Steve Smith Sr. vs Victor Cruz

Steve Smith Sr.Victor Cruz

Steve Smith Sr. and Victor Cruz compared on their NFL careers: Steve Smith Sr. played 16 seasons, 2001 to 2016, Victor Cruz 5 seasons, 2011 to 2016. Steve Smith Sr. has 1,031 receptions to Victor Cruz's 303. Victor Cruz won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Steve Smith Sr. and Victor Cruz career totals
219GP67
14,731YDS4,549
81TD25
14.3AVG15

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Steve Smith Sr. and Victor Cruz postseason
11GP5
1,001YDS299
9TD1
17AVG12.5

Where each stands all time

Steve Smith Sr. and Victor Cruz all-time places
8th (14,731)Receiving yards260th (4,549)
14th (1,031)Receptions—

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

  • Steve Smith Sr.: 0 championships; none on file
  • Victor Cruz: 1 championship; 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.

Steve Smith Sr. and Victor Cruz 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.
1st20011015402011821,5369
2nd20025487232012861,09210
3rd2003881,11072013739984
4th200466002014233371
5th20051031,563122016395861
6th2006831,1668————
7th2007871,0027————
8th2008781,4216————
9th2009659827————
10th2010465542————
11th2011791,3947————
12th2012731,1744————
13th2013647454————
14th2014791,0656————
15th2015466703————
16th2016707995————

What the columns mean: REC