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 | VAL | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | ||||||
| 1981 | 22–23 | IND | — | — | 0.0 | 23 | 10 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1982 | 23–24 | IND | — | — | 0.4 | 29 | 16 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 24–25 | IND | — | — | 1.6 | 37 | 24 | — | — | — | 4.0 | 4.0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 25–26 | IND | — | — | 1.6 | 42 | 33 | — | — | — | 4.0 | 4.0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 26–27 | IND | — | — | 2.5 | 49 | 35 | — | — | — | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 27–28 | IND | — | — | 1.7 | 55 | 41 | — | — | — | 4.0 | 4.0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 28–29 | IND | — | — | 3.4 | 47 | 29 | — | — | — | 5.5 | 5.5 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 29–30 | IND | — | — | 1.8 | 61 | 39 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 30–31 | IND | — | — | 3.5 | 72 | 48 | — | — | — | 7.0 | 7.0 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 31–32 | IND | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 32–33 | IND | — | — | 2.6 | 52 | 0 | — | — | — | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | — | — | 19.3 | 467 | 275 | — | — | — | 40.0 | 40.0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |
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11 seasons · peak 3.5 in 1989
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.
1.5 career wins over 11 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 1989 · +0.3 wins
0.3 of IND's 8 wins (3%)
Latest season · 1991 · +0.2 wins
0.2 of IND's 1 win (20%)
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. Team wins are the club's actual regular-season wins; a traded season, or one whose club record is missing, shows no share.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 22–23 | IND | — | — | 23 | 10 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 1982 | 23–24 | IND | — | — | 29 | 16 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.4 |
| 1983 | 24–25 | IND | — | — | 37 | 24 | — | — | — | 4.0 | 4.0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1.6 |
| 1984 | 25–26 | IND | — | — | 42 | 33 | — | — | — | 4.0 | 4.0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1.6 |
| 1985 | 26–27 | IND | — | — | 49 | 35 | — | — | — | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | 2.5 |
| 1986 | 27–28 | IND | — | — | 55 | 41 | — | — | — | 4.0 | 4.0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1.7 |
| 1987 | 28–29 | IND | — | — | 47 | 29 | — | — | — | 5.5 | 5.5 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 3.4 |
| 1988 | 29–30 | IND | — | — | 61 | 39 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1.8 |
| 1989 | 30–31 | IND | — | — | 72 | 48 | — | — | — | 7.0 | 7.0 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 3.5 |
| 1990 | 31–32 | IND | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.2 |
| 1991 | 32–33 | IND | — | — | 52 | 0 | — | — | — | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | 2.6 |
| Career | — | 467 | 275 | — | — | — | 40.0 | 40.0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 19.3 |
Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.
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