Joey Porter ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Porter in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Porter a career score of 89, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Career Value · VORP
353 career value over replacement — #67 all-time of 4,695. 27.2/season above a replacement-level LB.
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Pick #73 (Rd 3) · PIT · 1999 · +48.8 vs expected KV-H
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Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1999 | 22 | PIT | 5 | — | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 23 | PIT | 16 | — | 54 | 36 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 10.5 | 30.5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 24 | PIT | 15 | — | 50 | 36 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 9.0 | 32.0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 25 | PIT | 16 | — | 74 | 46 | 28 | 9 | 8 | 9.0 | 26.0 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 26 | PIT | 14 | — | 56 | 40 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 27 | PIT | 15 | — | 46 | 29 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 28 | PIT | 15 | — | 49 | 32 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 29 | PIT | 14 | — | 41 | 25 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 6.5 | 16.5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 30 | MIA | 16 | — | 55 | 47 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 6.0 | 13.0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 31 | MIA | 15 | — | 43 | 32 | 11 | 18 | 22 | 16.5 | 56.5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 32 | MIA | 13 | — | 40 | 33 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 9.0 | 32.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 33 | ARI | 14 | — | 45 | 33 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 5.0 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 34 | ARI | 6 | — | 16 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 174 | — | 577 | 408 | 169 | 76 | 90 | 97.5 | 263.5 | 12 | 49 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 1 | |
13 seasons · peak 11.2 in 2008
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.
5.8 career wins over 13 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2008 · +0.9 wins
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 22 | PIT | 5 | — | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 23 | PIT | 16 | — | 54 | 36 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 10.5 | 30.5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.4 |
| 2001 | 24 | PIT | 15 | — | 50 | 36 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 9.0 | 32.0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| 2002 | 25 | PIT | 16 | — | 74 | 46 | 28 | 9 | 8 | 9.0 | 26.0 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10.6 |
| 2003 | 26 | PIT | 14 | — | 56 | 40 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 |
| 2004 | 27 | PIT | 15 | — | 46 | 29 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 7.3 |
| 2005 | 28 | PIT | 15 | — | 49 | 32 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.1 |
| 2006 | 29 | PIT | 14 | — | 41 | 25 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 6.5 | 16.5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 6.3 |
| 2007 | 30 | MIA | 16 | — | 55 | 47 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 6.0 | 13.0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 5.1 |
| 2008 | 31 | MIA | 15 | — | 43 | 32 | 11 | 18 | 22 | 16.5 | 56.5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 32 | MIA | 13 | — | 40 | 33 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 9.0 | 32.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.4 |
| 2010 | 33 | ARI | 14 | — | 45 | 33 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 5.0 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 2011 | 34 | ARI | 6 | — | 16 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Career | 174 | 577 | 408 | 169 | 76 | 90 | 97.5 | 263.5 | 12 | 49 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 75.5 |
A all-time great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 89 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 13 scored seasons.
Blend 82.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 89· confidence 95%
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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.
#36 of 1,595 all-time pass rushers by KV-H
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)