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.
Jerry Ball
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
1 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| 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.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #63 (Rd 3) · DET · 1987 · +15.9 vs expected KV-H
62actual
46.1 expected · Δ+15.9
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