Eric Ball is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Ball in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Ball's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Eric Ball
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
3 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1989 | 23 | CIN | 15 | — | 98 | 391 | 3 | 4.0 | 3.1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 44 | 0 | — | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 24 | CIN | 13 | — | 22 | 72 | 1 | 3.3 | 4.5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 46 | 1 | — | 23.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 25 | CIN | 6 | — | 10 | 21 | 1 | 2.1 | 10.0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 17 | 0 | — | 5.7 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 26 | CIN | 16 | — | 16 | 55 | 2 | 3.4 | 12.5 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 66 | 2 | — | 11.0 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 27 | CIN | 15 | — | 8 | 37 | 1 | 4.6 | 12.5 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 39 | 0 | — | 9.8 | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 28 | CIN | 16 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 4.0 | — | — | — | 13 | 10 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 29 | OAK | 16 | — | 2 | 10 | 0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 97 | — | 158 | 586 | 8 | 3.7 | 5.1 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 216 | 3 | — | 9.8 | — | — | — | 32 | 26 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
28 career value over replacement — #2781 all-time of 4,695. 4/season above a replacement-level RB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #35 (Rd 2) · CIN · 1989 · +0.2 vs expected KV-H
55actual
54.8 expected · Δ+0.2
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