Cliff Battles is a Hall of Fame running back whose career earned a strong career value score of 71 in the Knox value model. Battles's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.
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Cliff Battles
All-Time Rank & Honors
career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title contextYes
Hall of Fame
A high-end running back defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 10% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 92 · #1248 · High-ValueWorth 92 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 28% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +23 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
4 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
50
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
4
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+23
Avg surplus
peak +43
4 seasons × ~23 surplus ≈ VORP 92
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
3 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | Passing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
| 1932 | — | BOS | 8 | — | 148 | 576 | 3 | 3.9 | 2.0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 60 | 1 | — | 15.0 | — | — | — | 2 | 20 | 10.0% | 42 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 2.1 | -2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| 1933 | — | BOS | 11 | — | 136 | 737 | 3 | 5.4 | 2.2 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 185 | 0 | — | 16.8 | — | — | — | 5 | 21 | 23.8% | 65 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 14.3 | 3.1 | -3.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 | — |
| 1934 | — | BOS | 10 | — | 96 | 480 | 6 | 5.0 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 95 | 1 | — | 19.0 | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 11.1% | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | — | 39.6 | — |
| 1935 | — | BOS | 6 | — | 67 | 230 | 1 | 3.4 | 1.5 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 22 | 0 | — | 7.3 | — | — | — | 5 | 22 | 22.7% | 92 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 25.6 | — |
| 1936 | — | BOS | 11 | — | 176 | 614 | 5 | 3.5 | 2.8 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 103 | 1 | — | 17.2 | — | — | — | 18 | 52 | 34.6% | 242 | 1 | 6 | 1.9 | 11.5 | 4.7 | -0.2 | 0.2 | 17.1 | — |
| 1937 | — | WAS | 8 | — | 216 | 874 | 5 | 4.0 | 2.3 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 81 | 1 | — | 9.0 | — | — | — | 13 | 33 | 39.4% | 142 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 9.1 | 4.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 15.0 | — |
| Career | — | 54 | — | 839 | 3,511 | 23 | 4.2 | 2.7 | — | — | — | 0 | 38 | 546 | 4 | — | 14.4 | — | — | — | 44 | 157 | 28.0% | 590 | 1 | 15 | 0.6 | 9.6 | 3.8 | -0.4 | 0.1 | 5.3 | 0 | |
Passing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | 22 | BOS | 8 | — | 2 | 20 | 10.0% | 42 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 2.1 | -2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| 1933 | 23 | BOS | 11 | — | 5 | 21 | 23.8% | 65 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 14.3 | 3.1 | -3.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 | — |
| 1934 | 24 | BOS | 10 | — | 1 | 9 | 11.1% | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | — | 39.6 | — |
| 1935 | 25 | BOS | 6 | — | 5 | 22 | 22.7% | 92 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 25.6 | — |
| 1936 | 26 | BOS | 11 | — | 18 | 52 | 34.6% | 242 | 1 | 6 | 1.9 | 11.5 | 4.7 | -0.2 | 0.2 | 17.1 | — |
| 1937 | 27 | WAS | 8 | — | 13 | 33 | 39.4% | 142 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 9.1 | 4.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 15.0 | — |
| Career | 54 | 44 | 157 | 28.0% | 590 | 1 | 15 | 0.6 | 9.6 | 3.8 | — | — | 5.3 | 0 |
Rushing
Receiving
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 71 · GreatA great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 71 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 5 scored seasons.
67
Sustained
career value
×.6
77
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 71 × longevity 1 = KV-H 71· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 67
On-field 50.7
Availability 16.3
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
1932bestavg 68elite 701937
1 pre-1999 season omitted — no era norm (honest coverage gap, not fabricated).
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position17
Depth
of 100
Reached 19% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
19% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader19
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
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: 90%.
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+).
Playoff vs Regular Season
📉 Regular Season Player
Yards / Carry: 4.2 regular season → 3.2 playoffs (2 playoff seasons)
-23%
vs reg season
From Scrimmage · Career
Scrimmage Yds
4,057
3,511 rush · 546 recv
Total TDs
27
23 rush · 4 recv
Total Touches
877
839 carries · 38 rec
Yds / Touch
4.6
rushing + receiving
Postseason Career
Passing
Cmp3Att5Cmp%60.0%Yds20Int1Int%20.0Y/A4.0AdjY/A-5.0Rate29.2
Rushing
Att19Yds61TD1Y/A3.2TD%5.3
Receiving
Rec3Yds80Y/R26.7
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (West Virginia Wesleyan), 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.
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Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1937team change
Joined WAS (from BOS)
- 1937final season
Last recorded season with WAS
- 1932signing
Entered the NFL with BOS
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 5-season peers. See all →
71
peak 77
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
B1932
B+1933
C1934
B1936
A+1937
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.
75%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | 576 | 72 | 1,231+655 | 72.4 |
| 1933 | 737 | 67 | 1,043+306 | 61.4 |
| 1934 | 480 | 48 | 185-295 | 10.9 |
| 1936 | 614 | 55.8 | 614 | 36.1 |
| 1937 | 874 | 109.3 | 3,584+2,710 | 210.8 |
Data: wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), wikipedia:pfhof-inductee-list · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 7/10/2026
Career Value · VORP
92 career value over replacement — #1248 all-time of 4,642. 18.4/season above a replacement-level RB.
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