Eric Metcalf vs Tom Waddle

Eric MetcalfTom Waddle

Eric Metcalf and Tom Waddle compared on their NFL careers: Eric Metcalf played 12 seasons, 1989 to 2001, Tom Waddle 6 seasons, 1989 to 1994. Eric Metcalf has 541 receptions to Tom Waddle's 173.

Who has the better career numbers?

Eric Metcalf and Tom Waddle career totals
179GP60
5,572YDS2,109
31TD9
10.3AVG12.2

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Eric Metcalf and Tom Waddle postseason
7GP3
204YDS153
1TD1
11.3AVG12.8

Where each stands all time

Eric Metcalf and Tom Waddle all-time places
179th (5,572)Receiving yards—
132nd (541)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

  • Eric Metcalf: 0 championships; none on file
  • Tom Waddle: 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.

Eric Metcalf and Tom Waddle 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.
1st19895439741989180
2nd199057452119902320
3rd19912929401991555993
4th19924761451992466744
5th19936353921993445521
6th19944743631994252441
7th19951041,1898————
8th1996545996————
9th1997405762————
10th1998313240————
11th1999111330————
12th20014190————

What the columns mean: REC