which wide receiver has the most yards per catch nfl history minimum 16 seasons played

Matthew Slater averaged the most yards per reception by a wide receiver when playing 16+ seasons, with 46.0 per reception.

NAMEAVGSEASGPRECTRGREC YDSREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Matthew Slater
M. Slater
46.0
16
239
1
8
46
0.2
0
11
2
5.5
0.0
0
2James Lofton
J. Lofton
18.3
16
233
764
14,004
60.1
75
246
32
7.7
1.1
1
3Harold Jackson
H. Jackson
17.9
16
208
579
10,372
49.9
76
181
33
5.5
0.9
0
4Henry Ellard
H. Ellard
16.9
16
228
814
13,777
60.4
65
50
19
2.6
0.2
0
5Charlie Joiner
C. Joiner
16.2
18
239
750
12,146
50.8
65
22
8
2.8
0.1
0
6Joey Galloway
J. Galloway
15.6
16
198
701
910
10,950
55.3
77
496
63
7.9
2.5
1
7Irving Fryar
I. Fryar
15.0
17
255
851
122
12,785
50.1
84
242
44
5.5
0.9
1
8Isaac Bruce
I. Bruce
14.9
16
223
1,024
1,210
15,208
68.2
91
139
25
5.6
0.6
0
9Jerry Rice
J. Rice
14.8
20
303
1,549
709
22,895
75.6
197
645
87
7.4
2.1
10
10Steve Smith Sr.
S. Smith Sr.
14.3
16
219
1,031
1,745
14,731
67.3
81
387
57
6.8
1.8
2
11Andre Reed
A. Reed
13.9
16
234
951
111
13,198
56.4
87
500
75
6.7
2.1
1
12Tim Brown
T. Brown
13.7
17
255
1,094
670
14,934
58.6
100
190
50
3.8
0.7
1
13Art Monk
A. Monk
13.5
16
224
940
12,721
56.8
68
332
63
5.3
1.5
0
14Ricky Proehl
R. Proehl
13.3
17
244
669
389
8,878
36.4
54
115
19
6.1
0.5
0
15Keenan McCardell
K. McCardell
12.9
16
209
883
919
11,373
54.4
63
20
5
4.0
0.1
0
16Cris Carter
C. Carter
12.6
16
234
1,101
442
13,899
59.4
130
41
13
3.2
0.2
0
17Larry Fitzgerald
L. Fitzgerald
12.2
17
263
1,432
2,335
17,492
66.5
121
68
20
3.4
0.3
0
StatMuse has season-level data for yards per reception going back to the 1932 season.

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8
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9
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11
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14
3
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