Brian Westbrook ranks in the all-time elite tier for running backs — a career that places Westbrook in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Westbrook a career score of 69, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2002 | 22–23 | PHI | 14 | — | 46 | 193 | 0 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 11 | 23.9 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 86 | 0 | 69.2% | 9.6 | 6.6 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 25 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 45.0 | — | 158.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 23–24 | PHI | 15 | — | 116 | 605 | 7 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 27 | 23.3 | 0 | 38 | 38 | 340 | 4 | 100.0% | 8.9 | 8.9 | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 24–25 | PHI | 13 | — | 178 | 808 | 3 | 4.5 | 1.7 | 38 | 21.3 | 0 | 73 | 73 | 703 | 6 | 100.0% | 9.6 | 9.6 | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 25–26 | PHI | 12 | — | 157 | 614 | 3 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 27 | 17.2 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 616 | 4 | 100.0% | 10.1 | 10.1 | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 26–27 | PHI | 15 | — | 240 | 1,217 | 7 | 5.1 | 2.9 | 60 | 25.0 | 1 | 79 | 77 | 699 | 4 | 97.5% | 9.1 | 8.8 | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 27–28 | PHI | 15 | — | 278 | 1,333 | 7 | 4.8 | 2.5 | 73 | 26.3 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 771 | 5 | 100.0% | 8.6 | 8.6 | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 28–29 | PHI | 14 | — | 233 | 936 | 9 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 49 | 21.0 | 0 | 54 | 54 | 402 | 5 | 100.0% | 7.4 | 7.4 | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 29–30 | PHI | 8 | — | 61 | 274 | 1 | 4.5 | 1.6 | 13 | 21.3 | 0 | 34 | 25 | 181 | 1 | 73.5% | 7.2 | 5.3 | — | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 30–31 | SF | 13 | — | 77 | 340 | 4 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 17 | 22.1 | 0 | 24 | 16 | 150 | 1 | 66.7% | 9.4 | 6.3 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 119 | — | 1,386 | 6,320 | 41 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 315 | 22.7 | 2 | 466 | 443 | 3,948 | 30 | 95.1% | 8.9 | 8.5 | — | 169 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 25 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 12.5 | 22.5 | — | 135.4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
118 career value over replacement — #912 all-time of 4,695. 13.1/season above a replacement-level RB.
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Pick #91 (Rd 3) · PHI · 2002 · +31.5 vs expected KV-H
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A high-end running back defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 10% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.
Worth 118 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 20% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 8 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +14.8 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
8 seasons × ~14.8 surplus ≈ VORP 118
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93% match