Lorenzo White ranks in the all-time elite tier for running backs — a career that places White in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns White a career score of 73, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| 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 | |||||
| 1988 | 22 | HOU | 11 | — | 31 | 115 | 0 | 3.7 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 23 | HOU | 16 | — | 104 | 349 | 5 | 3.4 | 4.8 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 37 | 0 | — | 6.2 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 24 | HOU | 16 | — | 168 | 702 | 8 | 4.2 | 4.8 | — | — | — | — | 39 | 368 | 4 | — | 9.4 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 25 | HOU | 13 | — | 110 | 465 | 4 | 4.2 | 3.6 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 211 | 0 | — | 7.8 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 26 | HOU | 16 | — | 265 | 1,226 | 7 | 4.6 | 2.6 | — | — | — | — | 57 | 641 | 1 | — | 11.2 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 27 | HOU | 8 | — | 131 | 465 | 2 | 3.5 | 1.5 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 229 | 0 | — | 6.7 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 28 | HOU | 15 | — | 191 | 757 | 3 | 4.0 | 1.6 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 188 | 1 | — | 9.0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 29 | CLE | 12 | — | 62 | 163 | 1 | 2.6 | 1.6 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 64 | 0 | — | 8.0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 107 | — | 1,062 | 4,242 | 30 | 4.0 | 2.8 | — | — | — | — | 192 | 1,738 | 6 | — | 9.1 | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
141 career value over replacement — #719 all-time of 4,695. 17.6/season above a replacement-level RB.
Pick #22 (Rd 1) · HOU · 1988 · +16.7 vs expected KV-H
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8 seasons · peak 12.4 in 1992
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.
2.3 career wins over 8 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 1992 · +0.9 wins
Latest season · 1995 · −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.
#89 of 1,228 all-time RBs by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 22 | HOU | 11 | — | 31 | 115 | 0 | 3.7 | 0.0 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 1989 | 23 | HOU | 16 | — | 104 | 349 | 5 | 3.4 | 4.8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 1990 | 24 | HOU | 16 | — | 168 | 702 | 8 | 4.2 | 4.8 | — | — | — | 8.6 |
| 1991 | 25 | HOU | 13 | — | 110 | 465 | 4 | 4.2 | 3.6 | — | — | — | 4.4 |
| 1992 | 26 | HOU | 16 | — | 265 | 1,226 | 7 | 4.6 | 2.6 | — | — | — | 12.4 |
| 1993 | 27 | HOU | 8 | — | 131 | 465 | 2 | 3.5 | 1.5 | — | — | — | 1.6 |
| 1994 | 28 | HOU | 15 | — | 191 | 757 | 3 | 4.0 | 1.6 | — | — | — | 3.1 |
| 1995 | 29 | CLE | 12 | — | 62 | 163 | 1 | 2.6 | 1.6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| Career | 107 | 1,062 | 4,242 | 30 | 4.0 | 2.8 | — | — | — | 30.1 |
A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 73 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 8 scored seasons.
Blend 73.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 73· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
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