Pete Pihos is a Hall of Fame tight end whose career earned a solid career value score of 63 in the Knox value model. Pihos's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.
Career Value · VORP
111 career value over replacement — #1005 all-time of 4,695. 12.3/season above a replacement-level TE.
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Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 1947 | 23–24 | PHI | 12 | — | — | 23 | 382 | 7 | — | 16.6 | — | — | — |
| 1948 | 24–25 | PHI | 12 | — | — | 46 | 766 | 11 | — | 16.7 | — | — | — |
| 1949 | 25–26 | PHI | 11 | — | — | 34 | 484 | 4 | — | 14.2 | — | — | — |
| 1950 | 26–27 | PHI | 12 | — | — | 38 | 447 | 6 | — | 11.8 | — | — | — |
| 1951 | 27–28 | PHI | 12 | — | — | 35 | 536 | 5 | — | 15.3 | — | — | — |
| 1952 | 28–29 | PHI | 12 | — | — | 12 | 219 | 1 | — | 18.3 | — | — | — |
| 1953 | 29–30 | PHI | 12 | — | — | 63 | 1,049 | 10 | — | 16.7 | — | — | — |
| 1954 | 30–31 | PHI | 12 | — | — | 60 | 872 | 10 | — | 14.5 | — | — | — |
| 1955 | 31–32 | PHI | 12 | — | — | 62 | 864 | 7 | — | 13.9 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | — | — | 0 | 373 | 5,619 | 61 | — | 15.1 | — | — | 0 | |
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A high-end tight end defined as much by exceptional availability — almost never missed time as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.
Worth 111 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 22% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 7 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +15.9 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
7 seasons × ~15.9 surplus ≈
George Kittle
TE
96% match