Larry Centers is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Centers in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Centers's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Larry Centers

3× Pro Bowl1× All-ProTop 17% all-time RBsIron Man📉 Fades · -30% playoffsTwo-Way ProfileTeam Carrier · #302

Height6'0"

Weight225 lb

BornJun 1, 1968

Age58

CollegeStephen F. Austin State See College Stats

Rookie yr1990

Draft1990 · Rd 5, Pick 115 · ARI

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

38thReceptions·827

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Archetype Intelligence

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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.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 88 · #1319 · High-Value

Worth 88 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 29% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 11 of 14 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +8 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

11 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

Avg surplus

peak +16

11 seasons × ~8 surplus ≈ VORP 88

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

4 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Rushing								Receiving									Passing													Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1990	—	PHO	6	—	0	0	0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	—	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991	—	ARI	9	—	14	44	0	3.1	0.0	—	—	—	—	19	176	0	—	9.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992	—	ARI	16	—	37	139	0	3.8	0.0	—	—	—	—	50	417	2	—	8.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993	—	ARI	16	—	25	152	0	6.1	0.0	—	—	—	—	66	603	3	—	9.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	—	ARI	16	—	115	336	5	2.9	4.3	—	—	—	—	77	647	2	—	8.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	ARI	16	—	78	254	2	3.3	2.6	—	—	—	—	101	962	2	—	9.5	—	—	—	0	1	0.0%	0	0	1	0.0	100.0	0.0	-45.0	0.0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	ARI	16	—	116	425	2	3.7	1.7	—	—	—	—	99	766	7	—	7.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	ARI	15	—	101	276	1	2.7	1.0	—	—	—	—	54	409	1	—	7.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	ARI	16	—	31	110	0	3.5	0.0	—	—	—	—	69	559	2	—	8.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	WAS	16	—	13	51	0	3.9	0.0	3	23.1	0	90	69	544	3	76.7%	7.9	6.0	—	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	WAS	15	—	19	103	0	5.4	0.0	4	21.1	0	94	81	600	3	86.2%	7.4	6.4	—	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	BUF	16	—	34	160	2	4.7	5.9	7	20.6	0	105	80	620	2	76.2%	7.8	5.9	—	34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	SF	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2002	—	BUF	16	—	11	56	2	5.1	18.2	6	54.5	0	63	43	388	0	68.3%	9.0	6.2	—	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	GB	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2003	—	NE	9	—	21	82	0	3.9	0.0	2	9.5	0	19	19	106	1	100.0%	5.6	5.6	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	BUF	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
Career		—	203	—	615	2,188	14	3.6	2.3	22	3.6	0	371	827	6,797	28	222.9%	8.2	18.3	—	120	0	1	0.0%	0	0	1	0.0	100.0	0.0	-45.0	0.0	0.0	0	6	6	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0

Career EPA35.5·-2 rushing · 38 receiving·7.1/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1990	22	PHO	6	—	0	0	0	0.0	—	—	—	—	2.3
1991	23	ARI	9	—	14	44	0	3.1	0.0	—	—	—	4.6
1992	24	ARI	16	—	37	139	0	3.8	0.0	—	—	—	11.7
1993	25	ARI	16	—	25	152	0	6.1	0.0	—	—	—	13.3
1994	26	ARI	16	—	115	336	5	2.9	4.3	—	—	—	17.4
1995	27	ARI	16	—	78	254	2	3.3	2.6	—	—	—	16.1
1996	28	ARI	16	—	116	425	2	3.7	1.7	—	—	—	17.3
1997	29	ARI	15	—	101	276	1	2.7	1.0	—	—	—	12.4
1998	30	ARI	16	—	31	110	0	3.5	0.0	—	—	—	14
1999	31	WAS	16	—	13	51	0	3.9	0.0	3	23.1	0	13.9
2000	32	WAS	15	—	19	103	0	5.4	0.0	4	21.1	0	13
2001	33	BUF	16	—	34	160	2	4.7	5.9	7	20.6	0	14.8
2002	34	BUF	16	—	11	56	2	5.1	18.2	6	54.5	0	10.3
2003	35	NE	9	—	21	82	0	3.9	0.0	2	9.5	0	5.5
Career			198		615	2,188	14	3.6	—	22	—	0	166.6

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1990	22	PHO	6	—	—	0	0	0	—	0.0	—	—	—
1991	23	ARI	9	—	—	19	176	0	—	9.3	—	—	—
1992	24	ARI	16	—	—	50	417	2	—	8.3	—	—	—
1993	25	ARI	16	—	—	66	603	3	—	9.1	—	—	—
1994	26	ARI	16	—	—	77	647	2	—	8.4	—	—	—
1995	27	ARI	16	—	—	101	962	2	—	9.5	—	—	—
1996	28	ARI	16	—	—	99	766	7	—	7.7	—	—	—
1997	29	ARI	15	—	—	54	409	1	—	7.6	—	—	—
1998	30	ARI	16	—	—	69	559	2	—	8.1	—	—	—
1999	31	WAS	16	—	90	69	544	3	76.7%	7.9	6.0	—	31
2000	32	WAS	15	—	94	81	600	3	86.2%	7.4	6.4	—	27
2001	33	BUF	16	—	105	80	620	2	76.2%	7.8	5.9	—	34
2002	34	BUF	16	—	63	43	388	0	68.3%	9.0	6.2	—	19
2003	35	NE	9	—	19	19	106	1	100.0%	5.6	5.6	—	9
Career			198		371	827	6,797	28	222.9%	8.2	18.3	—	120

