Jimmy Smith vs Michael Irvin

Jimmy SmithMichael Irvin

Jimmy Smith and Michael Irvin compared on their NFL careers: Jimmy Smith played 11 seasons, 1995 to 2005, Michael Irvin 12 seasons, 1988 to 1999. Jimmy Smith has 862 receptions to Michael Irvin's 750. Michael Irvin won 3 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Jimmy Smith and Michael Irvin career totals
171GP159
12,287YDS11,904
67TD65
14.3AVG15.9

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Jimmy Smith and Michael Irvin postseason
9GP16
647YDS1,315
7TD8
16.2AVG15.1

Where each stands all time

Jimmy Smith and Michael Irvin all-time places
28th (12,287)Receiving yards32nd (11,904)
32nd (862)Receptions46th (750)

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

  • Jimmy Smith: 0 championships; none on file
  • Michael Irvin: 3 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.

Jimmy Smith and Michael Irvin season by season
REC: Passes caught.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.REC: Passes caught.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
1st19952228831988326545
2nd1996831,24471989263782
3rd1997821,32441990204135
4th1998781,18281991931,5238
5th19991161,63661992781,3967
6th2000911,21381993881,3307
7th20011121,37381994791,2416
8th2002801,027719951111,60310
9th20035480541996649622
10th2004741,17261997751,1809
11th2005701,02361998741,0571
12th————1999101673

What the columns mean: REC