Joe Greene is a Hall of Fame pass rusher whose career earned a solid career value score of 66 in the Knox value model. Greene's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.
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Joe Greene
All-Time Rank & Honors
career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title contextRegular-season all-time ranks
Postseason all-time ranks
4
Title Seasons
8
Dynasty Seasons
Yes
Hall of Fame
Season honors and record seasons
A high-end edge rusher defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 159 · #577 · High-ValueWorth 159 points of value above a freely-available replacement interior lineman — top 13% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 12 of 13 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +13.3 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
12 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
47
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
12
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+13.3
Avg surplus
peak +30
12 seasons × ~13.3 surplus ≈ VORP 159
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1969 | — | PIT | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | PIT | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1971 | — | PIT | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0 | — | — | 3 | — | — |
| 1972 | — | PIT | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 1973 | — | PIT | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| 1974 | — | PIT | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | — |
| 1975 | — | PIT | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1976 | — | PIT | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1977 | — | PIT | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 1978 | — | PIT | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0 | — | — | 5 | — | — |
| 1979 | — | PIT | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | PIT | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1981 | — | PIT | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| Career | — | 172 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 77.5 | 77.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | — | — | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 23 | PIT | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1970 | 24 | PIT | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1971 | 25 | PIT | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0 | — | — | 3 | — | — |
| 1972 | 26 | PIT | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 1973 | 27 | PIT | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| 1974 | 28 | PIT | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | — |
| 1975 | 29 | PIT | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1976 | 30 | PIT | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1977 | 31 | PIT | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 1978 | 32 | PIT | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0 | — | — | 5 | — | — |
| 1979 | 33 | PIT | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1980 | 34 | PIT | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1981 | 35 | PIT | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| Career | 172 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | — | — |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 66 · Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 66 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 13 scored seasons.
59
Sustained
career value
×.6
69
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 63 × longevity 1 = KV-H 66· confidence 99%
What builds the career mark of 59
On-field 40.2
Availability 18.8
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
1969bestavg 59elite 701981
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position38
Depth
of 100
Reached 39% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
39% of the all-time Sacks leader39
1 category ≥25% of the all-time leader33
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: 96%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive linemen aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Postseason Career
Defense
Sk6.0Dis6.0Int1FR2
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (North Texas State), 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.
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1981final season
Last recorded season with PIT
- 1969signing
Entered the NFL with PIT
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 13-season peers. See all →
66
peak 69
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+1969
C1970
C1971
B1972
C1973
B1974
C+1975
B1976
C+1977
C+1978
B1979
B1980
B+1981
Era Translator
Sacks 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 Sacks | Sacks/G | → 2025 Sacks | → 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 9.5 | 0.7 | 2-7.5 | 0.1 |
| 1970 | 8 | 0.6 | 0-8 | 0 |
| 1971 | 5.5 | 0.4 | 0-5.5 | 0 |
| 1972 | 11 | 0.8 | 6-5 | 0.3 |
| 1973 | 4 | 0.3 | 0-4 | 0 |
| 1974 | 9 | 0.6 | 4-5 | 0.2 |
| 1975 | 3 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.2 |
| 1976 | 6 | 0.4 | 4-2 | 0.2 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0.3 | 3-1 | 0.2 |
| 1978 | 4.5 | 0.3 | 3-1.5 | 0.2 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0.3 | 6+1 | 0.4 |
| 1980 | 3.5 | 0.2 | 5+1.5 | 0.3 |
| 1981 | 4.5 | 0.6 | 19+14.5 | 1.1 |
Data: wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), wikipedia:pfhof-inductee-list · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 7/10/2026
Career Value · VORP
159 career value over replacement — #577 all-time of 4,642. 12.2/season above a replacement-level DL.
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