Gary Clark vs Michael Irvin

Gary Clark and Michael Irvin compared on their NFL careers: Gary Clark played 11 seasons, 1985 to 1995, Michael Irvin 12 seasons, 1988 to 1999. Gary Clark has 699 receptions to Michael Irvin's 750. Gary Clark won 2 titles, Michael Irvin won 3 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Gary Clark and Michael Irvin career totals
167GP159
10,856YDS11,904
65TD65
15.5AVG15.9

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Gary Clark and Michael Irvin postseason
14GP16
826YDS1,315
6TD8
14.2AVG15.1

Where each stands all time

Gary Clark and Michael Irvin all-time places
44th (10,856)Receiving yards32nd (11,904)
61st (699)Receptions46th (750)

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

  • Gary Clark: 2 championships; none on file
  • Michael Irvin: 3 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.

Gary Clark and Michael Irvin 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.
1st19857292651988326545
2nd1986741,26571989263782
3rd1987561,06671990204135
4th19885989271991931,5238
5th1989791,22991992781,3967
6th1990751,11281993881,3307
7th1991701,340101994791,2416
8th199264912519951111,60310
9th19936381841996649622
10th19945077111997751,1809
11th19953752521998741,0571
12th1999101673

What the columns mean: REC