Bobby Mitchell is a Hall of Fame receiver whose career earned a solid career value score of 63 in the Knox value model. Mitchell's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.
Career Value · VORP
110 career value over replacement — #1010 all-time of 4,695. 10/season above a replacement-level WR.
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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 | Receiving | Rushing | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | |||||
| 1958 | 23 | CLE | 12 | — | — | 16 | 131 | 3 | — | 8.2 | — | — | — | 80 | 500 | 1 | 6.3 | 1.3 | — | — | — |
| 1959 | 24 | CLE | 12 | — | — | 35 | 351 | 4 | — | 10.0 | — | — | — | 131 | 743 | 5 | 5.7 | 3.8 | — | — | — |
| 1960 | 25 | CLE | 12 | — | — | 45 | 612 | 6 | — | 13.6 | — | — | — | 111 | 506 | 5 | 4.6 | 4.5 | — | — | — |
| 1961 | 26 | CLE | 14 | — | — | 32 | 368 | 3 | — | 11.5 | — | — | — | 101 | 548 | 5 | 5.4 | 5.0 | — | — | — |
| 1962 | 27 | WAS | 14 | — | — | 72 | 1,384 | 11 | — | 19.2 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1963 | 28 | WAS | 14 | — | — | 69 | 1,436 | 7 | — | 20.8 | — | — | — | 3 | 24 | 0 | 8.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1964 | 29 | WAS | 14 | — | — | 60 | 904 | 10 | — | 15.1 | — | — | — | 2 | 33 | 0 | 16.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1965 | 30 | WAS | 14 | — | — | 60 | 867 | 6 | — | 14.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1966 | 31 | WAS | 14 | — | — | 58 | 905 | 9 | — | 15.6 | — | — | — | 13 | 141 | 1 | 10.8 | 7.7 | — | — | — |
| 1967 | 32 | WAS | 14 | — | — | 60 | 866 | 6 | — | 14.4 | — | — | — | 61 | 189 | 1 | 3.1 | 1.6 | — | — | — |
| 1968 | 33 | WAS | 14 | — | — | 14 | 130 | 0 | — | 9.3 | — | — | — | 10 | 46 | 0 | 4.6 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | — | — | 0 | 521 | 7,954 | 65 | — | 15.3 | — | — | 0 | 513 | 2,735 | 18 | 5.3 | 3.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
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A high-end wide receiver defined as much by exceptional availability — almost never missed time as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.
Worth 110 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 22% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 7 of 11 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +15.7 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
7 seasons × ~15.7 surplus ≈
Anthony Carter
WR
96% match