Bill Dudley is a Hall of Fame running back whose career earned a modest career value score of 58 in the Knox value model. Dudley's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.
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 | |||||
| 1942 | 20–21 | PIT | 11 | — | 162 | 696 | 5 | 4.3 | 3.1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 24 | 0 | — | 24.0 | — | — | — |
| 1945 | 23–24 | PIT | 4 | — | 57 | 204 | 3 | 3.6 | 5.3 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1946 | 24–25 | PIT | 11 | — | 146 | 604 | 2 | 4.1 | 1.4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 109 | 1 | — | 27.3 | — | — | — |
| 1947 | 25–26 | DET | 9 | — | 80 | 302 | 2 | 3.8 | 2.5 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 375 | 7 | — | 13.9 | — | — | — |
| 1948 | 26–27 | DET | 7 | — | 33 | 97 | 0 | 2.9 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 210 | 6 | — | 10.5 | — | — | — |
| 1949 | 27–28 | DET | 12 | — | 125 | 402 | 3 | 3.2 | 2.4 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 190 | 2 | — | 7.0 | — | — | — |
| 1950 | 28–29 | WAS | 12 | — | 66 | 339 | 1 | 5.1 | 1.5 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 172 | 1 | — | 7.8 | — | — | — |
| 1951 | 29–30 | WAS | 12 | — | 91 | 398 | 2 | 4.4 | 2.2 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 303 | 1 | — | 13.8 | — | — | — |
| 1953 | 31–32 | WAS | — | — | 5 | 15 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | — | — | 765 | 3,057 | 18 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 1,383 | 18 | — | 11.2 | — | — | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
61 career value over replacement — #1837 all-time of 4,695. 7.6/season above a replacement-level RB.
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A quality running back with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Worth 61 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 40% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 5 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +12.2 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
5 seasons × ~12.2 surplus ≈ VORP 61
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93% match