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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10 seasons · peak 22.2 in 1962
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.
7.2 career wins over 10 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 1962 · +1.7 wins
Latest season · 1967 · +0.8 wins
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.
#98 of 1,228 all-time RBs by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 22–23 | GB | 12 | — | 52 | 247 | 1 | 4.8 | 1.9 | — | — | — | 0.4 |
| 1959 | 23–24 | GB | 9 | — | 120 | 452 | 6 | 3.8 | 5.0 | — | — | — | 2.9 |
| 1960 | 24–25 | GB | 12 | — | 230 | 1,101 | 11 | 4.8 | 4.8 | — | — | — | 9.8 |
| 1961 | 25–26 | GB | 14 | — | 243 | 1,307 | 15 | 5.4 | 6.2 | — | — | — | 20.2 |
| 1962 | 26–27 | GB | 14 | — | 272 | 1,474 | 19 | 5.4 | 7.0 | — | — | — | 22.2 |
| 1963 | 27–28 | GB | 13 | — | 248 | 1,018 | 9 | 4.1 | 3.6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 1964 | 28–29 | GB | 13 | — | 235 | 1,169 | 12 | 5.0 | 5.1 | — | — | — | 21.3 |
| 1965 | 29–30 | GB | 14 | — | 207 | 734 | 4 | 3.5 | 1.9 | — | — | — | 0.6 |
| 1966 | 30–31 | GB | 14 | — | 204 | 705 | 4 | 3.5 | 2.0 | — | — | — | 6.3 |
| 1967 | 31–32 | NO | 14 | — | 130 | 390 | 2 | 3.0 | 1.5 | — | — | — | 9.8 |
| Career | 129 | 1,941 | 8,597 | 83 | 4.4 | 4.3 | — | — | — | 93.5 |
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 22–23 | GB | 12 | — | — | 4 | 72 | 1 | — | 18.0 | — | — | — |
| 1959 | 23–24 | GB | 9 | — | — | 9 | 71 | 2 | — | 7.9 | — | — | — |
| 1960 | 24–25 | GB | 12 | — | — | 15 | 121 | 0 | — | 8.1 | — | — | — |
| 1961 | 25–26 | GB | 14 | — | — | 25 | 175 | 1 | — | 7.0 | — | — | — |
| 1962 | 26–27 | GB | 14 | — | — | 22 | 106 | 0 | — | 4.8 | — | — | — |
| 1963 | 27–28 | GB | 13 | — | — | 13 | 68 | 1 | — | 5.2 | — | — | — |
| 1964 | 28–29 | GB | 13 | — | — | 38 | 354 | 3 | — | 9.3 | — | — | — |
| 1965 | 29–30 | GB | 14 | — | — | 20 | 207 | 0 | — | 10.3 | — | — | — |
| 1966 | 30–31 | GB | 14 | — | — | 41 | 331 | 2 | — | 8.1 | — | — | — |
| 1967 | 31–32 | NO | 14 | — | — | 38 | 251 | 0 | — | 6.6 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 0 | 225 | 1,756 | 10 | — | 7.8 | — | — | — |
Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.
A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 72 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 10 scored seasons.
Blend 70.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 72· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
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