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.
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 | Passing | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 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 | 25 | TEN | 16 | — | 65 | 321 | 3 | 4.9 | 4.6 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 32 | 0 | — | 8.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 26 | 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 | 27 | TEN | 15 | — | 106 | 381 | 3 | 3.6 | 2.8 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 112 | 0 | — | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 28 | KC / TEN | — | — | 90 | 252 | 1 | 2.8 | 1.1 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 67 | 0 | — | 7.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 29 | KC | 12 | — | 30 | 107 | 0 | 3.6 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 37 | 1 | — | 3.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 30 | KC | 9 | — | 20 | 62 | 0 | 3.1 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 40 | 0 | — | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | — | — | 500 | 1,908 | 13 | 3.8 | 2.6 | — | — | — | — | 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 | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
44 career value over replacement — #2262 all-time of 4,695. 8.8/season above a replacement-level RB.
Pick #114 (Rd 5) · HOU · 1983 · +25.3 vs expected KV-H
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6 seasons · peak 5.0 in 1984
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.
0.5 career wins over 6 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 1984 · +0.4 wins
Latest season · 1988 · −0.1 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.
#261 of 1,228 all-time RBs by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 25 | TEN | 16 | — | 65 | 321 | 3 | 4.9 | 4.6 | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 26 | TEN | 14 | — | 189 | 785 | 6 | 4.2 | 3.2 | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 27 | TEN | 15 | — | 106 | 381 | 3 | 3.6 | 2.8 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 28 | All teams | — | — | 90 | 252 | 1 | 2.8 | 1.1 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 29 | KC | 12 | — | 30 | 107 | 0 | 3.6 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 30 | KC | 9 | — | 20 | 62 | 0 | 3.1 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 500 | 1,908 | 13 | 3.8 | 2.6 | — | — | — |
Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 25 | TEN | 16 | — | — | 4 | 32 | 0 | — | 8.0 | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 26 | TEN | 14 | — | — | 31 | 206 | 1 | — | 6.6 | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 27 | TEN | 15 | — | — | 17 | 112 | 0 | — | 6.6 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 28 | All teams | — | — | — | 9 | 67 | 0 | — | 7.4 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 29 | KC | 12 | — | — | 10 | 37 | 1 | — | 3.7 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 30 | KC | 9 | — | — | 6 | 40 | 0 | — | 6.7 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | — | 77 | 494 | 2 | — | 6.4 | — | — | — |
Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 25 | TEN | — | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 26 | TEN | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 27 | TEN | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 28 | KC | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 30 | KC | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 13 | 8 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
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 well-rounded profile that scores 61 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 5 scored seasons.
Blend 61 × longevity 1 = KV-H 61· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
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