Norm Van Brocklin is a Hall of Fame quarterback whose career earned a strong career value score of 71 in the Knox value model. Van's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.
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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 | Passing | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | |||||
| 1949 | 23 | LAR | — | — | 32 | 58 | 55.2% | 601 | 6 | 2 | 10.3 | 3.4 | 10.4 | 10.9 | 3.0 | 111.4 | — |
| 1950 | 24 | LAR | — | — | 127 | 233 | 54.5% | 2,061 | 18 | 14 | 7.7 | 6.0 | 8.8 | 7.7 | 1.3 | 85.1 | — |
| 1951 | 25 | LAR | 12 | — | 100 | 194 | 51.5% | 1,725 | 13 | 11 | 6.7 | 5.7 | 8.9 | 7.7 | 1.2 | 80.8 | — |
| 1952 | 26 | LAR | — | — | 113 | 205 | 55.1% | 1,736 | 14 | 17 | 6.8 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 6.1 | 0.8 | 71.5 | — |
| 1953 | 27 | LAR | — | — | 156 | 286 | 54.5% | 2,393 | 19 | 14 | 6.6 | 4.9 | 8.4 | 7.5 | 1.4 | 84.1 | — |
| 1954 | 28 | LAR | — | — | 139 | 260 | 53.5% | 2,637 | 13 | 21 | 5.0 | 8.1 | 10.1 | 7.5 | 0.6 | 71.9 | — |
| 1955 | 29 | LAR | — | — | 144 | 272 | 52.9% | 1,890 | 8 | 15 | 2.9 | 5.5 | 6.9 | 5.1 | 0.5 | 62.0 | — |
| 1956 | 30 | LAR | — | — | 68 | 124 | 54.8% | 966 | 7 | 12 | 5.6 | 9.7 | 7.8 | 4.6 | 0.6 | 59.5 | — |
| 1957 | 31 | LAR | — | — | 132 | 265 | 49.8% | 2,105 | 20 | 21 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 5.9 | 1.0 | 68.8 | — |
| 1958 | 32 | PHI | — | — | 198 | 374 | 52.9% | 2,409 | 15 | 20 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 6.4 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 64.1 | — |
| 1959 | 33 | PHI | — | — | 191 | 340 | 56.2% | 2,617 | 16 | 14 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 7.7 | 6.8 | 1.1 | 79.5 | — |
| 1960 | 34 | PHI | — | — | 153 | 284 | 53.9% | 2,471 | 24 | 17 | 8.5 | 6.0 | 8.7 | 7.7 | 1.4 | 86.5 | — |
| Career | — | — | — | 1,553 | 2,895 | 53.6% | 23,611 | 173 | 178 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 8.2 | 6.6 | 1.0 | 75.1 | 0 | |
12 seasons · peak 36.1 in 1950 · league-best seasons: 1950, 1960
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.
23.4 career wins over 12 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 1950 · +2.8 wins
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 23 | LAR | — | — | 32 | 58 | 55.2% | 601 | 6 | 2 | 10.3 | 3.4 | 10.4 | 10.9 | 3.0 | 111.4 | — | 3.8 |
| 1950 | 24 | LAR | — | — | 127 | 233 | 54.5% | 2,061 | 18 | 14 | 7.7 | 6.0 | 8.8 | 7.7 | 1.3 | 85.1 | — | 36.1 |
| 1951 | 25 | LAR | 12 | — | 100 | 194 | 51.5% | 1,725 | 13 | 11 | 6.7 | 5.7 | 8.9 | 7.7 | 1.2 | 80.8 | — | 25.6 |
| 1952 | 26 | LAR | — | — | 113 | 205 | 55.1% | 1,736 | 14 | 17 | 6.8 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 6.1 | 0.8 | 71.5 | — | 24.7 |
| 1953 | 27 | LAR | — | — | 156 | 286 | 54.5% | 2,393 | 19 | 14 | 6.6 | 4.9 | 8.4 | 7.5 | 1.4 | 84.1 | — | 32.2 |
| 1954 | 28 | LAR | — | — | 139 | 260 | 53.5% | 2,637 | 13 | 21 | 5.0 | 8.1 | 10.1 | 7.5 | 0.6 | 71.9 | — | 25.6 |
| 1955 | 29 | LAR | — | — | 144 | 272 | 52.9% | 1,890 | 8 | 15 | 2.9 | 5.5 | 6.9 | 5.1 | 0.5 | 62.0 | — | 21.8 |
| 1956 | 30 | LAR | — | — | 68 | 124 | 54.8% | 966 | 7 | 12 | 5.6 | 9.7 | 7.8 | 4.6 | 0.6 | 59.5 | — | 15.5 |
| 1957 | 31 | LAR | — | — | 132 | 265 | 49.8% | 2,105 | 20 | 21 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 5.9 | 1.0 | 68.8 | — | 29 |
| 1958 | 32 | PHI | — | — | 198 | 374 | 52.9% | 2,409 | 15 | 20 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 6.4 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 64.1 | — | 26.5 |
| 1959 | 33 | PHI | — | — | 191 | 340 | 56.2% | 2,617 | 16 | 14 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 7.7 | 6.8 | 1.1 | 79.5 | — | 31.1 |
| 1960 | 34 | PHI | — | — | 153 | 284 | 53.9% | 2,471 | 24 | 17 | 8.5 | 6.0 | 8.7 | 7.7 | 1.4 | 86.5 | — | 34.6 |
| Career | — | 1,553 | 2,895 | 53.6% | 23,611 | 173 | 178 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 8.2 | 6.6 | 1.0 | 75.1 | 0 | 306.5 |
Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.
A great career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 71 of 100, era-normalized against pass yds/g peers across 1 scored season, with a short career trimming the score.
Blend 98.2 × longevity 0.72 = KV-H 71· confidence 100%
Mark Rypien
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78% match
Latest season · 1960 · +2.6 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.
#23 of 408 all-time QBs by KV-H
Season-by-season quality (era-relative pass yds/g)