Paul Hornung is a Hall of Fame running back whose career earned a modest career value score of 59 in the Knox value model. Hornung's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| 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 | 21–22 | GB | 12 | — | 60 | 319 | 3 | 5.3 | 5.0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 34 | 0 | — | 5.7 | — | — | — |
| 1958 | 22–23 | GB | 12 | — | 69 | 310 | 2 | 4.5 | 2.9 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 137 | 0 | — | 9.1 | — | — | — |
| 1959 | 23–24 | GB | 12 | — | 152 | 681 | 7 | 4.5 | 4.6 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 113 | 0 | — | 7.5 | — | — | — |
| 1960 | 24–25 | GB | 12 | — | 160 | 671 | 13 | 4.2 | 8.1 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 257 | 2 | — | 9.2 | — | — | — |
| 1961 | 25–26 | GB | 12 | — | 127 | 597 | 8 | 4.7 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 145 | 2 | — | 9.7 | — | — | — |
| 1962 | 26–27 | GB | 9 | — | 57 | 219 | 5 | 3.8 | 8.8 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 168 | 2 | — | 18.7 | — | — | — |
| 1964 | 28–29 | GB | 14 | — | 103 | 415 | 5 | 4.0 | 4.9 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 98 | 0 | — | 10.9 | — | — | — |
| 1965 | 29–30 | GB | 12 | — | 89 | 299 | 5 | 3.4 | 5.6 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 336 | 3 | — | 17.7 | — | — | — |
| 1966 | 30–31 | 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 | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
50 career value over replacement — #2087 all-time of 4,695. 5.6/season above a replacement-level RB.
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9 seasons · peak 13.2 in 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.
4.3 career wins over 9 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 1960 · +1.0 wins
Latest season · 1966 · +0.2 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.
#306 of 1,228 all-time RBs by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 21–22 | GB | 12 | — | 60 | 319 | 3 | 5.3 | 5.0 | — | — | — | 5.3 |
| 1958 | 22–23 | GB | 12 | — | 69 | 310 | 2 | 4.5 | 2.9 | — | — | — | 1.5 |
| 1959 | 23–24 | GB | 12 | — | 152 | 681 | 7 | 4.5 | 4.6 | — | — | — | 6.9 |
| 1960 | 24–25 | GB | 12 | — | 160 | 671 | 13 | 4.2 | 8.1 | — | — | — | 13.2 |
| 1961 | 25–26 | GB | 12 | — | 127 | 597 | 8 | 4.7 | 6.3 | — | — | — | 9.1 |
| 1962 | 26–27 | GB | 9 | — | 57 | 219 | 5 | 3.8 | 8.8 | — | — | — | 5.5 |
| 1964 | 28–29 | GB | 14 | — | 103 | 415 | 5 | 4.0 | 4.9 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 1965 | 29–30 | GB | 12 | — | 89 | 299 | 5 | 3.4 | 5.6 | — | — | — | 8.8 |
| 1966 | 30–31 | GB | 9 | — | 76 | 200 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.6 | — | — | — | 2.8 |
| Career | 104 | 893 | 3,711 | 50 | 4.2 | 5.6 | — | — | — | 56.1 |
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 21–22 | GB | 12 | — | — | 6 | 34 | 0 | — | 5.7 | — | — | — |
| 1958 | 22–23 | GB | 12 | — | — | 15 | 137 | 0 | — | 9.1 | — | — | — |
| 1959 | 23–24 | GB | 12 | — | — | 15 | 113 | 0 | — | 7.5 | — | — | — |
| 1960 | 24–25 | GB | 12 | — | — | 28 | 257 | 2 | — | 9.2 | — | — | — |
| 1961 | 25–26 | GB | 12 | — | — | 15 | 145 | 2 | — | 9.7 | — | — | — |
| 1962 | 26–27 | GB | 9 | — | — | 9 | 168 | 2 | — | 18.7 | — | — | — |
| 1964 | 28–29 | GB | 14 | — | — | 9 | 98 | 0 | — | 10.9 | — | — | — |
| 1965 | 29–30 | GB | 12 | — | — | 19 | 336 | 3 | — | 17.7 | — | — | — |
| 1966 | 30–31 | GB | 9 | — | — | 14 | 192 | 3 | — | 13.7 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 0 | 130 | 1,480 | 12 | — | 11.4 | — | — | — |
Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 59 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 9 scored seasons.
Blend 58.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 59· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
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