UI Kit — Career Stats

Career stats composition with .stats-table, highlight rows, and season accordion.

Career Statistics

Jimmie Giles 88

Receiving statistics by season. Highlighted row marks the 1981 Pro Bowl–leading performance.

Career TDs

4×

Pro Bowl

327

Receptions

4,612

Yards

Year	Team	G	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	PB
1978	TB	16	12	121	10.1	1
1979	TB	16	21	267	12.7	5
1980	TB	16	45	629	14	4	★
1981	TB	16	45	786	17.5	6	★
1982	TB	9	26	478	18.4	7	★
1983	TB	16	20	296	14.8	3	★
1984	TB	16	34	438	12.9	7
1985	TB	14	39	591	15.2	4
1986	TB	16	34	544	16	3
1987	PHI	12	28	342	12.2	1
1988	PHI	12	18	236	13.1	1
1989	PHI	5	5	84	16.8	0
CAREER			327	4,612	14.1	41	4★

★ Pro Bowl selection. Highlighted rows indicate Pro Bowl seasons. Stats sourced from Pro Football Reference.

Peak Season Breakdowns

1982

Strike-Shortened Season

18.4 Yds/Rec · 7 TDs · Pro Bowl

In a 9-game strike-shortened season, Giles averaged an NFL-best 18.4 yards per reception among tight ends and led the league at his position with 7 touchdowns. Pro-rated to a 16-game season: ~49 receptions, 855 yards, 12 TDs.

Key Figures

Led all TE in TD receptions despite shortened season
Selected to NFC Pro Bowl roster as starter
18.4 yds/rec — among all-time single-season TE marks
Tampa Bay's primary red-zone weapon

1981

Peak Yardage Season

786 Yds · 17.5 Avg · 6 TDs · Pro Bowl

Career-high 786 yards receiving on 45 catches. His 17.5 yards-per-reception average is extraordinary for a tight end in any era. Selected to the Pro Bowl as the NFC's starting tight end.

1984

TD Leader Season

438 Yds · 7 TDs · Led NFL Tight Ends

Led all NFL tight ends in touchdowns with 7, cementing his status as the premier red-zone target at his position — four years into his career peak.