Leroy Kelly is a Hall of Fame running back whose career earned a solid career value score of 64 in the Knox value model. Kelly's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.
Career Value · VORP
86 career value over replacement — #1379 all-time of 4,695. 9.6/season above a replacement-level RB.
Fan Rating
Rate Leroy Kelly — All-Time
Explore More
Similar Players
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 | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 1964 | 22 | CLE | — | — | 6 | 12 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1965 | 23 | CLE | 13 | — | 37 | 139 | 0 | 3.8 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 122 | 0 | — | 13.6 | — | — | — |
| 1966 | 24 | CLE | 14 | — | 209 | 1,141 | 15 | 5.5 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 366 | 1 | — | 11.4 | — | — | — |
| 1967 | 25 | CLE | 14 | — | 235 | 1,205 | 11 | 5.1 | 4.7 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 282 | 2 | — | 14.1 | — | — | — |
| 1968 | 26 | CLE | 14 | — | 248 | 1,239 | 16 | 5.0 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 297 | 4 | — | 13.5 | — | — | — |
| 1969 | 27 | CLE | 13 | — | 196 | 817 | 9 | 4.2 | 4.6 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 267 | 1 | — | 13.3 | — | — | — |
| 1970 | 28 | CLE | 13 | — | 206 | 656 | 6 | 3.2 | 2.9 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 311 | 2 | — | 13.0 | — | — | — |
| 1971 | 29 | CLE | 14 | — | 234 | 865 | 10 | 3.7 | 4.3 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 252 | 2 | — | 10.1 | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 30 | CLE | 14 | — | 224 | 811 | 4 | 3.6 | 1.8 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 204 | 1 | — | 8.9 | — | — | — |
| 1973 | 31 | CLE | 13 | — | 132 | 389 | 3 | 2.9 | 2.3 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 180 | 0 | — | 12.0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | — | — | 1,727 | 7,274 | 74 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 2,281 | 13 | — | 12.0 | — | — | 0 | |
10 seasons · peak 40.3 in 1967 · league-best season: 1967
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.
10.4 career wins over 10 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 1967 · +3.1 wins
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 22 | CLE | — | — | 6 | 12 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 1965 | 23 | CLE | 13 | — | 37 | 139 | 0 | 3.8 | 0.0 | — | — | — | 1.1 |
| 1966 | 24 | CLE | 14 | — | 209 | 1,141 | 15 | 5.5 | 7.2 | — | — | — | 34 |
| 1967 | 25 | CLE | 14 | — | 235 | 1,205 | 11 | 5.1 | 4.7 | — | — | — | 40.3 |
| 1968 | 26 | CLE | 14 | — | 248 | 1,239 | 16 | 5.0 | 6.5 | — | — | — | 14.2 |
| 1969 | 27 | CLE | 13 | — | 196 | 817 | 9 | 4.2 | 4.6 | — | — | — | 19.9 |
| 1970 | 28 | CLE | 13 | — | 206 | 656 | 6 | 3.2 | 2.9 | — | — | — | 1.9 |
| 1971 | 29 | CLE | 14 | — | 234 | 865 | 10 | 3.7 | 4.3 | — | — | — | 18.4 |
| 1972 | 30 | CLE | 14 | — | 224 | 811 | 4 | 3.6 | 1.8 | — | — | — | 5.2 |
| 1973 | 31 | CLE | 13 | — | 132 | 389 | 3 | 2.9 | 2.3 | — | — | — | 0.3 |
| Career | — | 1,727 | 7,274 | 74 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 135.3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 22 | CLE | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1965 | 23 | CLE | 13 | — | — | 9 | 122 | 0 | — | 13.6 | — | — | — |
| 1966 | 24 | CLE | 14 | — | — | 32 | 366 | 1 | — | 11.4 | — | — | — |
| 1967 | 25 | CLE | 14 | — | — | 20 | 282 | 2 | — | 14.1 | — | — | — |
| 1968 | 26 | CLE | 14 | — | — | 22 | 297 | 4 | — | 13.5 | — | — | — |
| 1969 | 27 | CLE | 13 | — | — | 20 | 267 | 1 | — | 13.3 | — | — | — |
| 1970 | 28 | CLE | 13 | — | — | 24 | 311 | 2 | — | 13.0 | — | — | — |
| 1971 | 29 | CLE | 14 | — | — | 25 | 252 | 2 | — | 10.1 | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 30 | CLE | 14 | — | — | 23 | 204 | 1 | — | 8.9 | — | — | — |
| 1973 | 31 | CLE | 13 | — | — | 15 | 180 | 0 | — | 12.0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 0 | 190 | 2,281 | 13 | — | 12.0 | — | — | 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 peak-driven profile that scores 64 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 9 scored seasons.
Blend 62.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 64· confidence 100%
David Montgomery
RB
91% match
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.
#210 of 1,228 all-time RBs by KV-H
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)