Bill Dudley is a Hall of Fame running back whose career earned a modest career value score of 56 in the Knox value model. Dudley's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.
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Bill Dudley
All-Time Rank & Honors
career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title contextYes
Hall of Fame
Season honors and record seasons
A quality running back with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 37 · #2413 · Role PlayerWorth 37 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 53% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +7.4 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
5 cleared
3 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
50
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
5
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+7.4
Avg surplus
peak +16
5 seasons × ~7.4 surplus ≈ VORP 37
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
2 grids split in one view
| 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 | — | PIT | 11 | — | 162 | 696 | 5 | 4.3 | 3.1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 24 | 0 | — | 24.0 | — | — | — |
| 1945 | — | PIT | 4 | — | 57 | 204 | 3 | 3.6 | 5.3 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1946 | — | PIT | 11 | — | 146 | 604 | 2 | 4.1 | 1.4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 109 | 1 | — | 27.3 | — | — | — |
| 1947 | — | DET | 8 | — | 80 | 302 | 2 | 3.8 | 2.5 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 375 | 7 | — | 13.9 | — | — | — |
| 1948 | — | DET | 4 | — | 33 | 97 | 0 | 2.9 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 210 | 6 | — | 10.5 | — | — | — |
| 1949 | — | DET | 10 | — | 125 | 402 | 3 | 3.2 | 2.4 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 190 | 2 | — | 7.0 | — | — | — |
| 1950 | — | WAS | 11 | — | 66 | 339 | 1 | 5.1 | 1.5 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 172 | 1 | — | 7.8 | — | — | — |
| 1951 | — | WAS | 12 | — | 91 | 398 | 2 | 4.4 | 2.2 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 303 | 1 | — | 13.8 | — | — | — |
| 1953 | — | WAS | — | — | 5 | 15 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 71 | — | 765 | 3,057 | 18 | 4.0 | 2.4 | — | — | — | 0 | 123 | 1,383 | 18 | — | 11.2 | — | — | — | |
Rushing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | 21 | PIT | 11 | — | 162 | 696 | 5 | 4.3 | 3.1 | — | — | — |
| 1945 | 24 | PIT | 4 | — | 57 | 204 | 3 | 3.6 | 5.3 | — | — | — |
| 1946 | 25 | PIT | 11 | — | 146 | 604 | 2 | 4.1 | 1.4 | — | — | — |
| 1947 | 26 | DET | 8 | — | 80 | 302 | 2 | 3.8 | 2.5 | — | — | — |
| 1948 | 27 | DET | 4 | — | 33 | 97 | 0 | 2.9 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1949 | 28 | DET | 10 | — | 125 | 402 | 3 | 3.2 | 2.4 | — | — | — |
| 1950 | 29 | WAS | 11 | — | 66 | 339 | 1 | 5.1 | 1.5 | — | — | — |
| 1951 | 30 | WAS | 12 | — | 91 | 398 | 2 | 4.4 | 2.2 | — | — | — |
| 1953 | 32 | WAS | — | — | 5 | 15 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| Career | 71 | 765 | 3,057 | 18 | 4.0 | — | — | — | — |
Receiving
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | 21 | PIT | 11 | — | — | 1 | 24 | 0 | — | 24.0 | — | — | — |
| 1945 | 24 | PIT | 4 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1946 | 25 | PIT | 11 | — | — | 4 | 109 | 1 | — | 27.3 | — | — | — |
| 1947 | 26 | DET | 8 | — | — | 27 | 375 | 7 | — | 13.9 | — | — | — |
| 1948 | 27 | DET | 4 | — | — | 20 | 210 | 6 | — | 10.5 | — | — | — |
| 1949 | 28 | DET | 10 | — | — | 27 | 190 | 2 | — | 7.0 | — | — | — |
| 1950 | 29 | WAS | 11 | — | — | 22 | 172 | 1 | — | 7.8 | — | — | — |
| 1951 | 30 | WAS | 12 | — | — | 22 | 303 | 1 | — | 13.8 | — | — | — |
| 1953 | 32 | WAS | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| Career | 71 | 0 | 123 | 1,383 | 18 | — | 11.2 | — | — | — |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 56 · Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 56 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 8 scored seasons.
51
Sustained
career value
×.6
60
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 54.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 56· confidence 88%
What builds the career mark of 51
On-field 35
Availability 16
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
1942bestavg 461951
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position15
Depth
of 100
Reached 17% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
17% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader17
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
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: 95%.
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
4,440
3,057 rush · 1,383 recv
Total TDs
36
18 rush · 18 recv
Total Touches
888
765 carries · 123 rec
Yds / Touch
5.0
rushing + receiving
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Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1953final season
Last recorded season with WAS
- 1950team change
Joined WAS (from DET)
- 1947team change
Joined DET (from PIT)
- 1942signing
Entered the NFL with PIT
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 8-season peers. See all →
56
peak 60
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
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F1945
C+1946
C1947
F1948
C+1949
C+1950
C+1951
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.
74%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | 696 | 63.3 | 865+169 | 50.9 |
| 1945 | 204 | 51 | 339+135 | 19.9 |
| 1946 | 604 | 54.9 | 398-206 | 23.4 |
| 1947 | 302 | 37.8 | 2-300 | 0.1 |
| 1948 | 97 | 24.3 | 0-97 | 0 |
| 1949 | 402 | 40.2 | 423+21 | 24.9 |
| 1950 | 339 | 30.8 | 338-1 | 19.9 |
| 1951 | 398 | 33.2 | 447+49 | 26.3 |
Data: wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), wikipedia:pfhof-inductee-list · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 7/10/2026
Career Value · VORP
37 career value over replacement — #2413 all-time of 4,642. 4.6/season above a replacement-level RB.
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