Jim Harbaugh is a career quality starter — a quarterback whose body of work places Harbaugh in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Harbaugh's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

QBCAR#5ACT

Jim Harbaugh

1× Pro BowlTop 22% all-time QBsReliable Starter📉 Fades · -13% playoffs ⭐ Shooting Star · 1999

Height6'3"

Weight215 lb

BornDec 23, 1963

Age62

CollegeMichigan See College Stats

Rookie yr1987

Draft1987 · Rd 1, Pick 26 · CHI

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

62ndPassing Yards·26,154 yds 80thPassing Touchdowns·129

Postseason all-time ranks

61stPlayoff Passing Touchdowns·6 64thPlayoff Passing Yards·906 yds

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

Reliable StarterExplore archetypes →

A quarterback with a top 30% among starters — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 193 · #402 · Elite

Worth 193 points of value above a freely-available replacement quarterback — top 10% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 13 of 14 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +14.8 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

13 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+14.8

Avg surplus

peak +28

13 seasons × ~14.8 surplus ≈ VORP 193

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

4 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Passing													Rushing								Defense													Advanced (EPA)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
1987	—	CHI	6	—	8	11	72.7%	62	0	0	0.0	0.0	5.6	5.6	—	86.2	—	4	15	0	3.8	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1988	—	CHI	11	—	47	97	48.5%	514	0	2	0.0	2.1	5.3	4.4	0.0	55.9	—	19	110	1	5.8	5.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1989	—	CHI	14	—	111	178	62.4%	1,204	5	9	2.8	5.1	6.8	5.1	0.6	70.5	—	45	276	3	6.1	6.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1990	—	CHI	14	—	180	312	57.7%	2,178	10	6	3.2	1.9	7.0	6.8	1.7	81.9	—	51	321	4	6.3	7.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991	—	CHI	16	—	275	478	57.5%	3,121	15	16	3.1	3.3	6.5	5.7	0.9	73.7	—	70	338	2	4.8	2.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992	—	CHI	16	—	202	358	56.4%	2,486	13	12	3.6	3.4	6.9	6.2	1.1	76.2	—	47	272	1	5.8	2.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993	—	CHI	15	—	200	325	61.5%	2,002	7	11	2.2	3.4	6.2	5.1	0.6	72.1	—	60	277	4	4.6	6.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	—	IND	12	—	125	202	61.9%	1,440	9	6	4.5	3.0	7.1	6.7	1.5	85.8	—	39	223	0	5.7	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	IND	15	—	200	314	63.7%	2,575	17	5	5.4	1.6	8.2	8.6	3.4	100.7	—	52	235	2	4.5	3.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	IND	14	—	232	405	57.3%	2,630	13	11	3.2	2.7	6.5	5.9	1.2	76.3	—	48	192	1	4.0	2.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	IND	12	—	189	309	61.2%	2,060	10	4	3.2	1.3	6.7	6.7	2.5	86.2	—	36	206	0	5.7	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	BAL	14	—	164	293	56.0%	1,839	12	11	4.1	3.8	6.3	5.4	1.1	72.9	—	40	172	0	4.3	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	LAC	14	—	245	426	57.5%	2,654	10	14	2.3	3.3	6.2	5.2	0.7	70.1	36	32	118	0	3.7	0.0	8	25.0	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	CHI	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-29.4	-14.9	—	0	0
2000	—	LAC	7	—	121	199	60.8%	1,389	8	10	4.0	5.0	7.0	5.5	0.8	74.3	13	14	21	0	1.5	0.0	1	7.1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8.7	-15.1	—	0	0
Career		—	181	—	2,299	3,907	58.8%	26,154	129	117	3.3	3.0	6.7	6.0	1.1	77.5	49	557	2,776	18	5.0	3.2	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	-20.7	-30.0	—	0	0

Career EPA-50.7·-21 passing · -30 rushing·-25.4/season

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	VAL
1987	24	CHI	6	—	8	11	72.7%	62	0	0	0.0	0.0	5.6	5.6	—	86.2	—	3.2
1988	25	CHI	11	—	47	97	48.5%	514	0	2	0.0	2.1	5.3	4.4	0.0	55.9	—	4.8
1989	26	CHI	14	—	111	178	62.4%	1,204	5	9	2.8	5.1	6.8	5.1	0.6	70.5	—	9.5
1990	27	CHI	14	—	180	312	57.7%	2,178	10	6	3.2	1.9	7.0	6.8	1.7	81.9	—	13.3
1991	28	CHI	16	—	275	478	57.5%	3,121	15	16	3.1	3.3	6.5	5.7	0.9	73.7	—	14.3
1992	29	CHI	16	—	202	358	56.4%	2,486	13	12	3.6	3.4	6.9	6.2	1.1	76.2	—	13.4
1993	30	CHI	15	—	200	325	61.5%	2,002	7	11	2.2	3.4	6.2	5.1	0.6	72.1	—	11.7
1994	31	IND	12	—	125	202	61.9%	1,440	9	6	4.5	3.0	7.1	6.7	1.5	85.8	—	9.1
1995	32	IND	15	—	200	314	63.7%	2,575	17	5	5.4	1.6	8.2	8.6	3.4	100.7	—	14.5
1996	33	IND	14	—	232	405	57.3%	2,630	13	11	3.2	2.7	6.5	5.9	1.2	76.3	—	10.9
1997	34	IND	12	—	189	309	61.2%	2,060	10	4	3.2	1.3	6.7	6.7	2.5	86.2	—	10.1
1998	35	BAL	14	—	164	293	56.0%	1,839	12	11	4.1	3.8	6.3	5.4	1.1	72.9	—	8.3
1999	36	LAC	14	—	245	426	57.5%	2,654	10	14	2.3	3.3	6.2	5.2	0.7	70.1	36	7.3
2000	37	LAC	7	—	121	199	60.8%	1,389	8	10	4.0	5.0	7.0	5.5	0.8	74.3	13	4.1
Career			180		2,299	3,907	58.8%	26,154	129	117	3.3	3.0	6.7	—	—	77.5	49	134.5

