Michael Strahan vs Shawne Merriman

Michael StrahanShawne Merriman

Michael Strahan and Shawne Merriman compared on their NFL careers: Michael Strahan played 15 seasons, 1993 to 2007, Shawne Merriman 8 seasons, 2005 to 2012. Michael Strahan has 851 tackles to Shawne Merriman's 258. Michael Strahan won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Michael Strahan and Shawne Merriman career totals
216GP75
0YDS0
2TD0
31AVG10

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Michael Strahan and Shawne Merriman postseason
10GP5
0YDS0
0TD0
0AVG0

Where each stands all time

Michael Strahan and Shawne Merriman all-time places
6th (141.5)Sacks236th (45.5)
96th (851)Tackles—

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 Strahan: 1 championship; Defensive Player of the Year
  • Shawne Merriman: 0 championships; Defensive Rookie of the Year

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 Strahan and Shawne Merriman season by season
TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.
1st199331.0020055710.00
2nd1994384.5020066317.01
3rd1995587.5220076812.50
4th1996625.00200820.00
5th19976814.002009364.00
6th19986715.01201060.00
7th1999605.51201191.00
8th2000669.502012171.00
9th20017322.50————
10th20027011.00————
11th20037618.50————
12th2004344.00————
13th20058111.50————
14th2006383.00————
15th2007579.00————

What the columns mean: TOT · SACK · INT