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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4 seasons · peak 2.9 in 1998
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.
0.2 career wins over 4 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 1998 · +0.2 wins
0.2 of IND's 3 wins (7%)
Latest season · 1999 · −0.1 wins
IND's 13 wins · no wins above replacement this season
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.
#382 of 968 all-time linebackers by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 23–24 | SEA | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 1996 | 24–25 | SEA | 7 | — | 42 | 32 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 0 |
| 1997 | 25–26 | SEA | 2 | — | 18 | 16 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 26–27 | IND | 6 | — | 61 | 43 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2.9 |
| 1999 | 27–28 | IND | 16 | — | 64 | 36 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 185 | 127 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.9 |
Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.
A solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 49 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
Blend 57.6 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 49· confidence 88%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
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