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 72, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
Career games unavailable for incomplete season coverage. Verified career totals remain shown; career per-game figures require complete coverage.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 1996 | 22 | MIA | 16 | — | 307 | 1,116 | 11 | 3.6 | 3.6 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 139 | 0 | — | 6.0 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 23 | MIA | 16 | — | 283 | 892 | 15 | 3.2 | 5.3 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 261 | 1 | — | 9.0 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 24 | MIA | 15 | — | 270 | 960 | 6 | 3.6 | 2.2 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 102 | 0 | — | 4.9 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 25 | CLE / MIA | 13 | — | 142 | 443 | 1 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 20 | 14.1 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 84 | 1 | 77.3% | 4.9 | 3.8 | — | 5 |
| 2000 | 26 | IND | 1 | — | 1 | -2 | 0 | -2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | — | — | 1,003 | 3,409 | 33 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 40 | 4.0 | 0 | 44 | 90 | 586 | 2 | 204.5% | 6.5 | 13.3 | — | 10 | |
Career Value · VORP
101 career value over replacement — #1134 all-time of 4,695. 25.3/season above a replacement-level RB.
💔+30.4 stolen VORP·1.2 szns lostFan Rating
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4 seasons · peak 4.3 in 1997
VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.
0.5 career wins over 4 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 1997 · +0.3 wins
Latest season · 1999 · −0.2 wins
VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia.
#92 of 1,228 all-time RBs by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 22 | MIA | 16 | — | 307 | 1,116 | 11 | 3.6 | 3.6 | — | — | — | 2.2 |
| 1997 | 23 | MIA | 16 | — | 283 | 892 | 15 | 3.2 | 5.3 | — | — | — | 4.3 |
| 1998 | 24 | MIA | 15 | — | 270 | 960 | 6 | 3.6 | 2.2 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 1999 | 25 | All teams | 13 | — | 142 | 443 | 1 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 20 | 14.1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 26 | IND | 1 | — | 1 | -2 | 0 | -2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 1,003 | 3,409 | 33 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 40 | 4.0 | 0 | 6.5 |
Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 22 | MIA | 16 | — | — | 23 | 139 | 0 | — | 6.0 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 23 | MIA | 16 | — | — | 29 | 261 | 1 | — | 9.0 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 24 | MIA | 15 | — | — | 21 | 102 | 0 | — | 4.9 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 25 | All teams | 13 | — | 22 | 17 | 84 | 1 | 77.3% | 4.9 | 3.8 | — | 5 |
| Career | — | 44 | 90 | 586 | 2 | 204.5% | 6.5 | 13.3 | — | 10 |
Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.
A great career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 72 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
Blend 77.6 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 72· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
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