Rusty Lisch
Role PlayerTwo-Way Profile
Height6'3"
Weight213 lb
BornDec 21, 1956
Age69
CollegeNotre DameSee College Stats
Rookie yr1980
Draft1980 · Rd 4, Pick 89 · STL
A quarterback who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.
Combined Season Grid
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Passing | Rushing | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1980 | — | ARI | 2 | — | 6 | 17 | 35.3% | 68 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 17.6 | 4.0 | -3.9 | 0.0 | 8.6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981 | — | ARI | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1983 | — | ARI | 4 | — | 6 | 13 | 46.2% | 66 | 1 | 2 | 7.7 | 15.4 | 5.1 | -0.3 | 0.5 | 47.8 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 4.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984 | — | CHI | 7 | — | 43 | 85 | 50.6% | 413 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 7.1 | 4.9 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 35.1 | 13 | 18 | 121 | 0 | 6.7 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 13 | — | 55 | 115 | 47.8% | 547 | 1 | 11 | 0.9 | 9.6 | 4.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 25.1 | 19 | 20 | 130 | 0 | 6.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
Passing
Rushing
Defense
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 18 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 18 of 100, era-normalized against pass yds/g peers across 2 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
24
Sustained
career value
×.6
22
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.79
Longevity
career length
Blend 23.2 × longevity 0.79 = KV-H 18· confidence 69%
What builds the career mark of 24
On-field 18.3
Availability 5.7
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative pass yds/g)
1983bestavg 221984
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position1
Depth
of 100
Reached 1% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
1% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader1
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
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: 87%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average QBs aging curve. Group peak age: 29. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Notre Dame), 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
Walter PaytonRB1yWilber MarshallOLB1yWillie GaultWR1yDennis GentryRB1yMatt SuheyRB1yRichard DentDE1yCedric MackDB1yDave AhrensOLB1yJim McMahonQB1yEarl FerrellRB1yGreg LaFleurTE1yDanny PittmanWR1yBenny PerrinFS1yAnthony HutchisonRB1yLuis SharpeOT1yBrad AndersonWR1yPat DunsmoreTE1yDonald JordanRB1yEddie McGillTE1y
1980 Draft Class· this player went #89
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Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1984team change
Joined CHI (from ARI)
- 1984final season
Last recorded season with CHI
- 1980draft
Drafted by STL — Round 4, Pick 89
- 1980team change
Joined ARI (from STL)
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'3" / 213 lb
Frame
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 2-season peers. See all →
18
peak 22
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
F1983
D1984
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 3 seasons.
27%
19801984
1980 · cause not documented · 13%
Era Translator
Pass 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 Pass Yds | Pass Yds/G | → 2025 Pass Yds | → 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 66 | 16.5 | 2,738+2,672 | 161 |
| 1984 | 413 | 59 | 2,971+2,558 | 174.8 |
Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Draft OutcomeBust ↓
Pick #89 (Rd 4) · STL · 1980 · -20.7 vs expected KV-H
18actual
38.7 expected · Δ−20.7
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