Don Hutson is a Hall of Fame tight end whose career earned a historically elite career value score of 80 in the Knox value model. Hutson's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.
Career Value · VORP
238 career value over replacement — #258 all-time of 4,695. 23.8/season above a replacement-level TE.
💔+28.6 stolen VORP·1.2 szns lostFan Rating
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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 | Receiving | Rushing | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | |||||
| 1935 | 22–23 | GB | 9 | — | — | 18 | 420 | 6 | — | 23.3 | — | — | — | 6 | 22 | 0 | 3.7 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1936 | 23–24 | GB | 12 | — | — | 34 | 536 | 8 | — | 15.8 | — | — | — | 1 | -3 | 0 | -3.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1937 | 24–25 | GB | 11 | — | — | 41 | 552 | 7 | — | 13.5 | — | — | — | 14 | 26 | 0 | 1.9 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1938 | 25–26 | GB | 10 | — | — | 32 | 548 | 9 | — | 17.1 | — | — | — | 3 | -1 | 0 | -0.3 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1939 | 26–27 | GB | 11 | — | — | 34 | 846 | 6 | — | 24.9 | — | — | — | 5 | 26 | 0 | 5.2 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1940 | 27–28 | GB | 11 | — | — | 45 | 664 | 7 | — | 14.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1941 | 28–29 | GB | 11 | — | — | 58 | 738 | 10 | — | 12.7 | — | — | — | 4 | 22 | 2 | 5.5 | 50.0 | — | — | — |
| 1942 | 29–30 | GB | 11 | — | — | 74 | 1,211 | 17 | — | 16.4 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1943 | 30–31 | GB | 10 | — | — | 47 | 776 | 11 | — | 16.5 | — | — | — | 6 | 41 | 0 | 6.8 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1944 | 31–32 | GB | 10 | — | — | 58 | 866 | 9 | — | 14.9 | — | — | — | 12 | 87 | 0 | 7.3 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1945 | 32–33 | GB | — | — | — | 47 | 834 | 9 | — | 17.7 | — | — | — | 8 | 60 | 1 | 7.5 | 12.5 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | — | — | 0 | 488 | 7,991 | 99 | — | 16.4 | — | — | 0 | 62 | 284 | 3 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
11 seasons · peak 16.4 in 1942 · league-best seasons: 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1944
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.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | 22–23 | GB | 9 | — | 6 | 22 | 0 | 3.7 | 0.0 | — | — | — | 4.8 |
| 1936 | 23–24 | GB | 12 | — | 1 | -3 | 0 | -3.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | 6.7 |
| 1937 | 24–25 | GB | 11 | — | 14 | 26 | 0 | 1.9 | 0.0 | — | — | — | 5.7 |
| 1938 | 25–26 | GB | 10 | — | 3 | -1 | 0 | -0.3 | 0.0 | — | — | — | 6.9 |
| 1939 | 26–27 | GB | 11 | — | 5 | 26 | 0 | 5.2 | 0.0 | — | — | — | 9.8 |
| 1941 | 28–29 | GB | 11 | — | 4 | 22 | 2 | 5.5 | 50.0 | — | — | — | 10.8 |
| 1942 | 29–30 | GB | 11 | — | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | — | — | — | 16.4 |
| 1943 | 30–31 | GB | 10 | — | 6 | 41 | 0 | 6.8 | 0.0 | — | — | — | 10.3 |
| 1944 | 31–32 | GB | 10 | — | 12 | 87 | 0 | 7.3 | 0.0 | — | — | — | 10.8 |
| 1945 | 32–33 | GB | — | — | 8 | 60 | 1 | 7.5 | 12.5 | — | — | — | 11.2 |
| Career | — | 62 | 284 | 3 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 101.4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | 22–23 | GB | 9 | — | — | 18 | 420 | 6 | — | 23.3 | — | — | — |
| 1936 | 23–24 | GB | 12 | — | — | 34 | 536 | 8 | — | 15.8 | — | — | — |
| 1937 | 24–25 | GB | 11 | — | — | 41 | 552 | 7 | — | 13.5 | — | — | — |
| 1938 | 25–26 | GB | 10 | — | — | 32 | 548 | 9 | — | 17.1 | — | — | — |
| 1939 | 26–27 | GB | 11 | — | — | 34 | 846 | 6 | — | 24.9 | — | — | — |
| 1940 | 27–28 | GB | 11 | — | — | 45 | 664 | 7 | — | 14.8 | — | — | — |
| 1941 | 28–29 | GB | 11 | — | — | 58 | 738 | 10 | — | 12.7 | — | — | — |
| 1942 | 29–30 | GB | 11 | — | — | 74 | 1,211 | 17 | — | 16.4 | — | — | — |
| 1943 | 30–31 | GB | 10 | — | — | 47 | 776 | 11 | — | 16.5 | — | — | — |
| 1944 | 31–32 | GB | 10 | — | — | 58 | 866 | 9 | — | 14.9 | — | — | — |
| 1945 | 32–33 | GB | — | — | — | 47 | 834 | 9 | — | 17.7 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 0 | 488 | 7,991 | 99 | — | 16.4 | — | — | 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 great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 80 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 10 scored seasons.
Blend 78.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 80· confidence 100%
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7.8 career wins over 11 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 1942 · +1.3 wins
Latest season · 1945 · +0.9 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.
#25 of 698 all-time TEs by KV-H
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)