John Elway is a Hall of Fame quarterback whose career earned a strong career value score of 78 in the Knox value model. Elway's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.

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John Elway

★ HALL OF FAME9× Pro Bowl👑 Dynasty DNA · 7 seasons · 2 titles Top 2% all-time QBsIron Legend⚙️ Sustained Machine · 1985

Height6'3"

Career Value · VORP

479 career value over replacement — #25 all-time of 4,695. 29.9/season above a replacement-level QB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #1 (Rd 1) · BAL · 1983 · +14.7 vs expected KV-H

78actual

63.3 expected · Δ+14.7

💔+38.3 stolen VORP·1.28 szns lost

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Combined Season Grid

Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.

2 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Passing													Rushing
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	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
1983	23	DEN	11	—	123	259	47.5%	1,663	7	14	2.7	5.4	6.4	4.5	0.5	54.9	—	28	146	1	5.2	3.6	—	—	—
1984	24	DEN	15	—	214	380	56.3%	2,598	18	15	4.7	3.9	6.8	6.0	1.2	76.8	—	56	237	1	4.2	1.8	—	—	—
1985	25	DEN	16	—	327	605	54.0%	3,891	22	23	3.6	3.8	6.4	5.4	1.0	70.2	—	51	253	0	5.0	0.0	—	—	—
1986	26	DEN	16	—	280	504	55.6%	3,485	19	13	3.8	2.6	6.9	6.5	1.5	79.0	—	52	257	1	4.9	1.9	—	—	—
1987	27	DEN	12	—	224	410	54.6%	3,198	19	12	4.6	2.9	7.8	7.4	1.6	83.4	—	66	304	4	4.6	6.1	—	—	—
1988	28	DEN	15	—	274	496	55.2%	3,309	17	19	3.4	3.8	6.7	5.6	0.9	71.4	—	54	234	1	4.3	1.9	—	—	—
1989	29	DEN	15	—	223	416	53.6%	3,051	18	18	4.3	4.3	7.3	6.3	1.0	73.7	—	48	244	3	5.1	6.3	—	—	—
1990	30	DEN	16	—	294	502	58.6%	3,526	15	14	3.0	2.8	7.0	6.4	1.1	78.5	—	50	258	3	5.2	6.0	—	—	—
1991	31	DEN	16	—	242	451	53.7%	3,253	13	12	2.9	2.7	7.2	6.6	1.1	75.4	—	55	255	6	4.6	10.9	—	—	—
1992	32	DEN	12	—	174	316	55.1%	2,242	10	17	3.2	5.4	7.1	5.3	0.6	65.7	—	34	94	2	2.8	5.9	—	—	—
1993	33	DEN	16	—	348	551	63.2%	4,030	25	10	4.5	1.8	7.3	7.4	2.5	92.8	—	44	153	0	3.5	0.0	—	—	—
1994	34	DEN	14	—	307	494	62.1%	3,490	16	10	3.2	2.0	7.1	6.8	1.6	85.7	—	58	235	4	4.1	6.9	—	—	—
1995	35	DEN	16	—	316	542	58.3%	3,970	26	14	4.8	2.6	7.3	7.1	1.9	86.4	—	41	176	1	4.3	2.4	—	—	—
1996	36	DEN	15	—	287	466	61.6%	3,328	26	14	5.6	3.0	7.1	6.9	1.9	89.2	—	50	249	4	5.0	8.0	—	—	—
1997	37	DEN	16	—	280	502	55.8%	3,635	27	11	5.4	2.2	7.2	7.3	2.5	87.5	—	50	218	1	4.4	2.0	—	—	—
1998	38	DEN	13	—	210	356	59.0%	2,806	22	10	6.2	2.8	7.9	7.9	2.2	93.0	—	37	94	1	2.5	2.7	—	—	—
Career		—	234	—	4,123	7,250	56.9%	51,475	300	226	4.1	3.1	7.1	6.5	1.3	79.9	—	774	3,407	33	4.4	4.3	—	—	—

Career arc · VAL by season

16 seasons · peak 30.5 in 1993 · league-best season: 1993

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.

