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 | — | — | — | |
9 seasons · peak 31.8 in 1965
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.
14.2 career wins over 9 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 1965 · +2.4 wins
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 21 | CLE | 12 | — | 202 | 942 | 9 | 4.7 | 4.5 | — | — | — | 12.6 |
| 1958 | 22 | CLE | 12 | — | 257 | 1,527 | 17 | 5.9 | 6.6 | — | — | — | 22 |
| 1959 | 23 | CLE | 12 | — | 290 | 1,329 | 14 | 4.6 | 4.8 | — | — | — | 15.2 |
| 1960 | 24 | CLE | 12 | — | 215 | 1,257 | 9 | 5.8 | 4.2 | — | — | — | 19.2 |
| 1961 | 25 | CLE | 14 | — | 305 | 1,408 | 8 | 4.6 | 2.6 | — | — | — | 15.4 |
| 1962 | 26 | CLE | 14 | — | 230 | 996 | 13 | 4.3 | 5.7 | — | — | — | 20.4 |
| 1963 | 27 | CLE | 14 | — | 291 | 1,863 | 12 | 6.4 | 4.1 | — | — | — | 30 |
| 1964 | 28 | CLE | 14 | — | 280 | 1,446 | 7 | 5.2 | 2.5 | — | — | — | 18.7 |
| 1965 | 29 | CLE | 14 | — | 289 | 1,544 | 17 | 5.3 | 5.9 | — | — | — | 31.8 |
| Career | 118 | 2,359 | 12,312 | 106 | 5.2 | 4.5 | — | — | — | 185.3 |
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 21 | CLE | 12 | — | — | 16 | 55 | 1 | — | 3.4 | — | — | — |
| 1958 | 22 | CLE | 12 | — | — | 16 | 138 | 1 | — | 8.6 | — | — | — |
| 1959 | 23 | CLE | 12 | — | — | 24 | 190 | 0 | — | 7.9 | — | — | — |
| 1960 | 24 | CLE | 12 | — | — | 19 | 204 | 2 | — | 10.7 | — | — | — |
| 1961 | 25 | CLE | 14 | — | — | 46 | 459 | 2 | — | 10.0 | — | — | — |
| 1962 | 26 | CLE | 14 | — | — | 47 | 517 | 5 | — | 11.0 | — | — | — |
| 1963 | 27 | CLE | 14 | — | — | 24 | 268 | 3 | — | 11.2 | — | — | — |
| 1964 | 28 | CLE | 14 | — | — | 36 | 340 | 2 | — | 9.4 | — | — | — |
| 1965 | 29 | CLE | 14 | — | — | 34 | 328 | 4 | — | 9.6 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 0 | 262 | 2,499 | 20 | — | 9.5 | — | — | — |
Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.
A all-time great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 90 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 9 scored seasons.
Blend 87.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 90· confidence 100%
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94% match
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.
#11 of 1,228 all-time RBs by KV-H
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)