Chris Gamble ranks in the all-time elite tier for defensive backs — a career that places Gamble in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Gamble a career score of 72, 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 | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2004 | 21 | CAR | 16 | — | 58 | 52 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 14 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 22 | CAR | 15 | — | 66 | 56 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 12 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | 23 | CAR | 15 | — | 64 | 51 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 24 | CAR | 14 | — | 43 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 25 | CAR | 16 | — | 87 | 77 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 26 | CAR | 16 | — | 51 | 43 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 27 | CAR | 11 | — | 29 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 28 | CAR | 15 | — | 40 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 29 | CAR | 4 | — | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 122 | — | 453 | 383 | 70 | 10 | 1 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 27 | 96 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
154 career value over replacement — #622 all-time of 4,695. 17.1/season above a replacement-level CB.
Career Profile
Pick #28 (Rd 1) · CAR · 2004 · +17.2 vs expected KV-H
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9 seasons · peak 9.1 in 2005
VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.
2.4 career wins over 9 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2005 · +0.7 wins
VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia.
#79 of 1,089 all-time defensive backs by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 21 | CAR | 16 | — | 58 | 52 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 14 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| 2005 | 22 | CAR | 15 | — | 66 | 56 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 12 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 9.1 |
| 2006 | 23 | CAR | 15 | — | 64 | 51 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 4.4 |
| 2007 | 24 | CAR | 14 | — | 43 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| 2008 | 25 | CAR | 16 | — | 87 | 77 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.8 |
| 2009 | 26 | CAR | 16 | — | 51 | 43 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4.3 |
| 2010 | 27 | CAR | 11 | — | 29 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 28 | CAR | 15 | — | 40 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| 2012 | 29 | CAR | 4 | — | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 122 | 453 | 383 | 70 | 10 | 1 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 27 | 96 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 30.9 |
A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 72 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 9 scored seasons.
Blend 72.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 72· confidence 94%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)
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90% match
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