Josh Freeman is a career quality starter — a quarterback whose body of work places Freeman in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Freeman'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 | Snap Counts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2009 | 21–22 | TB | 10 | — | 159 | 291 | 54.6% | 1,857 | 10 | 18 | 3.4 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 4.3 | 0.6 | 59.9 | 19 | 31 | 162 | 0 | 5.2 | 0.0 | 11 | 35.5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 22–23 | TB | 16 | — | 291 | 474 | 61.4% | 3,451 | 25 | 6 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 4.2 | 95.9 | 28 | 68 | 364 | 0 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 29 | 42.6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 23–24 | TB | 15 | — | 346 | 551 | 62.8% | 3,592 | 16 | 22 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 6.5 | 5.3 | 0.7 | 74.6 | 29 | 55 | 238 | 4 | 4.3 | 7.3 | 25 | 45.5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 24–25 | TB | 16 | — | 306 | 558 | 54.8% | 4,065 | 27 | 17 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 1.6 | 81.6 | 26 | 39 | 139 | 0 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 16 | 41.0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 25–26 | MIN / TB | 4 | — | 63 | 147 | 42.9% | 761 | 2 | 4 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 52.6 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | 261 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 27–28 | IND | 1 | — | 15 | 28 | 53.6% | 149 | 1 | 1 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 1.0 | 65.9 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 37.5 | 0 | 60 | 85.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| Career | — | 62 | — | 1,180 | 2,049 | 57.6% | 13,875 | 81 | 68 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 1.2 | 77.6 | 111 | 206 | 947 | 4 | 4.6 | 1.9 | 85 | 41.3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
89 career value over replacement — #1335 all-time of 4,695. 17.8/season above a replacement-level QB.
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Pick #17 (Rd 1) · TB · 2009 · +2.2 vs expected KV-H
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5 seasons · peak 25.1 in 2010
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.
4.3 career wins over 5 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2010 · +1.9 wins
Latest season · 2013 · +0.2 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.
#78 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 21–22 | TB | 10 | — | 159 | 291 | 54.6% | 1,857 | 10 | 18 | 3.4 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 4.3 | 0.6 | 59.9 | 19 | 0 |
| 2010 | 22–23 | TB | 16 | — | 291 | 474 | 61.4% | 3,451 | 25 | 6 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 4.2 | 95.9 | 28 | 25.1 |
| 2011 | 23–24 | TB | 15 | — | 346 | 551 | 62.8% | 3,592 | 16 | 22 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 6.5 | 5.3 | 0.7 | 74.6 | 29 | 8.2 |
| 2012 | 24–25 | TB | 16 | — | 306 | 558 | 54.8% | 4,065 | 27 | 17 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 1.6 | 81.6 | 26 | 20.3 |
| 2013 | 25–26 | All teams | 4 | — | 63 | 147 | 42.9% | 761 | 2 | 4 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 52.6 | 8 | 2.2 |
| 2015 | 27–28 | IND | 1 | — | 15 | 28 | 53.6% | 149 | 1 | 1 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 1.0 | 65.9 | 1 | — |
| Career | 62 | 1,180 | 2,049 | 57.6% | 13,875 | 81 | 68 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 1.2 | 77.6 | 111 | 55.8 |
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 25–26 | All teams | 4 | — | 261 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 27–28 | IND | 1 | — | 60 | 85.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| Career | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 59 of 100, era-normalized against pass yds/g peers across 5 scored seasons.
Blend 59.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 59· confidence 90%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative pass yds/g)
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