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 | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1981 | 21–22 | OAK | — | — | 16 | 13 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1982 | 22–23 | OAK | — | — | 18 | 10 | — | — | — | 5.5 | 5.5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 23–24 | OAK | — | — | 47 | 32 | — | — | — | 13.0 | 13.0 | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 24–25 | OAK | — | — | 60 | 33 | — | — | — | 12.0 | 12.0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 25–26 | OAK | — | — | 45 | 23 | — | — | — | 10.0 | 10.0 | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 26–27 | OAK | — | — | 37 | 20 | — | — | — | 7.5 | 7.5 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 27–28 | OAK | — | — | 43 | 21 | — | — | — | 4.0 | 4.0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 28–29 | OAK | — | — | 16 | 10 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 29–30 | OAK | — | — | 42 | 22 | — | — | — | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 30–31 | OAK | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 6.0 | 6.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 31–32 | OAK | — | — | 33 | 0 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 32–33 | OAK | — | — | 40 | 31 | — | — | — | 9.0 | 9.0 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 33–34 | OAK | — | — | 42 | 32 | — | — | — | 6.0 | 6.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | — | — | 439 | 247 | — | — | — | 84.0 | 84.0 | 2 | 25 | 14 | — | — | — | |
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13 seasons · peak 7.1 in 1983
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.
4.0 career wins over 13 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 1983 · +0.5 wins
Latest season · 1993 · +0.3 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.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 21–22 | OAK | — | — | 16 | 13 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 1982 | 22–23 | OAK | — | — | 18 | 10 | — | — | — | 5.5 | 5.5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 5.4 |
| 1983 | 23–24 | OAK | — | — | 47 | 32 | — | — | — | 13.0 | 13.0 | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 7.1 |
| 1984 | 24–25 | OAK | — | — | 60 | 33 | — | — | — | 12.0 | 12.0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 6.3 |
| 1985 | 25–26 | OAK | — | — | 45 | 23 | — | — | — | 10.0 | 10.0 | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 6.2 |
| 1986 | 26–27 | OAK | — | — | 37 | 20 | — | — | — | 7.5 | 7.5 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 1987 | 27–28 | OAK | — | — | 43 | 21 | — | — | — | 4.0 | 4.0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2.3 |
| 1988 | 28–29 | OAK | — | — | 16 | 10 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 1989 | 29–30 | OAK | — | — | 42 | 22 | — | — | — | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2.2 |
| 1990 | 30–31 | OAK | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 6.0 | 6.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3.2 |
| 1991 | 31–32 | OAK | — | — | 33 | 0 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 3.7 |
| 1992 | 32–33 | OAK | — | — | 40 | 31 | — | — | — | 9.0 | 9.0 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 4.6 |
| 1993 | 33–34 | OAK | — | — | 42 | 32 | — | — | — | 6.0 | 6.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3.4 |
| Career | — | 439 | 247 | — | — | — | 84.0 | 84.0 | 2 | 25 | 14 | — | — | — | 51.4 |
Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.
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