Jerry Rice vs Michael Irvin
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Jerry Rice and Michael Irvin compared on their NFL careers: Jerry Rice played 20 seasons, 1985 to 2004, Michael Irvin 12 seasons, 1988 to 1999. Jerry Rice has 1,549 receptions to Michael Irvin's 750. They have faced each other 5 times: Jerry Rice's team won 4, Michael Irvin's 1. In the playoffs Jerry Rice leads 1-0. Jerry Rice won 3 titles, Michael Irvin won 3 titles.
Who has the better career numbers?
Jerry Rice leads in 2 of the 3 lines, Michael Irvin in 1. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.
Jerry Rice vs Michael Irvin head to head
They have faced each other 5 times: Jerry Rice's team won 4, Michael Irvin's 1. In the playoffs Jerry Rice leads 1-0.
Every game against each other
| Nov 2, 1997 |  DAL at  SF | W 17-10 | — | 6 REC, 51 YDS, 1 TD |
| Nov 10, 1996 | DAL at SF | L 20-17 | 5 REC, 49 YDS, 0 TD | 6 REC, 88 YDS, 0 TD |
| Nov 12, 1995 | SF at DAL | W 38-20 | 5 REC, 161 YDS, 1 TD | 4 REC, 37 YDS, 1 TD |
| Jan 15, 1995 | DAL at SF (playoffs) | W 38-28 | 2 REC, 36 YDS, 1 TD | 12 REC, 192 YDS, 2 TD |
| Nov 13, 1994 | DAL at SF | W 21-14 | 5 REC, 93 YDS, 1 TD | 8 REC, 94 YDS, 0 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?
Where each stands all time
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
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.