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

QBPIT#16ACT

Charlie Batch

Top 33% all-time QBsHigh-End StarterTeam Carrier · #542

Height6'2"

Weight216 lb

BornDec 5, 1974

Age51

CollegeEastern Michigan See College Stats

Rookie yr1998

Draft1998 · Rd 2, Pick 60 · DET

Archetype Intelligence

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A quality quarterback with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 72 · #1571 · Above Average

Worth 72 points of value above a freely-available replacement quarterback — top 35% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +18 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

4 cleared

2 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+18

Avg surplus

peak +27

4 seasons × ~18 surplus ≈ VORP 72

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	Passing													Rushing								Defense													Advanced (EPA)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
1998	—	DET	12	—	173	303	57.1%	2,178	11	6	3.6	2.0	7.2	7.0	1.8	83.5	37	41	229	1	5.6	2.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	DET	11	—	149	267	55.8%	1,908	13	7	4.9	2.6	7.1	6.9	1.9	83.7	36	28	87	2	3.1	7.1	8	28.6	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-18.4	7.5	—	0	0
2000	—	DET	15	—	219	407	53.8%	2,469	13	14	3.2	3.4	6.1	5.2	0.9	68.5	38	44	199	2	4.5	4.5	12	27.3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	IND	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-68.8	0.5	—	0	0
2001	—	DET	10	—	198	341	58.1%	2,392	12	12	3.5	3.5	7.0	6.1	1.0	76.8	33	12	45	0	3.8	0.0	5	41.7	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-16.1	-4.0	—	0	0
2003	—	PIT	2	—	4	8	50.0%	47	0	0	0.0	0.0	5.9	5.9	—	68.2	1	1	11	0	11.0	0.0	1	100.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-4.6	0.8	—	0	0
2005	—	PIT	3	—	23	36	63.9%	246	1	1	2.8	2.8	6.8	6.1	1.0	81.5	1	11	30	1	2.7	9.1	3	27.3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.3	-0.9	—	0	0
2006	—	PIT	7	—	30	52	57.7%	477	5	0	9.6	0.0	9.2	11.1	—	120.4	3	13	12	0	0.9	0.0	1	7.7	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	23.8	-10.8	—	557	0
2007	—	PIT	7	—	17	36	47.2%	232	2	3	5.6	8.3	6.4	3.8	0.7	52.1	0	12	-7	0	-0.6	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-4.6	-9.6	—	432	0
2009	—	PIT	1	—	1	2	50.0%	17	0	0	0.0	0.0	8.5	8.5	—	79.2	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.4	—	—	18	0
2010	—	PIT	3	—	29	49	59.2%	352	3	3	6.1	6.1	7.2	5.7	1.0	76.2	4	7	30	0	4.3	0.0	2	28.6	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-2.5	1.7	—	538	0
2011	—	PIT	3	—	15	24	62.5%	208	0	1	0.0	4.2	8.7	6.8	0.0	72.9	2	3	-2	0	-0.7	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.1	0.0	—	189	0
2012	—	PIT	2	—	45	70	64.3%	475	1	4	1.4	5.7	6.8	4.5	0.3	64.9	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-1.6	—	—	663	0
Career		—	77	—	903	1,595	56.6%	11,001	61	51	3.8	3.2	6.9	6.2	1.2	77.4	158	172	634	6	3.7	3.5	32	18.6	2	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	-88.2	-14.9	—	2,397	0

Career EPA-103.0·-88 passing · -15 rushing·-9.4/season

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	VAL
1998	24	DET	12	—	173	303	57.1%	2,178	11	6	3.6	2.0	7.2	7.0	1.8	83.5	37	9.9
1999	25	DET	11	—	149	267	55.8%	1,908	13	7	4.9	2.6	7.1	6.9	1.9	83.7	36	9.7
2000	26	DET	15	—	219	407	53.8%	2,469	13	14	3.2	3.4	6.1	5.2	0.9	68.5	38	10.4
2001	27	DET	10	—	198	341	58.1%	2,392	12	12	3.5	3.5	7.0	6.1	1.0	76.8	33	7.1
2003	29	PIT	2	—	4	8	50.0%	47	0	0	0.0	0.0	5.9	5.9	—	68.2	1	—
2005	31	PIT	3	—	23	36	63.9%	246	1	1	2.8	2.8	6.8	6.1	1.0	81.5	1	—
2006	32	PIT	7	—	30	52	57.7%	477	5	0	9.6	0.0	9.2	11.1	—	120.4	3	4.6
2007	33	PIT	7	—	17	36	47.2%	232	2	3	5.6	8.3	6.4	3.8	0.7	52.1	0	2.3
2009	35	PIT	1	—	1	2	50.0%	17	0	0	0.0	0.0	8.5	8.5	—	79.2	0	—
2010	36	PIT	3	—	29	49	59.2%	352	3	3	6.1	6.1	7.2	5.7	1.0	76.2	4	—
2011	37	PIT	3	—	15	24	62.5%	208	0	1	0.0	4.2	8.7	6.8	0.0	72.9	2	—
2012	38	PIT	2	—	45	70	64.3%	475	1	4	1.4	5.7	6.8	4.5	0.3	64.9	3	—
Career			76		903	1,595	56.6%	11,001	61	51	3.8	3.2	6.9	—	—	77.4	158	44

