Erik Kramer is a career quality starter — a quarterback whose body of work places Kramer in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Kramer's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Erik Kramer

Top 28% all-time QBsHigh-End Starter🏆 Clutch · +28% playoffs

Height6'1"

Weight204 lb

BornNov 6, 1964

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Career Value · VORP

103 career value over replacement — #1111 all-time of 4,695. 10.3/season above a replacement-level QB.

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Combined Season Grid

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Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Passing													Rushing
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
1987	22–23	ATL	11	—	45	92	48.9%	559	4	5	4.3	5.4	6.1	4.5	0.8	60.0	—	2	10	0	5.0	0.0	—	—	—
1991	26–27	DET	13	—	136	265	51.3%	1,635	11	8	4.2	3.0	6.2	5.6	1.4	71.8	—	35	26	1	0.7	2.9	—	—	—
1992	27–28	DET	12	—	58	106	54.7%	771	4	8	3.8	7.5	7.3	4.6	0.5	59.1	—	12	34	0	2.8	0.0	—	—	—
1993	28–29	DET	5	—	87	138	63.0%	1,002	8	3	5.8	2.2	7.3	7.4	2.7	95.1	—	10	5	0	0.5	0.0	—	—	—
1994	29–30	CHI	14	—	99	158	62.7%	1,129	8	8	5.1	5.1	7.1	5.9	1.0	79.9	—	6	-2	0	-0.3	0.0	—	—	—
1995	30–31	CHI	16	—	315	522	60.3%	3,838	29	10	5.6	1.9	7.4	7.6	2.9	93.5	—	35	39	1	1.1	2.9	—	—	—
1996	31–32	CHI	13	—	73	150	48.7%	781	3	6	2.0	4.0	5.2	3.8	0.5	54.3	—	8	4	0	0.5	0.0	—	—	—
1997	32–33	CHI	15	—	275	477	57.7%	3,011	14	14	2.9	2.9	6.3	5.6	1.0	74.0	—	27	83	2	3.1	7.4	—	—	—
1998	33–34	CHI	8	—	151	250	60.4%	1,823	9	7	3.6	2.8	7.3	6.8	1.3	83.1	—	13	17	1	1.3	7.7	—	—	—
1999	34–35	SD	6	—	77	140	55.0%	769	2	10	1.4	7.1	5.5	2.6	0.2	45.8	7	5	1	0	0.2	0.0	0	0.0	0
Career		—	113	—	1,316	2,298	57.3%	15,318	92	79	4.0	3.4	6.7	5.9	1.2	76.6	7	153	217	5	1.4	3.3	0	0.0	0

All-Time Rank & Honors

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Postseason all-time ranks

58thPlayoff Passing Yards·999 yds 62ndPlayoff Passing Touchdowns·6

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A quality quarterback with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 103 · #1111 · High-Value

Worth 103 points of value above a freely-available replacement quarterback — top 25% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 7 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +14.7 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

7 cleared

3 replaced

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Replacement

the KC-H bar

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+14.7

Avg surplus

peak +34

7 seasons × ~14.7 surplus ≈