Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar ranks in the all-time elite tier for running backs — a career that places al-Jabbar in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns al-Jabbar a career score of 73, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar
All-Time Rank & Honors
career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title contextSeason honors and record seasons
A top 10% all-time running back who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 105 · #1040 · High-ValueWorth 105 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 23% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +26.3 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
4 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
50
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
4
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+26.3
Avg surplus
peak +36
4 seasons × ~26.3 surplus ≈ VORP 105
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
3 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | Advanced (EPA) | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd | |||||
| 1996 | — | MIA | 14 | — | 307 | 1,116 | 11 | 3.6 | 3.6 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 139 | 0 | — | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | — | MIA | 14 | — | 283 | 892 | 15 | 3.2 | 5.3 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 261 | 1 | — | 9.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | — | MIA | 15 | — | 270 | 960 | 6 | 3.6 | 2.2 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 102 | 0 | — | 4.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | CLE | 13 | — | 142 | 443 | 1 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 20 | 14.1 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 84 | 1 | 77.3% | 4.9 | 3.8 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -18.8 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | — | IND | 1 | — | 1 | -2 | 0 | -2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -0.6 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 57 | — | 1,003 | 3,409 | 33 | 3.4 | 3.3 | — | — | — | 22 | 90 | 586 | 2 | 409.1% | 6.5 | 26.6 | — | — | — | -19.4 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | |
Career EPA-18.3·-19 rushing · 1 receiving·-9.2/season
Rushing
Receiving
Advanced (EPA)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 73 · GreatA great career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 73 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
77
Sustained
career value
×.6
81
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.93
Longevity
career length
Blend 78.6 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 73· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 77
On-field 59.3
Availability 17.7
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
1996bestavg 76elite 701999
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position21
Depth
of 100
Reached 20% of the all-time Rushing Touchdowns leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
20% of the all-time Rushing Touchdowns leader20
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
-9.16 EPA/season over 2 seasons47
A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 86%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average RBs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
From Scrimmage · Career
Scrimmage Yds
3,995
3,409 rush · 586 recv
Total TDs
35
33 rush · 2 recv
Total Touches
1,093
1,003 carries · 90 rec
Yds / Touch
3.7
rushing + receiving
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (UCLA), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.
Reference Graph
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Dwight HollierMLB4yDan MarinoQB3yTrace ArmstrongDE3yTerrell BuckleyDB3yZach ThomasILB3yTim BowensDT3yBernie ParmaleeRB3yO.J. McDuffieWR3yTroy DraytonTE3yDaryl GardenerDT3yStanley PritchettRB3yShane BurtonDT3yLamar ThomasWR3yCalvin JacksonS3yO.J. BriganceLB3yShawn WoodenDB3yCharles JordanWR3yJohn KiddP2yJason TaylorOLB2yOlindo MareK2ySam MadisonCB2yDerrick RodgersOLB2yJerry WilsonFS2yFred BarnettWR2y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterAbdul-Karim inherited the Miami Dolphins RB room from Jerris McPhail (1996–1997), and handed it to Stanley Pritchett (1996–1999).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2000team change
Joined IND (from CLE)
- 2000final season
Last recorded season with IND
- 1999team change
Joined CLE (from MIA)
- 1996signing
Entered the NFL with MIA
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts5'11" / 205 lb
Frame
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →
Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 4-season peers. See all →
73
peak 81
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
A1996
B+1997
B+1998
B1999
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.
71%
Era Translator
Rush Yds translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual Rush Yds | Rush Yds/G | → 2025 Rush Yds | → 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1,116 | 79.7 | 1,781+665 | 104.8 |
| 1997 | 892 | 63.7 | 1,426+534 | 83.9 |
| 1998 | 960 | 64 | 1,398+438 | 82.2 |
| 1999 | 443 | 34.1 | 805+362 | 47.4 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
105 career value over replacement — #1040 all-time of 4,642. 26.3/season above a replacement-level RB.
💔+38.4 stolen VORP·1.45 szns lostFan Rating
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