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

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Pierre Thomas

Top 25% all-time RBsHigh-End Starter🌅 Early Bloomer · 2009Two-Way Profile

Height5'11"

Weight215 lb

Born

Career Value · VORP

61 career value over replacement — #1855 all-time of 4,695. 6.8/season above a replacement-level RB.

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Combined Season Grid

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

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

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Rushing								Receiving									Snap Counts						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	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
2007	22–23	NO	9	—	50	251	1	5.0	2.0	15	30.0	0	19	19	152	1	100.0%	8.0	8.0	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	1	0
2008	23–24	NO	14	—	129	625	9	4.8	7.0	43	33.3	1	31	31	284	3	100.0%	9.2	9.2	—	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	24–25	NO	14	—	147	793	6	5.4	4.1	36	24.5	1	45	39	302	2	86.7%	7.7	6.7	—	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	25–26	NO	6	—	83	269	2	3.2	2.4	19	22.9	0	29	29	201	0	100.0%	6.9	6.9	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	26–27	NO	16	—	110	562	5	5.1	4.5	28	25.5	1	59	50	425	1	84.7%	8.5	7.2	—	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	27–28	NO	15	—	105	473	1	4.5	1.0	16	15.2	0	53	39	354	1	73.6%	9.1	6.7	—	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	28–29	NO	16	—	147	549	2	3.7	1.4	31	21.1	0	84	77	513	3	91.7%	6.7	6.1	—	21	564	50.3%	—	0.0%	65	14.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	29–30	NO	11	—	45	222	2	4.9	4.4	13	28.9	0	55	45	378	1	81.8%	8.4	6.9	—	19	299	38.2%	—	0.0%	46	14.7%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	30–31	SF / WAS	5	—	15	64	0	4.3	0.0	3	20.0	0	11	9	84	0	81.8%	9.3	7.6	—	4	58	—	—	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	106	—	831	3,808	28	4.6	3.4	204	24.5	3	386	338	2,693	12	87.6%	8.0	7.0	—	127	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	1	0

Career arc · VAL by season

9 seasons · peak 7.1 in 2009

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

2.3 career wins over 9 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL

Best season · 2009 · +0.5 wins

Rushing+0.4

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2007	22–23	NO	9	—	50	251	1	5.0	2.0	15	30.0	0	1.4
2008	23–24	NO	14	—	129	625	9	4.8	7.0	43	33.3	1	5.8
2009	24–25	NO	14	—	147	793	6	5.4	4.1	36	24.5	1	7.1
2010	25–26	NO	6	—	83	269	2	3.2	2.4	19	22.9	0	0.5
2011	26–27	NO	16	—	110	562	5	5.1	4.5	28	25.5	1	6.5
2012	27–28	NO	15	—	105	473	1	4.5	1.0	16	15.2	0	2
2013	28–29	NO	16	8*	147	549	2	3.7	1.4	31	21.1	0	2.4
2014	29–30	NO	11	0*	45	222	2	4.9	4.4	13	28.9	0	4.4
2015	30–31	All teams	4	—	15	64	0	4.3	0.0	3	20.0	0	0.2
Career			105		831	3,808	28	4.6	3.4	204	24.5	3	30.3

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2007	22–23	NO	9	—	19	19	152	1	100.0%	8.0	8.0	—	9
2008	23–24	NO	14	—	31	31	284	3	100.0%	9.2	9.2	—	15
2009	24–25	NO	14	—	45	39	302	2	86.7%	7.7	6.7	—	12
2010	25–26	NO	6	—	29	29	201	0	100.0%	6.9	6.9	—	9
2011	26–27	NO	16	—	59	50	425	1	84.7%	8.5	7.2	—	18
2012	27–28	NO	15	—	53	39	354	1	73.6%	9.1	6.7	—	20
2013	28–29	NO	16	8*	84	77	513	3	91.7%	6.7	6.1	—	21
2014	29–30	NO	11	0*	55	45	378	1	81.8%	8.4	6.9	—	19
2015	30–31	WAS	3	—	11	9	84	0	81.8%	9.3	7.6	—	4
Career			104		386	338	2,693	12	87.6%	8.0	7.0	—	127

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2013	28–29	NO	16	8*	564	50.3%	—	0.0%	65	14.3%
2014	29–30	NO	11	0*	299	38.2%	—	0.0%	46	14.7%
2015	30–31	All teams	5	—	58	—	—	—	10	—
Career			—		—	—	—	—	—	—

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

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
2007	22–23	NO	1	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	1	0
Career			1		0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	1	0

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 59 · Strong Starter

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.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 59.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 59· confidence 92%

What builds the career mark of 57

On-field 40.7

Availability 16.3

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Pierre Thomas

Combined Season Grid

Career arc · VAL by season

What he added · wins above replacement

Rushing

Receiving

Snap Counts

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

Position percentile · RB