Derrick Mason vs Hines Ward

Derrick MasonHines Ward

Derrick Mason and Hines Ward compared on their NFL careers: Derrick Mason played 15 seasons, 1997 to 2011, Hines Ward 14 seasons, 1998 to 2011. Derrick Mason has 943 receptions to Hines Ward's 1,000. Hines Ward won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Derrick Mason and Hines Ward career totals
230GP217
12,061YDS12,083
66TD85
12.8AVG12.1

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Derrick Mason and Hines Ward postseason
17GP18
601YDS1,181
2TD10
12.3AVG13.4

Where each stands all time

Derrick Mason and Hines Ward all-time places
31st (12,061)Receiving yards30th (12,083)
24th (943)Receptions18th (1,000)

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

  • Derrick Mason: 0 championships; none on file
  • Hines Ward: 2 championships; Super Bowl MVP

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.

Derrick Mason and Hines Ward 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.
1st19971418601998152460
2nd19982533331999616387
3rd199988902000486724
4th20006389552001941,0034
5th2001731,128920021121,32912
6th2002791,01252003951,16310
7th2003951,30382004801,0044
8th2004961,168720056997511
9th2005861,07332006749756
10th20066875022007717327
11th20071031,08752008811,0437
12th2008801,03752009951,1676
13th2009731,02872010597555
14th20106180272011463812
15th2011191700————

What the columns mean: REC