Chris Hetherington
Role Player⭐ Shooting Star · 2000
A running back who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 0 · #4257 · Role PlayerWorth 0 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 93% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 0 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +0 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
3 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
50
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
0
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+0
Avg surplus
peak +0
0 seasons × ~0 surplus ≈ VORP 0
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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
| 1998 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | CAR | 1 | — | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -0.8 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | — | CAR | 11 | — | 22 | 54 | 2 | 2.5 | 9.1 | 4 | 18.2 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 116 | 1 | 66.7% | 8.3 | 5.5 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | — | LA | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -3.5 | -5.2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | — | CAR | 8 | — | 5 | 12 | 0 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | 35 | 23 | 124 | 0 | 65.7% | 5.4 | 3.5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | -19.2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | — | LA | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 50.0% | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | — | NYG | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -0.5 | -3.8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | — | LV | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 100.0% | 11.5 | 11.5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | — | LV | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 100.0% | 9.3 | 9.3 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | -2.8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | — | SF | 6 | — | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 100.0% | 5.2 | 5.2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -0.1 | -0.4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | — | SF | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -1.8 | 0 | -2 |
| Career | — | 37 | — | 32 | 80 | 2 | 2.5 | 6.3 | 5 | 15.6 | 0 | 70 | 50 | 319 | 1 | 71.4% | 6.4 | 4.6 | — | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | -4.7 | -32.1 | 0 | -2 | |
Career EPA-36.9·-5 rushing · -32 receiving·-4.6/season
Rushing
Receiving
Advanced (EPA)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 35 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 35 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
42
Sustained
career value
×.6
40
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.86
Longevity
career length
Blend 41.2 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 35· confidence 92%
What builds the career mark of 42
On-field 31.3
Availability 10.7
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
2000bestavg 402005
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position7
Depth
of 100
Reached 3% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
3% of the all-time Receptions leader3
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
-4.61 EPA/season over 8 seasons48
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: 87%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average RBs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Yale), 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.
Top Teammates
Sean GilbertDT4yHannibal NaviesLB4yMuhsin MuhammadWR3yRicky ProehlWR3yWesley WallsTE3yTorry HoltWR3yDoug EvansDB3yMike MinterFS3yMike RuckerDE3yDean WellsLB3yKris MangumTE3yDonald HayesWR3yTim BiakabutukaRB3yJason PeterDE3yDamien RichardsonDB3ySebastian JanikowskiK2yJohn KasayK2yCharles WoodsonFS2yAndy LeeP2yFrank GoreRB2yIsaac BruceWR2yMike AdamsFS2yBryant YoungDT2yShane LechlerP2y
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2006final season
Last recorded season with SF
- 2005team change
Joined SF (from LV)
- 2003team change
Joined LV (from LA)
- 2002team change
Joined LA (from CAR)
- 1999signing
Entered the NFL with CAR
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'3" / 245 lb
Frame
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 3-season peers. See all →
35
peak 40
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C2000
C2001
F2005
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.
29%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54 | 4.9 | 304+250 | 17.9 |
| 2001 | 12 | 1.5 | 184+172 | 10.8 |
| 2005 | 3 | 0.5 | 111+108 | 6.5 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), espn.com:stats-api (facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
0 career value over replacement — #4257 all-time of 4,642. 0/season above a replacement-level RB.
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