Gale Sayers is a Hall of Fame running back whose career earned a solid career value score of 68 in the Knox value model. Sayers's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
Career games unavailable for incomplete season coverage. Verified career totals remain shown; career per-game figures require complete coverage.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | Passing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | |||||
| 1965 | 22 | CHI | 14 | — | 166 | 867 | 14 | 5.2 | 8.4 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 507 | 6 | — | 17.5 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 66.7% | 53 | 1 | 1 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 17.7 | 9.3 | 1.0 | 109.7 | — |
| 1966 | 23 | CHI | 14 | — | 229 | 1,231 | 8 | 5.4 | 3.5 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 447 | 2 | — | 13.1 | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 33.3% | 58 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 16.7 | 9.7 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 30.6 | — |
| 1967 | 24 | CHI | 13 | — | 186 | 880 | 7 | 4.7 | 3.8 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 126 | 1 | — | 7.9 | — | — | — | 0 | 5 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | — |
| 1968 | 25 | CHI | 9 | — | 138 | 856 | 2 | 6.2 | 1.4 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 117 | 0 | — | 7.8 | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | — |
| 1969 | 26 | CHI | 14 | — | 236 | 1,032 | 8 | 4.4 | 3.4 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 116 | 0 | — | 6.8 | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | — |
| 1970 | 27 | CHI | 2 | — | 23 | 52 | 0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | -6 | 0 | — | -6.0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1971 | 28 | CHI | 2 | — | 13 | 38 | 0 | 2.9 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | — | — | 991 | 4,956 | 39 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 1,307 | 9 | — | 11.7 | — | — | 0 | 4 | 18 | 22.2% | 111 | 1 | 2 | 5.6 | 11.1 | 6.2 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 31.7 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
84 career value over replacement — #1401 all-time of 4,695. 16.8/season above a replacement-level RB.
💔+36.5 stolen VORP·2.17 szns lostFan Rating
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5 seasons · peak 29.7 in 1966
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.
7.8 career wins over 5 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 1966 · +2.3 wins
Latest season · 1969 · +1.1 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.
#143 of 1,228 all-time RBs by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 22 | CHI | 14 | — | 2 | 3 | 66.7% | 53 | 1 | 1 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 17.7 | 9.3 | 1.0 | 109.7 | — | 29.4 |
| 1966 | 23 | CHI | 14 | — | 2 | 6 | 33.3% | 58 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 16.7 | 9.7 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 30.6 | — | 29.7 |
| 1967 | 24 | CHI | 13 | — | 0 | 5 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | — | 22.1 |
| 1968 | 25 | CHI | 9 | — | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | — | 6.5 |
| 1969 | 26 | CHI | 14 | — | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | — | 14.7 |
| 1970 | 27 | CHI | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1971 | 28 | CHI | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 4 | 18 | 22.2% | 111 | 1 | 2 | 5.6 | 11.1 | 6.2 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 31.7 | 0 | 102.4 |
Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 22 | CHI | 14 | — | 166 | 867 | 14 | 5.2 | 8.4 | — | — | — |
| 1966 | 23 | CHI | 14 | — | 229 | 1,231 | 8 | 5.4 | 3.5 | — | — | — |
| 1967 | 24 | CHI | 13 | — | 186 | 880 | 7 | 4.7 | 3.8 | — | — | — |
| 1968 | 25 | CHI | 9 | — | 138 | 856 | 2 | 6.2 | 1.4 | — | — | — |
| 1969 | 26 | CHI | 14 | — | 236 | 1,032 | 8 | 4.4 | 3.4 | — | — | — |
| 1970 | 27 | CHI | 2 | — | 23 | 52 | 0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1971 | 28 | CHI | 2 | — | 13 | 38 | 0 | 2.9 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 991 | 4,956 | 39 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 22 | CHI | 14 | — | — | 29 | 507 | 6 | — | 17.5 | — | — | — |
| 1966 | 23 | CHI | 14 | — | — | 34 | 447 | 2 | — | 13.1 | — | — | — |
| 1967 | 24 | CHI | 13 | — | — | 16 | 126 | 1 | — | 7.9 | — | — | — |
| 1968 | 25 | CHI | 9 | — | — | 15 | 117 | 0 | — | 7.8 | — | — | — |
| 1969 | 26 | CHI | 14 | — | — | 17 | 116 | 0 | — | 6.8 | — | — | — |
| 1970 | 27 | CHI | 2 | — | — | 1 | -6 | 0 | — | -6.0 | — | — | — |
| 1971 | 28 | CHI | 2 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 0 | 112 | 1,307 | 9 | — | 11.7 | — | — | 0 |
Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.
A strong starter career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 68 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 5 scored seasons.
Blend 67.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 68· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
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