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

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Larry Moriarty

Top 22% all-time RBsReliable StarterTwo-Way Profile

Height6'1"

Weight240 lb

BornApr 24, 1958

Age68

CollegeNotre Dame; Santa Barbara See College Stats

Rookie yr1983

Draft1983 · Rd 5, Pick 114 · HOU

Archetype Intelligence

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A running back with a top 30% among starters — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 47 · #2143 · Above Average

Worth 47 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 47% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +9.4 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+9.4

Avg surplus

peak +23

5 seasons × ~9.4 surplus ≈ VORP 47

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
1983	—	TEN	16	—	65	321	3	4.9	4.6	—	—	—	—	4	32	0	—	8.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1984	—	TEN	14	—	189	785	6	4.2	3.2	—	—	—	—	31	206	1	—	6.6	—	—	—	1	1	100.0%	16	0	0	0.0	0.0	16.0	16.0	—	118.8	0	3	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1985	—	TEN	15	—	106	381	3	3.6	2.8	—	—	—	—	17	112	0	—	6.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1986	—	TEN	15	—	55	137	1	2.5	1.8	—	—	—	—	2	16	0	—	8.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1986	—	KC	15	—	35	115	0	3.3	0.0	—	—	—	—	7	51	0	—	7.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1987	—	KC	12	—	30	107	0	3.6	0.0	—	—	—	—	10	37	1	—	3.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1988	—	KC	9	—	20	62	0	3.1	0.0	—	—	—	—	6	40	0	—	6.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
Career		—	96	—	500	1,908	13	3.8	2.6	—	—	—	0	77	494	2	—	6.4	—	—	—	1	1	100.0%	16	0	0	0.0	0.0	16.0	16.0	—	118.8	0	13	8	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	—	—

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	VAL
1984	26	TEN	14	—	1	1	100.0%	16	0	0	0.0	0.0	16.0	16.0	—	118.8	0	15
Career			14		1	1	100.0%	16	0	0	0.0	0.0	16.0	—	—	118.8	0	49.1

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
1984	26	TEN	14	—	189	785	6	4.2	3.2	—	—	—
1983	25	TEN	16	—	65	321	3	4.9	4.6	—	—	—
1985	27	TEN	15	—	106	381	3	3.6	2.8	—	—	—
1986	28	TEN	15	—	55	137	1	2.5	1.8	—	—	—
1986	28	KC	15	—	35	115	0	3.3	0.0	—	—	—
1987	29	KC	12	—	30	107	0	3.6	0.0	—	—	—
1988	30	KC	9	—	20	62	0	3.1	0.0	—	—	—
Career			96		500	1,908	13	3.8	—	—	—	—

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1984	26	TEN	14	—	—	31	206	1	—	6.6	—	—	—
1983	25	TEN	16	—	—	4	32	0	—	8.0	—	—	—
1985	27	TEN	15	—	—	17	112	0	—	6.6	—	—	—
1986	28	TEN	15	—	—	2	16	0	—	8.0	—	—	—
1986	28	KC	15	—	—	7	51	0	—	7.3	—	—	—
1987	29	KC	12	—	—	10	37	1	—	3.7	—	—	—
1988	30	KC	9	—	—	6	40	0	—	6.7	—	—	—
Career			96		0	77	494	2	—	6.4	—	—	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	FR	TD	Sfty
1984	26	TEN	—	—	3	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1983	25	TEN	—	—	6	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1985	27	TEN	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1986	28	KC	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1988	30	KC	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
Career					13	8	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 60 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 60 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 6 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 60.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 60· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 58

On-field 40.4

Availability 17.6

On-field production Staying available

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

1983bestavg 57elite 701988

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 10% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

10% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader10

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

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: 92%.

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+).

College Stats

Notre Dame; Santa BarbaraCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Notre Dame; Santa Barbara), 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.

1983 Draft Class· this player went #114

#74Stephen StarringWR #78Jo-Jo TownsellWR #85Phil SmithWR #88Mike McCloskeyTE #93Trey JunkinTE #104Mike MillerWR #107Pat DunsmoreTE #108Chris FaulknerTE #119Jim ArnoldP #120Byron DarbyDT #123Chris CastorWR #124Malcolm ScottTE #133Paul SkansiWR #134Otis GrantWR #135Chuck McSwainRB #138Dokie WilliamsWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Larry inherited the Tennessee Titans RB room from Stan Edwards (1982–1986), and handed it to Butch Woolfolk (1985–1986).

Stan Edwards 1982–1986Larry Moriarty 1983–1986Butch Woolfolk 1985–1986Spencer Tillman 1987–1994Todd McNair 1994–1995Rodney Thomas

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

1988final season
Last recorded season with KC
1986team change
Joined KC (from TEN)
1983draft
Drafted by HOU — Round 5, Pick 114
1983team change
Joined TEN (from HOU)

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 240 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 6-season peers. See all →

peak 64

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

C+1983

B+1984

B1985

C+1986

C+1987

C1988

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.

85%

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
1983	321	20.1	466+145	27.4
1984	785	56.1	1,205+420	70.9
1985	381	25.4	605+224	35.6
1986	137	9.1	286+149	16.8
1987	107	8.9	311+204	18.3
1988	62	6.9	271+209	15.9

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

Career Value · VORP

47 career value over replacement — #2143 all-time of 4,642. 7.8/season above a replacement-level RB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #114 (Rd 5) · HOU · 1983 · +23.2 vs expected KV-H

60actual

36.8 expected · Δ+23.2

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1983 Draft Class· this player went #114

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator