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 | Defense | Receiving | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 1974 | 22 | PIT | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1975 | 23 | PIT | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 39 | 0 | — | 19.5 | — | — | — |
| 1976 | 24 | PIT | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977 | 25 | PIT | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 26 | PIT | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | 27 | PIT | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | 28 | PIT | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981 | 29 | PIT | — | — | 39 | 33 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982 | 30 | PIT | — | — | 26 | 19 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5 | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 31 | PIT | — | — | 39 | 30 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 32 | PIT | — | — | 80 | 57 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 20 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 33 | PIT | — | — | 63 | 48 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 34 | PIT | — | — | 50 | 40 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 35 | PIT | — | — | 42 | 33 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | — | — | 339 | 260 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 51 | 91 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 2 | 39 | 0 | — | 19.5 | — | — | — | |
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14 seasons · peak 9.4 in 1982
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.
4.3 career wins over 14 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 1982 · +0.7 wins
Latest season · 1987 · +0.1 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.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 23 | PIT | — | — | — | 2 | 39 | 0 | — | 19.5 | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| Career | — | 0 | 2 | 39 | 0 | — | 19.5 | — | — | — | 55.7 |
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 | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 22 | PIT | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1975 | 23 | PIT | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1976 | 24 | PIT | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977 | 25 | PIT | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 26 | PIT | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | 27 | PIT | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | 28 | PIT | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981 | 29 | PIT | — | — | 39 | 33 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1982 | 30 | PIT | — | — | 26 | 19 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5 | 13 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 31 | PIT | — | — | 39 | 30 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 32 | PIT | — | — | 80 | 57 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 20 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 33 | PIT | — | — | 63 | 48 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 34 | PIT | — | — | 50 | 40 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 17 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 35 | PIT | — | — | 42 | 33 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 339 | 260 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 51 | 91 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
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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