Season honors and record seasons
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 1974 | β | PIT | 12 | β | β | 11 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1975 | β | PIT | 14 | β | β | 49 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1976 | β | PIT | 12 | β | β | 28 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1977 | β | PIT | 14 | β | β | 50 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1978 | β | PIT | 16 | β | β | 61 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1979 | β | PIT | 13 | β | β | 41 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1980 | β | PIT | 13 | β | β | 44 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1981 | β | PIT | 13 | β | β | 34 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1982 | β | PIT | 9 | β | β | 18 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Career | β | 116 | β | 0 | 336 | 0 | 0 | β | 0.0 | β | β | β | |
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 22 | PIT | 12 | β | β | 11 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1975 | 23 | PIT | 14 | β | β | 49 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1976 | 24 | PIT | 12 | β | β | 28 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1977 | 25 | PIT | 14 | β | β | 50 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1978 | 26 | PIT | 16 | β | β | 61 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1979 | 27 | PIT | 13 | β | β | 41 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1980 | 28 | PIT | 13 | β | β | 44 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1981 | 29 | PIT | 13 | β | β | 34 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1982 | 30 | PIT | 9 | β | β | 18 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Career | 116 | 0 | 336 | 0 | 0 | β | 0.0 | β | β | β |
Reached 22% of the all-time Receptions leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
A 0β100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data β career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence β so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite β₯ 85 Β· Strong β₯ 65 Β· Solid β₯ 45 Β· Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 90%.
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Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters β every name is linked.
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Last recorded season with PIT
Entered the NFL with PIT
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Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.
Composite score across availability, IR frequency, and injury severity. See all β
Data: wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), wikipedia:pfhof-inductee-list Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 7/10/2026
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Gave the Pittsburgh Steelers an entire corpus-attributed career β 9 seasons (1974β1982), one crest. The rarest loyalty in the sport.