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 | VAL | Receiving | Rushing | Passing | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | ||||||
| 1975 | 22 | NE | — | — | 12.8 | — | 35 | 636 | 4 | — | 18.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1976 | 23 | NE | — | — | 5.1 | — | 26 | 367 | 3 | — | 14.1 | — | — | — | 2 | 12 | 0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977 | 24 | NE | — | — | 3.9 | — | 16 | 229 | 4 | — | 14.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 25 | NE | — | — | 7.6 | — | 39 | 543 | 4 | — | 13.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | 26 | NE | — | — | 7.3 | — | 39 | 557 | 5 | — | 14.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | 27 | NE | — | — | 10.5 | — | 41 | 664 | 8 | — | 16.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982 | 29 | SF | — | — | 5.1 | — | 23 | 278 | 2 | — | 12.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 45.0 | 45.0 | — | 118.8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 30 | SF | — | — | 3.7 | — | 33 | 357 | 4 | — | 10.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 31 | SF | — | — | 2.6 | — | 23 | 285 | 2 | — | 12.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 32 | SF | — | — | 5.3 | — | 44 | 478 | 3 | — | 10.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 33 | SF | — | — | 4.9 | — | 41 | 505 | 1 | — | 12.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 34 | SF | — | — | 1.9 | — | 22 | 202 | 0 | — | 9.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 35 | NE | — | — | 1.1 | — | 11 | 161 | 0 | — | 14.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | — | — | 71.8 | 0 | 393 | 5,262 | 40 | — | 13.4 | — | — | — | 2 | 12 | 0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 45.0 | 45.0 | — | 118.8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
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13 seasons · peak 12.8 in 1975
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.
5.5 career wins over 13 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 1975 · +1.0 wins
1.0 of NE's 3 wins (33%)
Latest season · 1988 · +0.1 wins
0.1 of NE's 9 wins (1%)
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. Team wins are the club's actual regular-season wins; a traded season, or one whose club record is missing, shows no share.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 29 | SF | — | — | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 45.0 | 45.0 | — | 118.8 | 0 | 5.1 |
| Career | — | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 45.0 | 45.0 | — | 118.8 | 0 | 71.8 |
Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.
Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 22 | NE | — | — | — | 35 | 636 | 4 | — | 18.2 | — | — | — |
| 1976 | 23 | NE | — | — | — | 26 | 367 | 3 | — | 14.1 | — | — | — |
| 1977 | 24 | NE | — | — | — | 16 | 229 | 4 | — | 14.3 | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 25 | NE | — | — | — | 39 | 543 | 4 | — | 13.9 | — | — | — |
| 1979 | 26 | NE | — | — | — | 39 | 557 | 5 | — | 14.3 | — | — | — |
| 1980 | 27 | NE | — | — | — | 41 | 664 | 8 | — | 16.2 | — | — | — |
| 1982 | 29 | SF | — | — | — | 23 | 278 | 2 | — | 12.1 | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 30 | SF | — | — | — | 33 | 357 | 4 | — | 10.8 | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 31 | SF | — | — | — | 23 | 285 | 2 | — | 12.4 | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 32 | SF | — | — | — | 44 | 478 | 3 | — | 10.9 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 33 | SF | — | — | — | 41 | 505 | 1 | — | 12.3 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 34 | SF | — | — | — | 22 | 202 | 0 | — | 9.2 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 35 | NE | — | — | — | 11 | 161 | 0 | — | 14.6 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 0 | 393 | 5,262 | 40 | — | 13.4 | — | — | — |
Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.
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