Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 2004 | 24 | CAR | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 100.0% | 8.5 | 8.5 | — | 1 |
| 2005 | 25 | CAR | 7 | — | 12 | 12 | 155 | 2 | 100.0% | 12.9 | 12.9 | — | 8 |
| 2006 | 26 | CAR | 8 | — | 15 | 15 | 146 | 0 | 100.0% | 9.7 | 9.7 | — | 9 |
| 2007 | 27 | BUF | 15 | — | 25 | 25 | 215 | 2 | 100.0% | 8.6 | 8.6 | — | 13 |
| 2008 | 28 | DET | 11 | — | 23 | 23 | 260 | 1 | 100.0% | 11.3 | 11.3 | — | 13 |
| 2009 | 29 | CLE | 7 | — | 9 | 5 | 59 | 1 | 55.6% | 11.8 | 6.6 | — | 3 |
| Career | — | 51 | — | 88 | 84 | 869 | 6 | 95.5% | 10.3 | 9.9 | — | 47 | |
Career Value · VORP
12 career value over replacement — #3580 all-time of 4,695. 2.4/season above a replacement-level TE.
Pick #232 (Rd 7) · CAR · 2004 · +29.2 vs expected KV-H
Fan Rating
Rate Michael Gaines — All-Time
Explore More
Similar Players
A tight end with a middle-tier career — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.
Worth 12 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 77% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 2 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +6 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
2 seasons × ~6 surplus ≈ VORP 12
Alfred Pupunu
TE
84% match