Pete Pihos is a Hall of Fame tight end whose career earned a solid career value score of 64 in the Knox value model. Pihos's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.
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Pete Pihos
All-Time Rank & Honors
career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title contextRegular-season all-time ranks
Yes
Hall of Fame
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.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 137 · #726 · High-ValueWorth 137 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 17% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 8 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +17.1 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
8 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
46
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
8
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+17.1
Avg surplus
peak +27
8 seasons × ~17.1 surplus ≈ VORP 137
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
1 grid split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 1947 | — | PHI | 12 | — | — | 23 | 382 | 7 | — | 16.6 | — | — | — |
| 1948 | — | PHI | 11 | — | — | 46 | 766 | 11 | — | 16.7 | — | — | — |
| 1949 | — | PHI | 9 | — | — | 34 | 484 | 4 | — | 14.2 | — | — | — |
| 1950 | — | PHI | 12 | — | — | 38 | 447 | 6 | — | 11.8 | — | — | — |
| 1951 | — | PHI | 12 | — | — | 35 | 536 | 5 | — | 15.3 | — | — | — |
| 1952 | — | PHI | 11 | — | — | 12 | 219 | 1 | — | 18.3 | — | — | — |
| 1953 | — | PHI | 12 | — | — | 63 | 1,049 | 10 | — | 16.7 | — | — | — |
| 1954 | — | PHI | 12 | — | — | 60 | 872 | 10 | — | 14.5 | — | — | — |
| 1955 | — | PHI | 10 | — | — | 62 | 864 | 7 | — | 13.9 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 101 | — | 0 | 373 | 5,619 | 61 | — | 15.1 | — | — | — | |
Receiving
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 24 | PHI | 12 | — | — | 23 | 382 | 7 | — | 16.6 | — | — | — |
| 1948 | 25 | PHI | 11 | — | — | 46 | 766 | 11 | — | 16.7 | — | — | — |
| 1949 | 26 | PHI | 9 | — | — | 34 | 484 | 4 | — | 14.2 | — | — | — |
| 1950 | 27 | PHI | 12 | — | — | 38 | 447 | 6 | — | 11.8 | — | — | — |
| 1951 | 28 | PHI | 12 | — | — | 35 | 536 | 5 | — | 15.3 | — | — | — |
| 1952 | 29 | PHI | 11 | — | — | 12 | 219 | 1 | — | 18.3 | — | — | — |
| 1953 | 30 | PHI | 12 | — | — | 63 | 1,049 | 10 | — | 16.7 | — | — | — |
| 1954 | 31 | PHI | 12 | — | — | 60 | 872 | 10 | — | 14.5 | — | — | — |
| 1955 | 32 | PHI | 10 | — | — | 62 | 864 | 7 | — | 13.9 | — | — | — |
| Career | 101 | 0 | 373 | 5,619 | 61 | — | 15.1 | — | — | — |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 64 · Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 64 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 9 scored seasons.
60
Sustained
career value
×.6
69
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 63.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 64· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 60
On-field 41.2
Availability 18.8
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
1947bestavg 60elite 701955
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position31
Depth
of 100
Reached 31% of the all-time Receiving Touchdowns leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
31% of the all-time Receiving Touchdowns leader31
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: 98%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average tight ends aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Indiana), 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
- 1955final season
Last recorded season with PHI
- 1947signing
Entered the NFL with PHI
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 →
64
peak 69
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
B1947
B1948
B1949
C+1950
C+1951
D1952
B+1953
B1954
B1955
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.
94%
Era Translator
Rec 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 Rec Yds | Rec Yds/G | → 2025 Rec Yds | → 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 382 | 31.8 | 617+235 | 36.3 |
| 1948 | 766 | 69.6 | 643-123 | 37.8 |
| 1949 | 484 | 53.8 | 570+86 | 33.6 |
| 1950 | 447 | 37.3 | 183-264 | 10.8 |
| 1951 | 536 | 44.7 | 352-184 | 20.7 |
| 1952 | 219 | 19.9 | 0-219 | 0 |
| 1953 | 1,049 | 87.4 | 720-329 | 42.4 |
| 1954 | 872 | 72.7 | 470-402 | 27.7 |
| 1955 | 864 | 86.4 | 580-284 | 34.1 |
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
137 career value over replacement — #726 all-time of 4,642. 15.2/season above a replacement-level TE.
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