Scott Brunner is a career quality starter — 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.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| 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 | 23 | NYG | 16 | — | 52 | 112 | 46.4% | 610 | 4 | 6 | 3.6 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 53.1 | — | 10 | 18 | 0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1981 | 24 | NYG | 16 | — | 79 | 190 | 41.6% | 978 | 5 | 11 | 2.6 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 42.8 | — | 14 | 20 | 0 | 1.4 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1982 | 25 | NYG | 9 | — | 161 | 298 | 54.0% | 2,017 | 10 | 9 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 1.1 | 73.9 | — | 19 | 27 | 1 | 1.4 | 5.3 | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 26 | NYG | 16 | — | 190 | 386 | 49.2% | 2,516 | 9 | 22 | 2.3 | 5.7 | 6.5 | 4.4 | 0.4 | 54.3 | — | 26 | 64 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 28 | STL | 16 | — | 30 | 60 | 50.0% | 336 | 1 | 6 | 1.7 | 10.0 | 5.6 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 33.1 | — | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 73 | — | 512 | 1,046 | 48.9% | 6,457 | 29 | 54 | 2.8 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 4.4 | 0.5 | 56.3 | — | 72 | 137 | 1 | 1.9 | 1.4 | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
96 career value over replacement — #1218 all-time of 4,695. 19.2/season above a replacement-level QB.
Pick #145 (Rd 6) · NYG · 1980 · +26.5 vs expected KV-H
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5 seasons · peak 15.9 in 1982
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.
1.2 career wins over 5 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 1982 · +1.2 wins
Latest season · 1985 · −0.3 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.
#90 of 408 all-time QBs by KV-H
| 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 | — | 52 | 112 | 46.4% | 610 | 4 | 6 | 3.6 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 53.1 | — | 0 |
| 1981 | 24 | NYG | 16 | — | 79 | 190 | 41.6% | 978 | 5 | 11 | 2.6 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 42.8 | — | 0 |
| 1982 | 25 | NYG | 9 | — | 161 | 298 | 54.0% | 2,017 | 10 | 9 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 1.1 | 73.9 | — | 15.9 |
| 1983 | 26 | NYG | 16 | — | 190 | 386 | 49.2% | 2,516 | 9 | 22 | 2.3 | 5.7 | 6.5 | 4.4 | 0.4 | 54.3 | — | 0 |
| 1985 | 28 | STL | 16 | — | 30 | 60 | 50.0% | 336 | 1 | 6 | 1.7 | 10.0 | 5.6 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 33.1 | — | 0 |
| Career | 73 | 512 | 1,046 | 48.9% | 6,457 | 29 | 54 | 2.8 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 4.4 | 0.5 | 56.3 | — | 15.9 |
A 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.
Blend 57 × longevity 1 = KV-H 57· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative pass yds/g)
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