Gates hauled in 11,841 yards through the air in 1459 games for his career. He caught 955 balls thrown his way for an average of 12.4 YPC. yards and he was able to catch 65.5% of the passes thrown to him. Gates (116 touchdowns) compiled an average of 8.1 yds per game receiving and he averages 0.7 receptions per contest in his career.
Shannon Sharpe played in 1197 contests during his career. His percentage of passes caught was 68.1% and he earned that by pulling in 815 out of the 1,197 passes that went his way. He earned 10,060 yards and had an average of 12.3 yards/catch. During his professional football career, Sharpe had 62 touchdowns. His receptions per game and yards per outing average were 0.7 and 8.4 yards.
Antonio Gates vs Shannon Sharpe Stats<-h2>
| Antonio Gates<-th> | Career<-th> | Shannon Sharpe<-th><-tr><-thead> |
|---|---|---|
| 1,459<-td> | Games Played<-td> | 1,197<-td><-tr> |
| 1,459<-td> | Targets<-td> | 1,197<-td><-tr> |
| 955<-td> | Receptions<-td> | 815<-td><-tr> |
| -50400.0%<-td> | Catch Percentage<-td> | -38200.0%<-td><-tr> |
| 11,841<-td> | Receiving Yards<-td> | 10,060<-td><-tr> |
| 10886.0<-td> | Yards Per Reception<-td> | 9245.0<-td><-tr> |
| 116<-td> | Touchdowns<-td> | 62<-td><-tr> |
| 652<-td> | 1st Downs<-td> | 399<-td><-tr> |
| 0<-td> | Longest Catch<-td> | 0<-td><-tr> |
| 10382.0<-td> | Yards Per Target<-td> | 8863.0<-td><-tr> |
| -504.0<-td> | Receptions Per Game<-td> | -382.0<-td><-tr> |
| 10382.0<-td> | Receiving Yards Per Game<-td> | 8863.0<-td><-tr> |