Billy Sims ranks in the all-time elite tier for running backs — a career that places Sims in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Sims a career score of 81, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
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Billy Sims
Height6'0"
Weight212 lb
BornSep 18, 1955
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
2 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| 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 | |||||
| 1980 | 24–25 | DET | 16 | — | 313 | 1,303 | 13 | 4.2 | 4.2 | — | — | — | — | 51 | 621 | 3 | — | 12.2 | — | — | — |
| 1981 | 25–26 | DET | 14 | — | 296 | 1,437 | 13 | 4.9 | 4.4 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 451 | 2 | — | 16.1 | — | — | — |
| 1982 | 26–27 | DET | 9 | — | 172 | 639 | 4 | 3.7 | 2.3 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 342 | 0 | — | 10.1 | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 27–28 | DET | 13 | — | 220 | 1,040 | 7 | 4.7 | 3.2 | — | — | — | — | 42 | 419 | 0 | — | 10.0 | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 28–29 | DET | 8 | — | 130 | 687 | 5 | 5.3 | 3.8 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 239 | 0 | — | 7.7 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 60 | — | 1,131 | 5,106 | 42 | 4.5 | 3.7 | — | — | — | — | 186 | 2,072 | 5 | — | 11.1 | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
151 career value over replacement — #644 all-time of 4,695. 30.2/season above a replacement-level RB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #1 (Rd 1) · DET · 1980 · +17.7 vs expected KV-H
81actual
63.3 expected · Δ+17.7
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