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR
2001	33	SF	2	—	3	3	0.0	0.0	—
2002	34	GB	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
2003	35	BUF	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Career			5		6	6	—	—	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	31	—	—	—	—	-1.1	21.3
2000	32	—	—	—	—	-3.6	3.3
2001	33	—	—	—	—	3.4	-0.2
2002	34	—	—	—	—	3.9	6.1
2003	35	—	—	—	—	-5.0	7.5
Career					—	—	—

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk
1995	27	ARI	16	—	0	1	0.0%	0	0	1	0.0	100.0	0.0	-45.0	0.0	0.0	0
Career			16		0	1	0.0%	0	0	1	0.0	100.0	0.0	—	—	0.0	0

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 64 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 64 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 14 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 59.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 64· confidence 98%

What builds the career mark of 56

On-field 37.4

Availability 18.6

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)

1990bestavg 542003

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #302 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

1 qualifying season

2001 BUF·3 team wins#18

Receptions · 80 · score 32

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Solid

of 100

Reached 53% of the all-time Receptions leader — a solid all-time profile at the position.

53% of the all-time Receptions leader53

2 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader67

7.11 EPA/season over 5 seasons52

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: 87%.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average RBs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Playoff vs Regular Season

📉 Regular Season Player

Yards / Carry: 3.6 regular season → 2.5 playoffs (2 playoff seasons)

-30%

vs reg season

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

8,985

2,188 rush · 6,797 recv

Total TDs

14 rush · 28 recv

Total Touches

1,442

615 carries · 827 rec

Yds / Touch

6.2

rushing + receiving

Postseason Career

4 playoff games

Rushing

Att4Yds10Y/A2.5

Receiving

Tgt12Rec11Yds88Ctch%91.7%Y/R8.0Y/Tgt7.31D4

Advanced (EPA)

Rush EPA-2.8Rec EPA2.5

College Stats

Stephen F. Austin StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Stephen F. Austin State), 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.

1990 Draft Class· this player went #115

#94Bill SchultzG #96Fred JonesWR #97Chris CallowayWR #100Eddie FullerRB #102Jackie HarrisTE #105Chris OldhamDB #106Rick CunninghamOT #108Tony MayberryC #117Pat ChaffeyRB #118Jeff CampbellWR #122Lynn JamesWR #125Charles ArbuckleTE #128Barry FosterRB #129Rob BurnettDE #130Brian MitchellRB #131Cedric SmithFB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Larry inherited the Arizona Cardinals RB room from Johnny Johnson (1990–1992), and handed it to Johnny Bailey (1992–1993).

Stump Mitchell 1981–1989Earl Ferrell 1983–1989Ron Wolfley 1985–1990Vai Sikahema 1986–1990Johnny Johnson 1990–1992Larry Centers

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Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

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Movementderived from season history

2003team change
Joined NE (from BUF)
2003final season
Last recorded season with NE
2001team change
Joined BUF (from WAS)
1999team change
Joined WAS (from ARI)
1991team change
Joined ARI (from PHO)
1990draft
Drafted by ARI — Round 5, Pick 115
1990team change
Joined PHO (from ARI)

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 225 lb

Frame

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 14-season peers. See all →

peak 65

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

F1990

C1991

C+1992

C+1993

B1994

B1995

B1996

B1997

C+1998

C+1999

C+2000

C+2001

C+2002

C2003

Era Translator

Rush 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 Rush Yds	Rush Yds/G	→ 2025 Rush Yds	→ 2025 /G
1990	0	0	146+146	8.6
1991	44	4.9	270+226	15.9
1992	139	8.7	372+233	21.9
1993	152	9.5	411+259	24.2
1994	336	21	659+323	38.7
1995	254	15.9	572+318	33.6
1996	425	26.6	799+374	47
1997	276	18.4	608+332	35.7
1998	110	6.9	383+273	22.5
1999	51	3.2	316+265	18.6
2000	103	6.9	333+230	19.6
2001	160	10	311+151	18.3
2002	56	3.5	213+157	12.6
2003	82	9.1	264+182	15.5

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

88 career value over replacement — #1319 all-time of 4,642. 6.3/season above a replacement-level RB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #115 (Rd 5) · ARI · 1990 · +29.6 vs expected KV-H

64actual

34.4 expected · Δ+29.6

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

Passing

KV-H Anatomy

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

From Scrimmage · Career

Postseason Career

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1990 Draft Class· this player went #115

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

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Era Translator

Career Geography