John Henry Johnson is a Hall of Fame running back whose career earned a solid career value score of 67 in the Knox value model. Henry'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.
Career games unavailable for incomplete season coverage. Verified career totals remain shown; career per-game figures require complete coverage.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||
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| Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 1954 | 24–25 | SF | 12 | — | 129 | 681 | 9 | 5.3 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 183 | 0 | — | 6.5 | — | — | — |
| 1955 | 25–26 | SF | 7 | — | 19 | 69 | 1 | 3.6 | 5.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | 3.0 | — | — | — |
| 1956 | 26–27 | SF | 12 | — | 80 | 301 | 2 | 3.8 | 2.5 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 90 | 0 | — | 11.3 | — | — | — |
| 1957 | 27–28 | DET | 12 | — | 129 | 621 | 5 | 4.8 | 3.9 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 141 | 0 | — | 7.0 | — | — | — |
| 1958 | 28–29 | DET | 9 | — | 56 | 254 | 0 | 4.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 60 | 0 | — | 8.6 | — | — | — |
| 1959 | 29–30 | DET | 10 | — | 82 | 270 | 2 | 3.3 | 2.4 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 34 | 1 | — | 4.9 | — | — | — |
| 1960 | 30–31 | PIT | 12 | — | 118 | 621 | 2 | 5.3 | 1.7 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 112 | 1 | — | 9.3 | — | — | — |
| 1961 | 31–32 | PIT | 14 | — | 213 | 787 | 6 | 3.7 | 2.8 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 262 | 1 | — | 10.9 | — | — | — |
| 1962 | 32–33 | PIT | 14 | — | 251 | 1,141 | 7 | 4.5 | 2.8 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 226 | 2 | — | 7.1 | — | — | — |
| 1963 | 33–34 | PIT | 12 | — | 186 | 773 | 4 | 4.2 | 2.2 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 145 | 1 | — | 6.9 | — | — | — |
| 1964 | 34–35 | PIT | 14 | — | 235 | 1,048 | 7 | 4.5 | 3.0 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 69 | 1 | — | 4.1 | — | — | — |
| 1965 | 35–36 | PIT | — | — | 3 | 11 | 0 | 3.7 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1966 | 36–37 | HOU | 14 | — | 70 | 226 | 3 | 3.2 | 4.3 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 150 | 0 | — | 18.8 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | — | — | 1,571 | 6,803 | 48 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 186 | 1,478 | 7 | — | 7.9 | — | — | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
112 career value over replacement — #991 all-time of 4,695. 9.3/season above a replacement-level RB.
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A high-end running back defined as much by exceptional availability — almost never missed time as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.
Worth 112 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 22% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 9 of 12 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +12.4 on average.See board →
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9 seasons × ~12.4 surplus ≈ VORP 112
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