With Rob Gronkowski announcing that he will retire, here is a look at his statistics and how they compare to other all-time greats:
Where Gronkowski ranks in the Patriots record book
Career receptions
Career receiving yards
Career receiving yards per game
Career TD receptions
Most First-Team All-Pro selections by a Patriot
Since NFL merger in 1970
Most seasons by a tight end with at least eight TD catches
Antonio Gates, 7 through 8 seasons, 8 seasons overall
Rob Gronkowski, 6 through 8 seaons, 6 seasons overall
Tony Gonzalez, 3 through 8 seasons, 6 seasons overall
Jimmy Graham, 5 through 8 seasons, 5 seasons overall
Shannon Sharpe, 2 through 8 seasons, 4 seasons overall
| Player | Years | AV | Seasons | Pro Bowls | All-Pro First-Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shannon Sharpe | 1990-2003 | 104 | 14 | 8 | 4 |
| Jackie Smith | 1963-78 | 95 | 16 | 5 | 0 |
| Rob Gronkowski | 2010-18 | 82 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| Ozzie Newsome | 1978-90 | 77 | 13 | 3 | 1 |
| Kellen Winslow Sr. | 1979-87 | 71 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
| John Mackey | 1963-72 | 68 | 10 | 5 | 3 |
| Mike Ditka | 1961-72 | 67 | 12 | 5 | 2 |
| Charlie Sanders | 1968-77 | 65 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| Dave Casper | 1974-84 | 61 | 11 | 5 | 4 |
SOURCE: Pro-Football-Reference.com
| Season | Games | Targets | Catches | Yards | YPG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 16 | 124 | 90 | 1,327 | 82.9 | 17 |
| 2014 | 16 | 131 | 82 | 1,124 | 74.9 | 12 |
| 2015 | 15 | 120 | 72 | 1,176 | 78.4 | 11 |
| 2017 | 14 | 105 | 69 | 1,084 | 77.4 | 8 |
| 2012 | 11 | 79 | 55 | 790 | 71.8 | 11 |
| Season | Games | Targets | Catches | Yards | YPG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 258 | 86 | 3 |
| 2014 | 3 | 31 | 16 | 204 | 68 | 3 |
| 2015 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 227 | 113.5 | 3 |
| 2017 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 218 | 72.7 | 3 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Awards |
|---|---|
| 2011 | First-Team All-Pro, Pro Bowl |
| 2014 | First-Team All-Pro, Pro Bowl, AP Comeback Player of the Year |
| 2015 | First-Team All-Pro, Pro Bowl |
| 2017 | First-Team All-Pro, Pro Bowl |
| 2012 | Pro Bowl |
| Season | Briefly |
|---|---|
| 2011 | Gronk shot to stardom in his second year by setting NFL season records for receiving yards (since broken) and TDs (still standing) by a tight end and ranking fifth and sixth in the league in catches and receiving yards, respectively. He had seven regularseason games with multiple TDs, and helped bury Denver in the divisional round by making 10 catches for 145 yards and three scores. |
| 2014 | Gronk played in just seven games in 2013 because of multiple surgeries and injuries, including a season-ending torn ACL and MCL in December. But he came back healthy in 2014 and found his stride midseason, highlighted by a 149-yard, 3-TD game in Week 8 vs. Chicago. He ended the campaign by scoring a TD in six straight games, concluding in Super Bowl XLIX vs. Seattle. |
| 2015 | Gronk picked up where he left off in 2014, notching three TDs in Week 1 vs. Pittsburgh and posting five 100-yard games over the following eight weeks. The Patriots were 10-0 before a Week 12 defeat at Denver. In the playoffs, Gronk caught two TD passes in the divisional round vs. Kansas City, then had eight catches for 144 yards and a score in an AFC title game loss at Denver. |
| 2017 | Coming off another season cut short by injuries — he was placed on injured reserve Dec. 3, playing in just eight games — Gronk re-established himself as one of the NFL’s top offensive weapons. Proof came in Weeks 13 and 15 (18 catches, 215 yards total) and in Super Bowl LII, when he caught nine passes for 116 yards and two TDs in the loss to Philadelphia. |
| 2012 | Gronk continued to produce at an elite level, recording seven TDs in a fourgame span (Weeks 7 to 11), before his first big NFL injury — a broken forearm Nov. 18 vs. Indianapolis. He returned for the regular-season finale vs. Miami (even reaching the end zone), but then re-broke his forearm early in the divisional round vs. Houston, causing him to miss the first six weeks of the 2013 season. |
| Year | G-GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | Y/R | Y/G | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 16-11 | 59 | 42 | 546 | 13 | 34.1 | 10 |
| 2011 | 16-16 | 124 | 90 | 1327 | 14.7 | 82.9 | 17 |
| 2012 | 11-11 | 79 | 55 | 790 | 14.4 | 71.8 | 11 |
| 2013 | 7-6 | 66 | 39 | 592 | 15.2 | 84.6 | 4 |
| 2014 | 15-10 | 131 | 82 | 1124 | 13.7 | 74.9 | 12 |
| 2015 | 15-15 | 120 | 72 | 1176 | 16.3 | 78.4 | 11 |
| 2016 | 8-6 | 38 | 25 | 540 | 21.6 | 67.5 | 3 |
| 2017 | 14-14 | 105 | 69 | 1084 | 15.7 | 77.4 | 8 |
| 2018 | 13-11 | 72 | 47 | 682 | 14.5 | 52.5 | 3 |
| Career | 115-100 | 794 | 521 | 7861 | 15.1 | 68.4 | 79 |
SOURCE: Pro-Football-Reference.com
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