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.
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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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
10 seasons · peak 23.3 in 1995
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 10 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 1995 · +1.8 wins
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 22–23 | ATL | 11 | — | 45 | 92 | 48.9% | 559 | 4 | 5 | 4.3 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 4.5 | 0.8 | 60.0 | — | 0.6 |
| 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 | — | 3.4 |
| 1992 | 27–28 | DET | 12 | — | 58 | 106 | 54.7% | 771 | 4 | 8 | 3.8 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 4.6 | 0.5 | 59.1 | — | 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 | — | 7.4 |
| 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 | — | 2.3 |
| 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 | — | 23.3 |
| 1996 | 31–32 | CHI | 13 | — | 73 | 150 | 48.7% | 781 | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 54.3 | — | 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 | — | 10 |
| 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 | — | 8.7 |
| 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 | 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 | 55.7 |
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 22–23 | ATL | 11 | — | 2 | 10 | 0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 26–27 | DET | 13 | — | 35 | 26 | 1 | 0.7 | 2.9 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 27–28 | DET | 12 | — | 12 | 34 | 0 | 2.8 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 28–29 | DET | 5 | — | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 29–30 | CHI | 14 | — | 6 | -2 | 0 | -0.3 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 30–31 | CHI | 16 | — | 35 | 39 | 1 | 1.1 | 2.9 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 31–32 | CHI | 13 | — | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 32–33 | CHI | 15 | — | 27 | 83 | 2 | 3.1 | 7.4 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 33–34 | CHI | 8 | — | 13 | 17 | 1 | 1.3 | 7.7 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 34–35 | SD | 6 | — | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Career | 113 | 153 | 217 | 5 | 1.4 | 3.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
A solid career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 52 of 100, era-normalized against pass yds/g peers across 10 scored seasons.
Blend 52.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 52· confidence 94%
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Latest season · 1999 · −0.3 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.
#113 of 408 all-time QBs by KV-H
Season-by-season quality (era-relative pass yds/g)