Elvin Bethea NFL Stats, Career Profile & VAL

Combined Season Grid

Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.

1 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics

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
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1968	22	HOU	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.5	0.5	—	—	—	0	—	—
1969	23	HOU	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	14.5	14.5	—	—	—	0	—	—
1970	24	HOU	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	10.5	10.5	—	—	—	2	—	—
1971	25	HOU	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	10.5	10.5	—	—	—	0	—	—
1972	26	HOU	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	7.0	7.0	—	—	—	5	—	—
1973	27	HOU	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	16.0	16.0	—	—	—	1	—	—
1974	28	HOU	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	5.0	5.0	—	—	—	2	—	—
1975	29	HOU	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	10.0	10.0	—	—	—	0	—	—
1976	30	HOU	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	14.5	14.5	—	—	—	2	—	—
1977	31	HOU	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	—	—	—	1	—	—
1978	32	HOU	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	8.0	8.0	—	—	—	1	—	—
1979	33	HOU	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.5	1.5	—	—	—	1	—	—
1980	34	HOU	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	—	—	—	1	—	—
1981	35	HOU	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	—	—	—	0	—	—
1982	36	HOU	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	—	—	—	0	—	—
1983	37	HOU	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	0	—	—
Career		—	—	—	0	0	—	—	—	105.0	105.0	0	0	0	16	—	—

Career arc · VAL by season

16 seasons · peak 10.0 in 1973

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.

What he added · wins above replacement

4.5 career wins over 16 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL

Best season · 1973 · +0.8 wins

Estimated from the season line (early era)

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	VAL
1968	22	HOU	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.5	0.5	—	—	—	0	—	—	0
1969	23	HOU	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	14.5	14.5	—	—	—	0	—	—	9.1
1970	24	HOU	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	10.5	10.5	—	—	—	2	—	—	6.2
1971	25	HOU	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	10.5	10.5	—	—	—	0	—	—	6.4
1972	26	HOU	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	7.0	7.0	—	—	—	5	—	—	3.5
1973	27	HOU	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	16.0	16.0	—	—	—	1	—	—	10
1974	28	HOU	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	5.0	5.0	—	—	—	2	—	—	2.4
1975	29	HOU	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	10.0	10.0	—	—	—	0	—	—	6
1976	30	HOU	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	14.5	14.5	—	—	—	2	—	—	8.9
1977	31	HOU	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	—	—	—	1	—	—	0.5
1978	32	HOU	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	8.0	8.0	—	—	—	1	—	—	4.6
1979	33	HOU	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.5	1.5	—	—	—	1	—	—	0.1
1980	34	HOU	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	—	—	—	1	—	—	0.5
1981	35	HOU	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	—	—	—	0	—	—	0.6
1982	36	HOU	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	—	—	—	0	—	—	0.3
1983	37	HOU	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	0	—	—	0
Career			—		0	0	—	—	—	105.0	105.0	0	0	0	16	—	—	59.1

Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 74 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 74 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 14 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 73.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 74· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 65

On-field 45.6

Availability 19.4

On-field production

On the boards· Appears on 3 boards

Elvin Bethea

Combined Season Grid

Career arc · VAL by season

What he added · wins above replacement

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

Position percentile · EDGE