Jerry Ball is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Ball in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Ball's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1987 | 22–23 | DET | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 23–24 | DET | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 24–25 | DET | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9.0 | 9.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 25–26 | DET | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 26–27 | DET | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 27–28 | DET | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.5 | 2.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 28–29 | CLE | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 29–30 | OAK | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 30–31 | OAK | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 31–32 | OAK | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 32–33 | MIN | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 33–34 | MIN | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 34–35 | CLE / MIN | 11 | — | 17 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 168 | — | 17 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 32.5 | 37.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
90 career value over replacement — #1309 all-time of 4,695. 6.9/season above a replacement-level DL.
Pick #63 (Rd 3) · DET · 1987 · +15.9 vs expected KV-H
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A quality edge rusher with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Worth 90 points of value above a freely-available replacement interior lineman — top 29% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 11 of 13 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +8.2 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
11 seasons × ~8.2 surplus ≈ VORP 90
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83% match