Chris Mims ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Mims in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Mims 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 | |||||
| 1992 | 21–22 | SD | 16 | — | 33 | 29 | — | — | — | 10.0 | 10.0 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 22–23 | SD | 16 | — | 31 | 26 | — | — | — | 7.0 | 7.0 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 23–24 | SD | 16 | — | 42 | 35 | — | — | — | 11.0 | 11.0 | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 24–25 | SD | 15 | — | 31 | 27 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 25–26 | SD | 15 | — | 27 | 19 | — | — | — | 6.0 | 6.0 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 26–27 | WAS | 11 | — | 22 | 16 | — | — | — | 4.0 | 4.0 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 27–28 | SD | 6 | — | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 28–29 | SD | 3 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 98 | — | 196 | 158 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 42.0 | 44.0 | 0 | 11 | 12 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
112 career value over replacement — #983 all-time of 4,695. 16/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Pick #23 (Rd 1) · LAC · 1992 · +15.7 vs expected KV-H
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