George McAfee is a Hall of Fame running back whose career earned a modest career value score of 43 in the Knox value model. McAfee's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.
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George McAfee
All-Time Rank & Honors
career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context4
Title Seasons
10
Dynasty Seasons
Yes
Hall of Fame
Season honors and record seasons
A running back with a developmental — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 5 · #3920 · Role PlayerWorth 5 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 85% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 1 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +5 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
1 cleared
3 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
50
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
1
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+5
Avg surplus
peak +5
1 seasons × ~5 surplus ≈ VORP 5
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
2 grids split in one view
| 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 | |||||
| 1940 | — | CHI | 8 | — | 47 | 253 | 2 | 5.4 | 4.3 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 117 | 0 | — | 16.7 | — | — | — |
| 1941 | — | CHI | 2 | — | 65 | 474 | 5 | 7.3 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 144 | 3 | — | 20.6 | — | — | — |
| 1945 | — | CHI | — | — | 16 | 139 | 3 | 8.7 | 18.8 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 85 | 1 | — | 28.3 | — | — | — |
| 1946 | — | CHI | — | — | 14 | 53 | 0 | 3.8 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 137 | 3 | — | 13.7 | — | — | — |
| 1947 | — | CHI | — | — | 63 | 209 | 3 | 3.3 | 4.8 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 492 | 1 | — | 15.4 | — | — | — |
| 1948 | — | CHI | 8 | — | 92 | 392 | 5 | 4.3 | 5.4 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 227 | 2 | — | 13.4 | — | — | — |
| 1949 | — | CHI | 6 | — | 42 | 161 | 3 | 3.8 | 7.1 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 157 | 1 | — | 17.4 | — | — | — |
| 1950 | — | CHI | 11 | — | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 35 | — | 341 | 1,685 | 21 | 4.9 | 6.2 | — | — | — | 0 | 85 | 1,359 | 11 | — | 16.0 | — | — | — | |
Rushing
Receiving
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 43 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 43 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
44
Sustained
career value
×.6
48
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.93
Longevity
career length
Blend 45.6 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 43· confidence 94%
What builds the career mark of 44
On-field 30.2
Availability 13.8
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
1940bestavg 441950
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position12
Depth
of 100
Reached 13% of the all-time Rushing Touchdowns leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
13% of the all-time Rushing Touchdowns leader13
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 93%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average RBs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
From Scrimmage · Career
Scrimmage Yds
3,044
1,685 rush · 1,359 recv
Total TDs
32
21 rush · 11 recv
Total Touches
426
341 carries · 85 rec
Yds / Touch
7.1
rushing + receiving
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Duke), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.
Reference Graph
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1950final season
Last recorded season with CHI
- 1940signing
Entered the NFL with CHI
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →
Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 4-season peers. See all →
43
peak 48
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+1940
C+1948
D1949
C1950
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.
58%
Era Translator
Rush Yds translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual Rush Yds | Rush Yds/G | → 2025 Rush Yds | → 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 253 | 31.6 | 612+359 | 36 |
| 1948 | 392 | 49 | 380-12 | 22.4 |
| 1949 | 161 | 26.8 | 153-8 | 9 |
| 1950 | 4 | 0.4 | 0-4 | 0 |
Data: wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), wikipedia:pfhof-inductee-list · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 7/10/2026
Career Value · VORP
5 career value over replacement — #3920 all-time of 4,642. 1.3/season above a replacement-level RB.
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