Mike Guman is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Guman in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Guman's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Mike Guman

Top 28% all-time RBsHigh-End StarterTwo-Way Profile

Height6'2"

Weight216 lb

BornApr 21, 1958

Age68

CollegePenn State See College Stats

Rookie yr1980

Draft1980 · Rd 6, Pick 154 · RAM

Archetype Intelligence

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A quality running back with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 37 · #2436 · Role Player

Worth 37 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 53% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 6 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +6.2 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

6 cleared

2 replaced

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+6.2

Avg surplus

peak +12

6 seasons × ~6.2 surplus ≈ VORP 37

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

4 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Rushing								Receiving									Passing													Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	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	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1980	—	LAR	16	—	100	410	4	4.1	4.0	—	—	—	—	14	131	0	—	9.4	—	—	—	1	1	100.0%	31	1	0	100.0	0.0	31.0	51.0	—	158.3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1981	—	LAR	16	—	115	433	4	3.8	3.5	—	—	—	—	18	130	0	—	7.2	—	—	—	1	1	100.0%	7	1	0	100.0	0.0	7.0	27.0	—	135.4	0	5	4	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1982	—	LAR	9	—	69	266	2	3.9	2.9	—	—	—	—	31	310	0	—	10.0	—	—	—	0	1	0.0%	0	0	1	0.0	100.0	0.0	-45.0	0.0	0.0	0	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1983	—	LAR	16	—	7	42	0	6.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	34	347	4	—	10.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1984	—	LAR	16	—	1	2	0	2.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	19	161	0	—	8.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1985	—	LAR	8	—	11	32	0	2.9	0.0	—	—	—	—	3	23	0	—	7.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1986	—	LAR	12	—	2	2	0	1.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	9	68	0	—	7.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1987	—	LAR	12	—	36	98	1	2.7	2.8	—	—	—	—	22	263	0	—	12.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1988	—	LAR	1	—	1	1	0	1.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	106	—	342	1,286	11	3.8	3.2	—	—	—	0	150	1,433	4	—	9.6	—	—	—	2	3	66.7%	38	2	1	66.7	33.3	12.7	11.0	2.0	109.7	1	11	10	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	—	—

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	VAL
1980	22	LAR	16	—	1	1	100.0%	31	1	0	100.0	0.0	31.0	51.0	—	158.3	1	10.4
1981	23	LAR	16	—	1	1	100.0%	7	1	0	100.0	0.0	7.0	27.0	—	135.4	0	10.2
1982	24	LAR	9	—	0	1	0.0%	0	0	1	0.0	100.0	0.0	-45.0	0.0	0.0	0	7.7
Career			41		2	3	66.7%	38	2	1	66.7	33.3	12.7	—	—	109.7	1	61.2

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
1980	22	LAR	16	—	100	410	4	4.1	4.0	—	—	—
1981	23	LAR	16	—	115	433	4	3.8	3.5	—	—	—
1982	24	LAR	9	—	69	266	2	3.9	2.9	—	—	—
1983	25	LAR	16	—	7	42	0	6.0	0.0	—	—	—
1984	26	LAR	16	—	1	2	0	2.0	0.0	—	—	—
1985	27	LAR	8	—	11	32	0	2.9	0.0	—	—	—
1986	28	LAR	12	—	2	2	0	1.0	0.0	—	—	—
1987	29	LAR	12	—	36	98	1	2.7	2.8	—	—	—
1988	30	LAR	1	—	1	1	0	1.0	0.0	—	—	—
Career			106		342	1,286	11	3.8	—	—	—	—

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1980	22	LAR	16	—	—	14	131	0	—	9.4	—	—	—
1981	23	LAR	16	—	—	18	130	0	—	7.2	—	—	—
1982	24	LAR	9	—	—	31	310	0	—	10.0	—	—	—
1983	25	LAR	16	—	—	34	347	4	—	10.2	—	—	—
1984	26	LAR	16	—	—	19	161	0	—	8.5	—	—	—
1985	27	LAR	8	—	—	3	23	0	—	7.7	—	—	—
1986	28	LAR	12	—	—	9	68	0	—	7.6	—	—	—
1987	29	LAR	12	—	—	22	263	0	—	12.0	—	—	—
Career			105		0	150	1,433	4	—	9.6	—	—	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	FR	TD	Sfty
1981	23	LAR	—	—	5	4	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1982	24	LAR	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1983	25	LAR	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1984	26	LAR	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1985	27	LAR	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1986	28	LAR	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1987	29	LAR	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
Career					11	10	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 57 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 57 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 8 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 56.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 57· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 54

On-field 35.6

Availability 18.4

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)

1980bestavg 531987

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 10% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

10% of the all-time Receptions leader10

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 89%.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average RBs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

2,719

1,286 rush · 1,433 recv

Total TDs

11 rush · 4 recv

Total Touches

492

342 carries · 150 rec

Yds / Touch

5.5

rushing + receiving

College Stats

Penn StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Penn State), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

1980 Draft Class· this player went #154

#109Paul McDonaldQB #110Bill HurleyDB #114Carlos CarsonWR #121Doug PaschalRB #125Kenny LewisRB #133Gary HogeboomQB #143Karl SwankeC #145Scott BrunnerQB #160Preston BrownWR #162Timmy NewsomeFB #164Larry HeaterRB #173Malcolm BarnwellWR #178Bobby BattonRB #185Joe RoseTE #192Gerry EllisRB #214David WoodleyQB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Mike opened the Los Angeles Rams RB lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to Barry Redden (1982–1986).

Mike Guman 1980–1988Barry Redden 1982–1986Eric Dickerson 1983–1992Charles White 1985–1988Greg Bell 1987–1989Buford McGee 1987–1991

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

1988final season
Last recorded season with LAR
1980draft
Drafted by RAM — Round 6, Pick 154
1980team change
Joined LAR (from RAM)

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'2" / 216 lb

Frame

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 8-season peers. See all →

peak 61

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

B1980

B1981

B1982

C+1983

C+1984

C1985

C1986

C+1987

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.

78%

Era Translator

Rush Yds translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.

Season	Actual Rush Yds	Rush Yds/G	→ 2025 Rush Yds	→ 2025 /G
1980	410	25.6	507+97	29.8
1981	433	27.1	549+116	32.3
1982	266	29.6	626+360	36.8
1983	42	2.6	156+114	9.2
1984	2	0.1	139+137	8.2
1985	32	4	184+152	10.8
1986	2	0.2	100+98	5.9
1987	98	8.2	295+197	17.3

Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

37 career value over replacement — #2436 all-time of 4,642. 4.6/season above a replacement-level RB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #154 (Rd 6) · RAM · 1980 · +24 vs expected KV-H

57actual

33 expected · Δ+24

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

From Scrimmage · Career

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1980 Draft Class· this player went #154

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

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