Cris Carter vs Sterling Sharpe

Cris CarterSterling Sharpe

Cris Carter and Sterling Sharpe compared on their NFL careers: Cris Carter played 16 seasons, 1987 to 2002, Sterling Sharpe 7 seasons, 1988 to 1994. Cris Carter has 1,101 receptions to Sterling Sharpe's 595.

Who has the better career numbers?

Cris Carter and Sterling Sharpe career totals
234GP112
13,899YDS8,134
130TD65
12.6AVG13.7

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Cris Carter and Sterling Sharpe postseason
14GP2
870YDS229
8TD4
13.8AVG20.8

Where each stands all time

Cris Carter and Sterling Sharpe all-time places
13th (13,899)Receiving yards88th (8,134)
6th (1,101)Receptions91st (595)

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

  • Cris Carter: 0 championships; none on file
  • Sterling Sharpe: 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.

Cris Carter and Sterling Sharpe 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.
1st198758421988557911
2nd19883976161989901,42312
3rd198945605111990671,1056
4th19902741331991699614
5th199172962519921081,46113
6th199253681619931121,27411
7th1993861,07191994941,11918
8th19941221,2567————
9th19951221,37117————
10th1996961,16310————
11th1997891,06913————
12th1998781,01112————
13th1999901,24113————
14th2000961,2749————
15th2001738716————
16th20028661————

What the columns mean: REC