Michael Irvin stats

Last played for the Dallas Cowboys, 1999

Wide Receiver · #88

Age 60 · 6' 2"

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Michael Irvin played 12 NFL seasons, 1988 to 1999.

Stats

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Totals

Career regular season

GP
159
REC
750
TGTS
0
YDS
11,904
AVG
15.9
TD
65
LNG
87
FD
539

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.

Totals by season
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, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.LNG: Longest single play, in yards.FD: First downs this player moved the chains for.
1988DAL1432065420.45610
1989DAL626037814.52650
1990DAL1220041320.65610
1991DAL169301,52316.486679
1992DAL167801,39617.978771
1993DAL168801,33015.176175
1994DAL167901,24115.766565
1995DAL1611101,60314.4105088
1996DAL1164096215.026146
1997DAL167501,18015.795559
1998DAL167401,05714.315148
1999DAL410016716.73378

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS · LNG · FD

Career Postseason

GP
16
REC
87
TGTS
0
YDS
1,315
AVG
15.1
TD
8
LNG
53
FD
62

Per game

Career regular season

GP
159
REC
4.7
TGTS
0
YDS
74.9
AVG
15.9
TD
0.4
LNG
87
FD
3.4

Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.

Per game by season
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, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.LNG: Longest single play, in yards.FD: First downs this player moved the chains for.
1988DAL142.3046.720.40.4610.0
1989DAL64.3063.014.50.3650.0
1990DAL121.7034.420.60.4610.0
1991DAL165.8095.216.40.5664.9
1992DAL164.9087.317.90.4874.4
1993DAL165.5083.115.10.4614.7
1994DAL164.9077.615.70.4654.1
1995DAL166.90100.214.40.6505.5
1996DAL115.8087.515.00.2614.2
1997DAL164.7073.815.70.6553.7
1998DAL164.6066.114.30.1513.0
1999DAL42.5041.816.70.8372.0

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS · LNG · FD

Fantasy

Career regular season

GP
159
PPR
2,327.0
HALF
1,952.0
STD
1,577.0
PPG
14.6

Fantasy points in ESPN’s default scoring, worked out here from the season lines: PPR with a point per catch, half-PPR with half, standard with none.

Ranked among NFL players with 4+ games that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Fantasy by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.PPR: Fantasy points with a point per catch — the scoring most leagues use.HALF: Fantasy points with half a point per catch.STD: Standard fantasy points: nothing for a catch, only yards, touchdowns and turnovers.PPG: PPR fantasy points per game played.
1988DAL14127.6111.695.69.1
1989DAL676.463.450.412.7
1990DAL1291.381.371.37.6
1991DAL16293.3246.8200.318.3
1992DAL16256.7217.7178.716
1993DAL16263.6219.6175.616.5
1994DAL16239.1199.6160.114.9
1995DAL16329.3273.8218.320.6
1996DAL11172.2140.2108.215.7
1997DAL16247.0209.5172.015.4
1998DAL16185.8148.8111.811.6
1999DAL444.739.734.711.2

What the columns mean: PPR · HALF · STD · PPG

Bio

Age
60 yearsMar 5, 1966
Height
6' 2"
Debut
1988
College
Miami
Most recent games
DateOpponentRECYDSTD
Thu, Nov 25vsMIAW 20-0———
Sun, Nov 21atARIL 13-9———
Sun, Nov 14vsGBW 27-13———
Sun, Oct 31atINDL 34-24———
Sun, Oct 24vsWSHW 38-20———
Sun, Oct 10atPHIL 13-10180

What were Michael Irvin's career stats?

Michael Irvin played 12 seasons for the Cowboys. He had 750 receptions for 11,904 yards and 65 receiving touchdowns. His best season was 1995: 111 receptions, 1,603 receiving yards and 10 receiving touchdowns.

League leaderboards and awards

12 seasons, 7 postseasons, 1988 to 1999

Championships ×3

All-time career rank

  • 34th in receiving yards (11,904)
  • 48th in receptions (750)

Among the 3,727 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

More on Michael Irvin

Playoff games

Michael Irvin played 8 games across 4 NFL postseasons — 5 won, 3 lost.

Michael Irvin's line in each playoff game
CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
1998ARIL 20-70320
1996MINW 40-1501030
1996CARL 26-170220
1995PHIW 30-11091
1995GBW 38-2701002
1995PITW 27-170760
1994GBW 35-901110
1994SFL 38-2801922

What the columns mean: CAR

Totals, from NFL game logs since the 1994 postseason — earlier games are not counted.