Paul Hornung is a Hall of Fame running back whose career earned a modest career value score of 57 in the Knox value model. Hornung's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.
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Paul Hornung
All-Time Rank & Honors
career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title contextRegular-season all-time ranks
4
Title Seasons
6
Dynasty Seasons
Yes
Hall of Fame
Season honors and record seasons
A running back with a top 30% among starters — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 37 · #2438 · Role PlayerWorth 37 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 53% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +9.3 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
4 cleared
5 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
50
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
4
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+9.3
Avg surplus
peak +14
4 seasons × ~9.3 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.
2 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 1957 | — | GB | 12 | — | 60 | 319 | 3 | 5.3 | 5.0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 34 | 0 | — | 5.7 | — | — | — |
| 1958 | — | GB | 12 | — | 69 | 310 | 2 | 4.5 | 2.9 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 137 | 0 | — | 9.1 | — | — | — |
| 1959 | — | GB | 12 | — | 152 | 681 | 7 | 4.5 | 4.6 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 113 | 0 | — | 7.5 | — | — | — |
| 1960 | — | GB | 12 | — | 160 | 671 | 13 | 4.2 | 8.1 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 257 | 2 | — | 9.2 | — | — | — |
| 1961 | — | GB | 12 | — | 127 | 597 | 8 | 4.7 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 145 | 2 | — | 9.7 | — | — | — |
| 1962 | — | GB | 9 | — | 57 | 219 | 5 | 3.8 | 8.8 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 168 | 2 | — | 18.7 | — | — | — |
| 1964 | — | GB | 14 | — | 103 | 415 | 5 | 4.0 | 4.9 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 98 | 0 | — | 10.9 | — | — | — |
| 1965 | — | GB | 12 | — | 89 | 299 | 5 | 3.4 | 5.6 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 336 | 3 | — | 17.7 | — | — | — |
| 1966 | — | GB | 9 | — | 76 | 200 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.6 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 192 | 3 | — | 13.7 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 104 | — | 893 | 3,711 | 50 | 4.2 | 5.6 | — | — | — | 0 | 130 | 1,480 | 12 | — | 11.4 | — | — | — | |
Rushing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 22 | GB | 12 | — | 60 | 319 | 3 | 5.3 | 5.0 | — | — | — |
| 1958 | 23 | GB | 12 | — | 69 | 310 | 2 | 4.5 | 2.9 | — | — | — |
| 1959 | 24 | GB | 12 | — | 152 | 681 | 7 | 4.5 | 4.6 | — | — | — |
| 1960 | 25 | GB | 12 | — | 160 | 671 | 13 | 4.2 | 8.1 | — | — | — |
| 1961 | 26 | GB | 12 | — | 127 | 597 | 8 | 4.7 | 6.3 | — | — | — |
| 1962 | 27 | GB | 9 | — | 57 | 219 | 5 | 3.8 | 8.8 | — | — | — |
| 1964 | 29 | GB | 14 | — | 103 | 415 | 5 | 4.0 | 4.9 | — | — | — |
| 1965 | 30 | GB | 12 | — | 89 | 299 | 5 | 3.4 | 5.6 | — | — | — |
| 1966 | 31 | GB | 9 | — | 76 | 200 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.6 | — | — | — |
| Career | 104 | 893 | 3,711 | 50 | 4.2 | — | — | — | — |
Receiving
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 57 · Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 57 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 9 scored seasons.
53
Sustained
career value
×.6
62
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 56.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 57· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 53
On-field 34.9
Availability 18.1
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
1957bestavg 521966
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position30
Depth
of 100
Reached 30% of the all-time Rushing Touchdowns leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
30% of the all-time Rushing Touchdowns leader30
1 category ≥25% of the all-time leader33
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: 91%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = 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
5,191
3,711 rush · 1,480 recv
Total TDs
62
50 rush · 12 recv
Total Touches
1,023
893 carries · 130 rec
Yds / Touch
5.1
rushing + receiving
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Notre Dame), 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.
Top Teammates
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1966final season
Last recorded season with GB
- 1957signing
Entered the NFL with GB
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 9-season peers. See all →
57
peak 62
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C1957
C1958
B1959
B1960
C+1961
C1962
C+1964
C+1965
C1966
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.
88%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 319 | 26.6 | 43-276 | 2.5 |
| 1958 | 310 | 25.8 | 0-310 | 0 |
| 1959 | 681 | 56.8 | 722+41 | 42.4 |
| 1960 | 671 | 55.9 | 636-35 | 37.4 |
| 1961 | 597 | 49.8 | 499-98 | 29.4 |
| 1962 | 219 | 24.3 | 189-30 | 11.1 |
| 1964 | 415 | 29.6 | 267-148 | 15.7 |
| 1965 | 299 | 24.9 | 201-98 | 11.8 |
| 1966 | 200 | 22.2 | 136-64 | 8 |
Data: wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), wikipedia:pfhof-inductee-list · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 7/10/2026
Career Value · VORP
37 career value over replacement — #2438 all-time of 4,642. 4.1/season above a replacement-level RB.
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