Mark Malone is a career quality starter — a quarterback whose body of work places Malone in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Malone's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
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 | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | |||||
| 1980 | 21–22 | PIT | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — |
| 1981 | 22–23 | PIT | 8 | — | 45 | 88 | 51.1% | 553 | 3 | 5 | 3.4 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 4.4 | 0.6 | 58.6 | — | 16 | 68 | 2 | 4.3 | 12.5 | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 24–25 | PIT | 2 | — | 9 | 20 | 45.0% | 124 | 1 | 2 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 6.2 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 42.5 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 25–26 | PIT | 13 | — | 147 | 272 | 54.0% | 2,137 | 16 | 17 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 7.9 | 6.2 | 0.9 | 73.4 | — | 25 | 42 | 3 | 1.7 | 12.0 | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 26–27 | PIT | 10 | — | 117 | 233 | 50.2% | 1,428 | 13 | 7 | 5.6 | 3.0 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 1.9 | 75.5 | — | 15 | 80 | 1 | 5.3 | 6.7 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 27–28 | PIT | 14 | — | 216 | 425 | 50.8% | 2,444 | 15 | 18 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 5.8 | 4.6 | 0.8 | 62.5 | — | 31 | 107 | 5 | 3.5 | 16.1 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 28–29 | PIT | 12 | — | 156 | 336 | 46.4% | 1,896 | 6 | 19 | 1.8 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 46.7 | — | 34 | 162 | 3 | 4.8 | 8.8 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 29–30 | SD | 12 | — | 147 | 272 | 54.0% | 1,580 | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 4.1 | 0.5 | 58.8 | — | 37 | 169 | 4 | 4.6 | 10.8 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 30–31 | NYJ | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 100.0% | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | — | 93.8 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | — | — | 839 | 1,648 | 50.9% | 10,175 | 60 | 81 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 6.2 | 4.7 | 0.7 | 61.9 | — | 159 | 628 | 18 | 3.9 | 11.3 | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
98 career value over replacement — #1183 all-time of 4,695. 16.3/season above a replacement-level QB.
Pick #28 (Rd 1) · PIT · 1980 · +0.2 vs expected KV-H
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A quality quarterback with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Worth 98 points of value above a freely-available replacement quarterback — top 26% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 6 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +16.3 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
6 seasons × ~16.3 surplus ≈ VORP 98
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