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
1987	24	CHI	6	—	4	15	0	3.8	0.0	—	—	—
1988	25	CHI	11	—	19	110	1	5.8	5.3	—	—	—
1989	26	CHI	14	—	45	276	3	6.1	6.7	—	—	—
1990	27	CHI	14	—	51	321	4	6.3	7.8	—	—	—
1991	28	CHI	16	—	70	338	2	4.8	2.9	—	—	—
1992	29	CHI	16	—	47	272	1	5.8	2.1	—	—	—
1993	30	CHI	15	—	60	277	4	4.6	6.7	—	—	—
1994	31	IND	12	—	39	223	0	5.7	0.0	—	—	—
1995	32	IND	15	—	52	235	2	4.5	3.8	—	—	—
1996	33	IND	14	—	48	192	1	4.0	2.1	—	—	—
1997	34	IND	12	—	36	206	0	5.7	0.0	—	—	—
1998	35	BAL	14	—	40	172	0	4.3	0.0	—	—	—
1999	36	LAC	14	—	32	118	0	3.7	0.0	8	25.0	2
2000	37	LAC	7	—	14	21	0	1.5	0.0	1	7.1	2
Career			180		557	2,776	18	5.0	—	—	—	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	36	—	—	—	-29.4	-14.9	—
2000	37	—	—	—	8.7	-15.1	—
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 56 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 56 of 100, era-normalized against pass yds/g peers across 14 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 54.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 56· confidence 97%

What builds the career mark of 51

On-field 34

Availability 17

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative pass yds/g)

1987bestavg 492000

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 29% of the all-time Passing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

29% of the all-time Passing Yards leader29

1 category ≥25% of the all-time leader33

-25.35 EPA/season over 2 seasons42

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 86%.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average QBs aging curve. Group peak age: 29. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Playoff vs Regular Season

📉 Regular Season Player

Passer Rating: 77.5 regular season → 67.2 playoffs (3 playoff seasons)

-13%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

2 playoff games

Passing

Cmp83Att163Cmp%50.9%Yds906TD6Int5TD%3.7Int%3.1Y/A5.6AdjY/A4.9TD:INT1.2Rate67.2

Rushing

Att30Yds119TD1Y/A4.0TD%3.3

College Stats

MichiganCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Michigan), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

1987 Draft Class· this player went #26

#13Chris MillerQB #14D.J. DozierRB #19Paul PalmerRB #20Haywood JeffiresWR #21Roger VickRB #23Bruce ArmstrongOT #24Rod BernstineRB #25Terrence FlaglerRB #27Ricky NattielWR #31Kenny FlowersRB #34Tim McDonaldS #35Christian OkoyeRB #40Lonzell HillWR #45David WymanMLB #47Donald EvansDE #51Don SmithRB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Jim inherited the Chicago Bears QB room from Mike Tomczak (1985–1990), and handed it to Erik Kramer (1994–1998).

Jim McMahon 1982–1988Mike Tomczak 1985–1990Jim Harbaugh 1987–1993Erik Kramer 1994–1998Cade McNown 1999–2000Jim Miller

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2000final season
Last recorded season with LAC
1999team change
Joined LAC (from BAL)
1998team change
Joined BAL (from IND)
1994team change
Joined IND (from CHI)
1987draft
Drafted by CHI — Round 1, Pick 26

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 215 lb

Frame

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 14-season peers. See all →

peak 60

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

F1987

D1988

C1989

C+1990

B1991

C+1992

C+1993

C1994

C+1995

C+1996

C+1997

C1998

C+1999

C2000

Era Translator

Pass Yds translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.

Season	Actual Pass Yds	Pass Yds/G	→ 2025 Pass Yds	→ 2025 /G
1987	62	10.3	2,491+2,429	146.5
1988	514	46.7	2,801+2,287	164.7
1989	1,204	86	3,068+1,864	180.5
1990	2,178	155.6	3,620+1,442	212.9
1991	3,121	195.1	3,925+804	230.9
1992	2,486	155.4	3,610+1,124	212.4
1993	2,002	133.5	3,366+1,364	198
1994	1,440	120	3,157+1,717	185.7
1995	2,575	171.7	3,542+967	208.4
1996	2,630	187.9	3,716+1,086	218.6
1997	2,060	171.7	3,447+1,387	202.8
1998	1,839	131.4	2,908+1,069	171.1
1999	2,654	189.6	3,677+1,023	216.3
2000	1,389	198.4	3,731+2,342	219.5

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

193 career value over replacement — #402 all-time of 4,642. 13.8/season above a replacement-level QB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #26 (Rd 1) · CHI · 1987 · +1.1 vs expected KV-H

56actual

54.9 expected · Δ+1.1

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Passing

Rushing

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Passing

Rushing

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1987 Draft Class· this player went #26

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

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Era Translator

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