11
108YDS1,001
0TD9
15.4AVG17

Where each stands all time

Chad Johnson and Steve Smith Sr. all-time places
40th (11,059)Receiving yards8th (14,731)
43rd (766)Receptions14th (1,031)

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

  • Chad Johnson: 0 championships; none on file
  • Steve Smith Sr.: 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.

Chad Johnson and Steve Smith Sr. 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.
1st20012832912001101540
2nd2002691,16652002548723
3rd2003901,355102003881,1107
4th2004951,274920046600
5th2005971,432920051031,56312
6th2006871,36972006831,1668
7th2007931,44082007871,0027
8th20085354042008781,4216
9th2009721,04792009659827
10th20106783142010465542
11th20111527612011791,3947
12th————2012731,1744
13th————2013647454
14th————2014791,0656
15th————2015466703
16th————2016707995

What the columns mean: REC