Michael Irvin vs Sterling Sharpe

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Michael Irvin and Sterling Sharpe compared on their NFL careers: Michael Irvin played 12 seasons, 1988 to 1999, Sterling Sharpe 7 seasons, 1988 to 1994. Michael Irvin has 750 receptions to Sterling Sharpe's 595. They have faced each other 1 time: Michael Irvin's team won 1, Sterling Sharpe's 0. Michael Irvin won 3 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Michael Irvin leads in 2 of the 2 lines, Sterling Sharpe in 0. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Michael Irvin and Sterling Sharpe career totals
159GP112
11,904, betterYDS8,134
65TD65
15.9, betterAVG13.7

Michael Irvin vs Sterling Sharpe head to head

They have faced each other 1 time: Michael Irvin's team won 1, Sterling Sharpe's 0.

Michael Irvin and Sterling Sharpe, record against each other
GamesPlayedMichael Irvin wonSterling Sharpe won
Regular season11, better0
Michael Irvin and Sterling Sharpe, averages in their games against each other
3.0REC9.0, better
64.0YDS122.0, better
1.0TD4.0, better

Every game against each other

Michael Irvin vs Sterling Sharpe, every game
DateGameIrvin's teamMichael IrvinSterling Sharpe
Nov 24, 1994GB at DALW 42-313 REC, 64 YDS, 1 TD9 REC, 122 YDS, 4 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?

Michael Irvin and Sterling Sharpe postseason
16GP2
1,315, betterYDS229
8, betterTD4
15.1AVG20.8, better

Where each stands all time

Michael Irvin and Sterling Sharpe all-time places
34th (11,904), betterReceiving yards103rd (8,134)
48th (750), betterReceptions100th (595)

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

Michael Irvin and Sterling Sharpe titles and awards
Michael IrvinTitle or awardSterling Sharpe
3, betterChampionships—

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.

Michael Irvin and Sterling Sharpe season by season
REC: Passes caught.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.REC: Passes caught.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
1st1988326545, better198855, better791, better1
2nd1989263782198990, better1,423, better12, better
3rd1990204135199067, better1,105, better6, better
4th199193, better1,523, better8, better1991699614
5th1992781,39671992108, better1,461, better13, better
6th1993881,330, better71993112, better1,27411, better
7th1994791,241, better6199494, better1,11918, better
8th19951111,60310————
9th1996649622————
10th1997751,1809————
11th1998741,0571————
12th1999101673————

What the columns mean: REC