Herb Adderley is a Hall of Fame defensive back whose career earned a historically elite career value score of 87 in the Knox value model. Adderley's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.
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Herb Adderley
All-Time Rank & Honors
career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title contextRegular-season all-time ranks
Postseason all-time ranks
1
Title Seasons
7
Dynasty Seasons
Yes
Hall of Fame
Season honors and record seasons
An all-time caliber defensive back (top 1% all-time) who combined elite production with exceptional availability — almost never missed time. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 272 · #178 · EliteWorth 272 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback — top 5% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 10 of 11 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +27.2 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
10 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
49
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
10
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+27.2
Avg surplus
peak +50
10 seasons × ~27.2 surplus ≈ VORP 272
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 | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1961 | — | GB | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1962 | — | GB | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | 4 | — | — |
| 1963 | — | GB | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1964 | — | GB | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 1965 | — | GB | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | 3 | — | — |
| 1966 | — | GB | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| 1967 | — | GB | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 1968 | — | GB | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| 1969 | — | GB | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | DAL | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1971 | — | DAL | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1972 | — | DAL | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Career | — | 145 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 220 | 0 | 0 | 14 | — | — | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 22 | GB | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1962 | 23 | GB | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | 4 | — | — |
| 1963 | 24 | GB | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1964 | 25 | GB | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 1965 | 26 | GB | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | 3 | — | — |
| 1966 | 27 | GB | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| 1967 | 28 | GB | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 1968 | 29 | GB | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| 1969 | 30 | GB | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1970 | 31 | DAL | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1971 | 32 | DAL | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1972 | 33 | DAL | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Career | 145 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 220 | 0 | 0 | 14 | — | — |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 87 · All-Time GreatA all-time great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 87 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 11 scored seasons.
74
Sustained
career value
×.6
97
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 83.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 87· confidence 99%
What builds the career mark of 74
On-field 55
Availability 19
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)
1962bestavg 73elite 701972
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position93
Elite
of 100
Reached 100% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a elite all-time profile at the position.
100% of the all-time Interceptions leader100
1 category ≥25% of the all-time leader33
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: 95%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive backs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Postseason Career
Defense
Int60FR1
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Michigan State), 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
- 1972final season
Last recorded season with DAL
- 1970team change
Joined DAL (from GB)
- 1961signing
Entered the NFL with GB
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 11-season peers. See all →
87
peak 97
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
A+1962
B1963
C+1964
A+1965
A+1966
C+1967
C+1968
A1969
B+1970
A1971
D1972
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 12 seasons.
Era Translator
INT 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 INT | INT/G | → 2025 INT | → 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 18.9 | 1.3 | 21+2.1 | 1.3 |
| 1963 | 17.2 | 1.2 | 2-15.2 | 0.1 |
| 1964 | 14 | 1.1 | 1-13 | 0.1 |
| 1965 | 29.2 | 2.1 | 6-23.2 | 0.4 |
| 1966 | 31.3 | 2.2 | 8-23.3 | 0.5 |
| 1967 | 4 | 0.3 | 0-4 | 0 |
| 1968 | 9 | 0.6 | 1-8 | 0.1 |
| 1969 | 33.8 | 2.4 | 5-28.8 | 0.3 |
| 1970 | 23 | 1.6 | 3-20 | 0.2 |
| 1971 | 30.3 | 2.5 | 5-25.3 | 0.3 |
| 1972 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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
272 career value over replacement — #178 all-time of 4,642. 24.7/season above a replacement-level CB.
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