Paul Warfield is a career quality starter — a receiver whose body of work places Warfield in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Warfield's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Paul Warfield

Top 17% all-time WRsIron Man

Height6'0"

Weight188 lb

BornNov 28, 1942

Age83

College

Career Value · VORP

131 career value over replacement — #797 all-time of 4,695. 10.9/season above a replacement-level WR.

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Combined Season Grid

Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.

2 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics

Career games unavailable for incomplete season coverage. Verified career totals remain shown; career per-game figures require complete coverage.

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving									Rushing
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
1964	21–22	CLE	14	—	—	52	920	9	—	17.7	—	—	—	0	0	0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1965	22–23	CLE	—	—	—	3	30	0	—	10.0	—	—	—	0	0	0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1966	23–24	CLE	14	—	—	36	741	5	—	20.6	—	—	—	0	0	0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1967	24–25	CLE	14	—	—	32	702	8	—	21.9	—	—	—	2	10	0	5.0	0.0	—	—	—
1968	25–26	CLE	14	—	—	50	1,067	12	—	21.3	—	—	—	0	0	0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1969	26–27	CLE	14	—	—	42	886	10	—	21.1	—	—	—	2	23	0	11.5	0.0	—	—	—
1970	27–28	MIA	11	—	—	28	703	6	—	25.1	—	—	—	2	13	0	6.5	0.0	—	—	—
1971	28–29	MIA	14	—	—	43	996	11	—	23.2	—	—	—	9	115	0	12.8	0.0	—	—	—
1972	29–30	MIA	12	—	—	29	606	3	—	20.9	—	—	—	4	23	0	5.8	0.0	—	—	—
1973	30–31	MIA	14	—	—	29	514	11	—	17.7	—	—	—	1	15	0	15.0	0.0	—	—	—
1974	31–32	MIA	9	—	—	27	536	2	—	19.9	—	—	—	0	0	0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1976	33–34	CLE	14	—	—	38	613	6	—	16.1	—	—	—	1	3	0	3.0	0.0	—	—	—
1977	34–35	CLE	12	—	—	18	251	2	—	13.9	—	—	—	1	2	0	2.0	0.0	—	—	—
Career		—	—	—	0	427	8,565	85	—	20.1	—	—	0	22	204	0	9.3	0.0	0	0.0	0

Career arc · VAL by season

13 seasons · peak 24.0 in 1971

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.

What he added · wins above replacement

13.2 career wins over 13 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL

Best season · 1971 · +1.8 wins

Estimated from the season line (early era)

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1964	21–22	CLE	14	—	0	0	0.0	—	—	—	—	17.2
1965	22–23	CLE	—	—	0	0	0.0	—	—	—	—	0
1966	23–24	CLE	14	—	0	0	0.0	—	—	—	—	10.7
1967	24–25	CLE	14	—	2	10	5.0	0.0	—	—	—	11.9
1968	25–26	CLE	14	—	0	0	0.0	—	—	—	—	17.7
1969	26–27	CLE	14	—	2	23	11.5	0.0	—	—	—	18.2
1970	27–28	MIA	11	—	2	13	6.5	0.0	—	—	—	16.7
1971	28–29	MIA	14	—	9	115	12.8	0.0	—	—	—	24
1972	29–30	MIA	12	—	4	23	5.8	0.0	—	—	—	16.3
1973	30–31	MIA	14	—	1	15	15.0	0.0	—	—	—	14.8
1974	31–32	MIA	9	—	0	0	0.0	—	—	—	—	9.1
1976	33–34	CLE	14	—	1	3	3.0	0.0	—	—	—	11.8
1977	34–35	CLE	12	—	1	2	2.0	0.0	—	—	—	4.7
Career			—		22	204	9.3	0.0	0	0.0	0	173.1

Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1964	21–22	CLE	14	—	—	52	920	9	—	17.7	—	—	—
1965	22–23	CLE	—	—	—	3	30	0	—	10.0	—	—	—
1966	23–24	CLE	14	—	—	36	741	5	—	20.6	—	—	—
1967	24–25	CLE	14	—	—	32	702	8	—	21.9	—	—	—
1968	25–26	CLE	14	—	—	50	1,067	12	—	21.3	—	—	—
1969	26–27	CLE	14	—	—	42	886	10	—	21.1	—	—	—
1970	27–28	MIA	11	—	—	28	703	6	—	25.1	—	—	—
1971	28–29	MIA	14	—	—	43	996	11	—	23.2	—	—	—
1972	29–30	MIA	12	—	—	29	606	3	—	20.9	—	—	—
1973	30–31	MIA	14	—	—	29	514	11	—	17.7	—	—	—
1974	31–32	MIA	9	—	—	27	536	2	—	19.9	—	—	—
1976	33–34	CLE	14	—	—	38	613	6	—	16.1	—	—	—
1977	34–35	CLE	12	—	—	18	251	2	—	13.9	—	—	—
Career			—		0	427	8,565	85	—	20.1	—	—	0

Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 63 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 63 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 12 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 61.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 63· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 58

On-field 39.1

Availability 18.9