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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1977 | β | LAC | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 1 | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1981 | β | LAC | β | β | 4 | 4 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1981 | β | SF | β | β | 31 | 21 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1982 | β | SF | β | β | 27 | 17 | β | β | β | 3.5 | 3.5 | β | 0 | 1 | β | β | β |
| 1983 | β | SF | β | β | 36 | 30 | β | β | β | 17.5 | 17.5 | β | 1 | 3 | β | β | β |
| 1984 | β | SF | β | β | 8 | 7 | β | β | β | 4.0 | 4.0 | β | 1 | 1 | β | β | β |
| 1985 | β | SF | β | β | 13 | 11 | β | β | β | 3.0 | 3.0 | β | 1 | 1 | β | β | β |
| Career | β | β | β | 119 | 90 | β | β | β | 28.0 | 28.0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | β | β | |
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 25 | LAC | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 1 | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1981 | 29 | LAC | β | β | 4 | 4 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1981 | 29 | SF | β | β | 31 | 21 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1982 | 30 | SF | β | β | 27 | 17 | β | β | β | 3.5 | 3.5 | β | 0 | 1 | β | β | β |
| 1983 | 31 | SF | β | β | 36 | 30 | β | β | β | 17.5 | 17.5 | β | 1 | 3 | β | β | β |
| 1984 | 32 | SF | β | β | 8 | 7 | β | β | β | 4.0 | 4.0 | β | 1 | 1 | β | β | β |
| 1985 | 33 | SF | β | β | 13 | 11 | β | β | β | 3.0 | 3.0 | β | 1 | 1 | β | β | β |
| Career | 119 | 90 | β | β | β | β | β | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | β | β |
Reached 14% of the all-time Sacks leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
A 0β100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data β career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence β so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite β₯ 85 Β· Strong β₯ 65 Β· Solid β₯ 45 Β· Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 0%.
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Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Last recorded season with SF
Joined SF (from LAC)
Entered the NFL with LAC
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Enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. See all β
Data: wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), wikipedia:pfhof-inductee-list, nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 7/10/2026
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