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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7 seasons · peak 9.4 in 2006
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.
1.8 career wins over 7 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2006 · +0.7 wins
0.7 of DAL's 9 wins (8%)
Latest season · 2011 · +0.0 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. Team wins are the club's actual regular-season wins; a traded season, or one whose club record is missing, shows no share.
#203 of 1,228 all-time RBs by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 22 | DAL | 12 | — | 18 | 18 | 115 | 0 | 100.0% | 6.4 | 6.4 | — | 6 |
| 2006 | 23 | DAL | 16 | — | 23 | 23 | 196 | 2 | 100.0% | 8.5 | 8.5 | — | 8 |
| 2007 | 24 | DAL | 16 | — | 44 | 44 | 282 | 2 | 100.0% | 6.4 | 6.4 | — | 16 |
| 2008 | 25 | DAL | 15 | — | 52 | 52 | 417 | 2 | 100.0% | 8.0 | 8.0 | — | 17 |
| 2009 | 26 | DAL | 15 | — | 36 | 26 | 221 | 0 | 72.2% | 8.5 | 6.1 | — | 10 |
| 2010 | 27 | DAL | 13 | — | 15 | 11 | 49 | 0 | 73.3% | 4.5 | 3.3 | — | 1 |
| 2011 | 28 | CHI | 11 | — | 9 | 5 | 50 | 0 | 55.6% | 10.0 | 5.6 | — | 1 |
| Career | 98 | 197 | 179 | 1,330 | 6 | 90.9% | 7.4 | 6.8 | — | 59 |
A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 65 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 7 scored seasons.
Blend 65 × longevity 1 = KV-H 65· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
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