Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 1983
- Draft
- 1983Rd 1, Pk 18
- College
- Tennessee
Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 1983
- Draft
- 1983Rd 1, Pk 18
- College
- Tennessee
Stats
Totals
Career regular season
- GP
- 170
- REC
- 333
- TGTS
- 0
- YDS
- 6,635
- AVG
- 19.9
- TD
- 44
- LNG
- 87
- FD
- 43
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 |  CHI | 16 | 40 | 0 | 836 | 20.9 | 8 | 87 | 0 |
| 1984 | CHI | 16 | 34 | 0 | 587 | 17.3 | 6 | 61 | 0 |
| 1985 | CHI | 16 | 33 | 0 | 704 | 21.3 | 1 | 70 | 0 |
| 1986 | CHI | 16 | 42 | 0 | 818 | 19.5 | 5 | 53 | 0 |
| 1987 | CHI | 12 | 35 | 0 | 705 | 20.1 | 7 | 56 | 0 |
| 1988 |  LV | 15 | 16 | 0 | 392 | 24.5 | 2 | 57 | 0 |
| 1989 | LV | 16 | 28 | 0 | 690 | 24.6 | 4 | 84 | 0 |
| 1990 | LV | 16 | 50 | 0 | 985 | 19.7 | 3 | 68 | 0 |
| 1991 | LV | 16 | 20 | 0 | 346 | 17.3 | 4 | 59 | 16 |
| 1992 | LV | 16 | 27 | 0 | 508 | 18.8 | 4 | 53 | 23 |
| 1993 | LV | 15 | 8 | 0 | 64 | 8.0 | 0 | 12 | 4 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 10
- REC
- 21
- TGTS
- 0
- YDS
- 497
- AVG
- 23.7
- TD
- 3
- LNG
- 75
- FD
- 0
Per game
Career regular season
- GP
- 170
- REC
- 2.0
- TGTS
- 0
- YDS
- 39.0
- AVG
- 19.9
- TD
- 0.3
- LNG
- 87
- FD
- 0.3
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | CHI | 16 | 2.5 | 0 | 52.3 | 20.9 | 0.5 | 87 | 0 |
| 1984 | CHI | 16 | 2.1 | 0 | 36.7 | 17.3 | 0.4 | 61 | 0 |
| 1985 | CHI | 16 | 2.1 | 0 | 44 | 21.3 | 0.1 | 70 | 0 |
| 1986 | CHI | 16 | 2.6 | 0 | 51.1 | 19.5 | 0.3 | 53 | 0 |
| 1987 | CHI | 12 | 2.9 | 0 | 58.8 | 20.1 | 0.6 | 56 | 0 |
| 1988 | LV | 15 | 1.1 | 0 | 26.1 | 24.5 | 0.1 | 57 | 0 |
| 1989 | LV | 16 | 1.8 | 0 | 43.1 | 24.6 | 0.3 | 84 | 0 |
| 1990 | LV | 16 | 3.1 | 0 | 61.6 | 19.7 | 0.2 | 68 | 0 |
| 1991 | LV | 16 | 1.3 | 0 | 21.6 | 17.3 | 0.3 | 59 | 1 |
| 1992 | LV | 16 | 1.7 | 0 | 31.8 | 18.8 | 0.3 | 53 | 1.4 |
| 1993 | LV | 15 | 0.5 | 0 | 4.3 | 8.0 | 0 | 12 | 0.3 |
What were Willie Gault's career stats?
Willie Gault played 11 seasons for the Bears and the Raiders. He had 333 receptions for 6,635 yards and 44 receiving touchdowns. His best season was 1990: 50 receptions, 985 receiving yards and 3 receiving touchdowns.
League leaderboards and awards
11 seasons, 7 postseasons, 1983 to 1993
Championships
- 1985 Super Bowl with the Chicago Bears
All-time career rank
- 129th in receiving yards (6,635)
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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