Robert Porcher ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Porcher in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Porcher a career score of 84, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1992 | 23 | DET | 16 | — | 21 | 15 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 24 | DET | 16 | — | 47 | 40 | — | — | — | 8.5 | 8.5 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 25 | DET | 15 | — | 68 | 46 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 8 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 26 | DET | 16 | — | 50 | 29 | — | — | — | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 27 | DET | 16 | — | 65 | 44 | — | — | — | 10.0 | 10.0 | — | 6 | 4 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 28 | DET | 16 | — | 69 | 41 | — | — | — | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 29 | DET | 16 | — | 61 | 41 | — | — | — | 11.5 | 11.5 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 30 | DET | 15 | — | 37 | 25 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 15.0 | 45.0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 31 | DET | 15 | — | 24 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 8.0 | 24.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 32 | DET | 15 | — | 42 | 35 | 7 | 17 | 11 | 11.0 | 39.0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 33 | DET | 15 | — | 41 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 5.5 | 14.5 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 34 | DET | 13 | — | 32 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 184 | — | 557 | 384 | 48 | 49 | 34 | 96.0 | 179.0 | 1 | 48 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
294 career value over replacement — #145 all-time of 4,695. 24.5/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
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Pick #26 (Rd 1) · DET · 1992 · +29.2 vs expected KV-H
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12 seasons · peak 10.0 in 1997
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.
4.5 career wins over 12 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 1997 · +0.8 wins
Latest season · 2003 · +0.1 wins
VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia.
#63 of 1,595 all-time pass rushers by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 23 | DET | 16 | — | 21 | 15 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 1993 | 24 | DET | 16 | — | 47 | 40 | — | — | — | 8.5 | 8.5 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 5.6 |
| 1994 | 25 | DET | 15 | — | 68 | 46 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | 2.3 |
| 1995 | 26 | DET | 16 | — | 50 | 29 | — | — | — | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3.2 |
| 1996 | 27 | DET | 16 | — | 65 | 44 | — | — | — | 10.0 | 10.0 | — | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | 7.1 |
| 1997 | 28 | DET | 16 | — | 69 | 41 | — | — | — | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 10 |
| 1998 | 29 | DET | 16 | — | 61 | 41 | — | — | — | 11.5 | 11.5 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 6.5 |
| 1999 | 30 | DET | 15 | — | 37 | 25 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 15.0 | 45.0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 9.4 |
| 2000 | 31 | DET | 15 | — | 24 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 8.0 | 24.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 |
| 2001 | 32 | DET | 15 | — | 42 | 35 | 7 | 17 | 11 | 11.0 | 39.0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 5.9 |
| 2002 | 33 | DET | 15 | — | 41 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 5.5 | 14.5 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.7 |
| 2003 | 34 | DET | 13 | — | 32 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1.9 |
| Career | 184 | 557 | 384 | 48 | 49 | 34 | 96.0 | 179.0 | 1 | 48 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 59.3 |
A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 84 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 12 scored seasons.
Blend 82.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 84· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
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10 shared seasons · combined KV-H 1441