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Anthony Carter

Anthony Carter

Position: WR
Height: 5-11    Weight: 168 lbs.
Born: September 17, 1960 in Riviera Beach, FL
College: Michigan

3-time Pro Bowler

Drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the 12th round (334th overall) of the 1983 Draft

Receiving & Rushing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · GameLog · Playoffs · 100/300/100
Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G YScm RRTD Fmb
1985 25 MIN WR 16 15 43 821 19.1 8 57 2.7 51.3 821 8 1
1986 26 MIN WR 12 10 38 686 18.1 7 60 3.2 57.2 1 12 0 12 12.0 1.0 0.1 698 7 1
1987* 27 MIN WR 12 11 38 922 24.3 7 73 3.2 76.8 922 7 0
1988* 28 MIN WR 16 16 72 1225 17.0 6 67 4.5 76.6 4 41 0 21 10.3 2.6 0.3 1266 6 1
1989* 29 MIN WR 16 16 65 1066 16.4 4 50 4.1 66.6 3 18 0 17 6.0 1.1 0.2 1084 4 0
1990 30 MIN WR 15 14 70 1008 14.4 8 56 4.7 67.2 3 16 0 11 5.3 1.1 0.2 1024 8 2
1991 31 MIN WR 15 15 51 553 10.8 5 46 3.4 36.9 13 117 1 32 9.0 7.8 0.9 670 6 0
1992 32 MIN WR 16 14 41 580 14.1 2 54 2.6 36.3 16 66 1 14 4.1 4.1 1.0 646 3 1
1993 33 MIN WR 15 14 60 775 12.9 5 39 4.0 51.7 7 19 0 9 2.7 1.3 0.5 794 5 1
1994 34 DET 4 1 8 97 12.1 3 18 2.0 24.3 97 3 0
1995 35 DET 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
Career 140 126 486 7733 15.9 55 73 3.5 55.2 47 289 2 32 6.1 2.1 0.3 8022 57 7
9 yrs MIN 133 125 478 7636 16.0 52 73 3.6 57.4 47 289 2 32 6.1 2.2 0.4 7925 54 7
2 yrs DET 7 1 8 97 12.1 3 18 1.1 13.9 97 3 0

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1985 25 MIN WR 16 15 9 117 0 41 13.0 938
1987* 27 MIN WR 12 11 3 40 0 22 13.3 962
1988* 28 MIN WR 16 16 1 3 0 3 3.0 1 0 0 0 0.0 1269
1989* 29 MIN WR 16 16 1 2 0 2 2.0 1 19 0 19 19.0 1105
1995 35 DET 3 0 1 3 0 3 3.0 2 46 0 23 23.0 49
Career 140 126 15 165 0 41 11.0 4 65 0 23 16.3 8252
9 yrs MIN 133 125 14 162 0 41 11.6 2 19 0 19 9.5 8106
2 yrs DET 7 1 1 3 0 3 3.0 2 46 0 23 23.0 146

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1985 25 MIN WR 16 15 1 1 0 0
1986 26 MIN WR 12 10 1 0 0 0
1988* 28 MIN WR 16 16 1 1 0 0
1989* 29 MIN WR 16 16 0 1 0 0
1990 30 MIN WR 15 14 2 0 0 0
1992 32 MIN WR 16 14 1 0 0 0
1993 33 MIN WR 15 14 1 0 0 0
Career 140 126 7 3 0 0

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · GameLog · Playoffs · 100/300/100
Year Age Tm Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
1992 32 MIN WR 16 14 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Career 140 126 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1985 25 MIN WR 16 15 8 48
1986 26 MIN WR 12 10 7 42
1987* 27 MIN WR 12 11 7 42
1988* 28 MIN WR 16 16 6 36
1989* 29 MIN WR 16 16 4 24
1990 30 MIN WR 15 14 8 48
1991 31 MIN WR 15 15 1 5 36
1992 32 MIN WR 16 14 1 2 18
1993 33 MIN WR 15 14 5 30
1994 34 DET 4 1 3 18
Career 140 126 2 55 342
9 yrs MIN 133 125 2 52 324
2 yrs DET 7 1 3 18

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1987
1988
1989

Receptions

1988 NFL 72 (9)
Career 486 (116)

Receiving Yds

1987 NFL 922 (8)
1988 NFL 1225 (4)
1990 NFL 1008 (10)
Career 7733 (83)

Receiving TD

1985 NFL 8 (8)
1987 NFL 7 (7)
1990 NFL 8 (6)
Career 55 (73)

Long Reception

1987 NFL 73 (9)

Yds/Reception

1985 NFL 19.1 (9)
1987 NFL 24.3 (1-- 19)
Career 15.9 (175)

Receiving Yds/Game

1987 NFL 76.8 (7)
1988 NFL 76.6 (4)
1990 NFL 67.2 (7)
Career 55.2 (87)

Touchdowns

Career 57 (141)

Rushing/Receiving TD

Career 57 (136)

Yds From Scrimmage

Career 8022 (165)

Yds/Touch

Career 14.9 (85)

 

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1987 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf.
1988 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf.

Fantasy

Glossary · CSV · PRE
Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1985 25 16 WR 130 22 16 50
1986 26 12 WR 112 10 26 65
1987 27 12 WR 134 60 8 21
1988 28 16 WR 163 54 7 22
1989 29 16 WR 132 25 22 51
1990 30 15 WR 150 41 7 26
1991 31 15 WR 103 31
1992 32 16 WR 83 43
1993 33 15 WR 109 4 26 68
1994 34 4 WR 28 87
1144 216