Jerry Rice vs Terrell Owens

Jerry Rice and Terrell Owens compared on their NFL careers: Jerry Rice played 20 seasons, 1985 to 2004, Terrell Owens 15 seasons, 1996 to 2010. Jerry Rice has 1,549 receptions to Terrell Owens's 1,078. Jerry Rice won 3 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Jerry Rice and Terrell Owens career totals

303	GP	219
22,895	YDS	15,934
197	TD	153
14.8	AVG	14.8

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Jerry Rice and Terrell Owens postseason

28	GP	12
2,245	YDS	751
22	TD	5
14.9	AVG	13.9

Where each stands all time

Jerry Rice and Terrell Owens all-time places

1st (22,895)	Receiving yards	3rd (15,934)
1st (1,549)	Receptions	9th (1,078)

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
Terrell Owens: 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.

Jerry Rice and Terrell Owens season by season

1st	1985	49	927	3	1996	35	520	4
2nd	1986	86	1,570	15	1997	60	936	8
3rd	1987	65	1,078	22	1998	67	1,097	14
4th	1988	64	1,306	9	1999	60	754	4
5th	1989	82	1,483	17	2000	97	1,451	13
6th	1990	100	1,502	13	2001	93	1,412	16
7th	1991	80	1,206	14	2002	100	1,300	13
8th	1992	84	1,201	10	2003	80	1,102	9
9th	1993	98	1,503	15	2004	77	1,200	14
10th	1994	112	1,499	13	2005	47	763	6
11th	1995	122	1,848	15	2006	85	1,180	13
12th	1996	108	1,254	8	2007	81	1,355	15
13th	1997	7	78	1	2008	69	1,052	10
14th	1998	82	1,157	9	2009	55	829	5
15th	1999	67	830	5	2010	72	983	9
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