Garrison Hearst ranks in the all-time elite tier for running backs — a career that places Hearst in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Hearst a career score of 79, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 1993 | 22–23 | ARI | 6 | — | 76 | 264 | 1 | 3.5 | 1.3 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 18 | 0 | — | 3.0 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 23–24 | ARI | 8 | — | 37 | 169 | 1 | 4.6 | 2.7 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 49 | 0 | — | 8.2 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 24–25 | ARI | 16 | — | 284 | 1,070 | 1 | 3.8 | 0.4 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 243 | 1 | — | 8.4 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 25–26 | CIN | 16 | — | 225 | 847 | 0 | 3.8 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 131 | 1 | — | 10.9 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 26–27 | SF | 13 | — | 234 | 1,019 | 4 | 4.4 | 1.7 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 194 | 2 | — | 9.2 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 27–28 | SF | 16 | — | 310 | 1,570 | 7 | 5.1 | 2.3 | — | — | — | — | 39 | 535 | 2 | — | 13.7 | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 30–31 | SF | 16 | — | 252 | 1,206 | 4 | 4.8 | 1.6 | 53 | 21.0 | 0 | 55 | 41 | 347 | 1 | 74.5% | 8.5 | 6.3 | — | 15 |
| 2002 | 31–32 | SF | 16 | — | 215 | 972 | 8 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 53 | 24.7 | 2 | 69 | 48 | 317 | 1 | 69.6% | 6.6 | 4.6 | — | 14 |
| 2003 | 32–33 | SF | 12 | — | 178 | 768 | 3 | 4.3 | 1.7 | 38 | 21.3 | 2 | 25 | 25 | 211 | 1 | 100.0% | 8.4 | 8.4 | — | 7 |
| 2004 | 33–34 | DEN | 6 | — | 20 | 81 | 1 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 8 | 40.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 100.0% | 10.0 | 10.0 | — | 1 |
| Career | — | 125 | — | 1,831 | 7,966 | 30 | 4.4 | 1.6 | 152 | 8.3 | 4 | 151 | 229 | 2,065 | 9 | 151.7% | 9.0 | 13.7 | — | 37 | |
Career Value · VORP
202 career value over replacement — #373 all-time of 4,695. 20.2/season above a replacement-level RB.
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Pick #3 (Rd 1) · PHO · 1993 · +15.7 vs expected KV-H
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10 seasons · peak 13.8 in 1998
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.
2.2 career wins over 10 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 1998 · +1.1 wins
Latest season · 2004 · −0.1 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.
#47 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | — | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 26 | 1 | 1 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 6.5 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 70.8 | — | 29.2 |
Career line only: the source has this as a career total, without seasons.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 22–23 | ARI | 6 | — | 76 | 264 | 1 | 3.5 | 1.3 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 23–24 | ARI | 8 | — | 37 | 169 | 1 | 4.6 | 2.7 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 24–25 | ARI | 16 | — | 284 | 1,070 | 1 | 3.8 | 0.4 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 25–26 | CIN | 16 | — | 225 | 847 | 0 | 3.8 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 26–27 | SF | 13 | — | 234 | 1,019 | 4 | 4.4 | 1.7 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 27–28 | SF | 16 | — | 310 | 1,570 | 7 | 5.1 | 2.3 | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 30–31 | SF | 16 | — | 252 | 1,206 | 4 | 4.8 | 1.6 | 53 | 21.0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 31–32 | SF | 16 | — | 215 | 972 | 8 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 53 | 24.7 | 2 |
| 2003 | 32–33 | SF | 12 | — | 178 | 768 | 3 | 4.3 | 1.7 | 38 | 21.3 | 2 |
| 2004 | 33–34 | DEN | 6 | — | 20 | 81 | 1 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 8 | 40.0 | 0 |
| Career | 125 | 1,831 | 7,966 | 30 | 4.4 | 1.6 | 152 | 8.3 | 4 |
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 22–23 | ARI | 6 | — | — | 6 | 18 | 0 | — | 3.0 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 23–24 | ARI | 8 | — | — | 6 | 49 | 0 | — | 8.2 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 24–25 | ARI | 16 | — | — | 29 | 243 | 1 | — | 8.4 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 25–26 | CIN | 16 | — | — | 12 | 131 | 1 | — | 10.9 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 26–27 | SF | 13 | — | — | 21 | 194 | 2 | — | 9.2 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 27–28 | SF | 16 | — | — | 39 | 535 | 2 | — | 13.7 | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 30–31 | SF | 16 | — | 55 | 41 | 347 | 1 | 74.5% | 8.5 | 6.3 | — | 15 |
| 2002 | 31–32 | SF | 16 | — | 69 | 48 | 317 | 1 | 69.6% | 6.6 | 4.6 | — | 14 |
| 2003 | 32–33 | SF | 12 | — | 25 | 25 | 211 | 1 | 100.0% | 8.4 | 8.4 | — | 7 |
| 2004 | 33–34 | DEN | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 100.0% | 10.0 | 10.0 | — | 1 |
| Career | 125 | 151 | 229 | 2,065 | 9 | 151.7% | 9.0 | 13.7 | — | 37 |
A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 79 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 10 scored seasons.
Blend 78.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 79· confidence 95%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
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