Mark Bavaro ranks in the all-time elite tier for tight ends — a career that places Bavaro in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Bavaro a career score of 88, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Mark Bavaro

2× Pro Bowl2× All-ProTop 2% all-time TEsIron Legend🌅 Early Bloomer · 1986

Height6'4"

Weight245 lb

Born

Career Value · VORP

288 career value over replacement — #155 all-time of 4,695. 32/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #100 (Rd 4) · NYG · 1985 · +50.5 vs expected KV-H

88actual

37.5 expected · Δ+50.5

💔+34.6 stolen VORP·1.08 szns lost

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Combined Season Grid

Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.

1 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1985	22	NYG	16	—	—	37	511	4	—	13.8	—	—	—
1986	23	NYG	16	—	—	66	1,001	4	—	15.2	—	—	—
1987	24	NYG	12	—	—	55	867	8	—	15.8	—	—	—
1988	25	NYG	16	—	—	53	672	4	—	12.7	—	—	—
1989	26	NYG	7	—	—	22	278	3	—	12.6	—	—	—
1990	27	NYG	15	—	—	33	393	5	—	11.9	—	—	—
1992	29	CLE	16	—	—	25	315	2	—	12.6	—	—	—
1993	30	PHI	16	—	—	43	481	6	—	11.2	—	—	—
1994	31	PHI	12	—	—	17	215	3	—	12.6	—	—	—
Career		—	126	—	—	351	4,733	39	—	13.5	—	—	—

Career arc · VAL by season

9 seasons · peak 18.0 in 1987

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.

What he added · wins above replacement

5.8 career wins over 9 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL

Best season · 1987 · +1.4 wins

Estimated from the season line (early era)+1.4

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
1985	22	NYG	16	—	—	37	511	4	—	13.8	—	—	—	6.9
1986	23	NYG	16	—	—	66	1,001	4	—	15.2	—	—	—	14.3
1987	24	NYG	12	—	—	55	867	8	—	15.8	—	—	—	18
1988	25	NYG	16	—	—	53	672	4	—	12.7	—	—	—	10.1
1989	26	NYG	7	—	—	22	278	3	—	12.6	—	—	—	4.6
1990	27	NYG	15	—	—	33	393	5	—	11.9	—	—	—	6.7
1992	29	CLE	16	—	—	25	315	2	—	12.6	—	—	—	5
1993	30	PHI	16	—	—	43	481	6	—	11.2	—	—	—	8.3
1994	31	PHI	12	—	—	17	215	3	—	12.6	—	—	—	2.6
Career			126		—	351	4,733	39	—	13.5	—	—	—	76.5

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 88 · All-Time Great

A all-time great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 88 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 9 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 85 × longevity 1 = KV-H 88· confidence 99%

What builds the career mark of 79

On-field 60.7

Availability 18.3