Anthony Barr is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Barr in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Barr's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

OLBMIN#54ACT

Anthony Barr

4× Pro BowlTop 28% all-time pass rushersHigh-End Starter🌅 Early Bloomer · 2014

Height6'5"

Weight255 lb

BornMar 18, 1992

Age34

CollegeUCLA See College Stats

Combined Season Grid

Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.

3 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts						Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2014	22	MIN	12	—	65	50	15	6	7	4.0	17.0	0	3	2	3	1	0	—	0.0%	776	96.4%	70	21.2%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	23	MIN	14	—	62	48	14	4	8	3.5	15.5	1	7	3	—	0	0	—	0.0%	827	87.7%	51	13.4%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	24	MIN	16	—	68	35	33	3	8	2.0	13.0	0	4	1	1	0	0	—	0.0%	1,025	99.1%	70	16.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	25	MIN	16	—	72	49	23	9	5	1.0	15.0	0	6	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	923	92.5%	61	13.4%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	26	MIN	13	—	50	34	16	8	4	3.0	15.0	0	2	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	808	96.4%	67	18.2%	34	27	0.8	130.9	3.0	9	6	0	72	7	0.1
2019	27	MIN	14	—	77	52	25	6	7	1.5	14.5	1	4	1	1	0	1	—	0.0%	929	97.0%	64	16.9%	55	40	0.7	101.5	2.3	10	4	4	87	2	0.0
2020	28	MIN	2	—	6	6	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	94	61.0%	7	13.5%	3	3	1.0	94.4	-2.7	1	1	0	9	2	0.3
2021	29	MIN	11	—	65	31	34	3	6	2.5	11.5	3	5	0	2	0	0	—	0.0%	784	95.8%	30	9.0%	48	38	0.8	89.7	2.3	10	4	3	64	4	0.1
2022	30	DAL	14	—	56	33	23	2	4	1.0	7.0	0	1	0	2	0	0	—	0.0%	609	63.9%	26	6.1%	24	20	0.8	101.4	4.3	7	3	3	23	3	0.0
2023	31	MIN	4	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	49	19.8%	11	10.8%	1	1	1.0	87.5	2.0	0	0	0	3	0	0.0
Career		—	116	—	521	338	183	41	49	18.5	108.5	5	32	8	10	1	1	—	0.0%	6,824	88.0%	457	14.2%	165	129	—	—	—	37	18	10	258	18	—

Career Value · VORP

76 career value over replacement — #1526 all-time of 4,695. 9.5/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeMiss ↓

Pick #9 (Rd 1) · MIN · 2014 · -2.5 vs expected KV-H

59actual

61.5 expected · Δ−2.5

Fan Rating

Rate Anthony Barr — All-Time

Tap a star to rate

Explore More

Similar Players

LaVar Arrington

OLB

90% match

Rolando McClain

MLB

89% match

Akeem Ayers

88% match

Brian Cushing

ILB

88% match

Chris Claiborne

88% match

Compare Anthony Barr vs Player Report data error

ConferencePacific Twelve

Career arc · VAL by season

9 seasons · peak 4.8 in 2015

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.

What he added · wins above replacement

1.5 career wins over 9 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL

Best season · 2015 · +0.4 wins

Defence+0.3
Team defence (share)+0.1

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.

Position percentile · EDGE

#439 of 1,595 all-time pass rushers by KV-H

072th percentile100

StatVault · statvault.org/players/nfl/anthony-barrJSON

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	VAL
2014	22	MIN	12	12*	65	50	15	6	7	4.0	17.0	0	3	2	3	1	0	2.8
2015	23	MIN	13	12*	62	48	14	4	8	3.5	15.5	1	7	3	—	0	0	4.8
2016	24	MIN	16	16*	68	35	33	3	8	2.0	13.0	0	4	1	1	0	0	1.4
2017	25	MIN	16	15*	72	49	23	9	5	1.0	15.0	0	6	0	—	0	0	2.1
2018	26	MIN	13	13*	50	34	16	8	4	3.0	15.0	0	2	1	—	0	0	1.5
2019	27	MIN	14	14*	77	52	25	6	7	1.5	14.5	1	4	1	1	0	1	2.4
2020	28	MIN	1	—	6	6	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
2021	29	MIN	11	11*	65	31	34	3	6	2.5	11.5	3	5	0	2	0	0	4.7
2022	30	DAL	14	9*	56	33	23	2	4	1.0	7.0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0
2023	31	MIN	2	0*	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Career			112		521	338	183	41	49	18.5	108.5	5	32	8	10	1	1	19.7

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2014	22	MIN	12	12*	—	0.0%	776	96.4%	70	21.2%
2015	23	MIN	14	12*	—	0.0%	827	87.7%	51	13.4%
2016	24	MIN	16	16*	—	0.0%	1,025	99.1%	70	16.3%
2017	25	MIN	16	15*	—	0.0%	923	92.5%	61	13.4%
2018	26	MIN	13	13*	—	0.0%	808	96.4%	67	18.2%
2019	27	MIN	14	14*	—	0.0%	929	97.0%	64	16.9%
2020	28	MIN	2	—	—	0.0%	94	61.0%	7	13.5%
2021	29	MIN	11	11*	—	0.0%	784	95.8%	30	9.0%
2022	30	DAL	14	9*	—	0.0%	609	63.9%	26	6.1%
2023	31	MIN	4	0*	—	0.0%	49	19.8%	11	10.8%
Career			116		—	0.0%	6,824	88.0%	457	14.2%

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2018	26	MIN	13	13*	34	27	0.8	130.9	3.0	9	6	0	72	7	0.1
2019	27	MIN	14	14*	55	40	0.7	101.5	2.3	10	4	4	87	2	0.0
2020	28	MIN	2	—	3	3	1.0	94.4	-2.7	1	1	0	9	2	0.3
2021	29	MIN	11	11*	48	38	0.8	89.7	2.3	10	4	3	64	4	0.1
2022	30	DAL	14	9*	24	20	0.8	101.4	4.3	7	3	3	23	3	0.0
2023	31	MIN	4	0*	1	1	1.0	87.5	2.0	0	0	0	3	0	0.0
Career			58		165	129	—	—	—	37	18	10	258	18	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 59 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 59 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 8 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 58 × longevity 1 = KV-H 59· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 56

On-field 39

Availability 17

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)

2014bestavg 572022

Sacks career shape vs similar outside linebackers

2014-2022

Peak-aligned view: center line is each player's best Sacks season; left/right show build-up, staying power, and decline. Comparison set uses same-position similar-player comps when available.