Jim Brown is a Hall of Fame running back whose career earned one of the highest career value scores of 90 in the Knox value model. Brown's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.
Career Value · VORP
298 career value over replacement — #138 all-time of 4,695. 33.1/season above a replacement-level RB.
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Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 1957 | 21 | CLE | 12 | — | 202 | 942 | 9 | 4.7 | 4.5 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 55 | 1 | — | 3.4 | — | — | — |
| 1958 | 22 | CLE | 12 | — | 257 | 1,527 | 17 | 5.9 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 138 | 1 | — | 8.6 | — | — | — |
| 1959 | 23 | CLE | 12 | — | 290 | 1,329 | 14 | 4.6 | 4.8 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 190 | 0 | — | 7.9 | — | — | — |
| 1960 | 24 | CLE | 12 | — | 215 | 1,257 | 9 | 5.8 | 4.2 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 204 | 2 | — | 10.7 | — | — | — |
| 1961 | 25 | CLE | 14 | — | 305 | 1,408 | 8 | 4.6 | 2.6 | — | — | — | — | 46 | 459 | 2 | — | 10.0 | — | — | — |
| 1962 | 26 | CLE | 14 | — | 230 | 996 | 13 | 4.3 | 5.7 | — | — | — | — | 47 | 517 | 5 | — | 11.0 | — | — | — |
| 1963 | 27 | CLE | 14 | — | 291 | 1,863 | 12 | 6.4 | 4.1 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 268 | 3 | — | 11.2 | — | — | — |
| 1964 | 28 | CLE | 14 | — | 280 | 1,446 | 7 | 5.2 | 2.5 | — | — | — | — | 36 | 340 | 2 | — | 9.4 | — | — | — |
| 1965 | 29 | CLE | 14 | — | 289 | 1,544 | 17 | 5.3 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 328 | 4 | — | 9.6 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 118 | — | 2,359 | 12,312 | 106 | 5.2 | 4.5 | — | — | — | 0 | 262 | 2,499 | 20 | — | 9.5 | — | — | — | |
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Season honors and record seasons
An all-time caliber running 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.
Worth 298 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 4% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 9 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +33.1 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
9 seasons × ~33.1 surplus ≈ VORP 298
Robert Smith
RB
94% match