What he added · wins above replacement

19.0 career wins over 16 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL

Best season · 1993 · +2.3 wins

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	VAL
1983	23	DEN	11	—	123	259	47.5%	1,663	7	14	2.7	5.4	6.4	4.5	0.5	54.9	—	0.4
1984	24	DEN	15	—	214	380	56.3%	2,598	18	15	4.7	3.9	6.8	6.0	1.2	76.8	—	4.6
1985	25	DEN	16	—	327	605	54.0%	3,891	22	23	3.6	3.8	6.4	5.4	1.0	70.2	—	10.5
1986	26	DEN	16	—	280	504	55.6%	3,485	19	13	3.8	2.6	6.9	6.5	1.5	79.0	—	16
1987	27	DEN	12	—	224	410	54.6%	3,198	19	12	4.6	2.9	7.8	7.4	1.6	83.4	—	22.1
1988	28	DEN	15	—	274	496	55.2%	3,309	17	19	3.4	3.8	6.7	5.6	0.9	71.4	—	10.2
1989	29	DEN	15	—	223	416	53.6%	3,051	18	18	4.3	4.3	7.3	6.3	1.0	73.7	—	13.6
1990	30	DEN	16	—	294	502	58.6%	3,526	15	14	3.0	2.8	7.0	6.4	1.1	78.5	—	14.9
1991	31	DEN	16	—	242	451	53.7%	3,253	13	12	2.9	2.7	7.2	6.6	1.1	75.4	—	18.9
1992	32	DEN	12	—	174	316	55.1%	2,242	10	17	3.2	5.4	7.1	5.3	0.6	65.7	—	2.9
1993	33	DEN	16	—	348	551	63.2%	4,030	25	10	4.5	1.8	7.3	7.4	2.5	92.8	—	30.5
1994	34	DEN	14	—	307	494	62.1%	3,490	16	10	3.2	2.0	7.1	6.8	1.6	85.7	—	18.3
1995	35	DEN	16	—	316	542	58.3%	3,970	26	14	4.8	2.6	7.3	7.1	1.9	86.4	—	19.3
1996	36	DEN	15	—	287	466	61.6%	3,328	26	14	5.6	3.0	7.1	6.9	1.9	89.2	—	24.5
1997	37	DEN	16	—	280	502	55.8%	3,635	27	11	5.4	2.2	7.2	7.3	2.5	87.5	—	23.6
1998	38	DEN	13	—	210	356	59.0%	2,806	22	10	6.2	2.8	7.9	7.9	2.2	93.0	—	17.6
Career			234		4,123	7,250	56.9%	51,475	300	226	4.1	3.1	7.1	6.5	1.3	79.9	—	247.9

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
1983	23	DEN	11	—	28	146	1	5.2	3.6	—	—	—
1984	24	DEN	15	—	56	237	1	4.2	1.8	—	—	—
1985	25	DEN	16	—	51	253	0	5.0	0.0	—	—	—
1986	26	DEN	16	—	52	257	1	4.9	1.9	—	—	—
1987	27	DEN	12	—	66	304	4	4.6	6.1	—	—	—
1988	28	DEN	15	—	54	234	1	4.3	1.9	—	—	—
1989	29	DEN	15	—	48	244	3	5.1	6.3	—	—	—
1990	30	DEN	16	—	50	258	3	5.2	6.0	—	—	—
1991	31	DEN	16	—	55	255	6	4.6	10.9	—	—	—
1992	32	DEN	12	—	34	94	2	2.8	5.9	—	—	—
1993	33	DEN	16	—	44	153	0	3.5	0.0	—	—	—
1994	34	DEN	14	—	58	235	4	4.1	6.9	—	—	—
1995	35	DEN	16	—	41	176	1	4.3	2.4	—	—	—
1996	36	DEN	15	—	50	249	4	5.0	8.0	—	—	—
1997	37	DEN	16	—	50	218	1	4.4	2.0	—	—	—
1998	38	DEN	13	—	37	94	1	2.5	2.7	—	—	—
Career			234		774	3,407	33	4.4	4.3	—	—	—

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
Career			—		—	3	61	1	—	20.3	—	—	—

Career line only: the source has this as a career total, without seasons.

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 78 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 78 of 100, era-normalized against pass yds/g peers across 16 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 70 × longevity 1 = KV-H 78· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 66

On-field 47.6

Availability 18.4

On-field production