Jerry Rice vs Marvin Harrison

Jerry Rice Marvin Harrison

Jerry Rice and Marvin Harrison compared on their NFL careers: Jerry Rice played 20 seasons, 1985 to 2004, Marvin Harrison 13 seasons, 1996 to 2008. Jerry Rice has 1,549 receptions to Marvin Harrison's 1,102. Jerry Rice won 3 titles, Marvin Harrison won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Jerry Rice and Marvin Harrison career totals

303	GP	190
22,895	YDS	14,580
197	TD	128
14.8	AVG	13.2

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Jerry Rice and Marvin Harrison postseason

28	GP	16
2,245	YDS	883
22	TD	2
14.9	AVG	13.6

Where each stands all time

Jerry Rice and Marvin Harrison all-time places

1st (22,895)	Receiving yards	9th (14,580)
1st (1,549)	Receptions	5th (1,102)

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: 3 championships; Offensive Player of the Year ×2, Super Bowl MVP
Marvin Harrison: 1 championship; 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.

Jerry Rice and Marvin Harrison season by season

1st	1985	49	927	3	1996	64	836	8
2nd	1986	86	1,570	15	1997	73	866	6
3rd	1987	65	1,078	22	1998	59	776	7
4th	1988	64	1,306	9	1999	115	1,663	12
5th	1989	82	1,483	17	2000	102	1,413	14
6th	1990	100	1,502	13	2001	109	1,524	15
7th	1991	80	1,206	14	2002	143	1,722	11
8th	1992	84	1,201	10	2003	94	1,272	10
9th	1993	98	1,503	15	2004	86	1,113	15
10th	1994	112	1,499	13	2005	82	1,146	12
11th	1995	122	1,848	15	2006	95	1,366	12
12th	1996	108	1,254	8	2007	20	247	1
13th	1997	7	78	1	2008	60	636	5
14th	1998	82	1,157	9	—	—	—	—
15th	1999	67	830	5	—	—	—	—
16th	2000	75	805	7	—	—	—	—
17th	2001	83	1,139	9	—	—	—	—
18th	2002	92	1,211	7	—	—	—	—
19th	2003	63	869	2	—	—	—	—
20th	2004	30	429	3	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: REC