Cleveland Gary ranks in the all-time elite tier for running backs — a career that places Gary in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Gary 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 | 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 | |||||
| 1989 | 23 | LAR | 10 | — | 37 | 163 | 1 | 4.4 | 2.7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 13 | 0 | — | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 24 | LAR | 15 | — | 204 | 808 | 14 | 4.0 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 150 | 1 | — | 5.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 25 | LAR | 10 | — | 68 | 245 | 1 | 3.6 | 1.5 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 110 | 0 | — | 8.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 26 | LAR | 16 | — | 279 | 1,125 | 7 | 4.0 | 2.5 | — | — | — | — | 52 | 293 | 3 | — | 5.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 27 | LAR | 15 | — | 79 | 293 | 1 | 3.7 | 1.3 | — | — | — | — | 36 | 289 | 1 | — | 8.0 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | — | 100.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 28 | MIA | 2 | — | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1.6 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 19 | 0 | — | 9.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 68 | — | 674 | 2,645 | 24 | 3.9 | 3.6 | — | — | — | — | 135 | 874 | 5 | — | 6.5 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | — | 100.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
86 career value over replacement — #1370 all-time of 4,695. 17.2/season above a replacement-level RB.
Pick #26 (Rd 1) · RAM · 1989 · +17.2 vs expected KV-H
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5 seasons · peak 6.6 in 1990
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.
1.2 career wins over 5 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 1990 · +0.5 wins
Latest season · 1993 · +0.3 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.
#94 of 1,228 all-time RBs by KV-H
A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 72 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 5 scored seasons.
Blend 71.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 72· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
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