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
1998	24	DET	12	—	41	229	1	5.6	2.4	—	—	—
1999	25	DET	11	—	28	87	2	3.1	7.1	8	28.6	0
2000	26	DET	15	—	44	199	2	4.5	4.5	12	27.3	0
2001	27	DET	10	—	12	45	0	3.8	0.0	5	41.7	1
2003	29	PIT	2	—	1	11	0	11.0	0.0	1	100.0	0
2005	31	PIT	3	—	11	30	1	2.7	9.1	3	27.3	0
2006	32	PIT	7	—	13	12	0	0.9	0.0	1	7.7	1
2007	33	PIT	7	—	12	-7	0	-0.6	0.0	0	0.0	0
2010	36	PIT	3	—	7	30	0	4.3	0.0	2	28.6	0
2011	37	PIT	3	—	3	-2	0	-0.7	0.0	0	0.0	0
Career			73		172	634	6	3.7	—	32	—	2

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd
1999	25	—	—	—	-18.4	7.5	—	0
2000	26	—	—	—	-68.8	0.5	—	0
2001	27	—	—	—	-16.1	-4.0	—	0
2003	29	—	—	—	-4.6	0.8	—	0
2005	31	—	—	—	3.3	-0.9	—	0
2006	32	—	—	—	23.8	-10.8	—	557
2007	33	—	—	—	-4.6	-9.6	—	432
2009	35	—	—	—	1.4	—	—	18
2010	36	—	—	—	-2.5	1.7	—	538
2011	37	—	—	—	-0.1	0.0	—	189
2012	38	—	—	—	-1.6	—	—	663
Career					—	—	—	2,397

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 49 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 49 of 100, era-normalized against pass yds/g peers across 6 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 48.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 49· confidence 96%

What builds the career mark of 44

On-field 30.3

Availability 13.7

On-field production Staying available

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

1998bestavg 402007

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #542 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

2001 DET·2 team wins#25

Passing Touchdowns · 12 · score 5

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 12% of the all-time Passing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

12% of the all-time Passing Yards leader12

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

-9.37 EPA/season over 11 seasons47

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: 88%.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average QBs aging curve. Group peak age: 29. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

College Stats

Eastern MichiganCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Eastern Michigan), 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.

1998 Draft Class· this player went #60

#51Kailee WongLB #52Tony SimmonsWR #53Bob HallenC #54Rod RutledgeTE #55Joe JureviciusWR #56Dorian BooseDE #58Jeremy NewberryC #59Mikhael RicksTE #61Eric BrownS #62Chuck WileyDE #63Jon RitchieFB #64Olin KreutzC #65Leonard LittleDE #67Scott FrostDB #68Robert HicksOT #69Skip HicksRB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Charlie inherited the Detroit Lions QB room from Scott Mitchell (1994–1998), and handed it to Joey Harrington (2002–2005).

Eric Hipple 1981–1989Rodney Peete 1989–1993Erik Kramer 1991–1993Scott Mitchell 1994–1998Charlie Batch 1998–2001Joey Harrington

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2012final season
Last recorded season with PIT
2003team change
Joined PIT (from DET)
1998draft
Drafted by DET — Round 2, Pick 60

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'2" / 216 lb

Frame

Injury History

2 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2009	PIT	2	W12Out· left WristW13Out· left Wrist

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 6-season peers. See all →

peak 56

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

C+1998

C1999

C+2000

B2001

F2006

F2007

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 12 seasons.

40%

Era Translator

Pass 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 Pass Yds	Pass Yds/G	→ 2025 Pass Yds	→ 2025 /G
1998	2,178	181.5	3,612+1,434	212.5
1999	1,908	173.5	3,466+1,558	203.9
2000	2,469	164.6	3,282+813	193.1
2001	2,392	239.2	4,276+1,884	251.5
2006	477	68.1	1,956+1,479	115.1
2007	232	33.1	1,642+1,410	96.6

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

Career Value · VORP

72 career value over replacement — #1571 all-time of 4,642. 12/season above a replacement-level QB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #60 (Rd 2) · DET · 1998 · +2.1 vs expected KV-H

49actual

46.9 expected · Δ+2.1

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Passing

Rushing

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1998 Draft Class· this player went #60

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

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