Also in other sports:nbaBob Christian (C · 1970–1974), mlbBob Christian (LF · 1968–1970).

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

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Bob Christian

Top 29% all-time RBsReliable StarterTwo-Way ProfileTeam Carrier · #485

Height5'11"

Weight232 lb

BornNov 14, 1968

Age57

CollegeNorthwestern See College Stats

Rookie yr1992

Draft1991 · Rd 12, Pick 310 · ATL

Career Value · VORP

VORP 38 · #2377 · Role Player

Worth 38 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 52% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 8 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +4.8 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

8 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+4.8

Avg surplus

peak +8

8 seasons × ~4.8 surplus ≈ VORP 38

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

4 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Rushing								Receiving									Defense													Advanced (EPA)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
1992	—	CHI	2	—	0	0	0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	—	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993	—	CHI	14	—	8	19	0	2.4	0.0	—	—	—	—	16	160	0	—	10.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	—	CHI	12	—	7	29	0	4.1	0.0	—	—	—	—	2	30	0	—	15.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	CAR	14	—	41	158	0	3.9	0.0	—	—	—	—	29	255	1	—	8.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	ATL	16	—	7	8	0	1.1	0.0	—	—	—	—	22	154	1	—	7.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	ATL	14	—	8	21	2	2.6	25.0	—	—	—	—	19	214	1	—	11.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	ATL	16	—	38	174	5	4.6	13.2	15	39.5	0	62	40	354	2	64.5%	8.8	5.7	—	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	LA	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13.2	-3.3	0	0
2000	—	ATL	16	—	9	19	0	2.1	0.0	1	11.1	0	62	43	313	0	69.4%	7.3	5.0	—	12	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-3.3	-5.9	0	0
2001	—	ATL	16	—	44	284	2	6.5	4.5	16	36.4	0	60	45	392	2	75.0%	8.7	6.5	—	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	NO	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16.1	10.8	0	0
2002	—	ATL	15	—	31	119	3	3.8	9.7	8	25.8	0	24	13	174	0	54.2%	13.4	7.3	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	PIT	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	2	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.0	-5.5	0	0
Career		—	142	—	193	831	12	4.3	6.2	40	20.7	0	208	229	2,046	7	110.1%	8.9	9.8	—	55	11	10	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	28.0	-3.9	0	0

Career EPA24.1·28 rushing · -4 receiving·6.0/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1992	24	CHI	2	—	0	0	0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—
1993	25	CHI	14	—	8	19	0	2.4	0.0	—	—	—	6
1994	26	CHI	12	—	7	29	0	4.1	0.0	—	—	—	4.9
1995	27	CAR	14	—	41	158	0	3.9	0.0	—	—	—	9.3
1997	29	ATL	16	—	7	8	0	1.1	0.0	—	—	—	9.2
1998	30	ATL	14	—	8	21	2	2.6	25.0	—	—	—	9.9
1999	31	ATL	16	—	38	174	5	4.6	13.2	15	39.5	0	13.9
2000	32	ATL	16	—	9	19	0	2.1	0.0	1	11.1	0	8.6
2001	33	ATL	16	—	44	284	2	6.5	4.5	16	36.4	0	13.1
2002	34	ATL	15	—	31	119	3	3.8	9.7	8	25.8	0	8.5
Career			135		193	831	12	4.3	—	40	—	0	83.4

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1992	24	CHI	2	—	—	0	0	0	—	0.0	—	—	—
1993	25	CHI	14	—	—	16	160	0	—	10.0	—	—	—
1994	26	CHI	12	—	—	2	30	0	—	15.0	—	—	—
1995	27	CAR	14	—	—	29	255	1	—	8.8	—	—	—
1997	29	ATL	16	—	—	22	154	1	—	7.0	—	—	—
1998	30	ATL	14	—	—	19	214	1	—	11.3	—	—	—
1999	31	ATL	16	—	62	40	354	2	64.5%	8.8	5.7	—	17
2000	32	ATL	16	—	62	43	313	0	69.4%	7.3	5.0	—	12
2001	33	ATL	16	—	60	45	392	2	75.0%	8.7	6.5	—	19
2002	34	ATL	15	—	24	13	174	0	54.2%	13.4	7.3	—	7
Career			135		208	229	2,046	7	110.1%	8.9	9.8	—	55

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	Sk	Dis	FR
1999	31	LA	2	—	2	2	0	0.0	0.0	—
2000	32	ATL	3	—	3	3	0	0.0	0.0	—
2001	33	NO	3	—	3	3	0	0.0	0.0	—
2002	34	PIT	2	—	3	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
Career			10		11	10	1	—	—	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	31	—	—	—	—	13.2	-3.3
2000	32	—	—	—	—	-3.3	-5.9
2001	33	—	—	—	—	16.1	10.8
2002	34	—	—	—	—	2.0	-5.5
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 56 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 56 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 9 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 55.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 56· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 54

On-field 35.5

Availability 18.5

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)

1993bestavg 542002

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #485 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

1 qualifying season

1999 ATL·5 team wins#21

Rushing Touchdowns · 5 · score 10

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 15% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

15% of the all-time Receptions leader15

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

6.03 EPA/season over 4 seasons52

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: 85%.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = 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

2,877

831 rush · 2,046 recv

Total TDs

12 rush · 7 recv

Total Touches

422

193 carries · 229 rec

Yds / Touch

6.8

rushing + receiving

College Stats

NorthwesternCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Northwestern), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

1991 Draft Class· this player went #310

#211Mike DingleRB #214Gary BrownRB #215Jimmy SpencerDB #216Scott KowalkowskiLB #221Tony HargainWR #222Brad LambWR #226Ernie LoganNT #236Howard GriffithRB #240Shawn JeffersonWR #248Louis RiddickDB #249Mark MaddoxLB #274Andrew GloverTE #306Ted PopsonTE #312Ernie ThompsonRB #323Jeff BradyLB #326Keenan McCardellWR

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2002final season
Last recorded season with ATL
1997team change
Joined ATL (from CAR)
1995team change
Joined CAR (from CHI)
1992team change
Joined CHI (from ATL)
1991draft
Drafted by ATL — Round 12, Pick 310

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'11" / 232 lb

Frame

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
1993	19	1.4	238+219	14
1994	29	2.4	298+269	17.5
1995	158	11.3	484+326	28.5
1997	8	0.5	285+277	16.7
1998	21	1.5	287+266	16.9
1999	174	10.9	438+264	25.8
2000	19	1.2	250+231	14.7
2001	284	17.8	427+143	25.1
2002	119	7.9	276+157	16.2

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

38 career value over replacement — #2377 all-time of 4,642. 4.2/season above a replacement-level RB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #310 (Rd 12) · ATL · 1991 · +48 vs expected KV-H

56actual

8 expected · Δ+48

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

From Scrimmage · Career

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1991 Draft Class· this player went #310

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Movementderived from season history

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