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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6 seasons · peak 23.5 in 1950
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.
6.2 career wins over 6 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 1950 · +1.8 wins
Latest season · 1955 · +1.4 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.
#400 of 1,228 all-time RBs by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 23–24 | DET | 12 | — | 83 | 386 | 5 | 4.7 | 6.0 | — | — | — | 23.5 |
| 1951 | 24–25 | DET | 12 | — | 79 | 356 | 2 | 4.5 | 2.5 | — | — | — | 10.9 |
| 1952 | 25–26 | DET | 7 | — | 26 | 106 | 0 | 4.1 | 0.0 | — | — | — | 1.2 |
| 1953 | 26–27 | DET | 12 | — | 66 | 337 | 2 | 5.1 | 3.0 | — | — | — | 12.1 |
| 1954 | 27–28 | DET | 12 | — | 32 | 240 | 1 | 7.5 | 3.1 | — | — | — | 14.9 |
| 1955 | 28–29 | DET | 12 | — | 23 | 95 | 2 | 4.1 | 8.7 | — | — | — | 17.8 |
| Career | — | 309 | 1,520 | 12 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 80.4 |
Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 23–24 | DET | 12 | — | — | 35 | 534 | 6 | — | 15.3 | — | — | — |
| 1951 | 24–25 | DET | 12 | — | — | 22 | 421 | 4 | — | 19.1 | — | — | — |
| 1952 | 25–26 | DET | 7 | — | — | 11 | 90 | 0 | — | 8.2 | — | — | — |
| 1953 | 26–27 | DET | 12 | — | — | 30 | 502 | 3 | — | 16.7 | — | — | — |
| 1954 | 27–28 | DET | 12 | — | — | 32 | 564 | 3 | — | 17.6 | — | — | — |
| 1955 | 28–29 | DET | 12 | — | — | 22 | 428 | 5 | — | 19.5 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 0 | 152 | 2,539 | 21 | — | 16.7 | — | — | 0 |
Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 55 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 6 scored seasons.
Blend 54.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 55· confidence 98%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
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