Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 1987
- College
- Ohio State
Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 1987
- College
- Ohio State
Stats
Totals
Career regular season
- GP
- 234
- REC
- 1,101
- TGTS
- 0
- YDS
- 13,899
- AVG
- 12.6
- TD
- 130
- LNG
- 80
- FD
- 637
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 |  PHI | 9 | 5 | 0 | 84 | 16.8 | 2 | 25 | 0 |
| 1988 | PHI | 16 | 39 | 0 | 761 | 19.5 | 6 | 80 | 0 |
| 1989 | PHI | 16 | 45 | 0 | 605 | 13.4 | 11 | 42 | 0 |
| 1990 | MIN | 16 | 27 | 0 | 413 | 15.3 | 3 | 78 | 0 |
| 1991 | MIN | 16 | 72 | 0 | 962 | 13.4 | 5 | 50 | 44 |
| 1992 | MIN | 12 | 53 | 0 | 681 | 12.8 | 6 | 44 | 34 |
| 1993 | MIN | 16 | 86 | 0 | 1,071 | 12.5 | 9 | 58 | 61 |
| 1994 | MIN | 16 | 122 | 0 | 1,256 | 10.3 | 7 | 65 | 63 |
| 1995 | MIN | 16 | 122 | 0 | 1,371 | 11.2 | 17 | 60 | 80 |
| 1996 | MIN | 16 | 96 | 0 | 1,163 | 12.1 | 10 | 43 | 57 |
| 1997 | MIN | 16 | 89 | 0 | 1,069 | 12.0 | 13 | 43 | 54 |
| 1998 | MIN | 16 | 78 | 0 | 1,011 | 13.0 | 12 | 54 | 57 |
| 1999 | MIN | 16 | 90 | 0 | 1,241 | 13.8 | 13 | 68 | 65 |
| 2000 | MIN | 16 | 96 | 0 | 1,274 | 13.3 | 9 | 53 | 73 |
| 2001 | MIN | 16 | 73 | 0 | 871 | 11.9 | 6 | 52 | 44 |
| 2002 | MIA | 5 | 8 | 0 | 66 | 8.3 | 1 | 15 | 5 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 14
- REC
- 63
- TGTS
- 0
- YDS
- 870
- AVG
- 13.8
- TD
- 8
- LNG
- 66
- FD
- 38
Per game
Career regular season
- GP
- 234
- REC
- 4.7
- TGTS
- 0
- YDS
- 59.4
- AVG
- 12.6
- TD
- 0.6
- LNG
- 80
- FD
- 2.7
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | PHI | 9 | 0.6 | 0 | 9.3 | 16.8 | 0.2 | 25 | 0 |
| 1988 | PHI | 16 | 2.4 | 0 | 47.6 | 19.5 | 0.4 | 80 | 0 |
| 1989 | PHI | 16 | 2.8 | 0 | 37.8 | 13.4 | 0.7 | 42 | 0 |
| 1990 | MIN | 16 | 1.7 | 0 | 25.8 | 15.3 | 0.2 | 78 | 0 |
| 1991 | MIN | 16 | 4.5 | 0 | 60.1 | 13.4 | 0.3 | 50 | 2.8 |
| 1992 | MIN | 12 | 4.4 | 0 | 56.8 | 12.8 | 0.5 | 44 | 2.8 |
| 1993 | MIN | 16 | 5.4 | 0 | 66.9 | 12.5 | 0.6 | 58 | 3.8 |
| 1994 | MIN | 16 | 7.6 | 0 | 78.5 | 10.3 | 0.4 | 65 | 3.9 |
| 1995 | MIN | 16 | 7.6 | 0 | 85.7 | 11.2 | 1.1 | 60 | 5 |
| 1996 | MIN | 16 | 6 | 0 | 72.7 | 12.1 | 0.6 | 43 | 3.6 |
| 1997 | MIN | 16 | 5.6 | 0 | 66.8 | 12.0 | 0.8 | 43 | 3.4 |
| 1998 | MIN | 16 | 4.9 | 0 | 63.2 | 13.0 | 0.8 | 54 | 3.6 |
| 1999 | MIN | 16 | 5.6 | 0 | 77.6 | 13.8 | 0.8 | 68 | 4.1 |
| 2000 | MIN | 16 | 6 | 0 | 79.6 | 13.3 | 0.6 | 53 | 4.6 |
| 2001 | MIN | 16 | 4.6 | 0 | 54.4 | 11.9 | 0.4 | 52 | 2.8 |
| 2002 | MIA | 5 | 1.6 | 0 | 13.2 | 8.3 | 0.2 | 15 | 1 |
What were Cris Carter's career stats?
Cris Carter played 16 seasons for the Eagles, the Vikings and the Dolphins. He had 1,101 receptions for 13,899 yards and 130 receiving touchdowns. His best season was 1994: 122 receptions, 1,256 receiving yards and 7 receiving touchdowns.
League leaderboards and awards
16 seasons, 10 postseasons, 1987 to 2002
Cris Carter sits top 10 all time in receptions.
All-time career rank
- 13th in receiving yards (13,899)
- 6th in receptions (1,101)
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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