Doak Walker is a Hall of Fame running back whose career earned a modest career value score of 53 in the Knox value model. Walker's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.
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Doak Walker
All-Time Rank & Honors
career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title contextYes
Hall of Fame
A quality running back with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 22 · #2999 · Role PlayerWorth 22 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 66% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +5.5 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
4 cleared
2 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
50
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
4
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+5.5
Avg surplus
peak +8
4 seasons × ~5.5 surplus ≈ VORP 22
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
2 grids split in one view
| 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 | — | DET | 12 | — | 83 | 386 | 5 | 4.7 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | 35 | 534 | 6 | — | 15.3 | — | — | — |
| 1951 | — | DET | 12 | — | 79 | 356 | 2 | 4.5 | 2.5 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 421 | 4 | — | 19.1 | — | — | — |
| 1952 | — | DET | 4 | — | 26 | 106 | 0 | 4.1 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 90 | 0 | — | 8.2 | — | — | — |
| 1953 | — | DET | 12 | — | 66 | 337 | 2 | 5.1 | 3.0 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 502 | 3 | — | 16.7 | — | — | — |
| 1954 | — | DET | 12 | — | 32 | 240 | 1 | 7.5 | 3.1 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 564 | 3 | — | 17.6 | — | — | — |
| 1955 | — | DET | 9 | — | 23 | 95 | 2 | 4.1 | 8.7 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 428 | 5 | — | 19.5 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 61 | — | 309 | 1,520 | 12 | 4.9 | 3.9 | — | — | — | 0 | 152 | 2,539 | 21 | — | 16.7 | — | — | — | |
Rushing
Receiving
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 53 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 53 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 6 scored seasons.
51
Sustained
career value
×.6
57
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 53.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 53· confidence 92%
What builds the career mark of 51
On-field 32.9
Availability 18.1
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
1950bestavg 471955
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position10
Depth
of 100
Reached 11% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
11% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader11
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: 92%.
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+).
From Scrimmage · Career
Scrimmage Yds
4,059
1,520 rush · 2,539 recv
Total TDs
33
12 rush · 21 recv
Total Touches
461
309 carries · 152 rec
Yds / Touch
8.8
rushing + receiving
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Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1955final season
Last recorded season with DET
- 1950signing
Entered the NFL with DET
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 6-season peers. See all →
53
peak 57
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+1950
C+1951
F1952
C+1953
C+1954
C1955
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.
85%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 386 | 32.2 | 365-21 | 21.5 |
| 1951 | 356 | 29.7 | 371+15 | 21.8 |
| 1952 | 106 | 26.5 | 406+300 | 23.9 |
| 1953 | 337 | 28.1 | 439+102 | 25.8 |
| 1954 | 240 | 20 | 191-49 | 11.2 |
| 1955 | 95 | 10.6 | 0-95 | 0 |
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
22 career value over replacement — #2999 all-time of 4,642. 3.7/season above a replacement-level RB.
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