Marion Barber is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Barber in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Barber's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | VAL | Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | ||||||
| 2005 | 22 | DAL | 12 | — | 0.9 | 138 | 538 | 5 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 28 | 20.3 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 115 | 0 | 100.0% | 6.4 | 6.4 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 23 | DAL | 16 | — | 9.4 | 136 | 654 | 14 | 4.8 | 10.3 | 46 | 33.8 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 196 | 2 | 100.0% | 8.5 | 8.5 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 24 | DAL | 16 | — | 8.1 | 203 | 973 | 10 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 48 | 23.6 | 0 | 44 | 44 | 282 | 2 | 100.0% | 6.4 | 6.4 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 25 | DAL | 15 | — | 1.5 | 238 | 885 | 7 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 57 | 23.9 | 1 | 52 | 52 | 417 | 2 | 100.0% | 8.0 | 8.0 | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 26 | DAL | 15 | — | 3.0 | 214 | 932 | 7 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 58 | 27.1 | 1 | 36 | 26 | 221 | 0 | 72.2% | 8.5 | 6.1 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 27 | DAL | 13 | — | 0.0 | 113 | 374 | 4 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 29 | 25.7 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 49 | 0 | 73.3% | 4.5 | 3.3 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 28 | CHI | 11 | — | 0.2 | 114 | 422 | 6 | 3.7 | 5.3 | 26 | 22.8 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 50 | 0 | 55.6% | 10.0 | 5.6 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 98 | — | 23.1 | 1,156 | 4,778 | 53 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 292 | 25.3 | 3 | 197 | 179 | 1,330 | 6 | 90.9% | 7.4 | 6.8 | — | 59 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
90 career value over replacement — #1316 all-time of 4,695. 12.9/season above a replacement-level RB.
Pick #109 (Rd 4) · DAL · 2005 · +29.3 vs expected KV-H
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A high-end running back defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.
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