Lawrence Taylor is a Hall of Fame pass rusher whose career earned one of the highest career value scores of 93 in the Knox value model. Taylor's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.

On the boards· Appears on 3 boards

Streaks7 straight · 10 sacks · 1984–90

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Lawrence Taylor

"L.T."

★ HALL OF FAME10× Pro Bowl8× All-ProTop 1% all-time pass rushersIron Legend

Height6'3"

Career Value · VORP

342 career value over replacement — #83 all-time of 4,695. 26.3/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #2 (Rd 1) · NYG · 1981 · +29.7 vs expected KV-H

93actual

63.3 expected · Δ+29.7

💔+27.4 stolen VORP·1.04 szns lost

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Combined Season Grid

Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.

1 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics

Career games unavailable for incomplete season coverage. Verified career totals remain shown; career per-game figures require complete coverage.

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1981	22–23	NYG	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	9.5	9.5	1	—	5	1	—	—
1982	23–24	NYG	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	7.5	7.5	1	—	3	0	—	—
1983	24–25	NYG	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	9.0	9.0	2	—	4	2	—	—
1984	25–26	NYG	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	11.5	11.5	1	—	7	0	—	—
1985	26–27	NYG	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	13.0	13.0	0	—	7	2	—	—
1986	27–28	NYG	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	20.5	20.5	0	—	3	0	—	—
1987	28–29	NYG	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	12.0	12.0	3	—	5	0	—	—
1988	29–30	NYG	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	15.5	15.5	0	—	5	1	—	—
1989	30–31	NYG	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	15.0	15.0	0	—	5	0	—	—
1990	31–32	NYG	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	10.5	10.5	1	—	4	1	—	—
1991	32–33	NYG	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	7.0	7.0	0	—	2	2	—	—
1992	33–34	NYG	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	5.0	5.0	0	—	2	1	—	—
1993	34–35	NYG	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	6.0	6.0	0	—	4	1	—	—
Career		—	—	—	0	0	—	—	—	142.0	142.0	9	0	56	11	—	—

Career arc · VAL by season

13 seasons · peak 15.3 in 1986

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.

What he added · wins above replacement

10.0 career wins over 13 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL

Best season · 1986 · +1.2 wins

Estimated from the season line (early era)

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	VAL
1981	22–23	NYG	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	9.5	9.5	1	—	5	1	—	—	7.4
1982	23–24	NYG	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	7.5	7.5	1	—	3	0	—	—	12.4
1983	24–25	NYG	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	9.0	9.0	2	—	4	2	—	—	10.9
1984	25–26	NYG	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	11.5	11.5	1	—	7	0	—	—	9.8
1985	26–27	NYG	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	13.0	13.0	0	—	7	2	—	—	9.2
1986	27–28	NYG	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	20.5	20.5	0	—	3	0	—	—	15.3
1987	28–29	NYG	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	12.0	12.0	3	—	5	0	—	—	14.2
1988	29–30	NYG	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	15.5	15.5	0	—	5	1	—	—	14.5
1989	30–31	NYG	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	15.0	15.0	0	—	5	0	—	—	13.5
1990	31–32	NYG	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	10.5	10.5	1	—	4	1	—	—	9.9
1991	32–33	NYG	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	7.0	7.0	0	—	2	2	—	—	5.5
1992	33–34	NYG	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	5.0	5.0	0	—	2	1	—	—	3.6
1993	34–35	NYG	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	6.0	6.0	0	—	4	1	—	—	5.3
Career			—		0	0	—	—	—	142.0	142.0	9	0	56	11	—	—	131.5

Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 93 · All-Time Great

A all-time great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 93 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 13 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 79 × longevity 1 = KV-H 93· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 73

On-field 54.2

Availability 18.8