Lem Barney ranks in the all-time elite tier for defensive backs — a career that places Barney in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Barney a career score of 70, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Lem Barney
Height6'0"
Weight188 lb
BornSep 8, 1945
Age81
Rookie yr1967
Combined Season Grid
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1967 | 21–22 | DET | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1968 | 22–23 | DET | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 5 | — | — |
| 1969 | 23–24 | DET | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| 1970 | 24–25 | DET | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1971 | 25–26 | DET | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| 1972 | 26–27 | DET | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 1973 | 27–28 | DET | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 3 | — | — |
| 1974 | 28–29 | DET | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1975 | 29–30 | DET | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 1976 | 30–31 | DET | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 1977 | 31–32 | DET | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| Career | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 17 | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
184 career value over replacement — #452 all-time of 4,695. 16.7/season above a replacement-level CB.
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