Mike Mamula is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Mamula in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Mamula'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 | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1995 | 22 | PHI | 14 | — | 40 | 32 | — | — | — | 5.5 | 5.5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 23 | PHI | 16 | — | 52 | 41 | — | — | — | 8.0 | 8.0 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 24 | PHI | 16 | — | 52 | 34 | — | — | — | 4.0 | 4.0 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 26 | PHI | 15 | — | 40 | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 8.5 | 24.5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 27 | PHI | 12 | — | 22 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5.5 | 17.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 73 | — | 206 | 152 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 31.5 | 59.5 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
93 career value over replacement — #1276 all-time of 4,695. 18.6/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Pick #7 (Rd 1) · PHI · 1995 · +7.7 vs expected KV-H
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5 seasons · peak 5.2 in 1996
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.
1.5 career wins over 5 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 1996 · +0.4 wins
Latest season · 2000 · +0.3 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.
#180 of 1,595 all-time pass rushers by KV-H
A great career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 71 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 5 scored seasons.
Blend 71.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 71· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
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