Joey Harrington is a career quality starter — a quarterback whose body of work places Harrington in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Harrington's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 2002 | 23–24 | DET | 14 | — | 215 | 429 | 50.1% | 2,294 | 12 | 16 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 59.9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 24–25 | DET | 16 | — | 309 | 554 | 55.8% | 2,880 | 17 | 22 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 63.9 | 11 | 28 | 98 | 0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 7 | 25.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 100.0% | 8.0 | 8.0 | — | 0 |
| 2004 | 25–26 | DET | 16 | — | 274 | 489 | 56.0% | 3,047 | 19 | 12 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 1.6 | 77.5 | 35 | 49 | 175 | 0 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 9 | 18.4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 26–27 | DET | 12 | — | 188 | 330 | 57.0% | 2,021 | 12 | 12 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 1.0 | 72.0 | 23 | 25 | 80 | 0 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 3 | 12.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 100.0% | -4.0 | -4.0 | — | 0 |
| 2006 | 27–28 | MIA | 11 | — | 223 | 388 | 57.5% | 2,236 | 12 | 15 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 5.8 | 4.6 | 0.8 | 68.2 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 6 | 31.6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 28–29 | ATL | 12 | — | 215 | 348 | 61.8% | 2,215 | 7 | 8 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 0.9 | 77.2 | 32 | 14 | 33 | 0 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 2 | 14.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 100.0% | 4.0 | 4.0 | — | 0 |
| Career | — | 81 | — | 1,424 | 2,538 | 56.1% | 14,693 | 79 | 85 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 0.9 | 69.4 | 123 | 142 | 407 | 0 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 27 | 19.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 100.0% | 2.7 | 2.7 | — | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
90 career value over replacement — #1311 all-time of 4,695. 15/season above a replacement-level QB.
Pick #3 (Rd 1) · DET · 2002 · -11.3 vs expected KV-H
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6 seasons · peak 16.4 in 2002
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.
2.8 career wins over 6 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2002 · +1.3 wins
Latest season · 2007 · −0.3 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.
#115 of 408 all-time QBs by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 23–24 | DET | 14 | — | 215 | 429 | 50.1% | 2,294 | 12 | 16 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 59.9 | 8 | 16.4 |
| 2003 | 24–25 | DET | 16 | — | 309 | 554 | 55.8% | 2,880 | 17 | 22 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 63.9 | 11 | 5.3 |
| 2004 | 25–26 | DET | 16 | — | 274 | 489 | 56.0% | 3,047 | 19 | 12 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 1.6 | 77.5 | 35 | 11.8 |
| 2005 | 26–27 | DET | 12 | — | 188 | 330 | 57.0% | 2,021 | 12 | 12 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 1.0 | 72.0 | 23 | 1.4 |
| 2006 | 27–28 | MIA | 11 | — | 223 | 388 | 57.5% | 2,236 | 12 | 15 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 5.8 | 4.6 | 0.8 | 68.2 | 14 | 1.5 |
| 2007 | 28–29 | ATL | 12 | — | 215 | 348 | 61.8% | 2,215 | 7 | 8 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 0.9 | 77.2 | 32 | 0 |
| Career | 81 | 1,424 | 2,538 | 56.1% | 14,693 | 79 | 85 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 0.9 | 69.4 | 123 | 36.4 |
A solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 52 of 100, era-normalized against pass yds/g peers across 6 scored seasons.
Blend 51.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 52· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative pass yds/g)
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