Jerry Rice stats
Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 1985
- Draft
- 1985Rd 1, Pk 16
- College
- Mississippi Valley State
- Offensive Player of the Year
- 2x
- Super Bowl MVP
- 1988
Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 1985
- Draft
- 1985Rd 1, Pk 16
- College
- Mississippi Valley State
- Offensive Player of the Year
- 2x
- Super Bowl MVP
- 1988
Stats
Totals
Career regular season
- GP
- 303
- REC
- 1,549
- TGTS
- 0
- YDS
- 22,895
- AVG
- 14.8
- TD
- 197
- LNG
- 96
- FD
- 742
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 |  SF | 16 | 49 | 0 | 927 | 18.9 | 3 | 66 | 0 |
| 1986 | SF | 16 | 86 | 0 | 1,570 | 18.3 | 15 | 66 | 0 |
| 1987 | SF | 12 | 65 | 0 | 1,078 | 16.6 | 22 | 57 | 0 |
| 1988 | SF | 16 | 64 | 0 | 1,306 | 20.4 | 9 | 96 | 0 |
| 1989 | SF | 16 | 82 | 0 | 1,483 | 18.1 | 17 | 68 | 0 |
| 1990 | SF | 16 | 100 | 0 | 1,502 | 15.0 | 13 | 64 | 0 |
| 1991 | SF | 16 | 80 | 0 | 1,206 | 15.1 | 14 | 73 | 54 |
| 1992 | SF | 16 | 84 | 0 | 1,201 | 14.3 | 10 | 80 | 58 |
| 1993 | SF | 16 | 98 | 0 | 1,503 | 15.3 | 15 | 80 | 72 |
| 1994 | SF | 16 | 112 | 0 | 1,499 | 13.4 | 13 | 69 | 77 |
| 1995 | SF | 16 | 122 | 0 | 1,848 | 15.1 | 15 | 81 | 75 |
| 1996 | SF | 16 | 108 | 0 | 1,254 | 11.6 | 8 | 39 | 72 |
| 1997 | SF | 2 | 7 | 0 | 78 | 11.1 | 1 | 16 | 4 |
| 1998 | SF | 16 | 82 | 0 | 1,157 | 14.1 | 9 | 75 | 55 |
| 1999 | SF | 16 | 67 | 0 | 830 | 12.4 | 5 | 62 | 41 |
| 2000 | SF | 16 | 75 | 0 | 805 | 10.7 | 7 | 68 | 48 |
| 2001 | LV | 16 | 83 | 0 | 1,139 | 13.7 | 9 | 40 | 62 |
| 2002 | LV | 16 | 92 | 0 | 1,211 | 13.2 | 7 | 75 | 59 |
| 2003 | LV | 16 | 63 | 0 | 869 | 13.8 | 2 | 47 | 44 |
| 2004 |  LV/SEA | 6 | 30 | 0 | 429 | 14.3 | 3 | 56 | 21 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 28
- REC
- 151
- TGTS
- 0
- YDS
- 2,245
- AVG
- 14.9
- TD
- 22
- LNG
- 72
- FD
- 69
Per game
Career regular season
- GP
- 303
- REC
- 5.1
- TGTS
- 0
- YDS
- 75.6
- AVG
- 14.8
- TD
- 0.7
- LNG
- 96
- FD
- 2.4
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 | SF | 16 | 3.1 | 0 | 57.9 | 18.9 | 0.2 | 66 | 0 |
| 1986 | SF | 16 | 5.4 | 0 | 98.1 | 18.3 | 0.9 | 66 | 0 |
| 1987 | SF | 12 | 5.4 | 0 | 89.8 | 16.6 | 1.8 | 57 | 0 |
| 1988 | SF | 16 | 4 | 0 | 81.6 | 20.4 | 0.6 | 96 | 0 |
| 1989 | SF | 16 | 5.1 | 0 | 92.7 | 18.1 | 1.1 | 68 | 0 |
| 1990 | SF | 16 | 6.3 | 0 | 93.9 | 15.0 | 0.8 | 64 | 0 |
| 1991 | SF | 16 | 5 | 0 | 75.4 | 15.1 | 0.9 | 73 | 3.4 |
| 1992 | SF | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 75.1 | 14.3 | 0.6 | 80 | 3.6 |
| 1993 | SF | 16 | 6.1 | 0 | 93.9 | 15.3 | 0.9 | 80 | 4.5 |
| 1994 | SF | 16 | 7 | 0 | 93.7 | 13.4 | 0.8 | 69 | 4.8 |
| 1995 | SF | 16 | 7.6 | 0 | 115.5 | 15.1 | 0.9 | 81 | 4.7 |
| 1996 | SF | 16 | 6.8 | 0 | 78.4 | 11.6 | 0.5 | 39 | 4.5 |
| 1997 | SF | 2 | 3.5 | 0 | 39 | 11.1 | 0.5 | 16 | 2 |
| 1998 | SF | 16 | 5.1 | 0 | 72.3 | 14.1 | 0.6 | 75 | 3.4 |
| 1999 | SF | 16 | 4.2 | 0 | 51.9 | 12.4 | 0.3 | 62 | 2.6 |
| 2000 | SF | 16 | 4.7 | 0 | 50.3 | 10.7 | 0.4 | 68 | 3 |
| 2001 | LV | 16 | 5.2 | 0 | 71.2 | 13.7 | 0.6 | 40 | 3.9 |
| 2002 | LV | 16 | 5.8 | 0 | 75.7 | 13.2 | 0.4 | 75 | 3.7 |
| 2003 | LV | 16 | 3.9 | 0 | 54.3 | 13.8 | 0.1 | 47 | 2.8 |
| 2004 | LV/SEA | 6 | 5 | 0 | 71.5 | 14.3 | 0.5 | 56 | 3.5 |
What were Jerry Rice's career stats?
ESPN's season-by-season log for Jerry Rice covers 20 seasons with the 49ers, the Raiders and the Seahawks; its career totals count every season. He had 1,549 receptions for 22,895 yards and 197 receiving touchdowns. His best season was 1995: 122 receptions, 1,848 receiving yards and 15 receiving touchdowns.
League leaderboards and awards
20 seasons, 14 postseasons, 1985 to 2004
Jerry Rice sits top 10 all time in receiving yards and receptions.
Championships ×3
- 1988 Super Bowl with the San Francisco 49ers
- 1989 Super Bowl with the San Francisco 49ers
- 1994 Super Bowl with the San Francisco 49ers
Awards
All-time career rank
- 1st in receiving yards (22,895)
- 1st in receptions (1,549)
Among the 3,371 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
More on Jerry Rice
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- Marvin HarrisonAlike in Receiving Touchdowns, Receiving Yards, Receptions67out of 100 on profile similarity
- Terrell OwensAlike in Yards per catch, Receiving Touchdowns, Receptions56out of 100 on profile similarity
- Randy MossAlike in Yards per catch, Receiving Touchdowns, Receiving Yards53out of 100 on profile similarity
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