Harold Carmichael is a Hall of Fame receiver whose career earned a strong career value score of 71 in the Knox value model. Carmichael's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.
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Harold Carmichael
All-Time Rank & Honors
career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title contextRegular-season all-time ranks
2
Title Seasons
12
Dynasty Seasons
Yes
Hall of Fame
Season honors and record seasons
A high-end wide receiver defined as much by exceptional availability — almost never missed time as by their on-field impact (top 10% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 175 · #492 · High-ValueWorth 175 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 12% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 10 of 12 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +17.5 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
10 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
48
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
10
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+17.5
Avg surplus
peak +32
10 seasons × ~17.5 surplus ≈ VORP 175
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
1 grid split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 1971 | — | PHI | 6 | — | — | 20 | 288 | 0 | — | 14.4 | — | — | — |
| 1972 | — | PHI | 2 | — | — | 20 | 276 | 2 | — | 13.8 | — | — | — |
| 1973 | — | PHI | 14 | — | — | 67 | 1,116 | 9 | — | 16.7 | — | — | — |
| 1974 | — | PHI | 14 | — | — | 56 | 649 | 8 | — | 11.6 | — | — | — |
| 1975 | — | PHI | 13 | — | — | 49 | 639 | 7 | — | 13.0 | — | — | — |
| 1976 | — | PHI | 14 | — | — | 42 | 503 | 5 | — | 12.0 | — | — | — |
| 1977 | — | PHI | 14 | — | — | 46 | 665 | 7 | — | 14.5 | — | — | — |
| 1978 | — | PHI | 16 | — | — | 55 | 1,072 | 8 | — | 19.5 | — | — | — |
| 1979 | — | PHI | 16 | — | — | 52 | 872 | 11 | — | 16.8 | — | — | — |
| 1980 | — | PHI | 16 | — | — | 48 | 815 | 9 | — | 17.0 | — | — | — |
| 1981 | — | PHI | 16 | — | — | 61 | 1,028 | 6 | — | 16.9 | — | — | — |
| 1982 | — | PHI | 8 | — | — | 35 | 540 | 4 | — | 15.4 | — | — | — |
| 1983 | — | PHI | 11 | — | — | 38 | 515 | 3 | — | 13.6 | — | — | — |
| 1984 | — | DAL | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | 7.0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 160 | — | 0 | 590 | 8,985 | 79 | — | 15.2 | — | — | — | |
Receiving
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 22 | PHI | 6 | — | — | 20 | 288 | 0 | — | 14.4 | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 23 | PHI | 2 | — | — | 20 | 276 | 2 | — | 13.8 | — | — | — |
| 1973 | 24 | PHI | 14 | — | — | 67 | 1,116 | 9 | — | 16.7 | — | — | — |
| 1974 | 25 | PHI | 14 | — | — | 56 | 649 | 8 | — | 11.6 | — | — | — |
| 1975 | 26 | PHI | 13 | — | — | 49 | 639 | 7 | — | 13.0 | — | — | — |
| 1976 | 27 | PHI | 14 | — | — | 42 | 503 | 5 | — | 12.0 | — | — | — |
| 1977 | 28 | PHI | 14 | — | — | 46 | 665 | 7 | — | 14.5 | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 29 | PHI | 16 | — | — | 55 | 1,072 | 8 | — | 19.5 | — | — | — |
| 1979 | 30 | PHI | 16 | — | — | 52 | 872 | 11 | — | 16.8 | — | — | — |
| 1980 | 31 | PHI | 16 | — | — | 48 | 815 | 9 | — | 17.0 | — | — | — |
| 1981 | 32 | PHI | 16 | — | — | 61 | 1,028 | 6 | — | 16.9 | — | — | — |
| 1982 | 33 | PHI | 8 | — | — | 35 | 540 | 4 | — | 15.4 | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 34 | PHI | 11 | — | — | 38 | 515 | 3 | — | 13.6 | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 35 | DAL | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | 7.0 | — | — | — |
| Career | 160 | 0 | 590 | 8,985 | 79 | — | 15.2 | — | — | — |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 71 · GreatA great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 71 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 12 scored seasons.
62
Sustained
career value
×.6
75
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 67.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 71· confidence 98%
What builds the career mark of 62
On-field 43.3
Availability 18.7
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
1971bestavg 61elite 701983
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position46
Solid
of 100
Reached 40% of the all-time Receiving Touchdowns leader — a solid all-time profile at the position.
40% of the all-time Receiving Touchdowns leader40
3 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader100
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: 98%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average wide receivers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Southern), 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.
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1984team change
Joined DAL (from PHI)
- 1984final season
Last recorded season with DAL
- 1971signing
Entered the NFL with PHI
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 12-season peers. See all →
71
peak 75
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
D1971
A1973
C+1974
C+1975
C1976
C+1977
B+1978
B1979
B1980
B+1981
B+1982
B1983
Availability
Era Translator
Rec 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 Rec Yds | Rec Yds/G | → 2025 Rec Yds | → 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 288 | 48 | 219-69 | 12.9 |
| 1973 | 1,116 | 79.7 | 1,278+162 | 75.2 |
| 1974 | 649 | 46.4 | 372-277 | 21.9 |
| 1975 | 639 | 49.2 | 571-68 | 33.6 |
| 1976 | 503 | 35.9 | 107-396 | 6.3 |
| 1977 | 665 | 47.5 | 383-282 | 22.5 |
| 1978 | 1,072 | 67 | 918-154 | 54 |
| 1979 | 872 | 54.5 | 694-178 | 40.8 |
| 1980 | 815 | 50.9 | 666-149 | 39.2 |
| 1981 | 1,028 | 64.3 | 999-29 | 58.8 |
| 1982 | 540 | 67.5 | 1,124+584 | 66.1 |
| 1983 | 515 | 46.8 | 844+329 | 49.7 |
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
175 career value over replacement — #492 all-time of 4,642. 14.6/season above a replacement-level WR.
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