John Stallworth is a Hall of Fame receiver whose career earned a solid career value score of 69 in the Knox value model. Stallworth's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.
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John Stallworth
All-Time Rank & Honors
career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title contextRegular-season all-time ranks
4
Title Seasons
6
Dynasty Seasons
Yes
Hall of Fame
Season honors and record seasons
A top 10% all-time wide receiver who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 178 · #478 · EliteWorth 178 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 11% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 9 of 13 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +19.8 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
9 cleared
4 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
48
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
9
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+19.8
Avg surplus
peak +37
9 seasons × ~19.8 surplus ≈ VORP 178
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
1 grid split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 1974 | — | PIT | 13 | — | — | 16 | 269 | 1 | — | 16.8 | — | — | — |
| 1975 | — | PIT | 11 | — | — | 20 | 423 | 4 | — | 21.1 | — | — | — |
| 1976 | — | PIT | 8 | — | — | 9 | 111 | 2 | — | 12.3 | — | — | — |
| 1977 | — | PIT | 14 | — | — | 44 | 784 | 7 | — | 17.8 | — | — | — |
| 1978 | — | PIT | 16 | — | — | 41 | 798 | 9 | — | 19.5 | — | — | — |
| 1979 | — | PIT | 16 | — | — | 70 | 1,183 | 8 | — | 16.9 | — | — | — |
| 1980 | — | PIT | 3 | — | — | 9 | 197 | 1 | — | 21.9 | — | — | — |
| 1981 | — | PIT | 16 | — | — | 63 | 1,098 | 5 | — | 17.4 | — | — | — |
| 1982 | — | PIT | 9 | — | — | 27 | 441 | 7 | — | 16.3 | — | — | — |
| 1983 | — | PIT | 4 | — | — | 8 | 100 | 0 | — | 12.5 | — | — | — |
| 1984 | — | PIT | 16 | — | — | 80 | 1,395 | 11 | — | 17.4 | — | — | — |
| 1985 | — | PIT | 16 | — | — | 75 | 937 | 5 | — | 12.5 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | — | PIT | 11 | — | — | 34 | 436 | 1 | — | 12.8 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | — | PIT | 12 | — | — | 41 | 521 | 2 | — | 12.7 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 165 | — | 0 | 537 | 8,693 | 63 | — | 16.2 | — | — | — | |
Receiving
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 22 | PIT | 13 | — | — | 16 | 269 | 1 | — | 16.8 | — | — | — |
| 1975 | 23 | PIT | 11 | — | — | 20 | 423 | 4 | — | 21.1 | — | — | — |
| 1976 | 24 | PIT | 8 | — | — | 9 | 111 | 2 | — | 12.3 | — | — | — |
| 1977 | 25 | PIT | 14 | — | — | 44 | 784 | 7 | — | 17.8 | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 26 | PIT | 16 | — | — | 41 | 798 | 9 | — | 19.5 | — | — | — |
| 1979 | 27 | PIT | 16 | — | — | 70 | 1,183 | 8 | — | 16.9 | — | — | — |
| 1980 | 28 | PIT | 3 | — | — | 9 | 197 | 1 | — | 21.9 | — | — | — |
| 1981 | 29 | PIT | 16 | — | — | 63 | 1,098 | 5 | — | 17.4 | — | — | — |
| 1982 | 30 | PIT | 9 | — | — | 27 | 441 | 7 | — | 16.3 | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 31 | PIT | 4 | — | — | 8 | 100 | 0 | — | 12.5 | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 32 | PIT | 16 | — | — | 80 | 1,395 | 11 | — | 17.4 | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 33 | PIT | 16 | — | — | 75 | 937 | 5 | — | 12.5 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 34 | PIT | 11 | — | — | 34 | 436 | 1 | — | 12.8 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 35 | PIT | 12 | — | — | 41 | 521 | 2 | — | 12.7 | — | — | — |
| Career | 165 | 0 | 537 | 8,693 | 63 | — | 16.2 | — | — | — |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 69 · Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 69 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 13 scored seasons.
60
Sustained
career value
×.6
78
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 67.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 69· confidence 96%
What builds the career mark of 60
On-field 42.1
Availability 17.9
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
1974bestavg 56elite 701987
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position44
Depth
of 100
Reached 38% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
38% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader38
3 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader100
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: 98%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average wide receivers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Alabama A&M), 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.
Top Teammates
Mel BlountCB10yFranco HarrisRB10yLynn SwannWR9yJoe GreeneDT8yFrank PollardRB8yGary AndersonK6yWalter AbercrombieRB6yMark MaloneQB6yLouis LippsWR4yWeegie ThompsonWR4yHarry NewsomeP3yScott CampbellQB3yRich ErenbergRB3yBubby BristerQB2yEarnest JacksonRB2yGregg GarrityWR2yDavid WoodleyQB2yWayne CapersWR2yChuck SandersRB2yDan ReederRB2yRod WoodsonFS1yDwight StoneWR1yPaul SkansiWR1yMerril HogeFB1y
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1987final season
Last recorded season with PIT
- 1974signing
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 →
69
peak 78
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
D1974
C1975
F1976
B1977
B1978
B+1979
B+1981
B1982
F1983
A1984
B+1985
C+1986
B1987
Era Translator
Rec Yds 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 Rec Yds | Rec Yds/G | → 2025 Rec Yds | → 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 269 | 20.7 | 0-269 | 0 |
| 1975 | 423 | 38.5 | 267-156 | 15.7 |
| 1976 | 111 | 13.9 | 0-111 | 0 |
| 1977 | 784 | 56 | 631-153 | 37.1 |
| 1978 | 798 | 49.9 | 548-250 | 32.3 |
| 1979 | 1,183 | 73.9 | 949-234 | 55.8 |
| 1981 | 1,098 | 68.6 | 1,056-42 | 62.1 |
| 1982 | 441 | 49 | 850+409 | 50 |
| 1983 | 100 | 25 | 516+416 | 30.4 |
| 1984 | 1,395 | 87.2 | 1,442+47 | 84.8 |
| 1985 | 937 | 58.6 | 976+39 | 57.4 |
| 1986 | 436 | 39.6 | 668+232 | 39.3 |
| 1987 | 521 | 43.4 | 721+200 | 42.4 |
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
178 career value over replacement — #478 all-time of 4,642. 13.7/season above a replacement-level WR.
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