LeRoy Butler is a Hall of Fame defensive back whose career earned a modest career value score of 46 in the Knox value model. Butler's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1990 | 22 | GB | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 23 | GB | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 24 | GB | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 25 | GB | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 26 | GB | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 27 | GB | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 28 | GB | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.5 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 29 | GB | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 30 | GB | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.0 | 4.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 31 | GB | 16 | — | 55 | 36 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 32 | GB | 16 | — | 79 | 53 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 33 | GB | 9 | — | 33 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 181 | — | 167 | 113 | 54 | 10 | 3 | 20.5 | 33.5 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
22 career value over replacement — #3052 all-time of 4,695. 7.3/season above a replacement-level S.
Pick #48 (Rd 2) · GB · 1990 · -3.2 vs expected KV-H
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12 seasons · peak 3.0 in 2000
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.
0.7 career wins over 12 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2000 · +0.2 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.
#628 of 1,089 all-time defensive backs by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 22 | GB | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 1991 | 23 | GB | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 1992 | 24 | GB | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 1993 | 25 | GB | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 1994 | 26 | GB | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 1995 | 27 | GB | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| 1996 | 28 | GB | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.5 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.5 |
| 1997 | 29 | GB | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.6 |
| 1998 | 30 | GB | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.0 | 4.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.5 |
| 1999 | 31 | GB | 16 | — | 55 | 36 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 |
| 2000 | 32 | GB | 16 | — | 79 | 53 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2001 | 33 | GB | 9 | — | 33 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 181 | 167 | 113 | 54 | 10 | 3 | 20.5 | 33.5 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8.6 |
A solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 46 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
Blend 53.8 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 46· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)
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