Michael Bush is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Bush in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Bush'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 | Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Snap Counts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2008 | 24 | OAK | 11 | — | 94 | 419 | 3 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 15 | 16.0 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 162 | 0 | 100.0% | 8.5 | 8.5 | — | 7 | 1 | 3 | 33.3% | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | — | 42.4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 25 | OAK | 15 | — | 123 | 589 | 3 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 22 | 17.9 | 1 | 19 | 17 | 105 | 0 | 89.5% | 6.2 | 5.5 | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 26 | OAK | 14 | — | 158 | 655 | 8 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 32 | 20.3 | 0 | 24 | 18 | 194 | 0 | 75.0% | 10.8 | 8.1 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 27 | OAK | 16 | — | 256 | 977 | 7 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 53 | 20.7 | 1 | 47 | 37 | 418 | 1 | 78.7% | 11.3 | 8.9 | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 28 | CHI | 13 | — | 114 | 411 | 5 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 28 | 24.6 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 83 | 0 | 81.8% | 9.2 | 7.5 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 29 | CHI | 15 | — | 63 | 197 | 3 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 10 | 15.9 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 48 | 1 | 50.0% | 12.0 | 6.0 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 139 | 13.9% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| Career | — | 84 | — | 808 | 3,248 | 29 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 160 | 19.8 | 4 | 128 | 104 | 1,010 | 2 | 81.3% | 9.7 | 7.9 | — | 43 | 1 | 4 | 25.0% | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 | 139 | 13.9% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | |
Career Value · VORP
61 career value over replacement — #1851 all-time of 4,695. 10.2/season above a replacement-level RB.
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Pick #100 (Rd 4) · OAK · 2007 · +25.5 vs expected KV-H
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2007: no recorded NFL regular-season production. StatVault's source covers these seasons in full, so this is an absence of production, not of data.
6 seasons · peak 3.5 in 2011
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.
0.6 career wins over 6 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2011 · +0.3 wins
Latest season · 2013 · −0.2 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.
#231 of 1,228 all-time RBs by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 24 | OAK | 11 | — | 94 | 419 | 3 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 15 | 16.0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 25 | OAK | 15 | — | 123 | 589 | 3 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 22 | 17.9 | 1 |
| 2010 | 26 | OAK | 14 | — | 158 | 655 | 8 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 32 | 20.3 | 0 |
| 2011 | 27 | OAK | 16 | — | 256 | 977 | 7 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 53 | 20.7 | 1 |
| 2012 | 28 | CHI | 13 | — | 114 | 411 | 5 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 28 | 24.6 | 1 |
| 2013 | 29 | CHI | 14 | 0* | 63 | 197 | 3 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 10 | 15.9 | 0 |
| Career | 83 | 808 | 3,248 | 29 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 160 | 19.8 | 4 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 24 | OAK | 11 | — | 19 | 19 | 162 | 0 | 100.0% | 8.5 | 8.5 | — | 7 |
| 2009 | 25 | OAK | 15 | — | 19 | 17 | 105 | 0 | 89.5% | 6.2 | 5.5 | — | 3 |
| 2010 | 26 | OAK | 14 | — | 24 | 18 | 194 | 0 | 75.0% | 10.8 | 8.1 | — | 11 |
| 2011 | 27 | OAK | 16 | — | 47 | 37 | 418 | 1 | 78.7% | 11.3 | 8.9 | — | 14 |
| 2012 | 28 | CHI | 13 | — | 11 | 9 | 83 | 0 | 81.8% | 9.2 | 7.5 | — | 6 |
| 2013 | 29 | CHI | 14 | 0* | 8 | 4 | 48 | 1 | 50.0% | 12.0 | 6.0 | — | 2 |
| Career | 83 | 128 | 104 | 1,010 | 2 | 81.3% | 9.7 | 7.9 | — | 43 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 63 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 6 scored seasons.
Blend 62.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 63· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
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