Jerry Rice vs Larry Fitzgerald

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Jerry Rice and Larry Fitzgerald compared on their NFL careers: Jerry Rice played 20 seasons, 1985 to 2004, Larry Fitzgerald 17 seasons, 2004 to 2020. Jerry Rice has 1,549 receptions to Larry Fitzgerald's 1,432. They have faced each other 2 times: Jerry Rice's team won 1, Larry Fitzgerald's 1. Jerry Rice won 3 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Jerry Rice leads in 3 of the 3 lines, Larry Fitzgerald in 0. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Jerry Rice and Larry Fitzgerald career totals

303	GP	263
22,895, better	YDS	17,492
197, better	TD	121
14.8, better	AVG	12.2

Jerry Rice vs Larry Fitzgerald head to head

They have faced each other 2 times: Jerry Rice's team won 1, Larry Fitzgerald's 1.

Jerry Rice and Larry Fitzgerald, record against each other
Games	Played	Jerry Rice won	Larry Fitzgerald won
Regular season	2	1	1

Jerry Rice and Larry Fitzgerald, averages in their games against each other

1.0	REC	4.0, better
10.0	YDS	71.5, better
0.0	TD	1.5, better

Every game against each other

Jerry Rice vs Larry Fitzgerald, every game

Dec 26, 2004	ARI at SEA	W 24-21	—	4 REC, 70 YDS, 2 TD
Oct 24, 2004	SEA at ARI	L 25-17	1 REC, 10 YDS, 0 TD	4 REC, 73 YDS, 1 TD

Games both played on opposite sides, from the game logs on file; the record is their teams’.

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Jerry Rice and Larry Fitzgerald postseason

28	GP	9
2,245, better	YDS	942
22, better	TD	10
14.9	AVG	16.5, better

Where each stands all time

Jerry Rice and Larry Fitzgerald all-time places

1st (22,895), better	Receiving yards	2nd (17,492)
1st (1,549), better	Receptions	2nd (1,432)

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

Jerry Rice and Larry Fitzgerald titles and awards

3, better	Championships	—
2, better	Offensive Player of the Year	—
1, better	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.

Jerry Rice and Larry Fitzgerald season by season

1st	1985	49	927, better	3	2004	58, better	780	8, better
2nd	1986	86	1,570, better	15, better	2005	103, better	1,409	10
3rd	1987	65	1,078, better	22, better	2006	69, better	946	6
4th	1988	64	1,306	9	2007	100, better	1,409, better	10, better
5th	1989	82	1,483, better	17, better	2008	96, better	1,431	12
6th	1990	100, better	1,502, better	13	2009	97	1,092	13
7th	1991	80	1,206, better	14, better	2010	90, better	1,137	6
8th	1992	84, better	1,201	10, better	2011	80	1,411, better	8
9th	1993	98, better	1,503, better	15, better	2012	71	798	4
10th	1994	112, better	1,499, better	13, better	2013	82	954	10
11th	1995	122, better	1,848, better	15, better	2014	63	784	2
12th	1996	108	1,254, better	8	2015	109, better	1,215	9, better
13th	1997	7	78	1	2016	107, better	1,023, better	6, better
14th	1998	82	1,157, better	9, better	2017	109, better	1,156	6
15th	1999	67	830, better	5	2018	69, better	734	6, better
16th	2000	75	805, better	7, better	2019	75	804	4
17th	2001	83, better	1,139, better	9, better	2020	54	409	1
18th	2002	92	1,211	7	—	—	—	—
19th	2003	63	869	2	—	—	—	—
20th	2004	30	429	3	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: REC