Pat Beach is a career quality starter — a tight end whose body of work places Beach in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Beach'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 | Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 1982 | 22–23 | BAL | 9 | — | — | 4 | 45 | 1 | — | 11.3 | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 23–24 | BAL | 16 | — | — | 5 | 56 | 1 | — | 11.2 | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 25–26 | IND | 16 | — | — | 36 | 376 | 6 | — | 10.4 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 26–27 | IND | 16 | — | — | 25 | 265 | 1 | — | 10.6 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 27–28 | IND | 12 | — | — | 28 | 239 | 0 | — | 8.5 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 28–29 | IND | 16 | — | — | 26 | 235 | 0 | — | 9.0 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 29–30 | IND | 16 | — | — | 14 | 87 | 2 | — | 6.2 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 30–31 | IND | 16 | — | — | 12 | 124 | 1 | — | 10.3 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 31–32 | IND | 12 | — | — | 5 | 56 | 0 | — | 11.2 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 32–33 | PHI | 16 | — | — | 8 | 75 | 2 | — | 9.4 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 33–34 | ARI | 15 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 160 | — | — | 163 | 1,558 | 14 | — | 9.6 | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
124 career value over replacement — #855 all-time of 4,695. 11.3/season above a replacement-level TE.
Pick #140 (Rd 6) · BAL · 1982 · +30.5 vs expected KV-H
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11 seasons × ~11.3 surplus ≈ VORP 124
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