Mike Barber is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Barber in the top half 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.
Career games unavailable for incomplete season coverage. Verified career totals remain shown; career per-game figures require complete coverage.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | VAL | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | ||||||
| 1995 | 23–24 | SEA | — | — | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1996 | 24–25 | SEA | 7 | — | 0.0 | 42 | 32 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| 1997 | 25–26 | SEA | 2 | — | — | 18 | 16 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 1998 | 26–27 | IND | 6 | — | 2.9 | 61 | 43 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 1999 | 27–28 | IND | 16 | — | 0.0 | 64 | 36 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | — | — | 2.9 | 185 | 127 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
29 career value over replacement — #2755 all-time of 4,695. 9.7/season above a replacement-level LB.
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A quality linebacker with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Worth 29 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 60% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 3 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +9.7 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
3 seasons × ~9.7 surplus ≈ VORP 29
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