Bio
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Debut
- 1983
- College
- Michigan
Bio
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Debut
- 1983
- College
- Michigan
Stats
Totals
Career regular season
- GP
- 137
- REC
- 486
- TGTS
- 0
- YDS
- 7,733
- AVG
- 15.9
- TD
- 55
- LNG
- 73
- FD
- 109
Ranked among NFL players who qualify (REC, TGTS, YDS, TD: 4+ games, 30+ TGTS; AVG: 4+ games, 30+ REC) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | FD: First downs this player moved the chains for. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 |  MIN | 16 | 43 | 0 | 821 | 19.1 | 8 | 57 | 0 |
| 1986 | MIN | 12 | 38 | 0 | 686 | 18.1 | 7 | 60 | 0 |
| 1987 | MIN | 12 | 38 | 0 | 922 | 24.3 | 7 | 73 | 0 |
| 1988 | MIN | 16 | 72 | 0 | 1,225 | 17.0 | 6 | 67 | 0 |
| 1989 | MIN | 16 | 65 | 0 | 1,066 | 16.4 | 4 | 50 | 0 |
| 1990 | MIN | 15 | 70 | 0 | 1,008 | 14.4 | 8 | 56 | 0 |
| 1991 | MIN | 15 | 51 | 0 | 553 | 10.8 | 5 | 46 | 27 |
| 1992 | MIN | 16 | 41 | 0 | 580 | 14.1 | 2 | 54 | 29 |
| 1993 | MIN | 15 | 60 | 0 | 775 | 12.9 | 5 | 39 | 45 |
| 1994 | DET | 4 | 8 | 0 | 97 | 12.1 | 3 | 18 | 8 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 8
- REC
- 37
- TGTS
- 0
- YDS
- 644
- AVG
- 17.4
- TD
- 1
- LNG
- 63
- FD
- 3
Per game
Career regular season
- GP
- 137
- REC
- 3.5
- TGTS
- 0
- YDS
- 56.4
- AVG
- 15.9
- TD
- 0.4
- LNG
- 73
- FD
- 0.8
Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | FD: First downs this player moved the chains for. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | MIN | 16 | 2.7 | 0 | 51.3 | 19.1 | 0.5 | 57 | 0 |
| 1986 | MIN | 12 | 3.2 | 0 | 57.2 | 18.1 | 0.6 | 60 | 0 |
| 1987 | MIN | 12 | 3.2 | 0 | 76.8 | 24.3 | 0.6 | 73 | 0 |
| 1988 | MIN | 16 | 4.5 | 0 | 76.6 | 17.0 | 0.4 | 67 | 0 |
| 1989 | MIN | 16 | 4.1 | 0 | 66.6 | 16.4 | 0.3 | 50 | 0 |
| 1990 | MIN | 15 | 4.7 | 0 | 67.2 | 14.4 | 0.5 | 56 | 0 |
| 1991 | MIN | 15 | 3.4 | 0 | 36.9 | 10.8 | 0.3 | 46 | 1.8 |
| 1992 | MIN | 16 | 2.6 | 0 | 36.3 | 14.1 | 0.1 | 54 | 1.8 |
| 1993 | MIN | 15 | 4 | 0 | 51.7 | 12.9 | 0.3 | 39 | 3 |
| 1994 | DET | 4 | 2 | 0 | 24.3 | 12.1 | 0.8 | 18 | 2 |
What were Anthony Carter's career stats?
Anthony Carter played 11 seasons for the Vikings and the Lions. He had 486 receptions for 7,733 yards and 55 receiving touchdowns. His best season was 1988: 72 receptions, 1,225 receiving yards and 6 receiving touchdowns.
League leaderboards and awards
10 seasons, 5 postseasons, 1985 to 1994
All-time career rank
- 97th in receiving yards (7,733)
- 165th in receptions (486)
Among the 3,371 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
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