Jim Taylor is a Hall of Fame running back whose career earned a strong career value score of 72 in the Knox value model. Taylor's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.
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 | |||||
| 1958 | 22–23 | GB | 12 | — | 52 | 247 | 1 | 4.8 | 1.9 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 72 | 1 | — | 18.0 | — | — | — |
| 1959 | 23–24 | GB | 9 | — | 120 | 452 | 6 | 3.8 | 5.0 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 71 | 2 | — | 7.9 | — | — | — |
| 1960 | 24–25 | GB | 12 | — | 230 | 1,101 | 11 | 4.8 | 4.8 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 121 | 0 | — | 8.1 | — | — | — |
| 1961 | 25–26 | GB | 14 | — | 243 | 1,307 | 15 | 5.4 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 175 | 1 | — | 7.0 | — | — | — |
| 1962 | 26–27 | GB | 14 | — | 272 | 1,474 | 19 | 5.4 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 106 | 0 | — | 4.8 | — | — | — |
| 1963 | 27–28 | GB | 13 | — | 248 | 1,018 | 9 | 4.1 | 3.6 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 68 | 1 | — | 5.2 | — | — | — |
| 1964 | 28–29 | GB | 13 | — | 235 | 1,169 | 12 | 5.0 | 5.1 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 354 | 3 | — | 9.3 | — | — | — |
| 1965 | 29–30 | GB | 14 | — | 207 | 734 | 4 | 3.5 | 1.9 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 207 | 0 | — | 10.3 | — | — | — |
| 1966 | 30–31 | GB | 14 | — | 204 | 705 | 4 | 3.5 | 2.0 | — | — | — | — | 41 | 331 | 2 | — | 8.1 | — | — | — |
| 1967 | 31–32 | NO | 14 | — | 130 | 390 | 2 | 3.0 | 1.5 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 251 | 0 | — | 6.6 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 129 | — | 1,941 | 8,597 | 83 | 4.4 | 4.3 | — | — | — | 0 | 225 | 1,756 | 10 | — | 7.8 | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
156 career value over replacement — #611 all-time of 4,695. 15.6/season above a replacement-level RB.
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A high-end running back defined as much by exceptional availability — almost never missed time as by their on-field impact (top 10% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.
Worth 156 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 14% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 9 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +17.3 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
9 seasons × ~17.3 surplus ≈ VORP 156
DeAngelo Williams
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93% match