Scott Brunner is a career quality starter β a quarterback whose body of work places Brunner in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Brunner's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Scott Brunner
Top 21% all-time QBsReliable Starter
Height6'5"
Weight205 lb
BornMar 24, 1957
Age69
CollegeDelawareSee College Stats
Rookie yr1980
Draft1980 Β· Rd 6, Pick 145 Β· NYG
All-Time Rank & Honors
career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title contextPostseason all-time ranks
A quarterback with a top 30% among starters β the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (exceptional availability β almost never missed time) added to their value.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 96 Β· #1195 Β· High-ValueWorth 96 points of value above a freely-available replacement quarterback β top 27% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +19.2 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
5 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
36
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
5
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+19.2
Avg surplus
peak +38
5 seasons Γ ~19.2 surplus β VORP 96
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
2 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
| 1980 | β | NYG | 16 | β | 52 | 112 | 46.4% | 610 | 4 | 6 | 3.6 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 53.1 | β | 10 | 18 | 0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | β | β | β |
| 1981 | β | NYG | 16 | β | 79 | 190 | 41.6% | 978 | 5 | 11 | 2.6 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 42.8 | β | 14 | 20 | 0 | 1.4 | 0.0 | β | β | β |
| 1982 | β | NYG | 9 | β | 161 | 298 | 54.0% | 2,017 | 10 | 9 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 1.1 | 73.9 | β | 19 | 27 | 1 | 1.4 | 5.3 | β | β | β |
| 1983 | β | NYG | 16 | β | 190 | 386 | 49.2% | 2,516 | 9 | 22 | 2.3 | 5.7 | 6.5 | 4.4 | 0.4 | 54.3 | β | 26 | 64 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | β | β | β |
| 1985 | β | STL | 16 | β | 30 | 60 | 50.0% | 336 | 1 | 6 | 1.7 | 10.0 | 5.6 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 33.1 | β | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | β | β | β |
| Career | β | 73 | β | 512 | 1,046 | 48.9% | 6,457 | 29 | 54 | 2.8 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 4.4 | 0.5 | 56.3 | β | 72 | 137 | 1 | 1.9 | 1.4 | β | β | β | |
Passing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 23 | NYG | 16 | β | 52 | 112 | 46.4% | 610 | 4 | 6 | 3.6 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 53.1 | β | β |
| 1981 | 24 | NYG | 16 | β | 79 | 190 | 41.6% | 978 | 5 | 11 | 2.6 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 42.8 | β | 8.8 |
| 1982 | 25 | NYG | 9 | β | 161 | 298 | 54.0% | 2,017 | 10 | 9 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 1.1 | 73.9 | β | 11.7 |
| 1983 | 26 | NYG | 16 | β | 190 | 386 | 49.2% | 2,516 | 9 | 22 | 2.3 | 5.7 | 6.5 | 4.4 | 0.4 | 54.3 | β | 9.3 |
| 1985 | 28 | STL | 16 | β | 30 | 60 | 50.0% | 336 | 1 | 6 | 1.7 | 10.0 | 5.6 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 33.1 | β | 5.6 |
| Career | 73 | 512 | 1,046 | 48.9% | 6,457 | 29 | 54 | 2.8 | 5.2 | 6.2 | β | β | 56.3 | β | 35.4 |
Rushing
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 57 Β· Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 57 of 100, era-normalized against pass yds/g peers across 5 scored seasons.
53
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
63
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ1
Longevity
career length
Blend 57 Γ longevity 1 = KV-H 57Β· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 53
On-field 33.1
Availability 19.9
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative pass yds/g)
1980bestavg 55elite 701985
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position6
Depth
of 100
Reached 7% of the all-time Passing Yards leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
7% of the all-time Passing Yards leader7
0 categories β₯25% of the all-time leader0
A 0β100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data β career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence β so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite β₯ 85 Β· Strong β₯ 65 Β· Solid β₯ 45 Β· Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 87%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average Β· KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average QBs aging curve. Group peak age: 29. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Postseason Career
Passing
Cmp25Att51Cmp%49.0%Yds386TD6Int3TD%11.8Int%5.9Y/A7.6AdjY/A7.3TD:INT2.0Rate89.2
Rushing
Att8Yds9Y/A1.1
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Delaware), 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 β every name is linked.
Top Teammates
1980 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #145
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterScott opened the New York Giants QB lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to Jeff Hostetler (1985β1992).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1985team change
Joined STL (from NYG)
- 1985final season
Last recorded season with STL
- 1980draft
Drafted by NYG β Round 6, Pick 145
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'5" / 205 lb
Frame
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Historical Knox Β· KV-H
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 5-season peers. See all β
57
peak 63
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
C1980
C+1981
B+1982
B1983
D1985
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.
100%
Era Translator
Pass Yds translated to the 2025NFL β 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 | β 2025 Pass Yds | β 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 610 | 38.1 | 3,110+2,500 | 182.9 |
| 1981 | 978 | 61.1 | 3,311+2,333 | 194.8 |
| 1982 | 2,017 | 224.1 | 4,466+2,449 | 262.7 |
| 1983 | 2,516 | 157.3 | 3,844+1,328 | 226.1 |
| 1985 | 336 | 21 | 2,570+2,234 | 151.2 |
Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
96 career value over replacement β #1195 all-time of 4,642. 19.2/season above a replacement-level QB.
Draft OutcomeSteal β
Pick #145 (Rd 6) Β· NYG Β· 1980 Β· +24 vs expected KV-H
57actual
33 expected Β· Ξ+24
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