Jason Witten vs Tony Gonzalez

Jason WittenTony Gonzalez

Jason Witten and Tony Gonzalez compared on their NFL careers: Jason Witten played 17 seasons, 2003 to 2020, Tony Gonzalez 17 seasons, 1997 to 2013. Jason Witten has 1,228 receptions to Tony Gonzalez's 1,325.

Who has the better career numbers?

Jason Witten and Tony Gonzalez career totals
271GP270
13,046YDS15,127
74TD111
10.6AVG11.4

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Jason Witten and Tony Gonzalez postseason
8GP7
486YDS286
1TD4
10.8AVG9.5

Where each stands all time

Jason Witten and Tony Gonzalez all-time places
22nd (13,046)Receiving yards6th (15,127)
4th (1,228)Receptions3rd (1,325)

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

  • Jason Witten: 0 championships; none on file
  • Tony Gonzalez: 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.

Jason Witten and Tony Gonzalez 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.
1st20033534711997333682
2nd20048798061998596212
3rd200566757619997684911
4th20066475412000931,2039
5th2007961,14572001739176
6th20088195242002637737
7th2009941,030220037191610
8th2010941,002920041021,2587
9th20117994252005789052
10th20121101,03932006739005
11th20137385182007991,1725
12th20146470352008961,05810
13th20157771332009838676
14th20166967332010706566
15th20176356052011808757
16th20196352942012939308
17th2020136922013838598

What the columns mean: REC