Doak Walker is a Hall of Fame running back whose career earned a modest career value score of 55 in the Knox value model. Walker's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
Career games unavailable for incomplete season coverage. Verified career totals remain shown; career per-game figures require complete coverage.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 1950 | 23–24 | DET | 12 | — | 83 | 386 | 5 | 4.7 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | 35 | 534 | 6 | — | 15.3 | — | — | — |
| 1951 | 24–25 | DET | 12 | — | 79 | 356 | 2 | 4.5 | 2.5 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 421 | 4 | — | 19.1 | — | — | — |
| 1952 | 25–26 | DET | 7 | — | 26 | 106 | 0 | 4.1 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 90 | 0 | — | 8.2 | — | — | — |
| 1953 | 26–27 | DET | 12 | — | 66 | 337 | 2 | 5.1 | 3.0 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 502 | 3 | — | 16.7 | — | — | — |
| 1954 | 27–28 | DET | 12 | — | 32 | 240 | 1 | 7.5 | 3.1 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 564 | 3 | — | 17.6 | — | — | — |
| 1955 | 28–29 | DET | 12 | — | 23 | 95 | 2 | 4.1 | 8.7 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 428 | 5 | — | 19.5 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | — | — | 309 | 1,520 | 12 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 2,539 | 21 | — | 16.7 | — | — | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
29 career value over replacement — #2741 all-time of 4,695. 4.8/season above a replacement-level RB.
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A running back with a above-average career — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (exceptional availability — almost never missed time) added to their value.
Worth 29 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 59% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 4 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +7.3 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
4 seasons × ~7.3 surplus ≈ VORP 29
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