Jerry Rice vs Sterling Sharpe
Jerry Rice and Sterling Sharpe compared on their NFL careers: Jerry Rice played 20 seasons, 1985 to 2004, Sterling Sharpe 7 seasons, 1988 to 1994. Jerry Rice has 1,549 receptions to Sterling Sharpe's 595. Jerry Rice won 3 titles.
Who has the better career numbers?
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
- Jerry Rice: 3 championships; Offensive Player of the Year ×2, Super Bowl MVP
- Sterling Sharpe: 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.