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

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Perry Harrington

Top 40% all-time RBsHigh-End StarterTwo-Way Profile

Height5'11"

Weight210 lb

BornMar 13, 1958

Age68

CollegeJackson State University See College Stats

Rookie yr1980

Draft1980 · Rd 2, Pick 53 · PHI

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A quality running back with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 15 · #3362 · Role Player

Worth 15 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 73% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +5 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

3 cleared

3 replaced

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

Avg surplus

peak +11

3 seasons × ~5 surplus ≈ VORP 15

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Rushing								Receiving									Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1980	—	PHI	14	—	32	166	1	5.2	3.1	—	—	—	—	3	24	0	—	8.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1981	—	PHI	4	—	34	140	2	4.1	5.9	—	—	—	—	9	27	0	—	3.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1982	—	PHI	9	—	56	231	1	4.1	1.8	—	—	—	—	13	74	0	—	5.7	—	—	—	2	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1983	—	PHI	15	—	23	98	1	4.3	4.3	—	—	—	—	1	19	0	—	19.0	—	—	—	4	3	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1984	—	ARI	6	—	3	6	0	2.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1985	—	ARI	11	—	7	42	1	6.0	14.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	9	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
Career		—	59	—	155	683	6	4.4	3.9	—	—	—	0	26	144	0	—	5.5	—	—	—	20	15	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	—	—

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1980	22	PHI	14	—	32	166	1	5.2	3.1	—	—	—	5.9
1981	23	PHI	4	—	34	140	2	4.1	5.9	—	—	—	3.4
1982	24	PHI	9	—	56	231	1	4.1	1.8	—	—	—	5.5
1983	25	PHI	15	—	23	98	1	4.3	4.3	—	—	—	6.9
1984	26	ARI	6	—	3	6	0	2.0	0.0	—	—	—	2.3
1985	27	ARI	11	—	7	42	1	6.0	14.3	—	—	—	4.6
Career			59		155	683	6	4.4	—	—	—	—	28.6

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1980	22	PHI	14	—	—	3	24	—	8.0	—	—	—
1981	23	PHI	4	—	—	9	27	—	3.0	—	—	—
1982	24	PHI	9	—	—	13	74	—	5.7	—	—	—
1983	25	PHI	15	—	—	1	19	—	19.0	—	—	—
Career			42		0	26	144	—	5.5	—	—	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	FR	TD	Sfty
1982	24	PHI	—	—	2	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1983	25	PHI	—	—	4	3	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1984	26	ARI	—	—	4	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1985	27	ARI	—	—	10	9	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
Career					20	15	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 51 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 51 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 6 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 50.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 51· confidence 88%

What builds the career mark of 48

On-field 32.7

Availability 15.3

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)

1980bestavg 441985

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 4% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

4% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader4

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

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: 90%.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average RBs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

College Stats

Jackson State UniversityCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Jackson State University), 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

Harold CarmichaelWR4y Cedric MackDB2y Earl FerrellRB2y Mike QuickWR2y Greg LaFleurTE2y Hubie OliverRB2y Benny PerrinFS2y Vyto KabTE2y Melvin HooverWR2y Lawrence SampletonTE2y Ron WolfleyRB1y Dave AhrensOLB1y Michael HaddixFB1y Byron DarbyDT1y Danny PittmanWR1y Tony WoodruffWR1y John GoodeTE1y Clyde DuncanWR1y Calvin MurrayRB1y

1980 Draft Class· this player went #53

#27Charles WhiteRB #28Mark MaloneQB #29Joe CribbsRB #32Ray DonaldsonC #33Doug MarshTE #41Dave WaymerDB #46Matt SuheyRB #49Kevin HouseWR #58Jewerl ThomasRB #61Syd KitsonG #62Mike FriedeWR #66Jim HadnotRB #67Mark BrammerTE #79Tim SmithWR #85Eric HippleQB #87Fred NixonWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Perry opened the Philadelphia Eagles RB lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to Hubie Oliver (1981–1985).

Perry Harrington 1980–1983Hubie Oliver 1981–1985Michael Haddix 1983–1988Junior Tautalatasi 1986–1988Anthony Toney 1986–1990Keith Byars 1986–1992

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

1985final season
Last recorded season with ARI
1984team change
Joined ARI (from PHI)
1980draft
Drafted by PHI — Round 2, Pick 53

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'11" / 210 lb

Frame

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 6-season peers. See all →

peak 55

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

C+1980

F1981

B1982

C+1983

F1984

C1985

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.

66%

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
1980	166	11.9	306+140	18
1981	140	35	676+536	39.7
1982	231	25.7	555+324	32.6
1983	98	6.5	226+128	13.3
1984	6	1	156+150	9.2
1985	42	3.8	181+139	10.6

Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

15 career value over replacement — #3362 all-time of 4,642. 2.5/season above a replacement-level RB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #53 (Rd 2) · PHI · 1980 · +3 vs expected KV-H

51actual

48 expected · Δ+3

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