Harold Carmichael ranks in the all-time elite tier for receivers — a career that places Carmichael in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Carmichael a career score of 69, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
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186 career value over replacement — #444 all-time of 4,695. 14.3/season above a replacement-level WR.
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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 | Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 1971 | 21–22 | PHI | 9 | — | — | 20 | 288 | 0 | — | 14.4 | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 22–23 | PHI | 13 | — | — | 20 | 276 | 2 | — | 13.8 | — | — | — |
| 1973 | 23–24 | PHI | 14 | — | — | 67 | 1,116 | 9 | — | 16.7 | — | — | — |
| 1974 | 24–25 | PHI | 14 | — | — | 56 | 649 | 8 | — | 11.6 | — | — | — |
| 1975 | 25–26 | PHI | 14 | — | — | 49 | 639 | 7 | — | 13.0 | — | — | — |
| 1976 | 26–27 | PHI | 14 | — | — | 42 | 503 | 5 | — | 12.0 | — | — | — |
| 1977 | 27–28 | PHI | 14 | — | — | 46 | 665 | 7 | — | 14.5 | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 28–29 | PHI | 16 | — | — | 55 | 1,072 | 8 | — | 19.5 | — | — | — |
| 1979 | 29–30 | PHI | 16 | — | — | 52 | 872 | 11 | — | 16.8 | — | — | — |
| 1980 | 30–31 | PHI | 16 | — | — | 48 | 815 | 9 | — | 17.0 | — | — | — |
| 1981 | 31–32 | PHI | 16 | — | — | 61 | 1,028 | 6 | — | 16.9 | — | — | — |
| 1982 | 32–33 | PHI | 9 | — | — | 35 | 540 | 4 | — | 15.4 | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 33–34 | PHI | 15 | — | — | 38 | 515 | 3 | — | 13.6 | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 34–35 | DAL | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | 7.0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | — | — | 0 | 590 | 8,985 | 79 | — | 15.2 | — | — | 0 | |
14 seasons · peak 24.3 in 1973
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.
12.9 career wins over 14 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 1973 · +1.9 wins
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 21–22 | PHI | 9 | — | — | 20 | 288 | 0 | — | 14.4 | — | — | — | 4.5 |
| 1972 | 22–23 | PHI | 13 | — | — | 20 | 276 | 2 | — | 13.8 | — | — | — | 7.6 |
| 1973 | 23–24 | PHI | 14 | — | — | 67 | 1,116 | 9 | — | 16.7 | — | — | — | 24.3 |
| 1974 | 24–25 | PHI | 14 | — | — | 56 | 649 | 8 | — | 11.6 | — | — | — | 14 |
| 1975 | 25–26 | PHI | 14 | — | — | 49 | 639 | 7 | — | 13.0 | — | — | — | 13.8 |
| 1976 | 26–27 | PHI | 14 | — | — | 42 | 503 | 5 | — | 12.0 | — | — | — | 9.8 |
| 1977 | 27–28 | PHI | 14 | — | — | 46 | 665 | 7 | — | 14.5 | — | — | — | 15.4 |
| 1978 | 28–29 | PHI | 16 | — | — | 55 | 1,072 | 8 | — | 19.5 | — | — | — | 18.7 |
| 1979 | 29–30 | PHI | 16 | — | — | 52 | 872 | 11 | — | 16.8 | — | — | — | 15.1 |
| 1980 | 30–31 | PHI | 16 | — | — | 48 | 815 | 9 | — | 17.0 | — | — | — | 12.8 |
| 1981 | 31–32 | PHI | 16 | — | — | 61 | 1,028 | 6 | — | 16.9 | — | — | — | 13.6 |
| 1982 | 32–33 | PHI | 9 | — | — | 35 | 540 | 4 | — | 15.4 | — | — | — | 12.9 |
| 1983 | 33–34 | PHI | 15 | — | — | 38 | 515 | 3 | — | 13.6 | — | — | — | 6.1 |
| 1984 | 34–35 | DAL | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | 7.0 | — | — | — | 0 |
| Career | — | 0 | 590 | 8,985 | 79 | — | 15.2 | — | — | 0 | 168.6 |
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 peak-driven profile that scores 69 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 13 scored seasons.
Blend 67.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 69· confidence 100%
Braylon Edwards
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93% match
Latest season · 1984 · −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.
#132 of 1,332 all-time WRs by KV-H
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)