Scott Mitchell is a career quality starter — a quarterback whose body of work places Mitchell in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Mitchell's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Scott Mitchell

Top 17% all-time QBsElite Playmaker⚡ Breakout · 1995

Height6'6"

Weight240 lb

BornJan 2, 1968

Age

Career Value · VORP

123 career value over replacement — #874 all-time of 4,695. 17.6/season above a replacement-level QB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #93 (Rd 4) · MIA · 1990 · +22.5 vs expected KV-H

60actual

37.5 expected · Δ+22.5

💔+70.4 stolen VORP·4 szns lost

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Combined Season Grid

Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.

2 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Passing													Rushing
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	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
1992	24–25	MIA	16	—	2	8	25.0%	32	0	1	0.0	12.5	4.0	-1.6	0.0	4.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993	25–26	MIA	13	—	133	233	57.1%	1,773	12	8	5.2	3.4	7.6	7.1	1.5	84.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	26–27	DET	9	—	119	246	48.4%	1,456	10	11	4.1	4.5	5.9	4.7	0.9	62.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	27–28	DET	16	—	346	583	59.3%	4,338	32	12	5.5	2.1	7.4	7.6	2.7	92.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	28–29	DET	14	—	253	437	57.9%	2,917	17	17	3.9	3.9	6.7	5.7	1.0	74.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	29–30	DET	16	—	293	509	57.6%	3,484	19	14	3.7	2.8	6.8	6.4	1.4	79.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	30–31	DET	2	—	38	75	50.7%	452	1	3	1.3	4.0	6.0	4.5	0.3	57.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	31–32	BAL	1	—	7	16	43.8%	48	0	2	0.0	12.5	3.0	-2.6	0.0	11.5	1	1	1	0	1.0	0.0	0	0.0	0
2000	32–33	CIN	8	—	89	186	47.8%	966	3	8	1.6	4.3	5.2	3.6	0.4	51.1	16	8	44	1	5.5	12.5	4	50.0	0
2001	33–34	CIN	1	—	4	12	33.3%	38	0	3	0.0	25.0	3.2	-8.1	0.0	3.5	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	96	—	1,284	2,305	55.7%	15,504	94	79	4.1	3.4	6.7	6.0	1.2	75.8	19	9	45	1	5.0	11.1	4	44.4	0

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A top 20% all-time quarterback who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 123 · #874 · High-Value

Worth 123 points of value above a freely-available replacement quarterback — top 20% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 5 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +24.6 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 cleared

2 replaced

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Replacement

the KC-H bar

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+24.6

Avg surplus

peak +41

5 seasons × ~24.6 surplus ≈