Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 1988
- Draft
- 1988Rd 1, Pk 7
- College
- South Carolina
Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 1988
- Draft
- 1988Rd 1, Pk 7
- College
- South Carolina
Stats
Totals
Career regular season
- GP
- 112
- REC
- 595
- TGTS
- 0
- YDS
- 8,134
- AVG
- 13.7
- TD
- 65
- LNG
- 79
- FD
- 248
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 |  GB | 16 | 55 | 0 | 791 | 14.4 | 1 | 51 | 0 |
| 1989 | GB | 16 | 90 | 0 | 1,423 | 15.8 | 12 | 79 | 0 |
| 1990 | GB | 16 | 67 | 0 | 1,105 | 16.5 | 6 | 76 | 0 |
| 1991 | GB | 16 | 69 | 0 | 961 | 13.9 | 4 | 58 | 48 |
| 1992 | GB | 16 | 108 | 0 | 1,461 | 13.5 | 13 | 76 | 69 |
| 1993 | GB | 16 | 112 | 0 | 1,274 | 11.4 | 11 | 54 | 68 |
| 1994 | GB | 16 | 94 | 0 | 1,119 | 11.9 | 18 | 49 | 63 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 2
- REC
- 11
- TGTS
- 0
- YDS
- 229
- AVG
- 20.8
- TD
- 4
- LNG
- 48
- FD
- 9
Per game
Career regular season
- GP
- 112
- REC
- 5.3
- TGTS
- 0
- YDS
- 72.6
- AVG
- 13.7
- TD
- 0.6
- LNG
- 79
- FD
- 2.2
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | GB | 16 | 3.4 | 0 | 49.4 | 14.4 | 0.1 | 51 | 0 |
| 1989 | GB | 16 | 5.6 | 0 | 88.9 | 15.8 | 0.8 | 79 | 0 |
| 1990 | GB | 16 | 4.2 | 0 | 69.1 | 16.5 | 0.4 | 76 | 0 |
| 1991 | GB | 16 | 4.3 | 0 | 60.1 | 13.9 | 0.3 | 58 | 3 |
| 1992 | GB | 16 | 6.8 | 0 | 91.3 | 13.5 | 0.8 | 76 | 4.3 |
| 1993 | GB | 16 | 7 | 0 | 79.6 | 11.4 | 0.7 | 54 | 4.3 |
| 1994 | GB | 16 | 5.9 | 0 | 69.9 | 11.9 | 1.1 | 49 | 3.9 |
What were Sterling Sharpe's career stats?
Sterling Sharpe played 7 seasons for the Packers. He had 595 receptions for 8,134 yards and 65 receiving touchdowns. His best season was 1993: 112 receptions, 1,274 receiving yards and 11 receiving touchdowns.
League leaderboards and awards
7 seasons, 1 postseason, 1988 to 1994
All-time career rank
- 88th in receiving yards (8,134)
- 91st in receptions (595)
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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